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Triston Monte Wins Gold Medal at AAU Jr. Olympics
8/22/2012CONGRATULATIONS to eighth grader Triston Monte who was the Gold medal winner at the AAU Jr. Olympics held in Houston, Texas on July 28, 2012!!
Triston's sport is weightlifting, and he is coached by legendary coach Gayle Hatch. He trains at the Spectrum Fitness club on Monterrey. Triston's weight class was 69 Kilos (he weighs 137 lbs. and lifted in a heavier weight class). He competed in the 12-13 year old age group. Triston has been training for 18 months.
Triston's brother Cade Monte is a 5th grader here at Our Lady of Mercy School.
Triston's humble response to his achievement was:
“It’s not that big of a deal Dad, I just lift for fun!”
Congratulations to Triston on this outstanding achievement!