The 2017 Nike Youth National Championships have concluded with a lot of strong lifts and records being broken throughout the weekend in Georgia!

Hutch Friend set a new Youth American Record twice during his second and third attempt in the snatch! Friend hit a 52kg/114lb and 56kg/123lb snatch, lifting in the 13U/39kg category.  

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Hampton Morris (13U, 44kg) dominated the National stage sweeping gold and putting 3 new American records on the board! Morris hit a 58kg/128lb snatch and a 80kg/176lb clean and jerk for a 138kg total.  

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Noelle Toro-Strickling (13U, 48kg) went 5 for 6, snatching 51kg/112lb and clean and jerking 66kg/145lb for a 117kg total. This is a 13U clean and jerk record, set back when Toro-Strickling was only 8 months old! Her total was 22kg above the second place finish!

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Julia Yun (13U, +58kg) set all new records in ALL THREE attempts of both snatch and clean and jerk! Yun went 6 for 6 hitting all her attempts in the snatch with 69/72/74 and 85/88/91 in the clean and jerk, totaling 165kg and setting all new American records in the process.

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Marya Drabicki (14-15, +69kg) set a new American Record snatch with her 83kg/183lb lift! Drabicki had a perfect day, going 6 for 6. Drabicki hit all of her attempts in the snatch, going 78/81/83 and clean and jerking 89/94/97 to give her a 180kg total!

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Kaela Stephano (16-17, 53k) set a new clean and jerk record with her final attempt at 93kg/205lb!

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Harrison Maurus (77) swept gold at his last Youth Nationals. Maurus hit a 185kg/310lb snatch and 185kg/407lb clean and jerk for a 326kg total!

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Taylor Babb (63) swept gold with 3 American Records, going 6 for 6! Babb went 80/84/86 in the snatch and 98/103/106 in the clean and jerk for a 192kg total.

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Cole Bramble (94) swept gold, finishing off a strong performance with his final lift at 170kg/374lb, giving him a 300kg total!

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Kuinini Manumua (16-17, +75kg) set a new Youth American Record in the clean and jerk with her 122kg/268lb lift! Manumua also hit a 94kg/207lb snatch, giving her a 216kg total and gold across the board.

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