The Red Devils represented their school and the Vernon Parish community well, with medal winners across the board. All of the lady lifters that scored this year will be returning, and the boys are all improving. 

The Lady Red Devils placed 4th Overall out of 32 Division IV programs, scoring 28 team points. Serena Quiambao secured her second straight state 2nd place finish in the 105 weight class while Zanyah Walker won 2nd place in the132 class. Only two lady lifters failed to score points and finished in the top 5 of their weight classes.

The Pickering boys team placed 7th out of 32 teams with 12 team points. Braden Ford secured his 2nd straight state medal taking 2nd in the 148 class and Braden Willis got 3rd place at Super Heavyweight. Several other boys got new personal records on multiple lifts.

Girls
Serena Quiambao 2nd place, 105 class-510 total lbs.
Zanyah Walker 2nd place, 132 class-765 total lbs.
Gabriella Williams 4th place, 148 class-695 total lbs.
Amaya Eaves 4th place, 165 class-735 total lbs.
Layla Anthony 4th place, 198 class-735 total lbs.
Ava Nixon 4th place, 220 class-720 total lbs.
Abby Kunath 5th place, 123 class-665 total lbs.
Lindsey Bartlett 5th place, 148 class-695 total lbs.
Alyssa Brown 5th place, 198 class-695 total lbs.
Hanna Marsalise 7th place, 132 class-600 total lbs.
Boys

Braden Ford 2nd place, 148 class-1,085 total lbs.
Braden Willis 3rd place, SHW class-1,180 total lbs.
Hunter Noel 6th place, 181 class-1,095 total lbs.
Alex Austin 6th place, 242 class-1,240 total lbs.

Landon Noel 6th place, 275 class-1,190 total lbs.

Klayton Washington 7th place, 123 class-655 total lbs.

Other State lifters who competed were Ethan Brown and LaMya Suire.  Ricardo Sastre was a state alternate but did not get to compete.

2026 will be a great showcase for the Pickering Powerlifters. They will have their annual home invitational meet and will also host the Boy’s Central Regionals at Pickering!