Metro Elite's Stars
Last your the Metro Elite team debuted at the Senior National Championships with a second place finish in the men's team competition. We'll have pictures of more information on the following athletes and others shortly, but here are just some of the outstanding lifters who represent the Metro Elite Weightlifting Club:
Matt Rue
Matt has been a Jr. National Champion and Jr. National recordholder. He has earned medals and several National Championships and has represented the US at the Jr. World Championships.
Peter Musa
Named the outstanding male lifter overall at last years National Schoolage championships, Peter Musa place second at this year's more challenging Jr. National Championship.
Frank Murray
Frankie improved his total more than any other lifter in the Metropolitan area last year and the progress earned him a medal at the Jr. National Championship this year.
Ericka Dice
Ericka Dice has been a medal at several recent National and American Championships. She was this year's outstanding female athlete of the year in the Metropolitan area.
David Boffa
David placed 5th at last year's National Championships and has won numerous local titles, including this year men's Metropolitan weightlifter of the year.
Ed Herger
Ed was a member of the Jr. World Championships team for the US and has been a medalist at several recent National Championships.
Peter Madow
Peter Madow has been the Metropolitan lifter of the year, a Empire State Games champion and a National level competitor for several years. He is coached by his father, Bob Madow, one of the top athletes in the US during the 1960s.
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