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Sheboygan's Branden Capetillo walked away with a Brand
New Escalade, Saturday, as the Youth Lifter with the
highest coefficient at the 2006 Youth Nationals Meet. The
Event was sanctioned by the Natural Athlete's Strength
Association(N.A.S.A.), and held at Sheboygan Christian
School.

Wisconsin Senator Joseph Leibham(R) lead lifters,
officials, and spectators, in the Pledge of Allegiance, to
kick off the Event, which started at 10 A.M. sharp. The
Meet was the first Youth Nationals to be held in the 21st
Century.

Capetillo went 7 for 7 on his official lifts, including a Strict
Curl of 66 Lbs., a Benchpress of 140 Lbs., and an official
Deadlift of 150 Lbs. Sheboygan Firefighter Efrem
Capetillo, Jr., coached his son Branden, 12, and Travis
Dumez, 13, to respective wins in the 99 Lbs. Youth and
114 Lbs. Novice Divisions. Dumez's Squat of 175 Lbs. is a
new American Record for the 114 Lbs. Novice Division.
Travis also had a 90 Lbs. Benchpress, a 215 Lbs. Deadlift,
and was successful on 8 out of 10 attempts.

Samson Hou-Seye, 6, finished 2nd in the 55 Lbs. Youth
Division, to Mitchell Jackson, 7, of Fond du Lac. Hou-Seye
and Jackson have been trading Titles back and forth over
the past 8 months. Mitchell also competed in the 114 Lbs.
Open Men's Power Sports Division, where he set a new
American Record by Strict Curling 26 Lbs. Jackson also
broke all Wisconsin Records in the 55 Lbs. Youth Division,
with a Benchpress of 40 Lbs., and by breaking his own
Deadlift Record, with a 76 Lbs. successful attempt.
Mitchell was successful on 8 of 9 attempts.

Jackson's sister Caitlin, 9, set all new records in the 88
Lbs. Female Youth Division, with lifts of 34 Lbs. in the
Strict Curl, 48 Lbs. in the Benchpress, and 110 Lbs. in the
Deadlift.

Andrew Hedrich, 5, of South Elgin, Ilinois, was 1st in the 44
Lbs. Youth Deadlift Only Division, with a successful 2nd
Deadlift attempt of 55 Lbs. Finally, Monty Beal, of
Germantown, set a new American Record in the
Submaster Pure 132 Lbs. Division, with an opening
Benchpress attempt of 245 Lbs. Beal lifted raw, as a
qualifier for a National Meet later this year. Beal's 245
Lbs. lift was also a new Wisconsin State Record.

The Meet Director gave a special thanks to Mark Jacobs
and Dennis Ploetz, for spotting & loading all day, and to
Marty Becker, Wendy Hou-Seye, Sharon Orange, and
Steven Korff for sitting as Referees for the 2006 Youth
Nationals. 100% of door admissions were donated to
Sheboygan Christian School, for their generous donation
of the facility for this National Youth Event.