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Meet summary by Claude AI
D’Iberville won the Girls 7A Powerlifting State Championship on Friday, March 27, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, finishing with 55 team points to outdistance Gulfport (44), Oxford (29) and Lewisburg (26) in a meet that featured a compelling rematch between the two schools that would each claim a 7A title over the two-day championships. D’Iberville’s five individual champions gave the Lady Warriors an early and durable lead that Gulfport’s four titles could not overcome.
D’Iberville’s five individual champions produced some of the meet’s most notable performances. Senior Shamyia Penn opened the day by winning the 97-pound class at 640 pounds — a 265-pound squat, 100-pound bench press, and 275-pound dead lift. Senior Olivia Wheeler claimed the 114-pound title at 720 pounds with a 280-pound squat, 150-pound bench press, and 290-pound dead lift. Senior Janya Perry won the 132-pound class at 785 pounds on a 295-pound squat and 375-pound dead lift, edging Oxford’s Lauren Morris and Gulfport’s Marcela Rodriguez — who tied at 780 pounds — by five pounds in the class’s tightest competition. Senior Khilah McLaurin then delivered D’Iberville’s signature performance by winning the 181-pound class at 925 pounds — the third-largest total of the 7A girls meet — behind a 365-pound squat, 135-pound bench press, and 425-pound dead lift. Senior Caylen Estes capped D’Iberville’s title haul in the 242-plus-pound class, totaling 1,060 pounds on a 450-pound squat, 185-pound bench press, and 425-pound dead lift — the largest individual total of the entire 7A girls meet.
Gulfport countered with four individual championships of its own. Freshman Jade Jones provided an immediate answer by winning the 105-pound class at 600 pounds — an impressive performance for a first-year competitor. Senior Mea Uresti then claimed the 123-pound class at 795 pounds with a 345-pound squat, 130-pound bench press, and 320-pound dead lift. Senior Hannah Bellanger won the 165-pound class at 815 pounds with a 355-pound squat, 135-pound bench press, and 325-pound dead lift. Senior Ireland Neal closed out Gulfport’s individual title count by winning the 242-pound class at 880 pounds with a 400-pound squat and 335-pound dead lift.
Oxford and Lewisburg each contributed individual champions in the meet’s competitive middle portion. Junior Tianna Ficklen of Lewisburg won the 198-pound class at 820 pounds with a 345-pound squat, 135-pound bench press, and 340-pound dead lift. Oxford’s Alyssa Hilliard finished second in the 181-pound class at 850 pounds, and Lewisburg’s Neely Presley was second in the 148-pound class at 755 pounds, with the Lewisburg squad placing competitors in the top three across multiple weight classes for their 26-point finish.
Senior Kendyll King of Ocean Springs won the 148-pound class at 840 pounds with a 335-pound squat and 365-pound dead lift. Senior Diana Smiley of Hernando captured the 220-pound class at 800 pounds — the class’s closest finish, with DeSoto Central’s Abigail Orwig (795) and Southaven’s Lyrie Thomas (795) separated from the champion by just five and five pounds, respectively.
Ocean Springs finished fifth with 13 points, DeSoto Central was sixth with 11, and Pearl earned nine for seventh. Hernando scored eight points for eighth. The Alexis Wilks of Oxford also delivered a standout performance in the 242-plus-pound class, finishing second at 995 pounds. The 7A girls title belonged to D’Iberville, a school that swept its individual titles across five different weight classes and built a margin that held through the final flights of the championship.
