MARQUETTE, Mich.--- The Northern Michigan University National Training Site weightlifting team earned multiple medals at the Junior and U25 National Championships in Las Vegas. The events are a part of USA Weightlifting's National Championships week which runs through July 3.

Top Junior finishers were Lander Wells, Ryland Shriver, William Heller and Ella Holden, who all earned top-three finishes.

Wells total of 289 kg gave him the win in the 96 kg weight category. He also earned gold for his 130 kg lift in the snatch and a gold for his lift of 159 kg in the clean and jerk.

Shriver, who competed at 109 kg, also placed first for all three of his totals, which included snatch
(152 kg), clean and jerk (195 kg) and total (347 kg).

Heller took third at 102 kg with his 287 kg total. He netted bronze in both the snatch (129 kg) and clean and jerk (158 kg).

Making the podium on the women's side was Ella Holden. Holden lifted 76 kg in the snatch and 93 kg in the clean and jerk. She earned silver medals for both of those lifts and her total of 169 kg gave her a second-place overall finish in the 55 kg weight class.

Earning medals in the U25 event were Jayda Jenkins and Calvin La.

Jenkins finished first in the 55 kg category with her total of 160 kg. She also won a gold for her 94 kg lift in the clean and jerk.

La took home bronze at 73 kg with a total of 250 kg. He also won a silver for his 115 kg lift in the snatch.

Results – Junior Championships
55 kg: Ella Holden, 169 kg total, second place
76 kg: Zadie Nix, 162 kg total, eighth place
81 kg: Dominick Basso: 219 kg total, twenty seventh place
96 kg: Lander Wells: 289 kg total, first place
102 kg: William Heller: 287 kg, third place
109 kg: Ryland Shriver: 347 kg, first place

Results – U25 Championships
55 kg: Jayda Jenkins, 160 kg, first place
71 kg: Hannah Alvis, 160 kg total, tenth place
73 kg: Calvin La, 250 kg total, third place

Results – Senior Championships
67 kg: Lukas Zielke, 249 kg, fifth place