AARON BARERRA
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR.
Special to the PRESS
On Thursday, Dec. 9, the Port Isabel powerlifting teams began their powerlifting season at the
Brownsville Rivera Invitational. The men’s division saw 61 lifters compete from the following six schools:
Port Isabel, Harlingen, San Benito, Edinburg Vela, Bro. Rivera and Harlingen South.
The following are the Port Isabel men’s lifting results.
In the 181-weight class, Aaron Barerra won gold with a total lift of 1425lbs. (Squat:495, Bench:430 and
Dead Lift:500). Barerra has made a 160lb increase in total weight from last season’s best total lift and
currently holds the 2025 #1 region ranking for his weight class.
In the 198-weight class, Jose Galvan came in fourth place with a total weight of 1205lbs. (Squat:500,
Bench:285, Dead Lift:420), Joe Perez came in fifth place with a total lift of 1190lbs (Squat:445, Bench:270,
Dead Lift:475) and Michael Finona came in seventh place with a total lift of 1035lbs (Squat:455,
Bench:215, Dead Lift:365).
In the 242-weight class, Mario Nava came in third place with a total lift of 1455lbs (Squat:545,
Bench:455, Dead Lift455:) and Carlos Cabrera came in fifth place with a total lift of 1395lbs (Squat:585,
Bench:405, Dead Lift:405).
In the 275-weight class, Luis Varela won gold with a total lift of 1535lbs (Squat:585, Bench:405, Dead
Lift:545). Varela has improved his total lift from last season by 380lbs and currently holds the 2025 #2
region ranking for his weight class.
The top three teams were, 1. San Benito with 37 points, 2. Bro. Rivera (36pts) and 3. Harlingen South
(36pts). Port Isabel came in seventh with 21 points.
The girl’s division saw 66 lifters compete from the following seven schools: Port Isabel, Harlingen, San
Benito, Edinburg Vela, Bro. Rivera, Bro. Riverview IDEA and Harlingen South.
The following are the Port Isabel women’s lifting results.
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