FRISCO – The Early Lady Horns captured the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association Class 3A Division II state championship Thursday at the Coamerica Center.

The Lady Horns generated 22 points – 7 each for a pair of first-place finishes in a weight class, 5 for a runner-up finish, and 3 points for a third-place effort. The Lady Horns produced one more point than state runner-up Elkhart, which notched 21 points behind two first-place, one second-place, and one fourth-place effort.

Early’s Alexa Hernandez won the 132-pound weight class with 920 pounds lifted – 360 in the squat, 215 in the bench press and 345 in the deadlift. Hernandez lifted 90 more pounds than runner-up Emma Rutledge of Ballinger (830 pounds).

In the 114s, Julienne Socong placed first with 800 pounds lifted – 300 in the squat, 175 in the bench and 325 in the deadlift. Finishing right behind her in second place was Matty Boswell with 785 pounds lifted – 305 in the squat, 175 in the bench press and 305 in the deadlift.

In the 242-plus division, Rayana Barzart came in third place with 925 pounds lifted – 375 in the squat, 260 in the bench, and 290 in the deadlift. She finished behind Elkhart’s Tatum Wallace (990 pounds) and Altair Rice’s Marlena Nunn (945 pounds).