ETSU Weightlifting Program

06/18/2026

🔥 2026 Nationals Week is HERE!! 🔥
We’re back for our second competition of 2026! 💪🏽🏋️‍♂️ Check out our roster below and follow along as our athletes hit the platform next week.
We’ll be posting live updates and highlights right here on Facebook and over on Instagram — make sure you’re following so you don’t miss a lift!

📅 Competition Schedule (MST)

Nextor Borges - June 22 @ 5:00 PM (Science Hill High School)
Zeta Zachman – June 23 @ 6:00 PM
Kaitlyn Sheppard – June 24 @ 10:00 AM
Mason Danner – June 24 @ 12:00 PM
Ryan Jurek – June 24 @ 4:15 PM
Trevor Owens – June 25 @ 2:00 PM
Will Prokop – June 25 @ 4:00 PM
Junius Fullard – June 25 @ 4:00 PM
Sam Northcott – June 25 @ 6:00 PM

👕 Support the Team!
Grab your Nationals Week shirt or other ETSU Weightlifting gear from our merch store — every purchase directly supports our athletes!
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05/13/2026

***Very Late Recap on 2026 University National Championships***

We’re incredibly proud of our ETSU Weightlifting team for their effort and resilience at University Nationals this year. While the results are exciting, what stands out most is the hard work, growth, and commitment each athlete brought to the platform. 💪

More highlights: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18099488381074900/

🔥 ETSU Weightlifting – University Nationals Highlights 🔥

🌟 Leading the way:
🥇 Alexa Estevez set a new university record in the sn**ch (84kg), earned gold, and finished 2nd overall – All-American honors
🥉 Violeta Martino – 3rd place, All-American
🥉 Kevin Hill – 3rd in the sn**ch, All-American
🥈 Caleb Weakland – 2nd in the clean & jerk
🥈 Aidan Perez – 2nd place with strong PRs

👏 Proud of the entire team’s performances and progress:
• Will Prokop – 5th place, PRs
• Zeta Zachman – 6th place, PRs
• Ava Oteri – 6th place, All-American, competition PRs
• Sam Northcott – 6th place, PRs
• Marlow Nichols – 10th place
• Kaitlyn Sheppard – 11th place
• Jillian Jacobs – 13th place, PRs

This meet was a great step forward for our program, with many athletes hitting personal bests and gaining valuable experience on the national stage. Grateful for the effort this group continues to put in every day—we’re excited to keep building. We also want to sincerely thank all of the supporters, families, and friends of the program. This trip truly would not have come together the way it did without your encouragement and support—we are very grateful.

🔵⚪ Go Bucs ⚪🔵

05/11/2026

Huge congratulations to three of our team members who earned a degree this weekend!

Caleb Weakland - BS in Exercise Science
Will Easley - MA in Health Care Management
Trevor Owens - BS in Exercise Science

Farewell to Will Easley. So much appreciation for his major contribution to the team's success! We cannot be more excited for him and look forward to hearing his life story one day!

04/09/2026

***Livestream for 2026 University National Championships***

Follow us all along!!

USA Weightlifting event live streaming links

04/07/2026

The women’s team is set for University
Nationals!!