Cass Blackman, age 23, training out of Hercules Gym in Syracuse, NY and under Rheta West totaled 960 (390/165/405) Saturday at the IPA Ultimate Powerlifting Championships in Ithaca, NY in the 198 Open Amateur Class setting several IPA world records. She has been focused on training for powerlifting for less than a year and has an unbelievably bright future in the sport. Now that she has her 1st elite total she is focused on training for the Women's Pro-Am in Ohio in April.


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