STATE CHAMP — DeLand High School weightlifter and state champion Mia Rhodes, left, poses with her coach Damion Dunn, and fellow weightlifter Addison Ruocco. Rhodes won in the 154-pound class in Olympic and Traditional styles of weightlifting, and set a new clean and jerk record of 240 pounds and a new snatch record of 205 pounds. Ruocco, a sophomore whose first trip to a state competition went well, competed in the Olympic style, finishing in 18th place in the state.
PHOTO COURTESY CHRISTINA CAUSEY
DeLand High School senior Mia Rhodes is a FHSAA state champion! She not only is a single state titli
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