vanessa gagnon(File photo) Plenty of weightlifting gold for local lifters at the Ontario Weightlifting Associations Scholastic Challenge this past weekend at Canadore.

Nine different lifters won their weight classes including Nipissing’s Jenni Sundin  whoc also qualified to compete in the Swedish Nationals in May.

She also won the female trophy for best kilo-for-kilo performance while Canadore’s Colton Gill won the male novice trophy. Canadore won the post-secondary scholastic pennant for the third year in a row while Chippewa won the Elementary pennant.

Here’s the full list of local gold medalists:

Hannah Knight of Widdifield
Zara Sheppard of ESC Algonquin
Koltin Atkins of Widdifield
Colton Gill of Canadore College
Jenni Sundin of Nipissing University
Aiden Woods of Canadore
Liam Macdonald of Canadore
Vanessa Gagnon of Nipissing (pictured above) 
Chelsea-Lynne Jibb of Canadore

Female trophy for best kilo-for-kilo performances – Jenni Sundin of Nipissing.

Male novice trophy – Canadore’s Colton Gill.

Scholastic pennants Chippewa’s Hunter Edmonds and Dylan Hall- Archibald won the Elementary School title.

The Canadore Panthers were the best College/University team for the third year running, Nipissing was second.