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Video – Wildcat Linemen Pull Sled, Flip Tractor Tire

In the final installment of our four-part video series of the Plano linemen in competition in the 2011 USA State Lineman Challenge Tournament we highlight the Weighted Sled Pull and Tire Flip challenges. Thanks for viewing the series!

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Video – Wildcat Linemen Bench Press

For those who couldn’t make it to the USA State Lineman Challenge Tournament on July 20, today’s release is Part 3, which features the 205 pound Bench Press for Reps challenge.
Wednesday’s release will be the last in the series, Part 4, featuring the Weighted Sled Pull and Tire Flip challenges.

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Video – Wildcat Linemen Farmer’s Walk, Truck Push

For those who couldn’t make it to the USA State Lineman Challenge Tournament on July 20, today’s release is Part 2, which features the Farmer’s Walk and Truck Push challenges.

Tuesday’s release will be Part 3, featuring the 205 pound Bench Press for Reps challenge.

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Video – Wildcat Linemen Medicine Ball, Hand Pull Sled

For those who couldn’t make it to the USA State Lineman Challenge Tournament on July 20, PlanoFootball.com will be running a four-part series of videos of your Plano Wildcat linemen in competition at that tournament. Today’s release is Part 1, which features the Medicine Ball Throw and Hand-Over-Hand Weighted Sled Pull challenges.

Monday’s release will be Part 2, featuring the Farmer’s Walk and the Truck Push.

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State Lineman Tournament Challenges, Wildcat Participants

The Advocare USA Lineman Challenge State Tournament held July 20 presented the Plano Wildcats linemen seven challenges scored for competition plus a tug-o-war tournament that didn’t involve all twenty-four teams but did yield a 3rd Place medal for the Wildcats. The athletes representing Plano were: Allen Coates; Stephen Collins; Andrew Dockrill; Bobby Geibler; Dwayne Hicks; Eric Kim; Steven Murray; Skyler Purcell; Darron Shannon; and, Jeremy Temme.

The challenges were:

Sled Drag – a metal sled with 135 pounds added is tied to the athlete who must drag it 25 yards for time (Geibler, Dockrill, Collins, Purcell, & Temme).

Sled drag challenge.

Hand-over-hand sled pull.

Hand-Over-Hand Sled Pull – from a standing position, the athlete pulls a rope tied to a metal sled with 135 pounds of added weight 15 yards for time (Geibler, Hicks, Temme, Dockrill & Shannon).

Medicine Ball Throw – throw the ball for distance in any style, with two attempts per athlete (Shannon, Dockrill, Hicks, Murray & Collins).

Medicine ball throw.

Farmer’s Walk – the athlete must grip and carry a special 135 pound barbell in each hand and walk 25 yards for time (Coates, Purcell, Collins, Shannon & Temme).

Farmer's walk.

Truck Push – a Chevy Suburban with driver pushed 50 yards for time by a group of five shoulder-to-shoulder athletes per team (Murray, Temme, Kim, Shannon & Purcell).

Truck push.

Bench Press For Reps – most full-extension reps of 205 pounds (Purcell, Murray, Kim, Dockrill & Shannon).

Bench press.

Team Tire Flip Relay – each of five team athletes in relay flip a full-sized tractor tire end-over-end down the field 25 yards for time (Dockrill, Shannon, Hicks, Purcell & Geibler).

Tire flip relay.

Of note, Darron Shannon was recognized for having the longest medicine ball throw of the tournament, surpassing the next best by two feet.

And, as proof that the sum is greater than any one individual, the Wildcats took home the trophy for 2nd Place Tournament Team.

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Wildcats Place 2nd At 2011 State Lineman Challenge

The Plano Wildcats endured triple digit temperatures in the baking sun for four hours while competing against 24 schools from around the state today in the USA State Lineman Challenge Tournament held in Duncanville.

We don’t have all the stats in yet, so the quick highlights are the team placed second overall for the combined seven lineman challenges, and third place overall in the tug-o-war.

We’ll have a more detailed description of the challenges, the scores, the team and individual challenge rosters and team photo with trophy and medals soon.

In the meantime, know that CiCi’s survived the onslaught of hungry linemen.

Wildcats re-fuel at Cici's after state lineman tournament./Photo by Thad Fenton.

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