Newport senior Kolbi Tabakci wins Washington State High School powerlifting title, sets state record

Published 1:06 pm Monday, May 11, 2009

Kolbi Tabakci, a senior at Newport, won the Washington State High School powerlifting title in the 242-pound weight class on May 2 at Montesano High School in Montesano.

Tabakci set a new state record of 630-pounds in the squat to go along with his 310-pound bench press and 460-pound deadlift. Tabakci totaled 1,400 pounds in all three lifts.

A video of his record-breaking squat can be found here