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January 2024 Athlete of the Month

The Core Values of Conqueror Weightlifting are Effort, Attitude, Trust and Respect.

Each month, we recognize one of our athletes who excels in consistently demonstrating these Core Values. Our January 2024 Athlete of Month is Cael Ward.

Cael is a 13-year-old soccer athlete and member of our youth weightlifting team. He started out training with us for general strength development and found that he had a knack for the Olympic lifts. Through persistent hard work and dedication to the program, Cael has improved dramatically since beginning his training with us one year ago.

Cael is a young man who enjoys a challenge and consistently applies his best effort in getting stronger and developing himself as a young weightlifter. He is the type of individual who you can count on to give great effort each and every day. Cael energetically gets his work done and always does it to the very best of his ability.

Cael also brings an outstanding attitude to training. He is highly coachable and diligently follows the training program every time he comes in. Equally important is the attitude he shows towards others in the gym. Cael treats everyone with respect and is quick to lend a helping hand whenever needed.

Congratulations to Cael on his selection as our Athlete of the Month!

CJ Del Balso, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW International Coach

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