Westlake Wrestler Takes Gold In First Collegiate Olympic Weightlifting Tournament

Westlake High School graduate Sheldon Stuckart earned a gold in the 77kg class.

Posted Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 4:13 pm ET|Updated Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 4:20 pm ET

Sheldon Stuckart, one of 's , won the gold at the Lab Gym Open competition in St. Louis on Oct. 8.

According to his father, this was Stuckart's his first ever collegiate Olympic weightlifting competition.

Stuckart, who is now a freshman at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, was competing in the 77kg class.

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