Fortified Strength

Congratulations ★ emaan ★ on officially graduating high school. We will miss you tremendously and have loved having you apart of our program over the years. New York University is incredibly lucky to have you and remember you always have a home here!

NYU here she comes 🙌

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VWS1 BEST LIFTER RESULTS

Our Fortified Strength athletes crushed it, taking Top 10 spots as Best Lifters across different age groups — check out their achievements:

Avery Gillum — #1 U11 Women's Best Lifter | 26/35 | Total: 61 | QYouth: 247.117

Kimberly Wiese — #2 Junior Women's Best Lifter | 90/115 | Total: 205 | QPoints: 268.525

Layla Johnson — #3 U13 Women's Best Lifter | 38/54 | Total: 92 | QYouth: 230.938

Thevini Withana — #6 U15 Women's Best Lifter | 48/65 | Total: 113 | QYouth: 195.637

Taylor Madlansacay — #8 U13 Women's Best Lifter | 44/64 | Total: 108 | QYouth: 202.922

Team: 8th place — Open Women's Division | 54 points | 6 athletes

We're beyond proud of every athlete who competed this weekend. The real journey begins now.

What a weekend at the 2026 Virus Weightlifting Series 1! Our Fortified Strength athletes showed up, showed out, and brought home 10 medals in the total— 6 GOLD, 2 Silver, and 2 Bronze. Which is 29 medals in sn**ch, CJ and Total! The most medals we have ever won as a club! We couldn't be more proud of every single one of them.

🥇 **Kimberly Wiese** — Junior Women 69kg | 1st Sn**ch · 1st C&J · 1st Total (205kg)
🥇 **Avery Gillum** — U11 Women 33kg | 1st Sn**ch · 1st C&J · 1st Total (61kg)
🥇 **Layla Johnson** — U13 Women 44kg | 2nd Sn**ch · 1st C&J · 1st Total (92kg)
🥇 **Eesha Pallath** — U13 Women 58kg | 1st Sn**ch · 1st C&J · 1st Total (95kg)
🥇 **Taylor Madlansacay** — U13 Women 63kg | 1st Sn**ch · 1st C&J · 1st Total (108kg)
🥇 **Zayne Gillum** — U13 Men 60kg | 1st Sn**ch · 1st C&J · 1st Total (86kg)

🥈 **Emaan Qayyum** — Junior Women 53kg | 1st Sn**ch · 2nd C&J · 2nd Total (124kg)
🥈 **Stevie Majoros** — U17 Women 77kg | 4th Sn**ch · 2nd C&J · 2nd Total (149kg)

🥉 **Thevini Withana** — U15 Women 53kg | 3rd Sn**ch · 2nd C&J · 3rd Total (113kg)
🥉 **Eleanor Cler** — U17 Women 77+kg | 3rd Sn**ch · 3rd C&J · 3rd Total (182kg)

This is what it looks like when hard work meets heart. From our youngest athletes to our juniors, Fortified showed up big time on the platform and in the crowd, cheering on the team in every session.

Huge thank you to our coaches, parents, and community for your constant support. This is YOUR win too.

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