Edward Medaris, 18, of Monroe, plays football and is a wrestler at The Canterbury School, a college prep academy in New Milford. He only started entering in weightlifting competitions last year, but already has five official powerlifting records in the state of Connecticut for his age and weight class at 17. Medaris, who weighs 275 pounds, qualified to compete in a regional competition in Portland, Maine, and will travel to Baton Rouge, La., in April to compete in the High School USA Powerlifting Competition Nationals. “I really started to weight lift because of football and noticed it made me feel … Continue reading Monroe athlete holds five state powerlifting records