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Edita lay Pacleal Coasion Krista Nettgen BYU Magazine, “Out of the Blue” Word count 106 An Uplifting Experience For most people, the phrase Olympic weightlifting probably conjures images of large, muscular men with veins popping out of their necks. So when a petite freshman girl from Queen Creek, Arizong introduces herself as an Olympic weightlifter, it’s no g surprise when, there are follow-up questions. Though Brigham Young University doesn’t have an official weightlifting team, Kaija (pronounced Kai-ya) Bramwell (17) represented BYU at Weber State during (Dthe(University\National Championships at the end of September. Kaija donned her BYU track uniform and lifted for her university in the 53,kilo weight class Her () representation was well rewarded; she placed first and walked away with three medals!

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