St. Cloud’s Mikey Ziss claims 6th FHSAA 3A boys weightlifting championship

St. Cloud’s Mikey Ziss claims 6th FHSAA 3A boys weightlifting championship

For the third consecutive season, St. Cloud senior Mikey Ziss swept the Olympic and traditional Class 3A boys weightlifting state championships on Saturday. That makes him the first lifter to win six FHSAA individual gold medals in three seasons. And that accomplishment soothed the disappointment he felt after falling short in his quest to break the state records he set as a junior. Ziss wanted to surpass his 205-pound snatch from last year — wh…

Double Gold for Ziss: St. Cloud Senior Dominates State Championships, Eyes Mr. Weightlifter Honor

By:  J. Daniel Pearson You know you must be an elite athlete when you blow away the competition, win two state championships but still walk away a little disappointed. Such is the life of St. Cloud senior Mike Ziss. The weightlifter won both the Traditional (Clean-and-jerk plus Bench) and the Olympic (Clean-and-Jerk plus Snatch) titles at the FHSAA Class 3A State Championships in Lakeland on Saturday afternoon, but was disappointed that he did s…