Alexandra Thornton of Park Cities had an awesome showing at the Texas State Weightlifting Championships in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, January 16, 2016. This was her first competition since Youth Nationals in Minneapolis this past summer. Her current weight class is 58kg.

Alexandra established a new Texas State record in the snatch with her opening lift. She went on to break her own record twice to finally finish with a personal best of 60kg (132 pounds). She then went on to set a new Texas State record in the clean and jerk with her opening lift. Again, she broke her own record twice before establishing her new personal best of 75 kg (165 pounds).  In breaking these two records, she also set a new Texas State total record of 135kg (297 pounds), also her personal best.

Capping off the competition was Alexandra being awarded the best youth lifter of the Texas State Championship meet.