Victoria Thornton of Park Cities went six lifts for six lifts at the Texas State Weightlifting Championships in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, January 16, 2016. Victoria was the only female Youth Under 11 lifter at the meet.
She lifted a personal best of 25kg (55 pounds) in the snatch and 30kg (66 pounds) in the clean and jerk, for a total of 55kg (121 pounds). Her female youth team Spoon Barbell won first place in the team competition.
Victoria brought home gold in all her events.