Powerlifter redemption portraits

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Sophomore Jadier Rivera from Hopkinsville won fourth in the National Weightlifting competition in Orlando, Florida in October. “At the end of the day you’re there to beat yourself and you’re your worst enemy,” Rivera said. Rivera works out five days a week and for about an hour. “It’s one of those sports you have to really have a huge heart for.”