2024 Boys Weightlifter Of The Year: From Nowhere To State Medals

Palatka senior Smith makes only year of competition successful with Top 10 traditional, Olympic finishes

  • Palatka’s Roy Smith was a Top 10 finisher in both the Olympic and traditional FHSAA 2A championships. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka’s Roy Smith was a Top 10 finisher in both the Olympic and traditional FHSAA 2A championships. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
A young man decides to come out for sports his junior year, sits the bench and waits his turn and then given a chance rides his senior year all the way to a pair of top 10 finishes at the state meet…

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