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Weightlifting meet in College Station, TX on October 10, 2026 where all proceeds go to Down Syndrome Association of Brazos Valley. $12,500 donated!

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We are so excited to announce @sarahd_gb will be competing at this year’s Barbell Rodeo! We’ve had an Olympian coach at Barbell Rodeo, but she will be our first to compete. We can’t wait for October!

If you haven’t registered yet, you can do so in our bio!

@texasoklahoma_wso #weightlifting #downsyndromeawareness #bcstx #texasweightlifting #barbellrodeo taken in Bryan/College Station, Texas by @barbellrodeo

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Now that I’m back from vacation, time to get back to the announcements. We’re doing our athlete fundraiser again, with a little more juice in the prize department!

First, go to the link in our bio for PledgeIt and create your team today! Your team name is your first and last name.

Athletes, once you have raised $100, you will receive $40 of your registration fee back. 👀 You read that right, we will give you back $40 from your registration fee!

🥉- $200 gift card to @onyx_straps
🥈- @virusintl duffle bag + mystery items (valued at over $300)
🥇- a 2 night stay @tuckedaway20 in Broken Bow, OK at a luxury cabin!

@usa_weightlifting @texasoklahoma_wso #weightlifting #barbellrodeo #bcstx #downsyndromeawareness #fundraising taken in Bryan/College Station, Texas by @barbellrodeo

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We're back for Year 5!!! Come and join us on Saturday, October 10th for a day full of weightlifting and support of our Down Syndrome community in the Brazos Valley!

As always, you can expect a meet t-shirt, athlete and volunteer bags, medals for 1st-3rd place in each weight class and age category, and the sweetest belt buckles for our top overall male & female - youth, senior, and masters lifters!

This year will be our best yet, and we can't wait to celebrate and lift with you! Link to register is in our bio!

#bcstx #weightlifting #giddyup #barbellrodeo #usaweightlifting by @barbellrodeo

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Some facts for your Friday about Down syndrome.

#downsyndromeawareness #downsyndrome #bcstx #barbellrodeo #trisomy21 taken in Bryan, Texas by @barbellrodeo

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Unfortunately, this is an all too common shared experience for families that receive a Down syndrome diagnosis. If this is you, just know there is a light at the end of that tunnel you feel like you’re in, and it’s better and brighter than you could ever imagine!

#barbellrodeo #downsyndromeawareness #godisgood #bcstx #downsyndrome taken in Bryan, Texas by @barbellrodeo

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This year we had the pleasure of having @sarahd_gb and @edwardsmale from Great Britain come to Barbell Rodeo. I have invited Sarah the past 3 years, and it finally worked out with her schedule. She was so kind and gracious with all of the other lifters and coaches, sat and chatted with Maddie for a bit, and had my boys asking how much she was lifting 😂 Ed helped load during her session, and they brought along @markhouse_the_speaker who helped announce a couple of sessions as well.

She was generous with her time donating a coaching session, she donated a Great Britain 🇬🇧 singlet from the Tokyo Olympics for the silent auction (which we are now the proud owners), and she gave Maddie a GB shirt and one to us as well (see last picture 😍). People like Sarah and Ed are what make weightlifting such a unique sport that’s fun to be involved with! Sarah and Ed, thank y’all. 💙💛💙💛 Good luck at Worlds, and we hope to see you again!

#barbellrodeo #downsyndromeawareness #greatbritain #collegestation #olympics taken in Sawed-Off CrossFit by @barbellrodeo

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Our belt buckles are what sets us apart from other local meets. If you have one, you’ve earned it! Wear it proudly! You’re in rare company, as we’ve had a few lifters with world championship experience win one. And this year, we’ve had our first Olympian compete and win.

See you next October! 😉

#weightlifting #barbellrodeo #downsyndromeawareness #bcstx #collegestation @usa_weightlifting @texasoklahoma_wso

Best Female Lifter - Youth Category: Cadence Huape @apex_barbell_club U15 W77 81 kg total

Best Male Lifter - Masters Category: DJ Bray @1morekilo @sanmarcosstrength M40 95 226 kg total

Best Female Lifter - Masters Category: Misty Hill @mhill530 @vektlofterbarbellclub W50 77 117 kg total

Best Male Lifter - Open Category: Kolbi Ferguson @kolbiferguson @team_houston_garage_project M110+ 395 kg total 😳

Best Female Lifter - Open Category: Sarah Davies Smale @sarahd_gb W69 221 kg total taken in Sawed-Off CrossFit by @barbellrodeo

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Barbell Rodeo 2026 has come to an end. We raised over $5,500 for @downsyndromeabv. We could not have done this without a lot of help. Thank you to our volunteers. Gaines’ Gym exists solely for Barbell Rodeo. There isn’t a team and thus no group to pull volunteers (or lifters) from. @jess.fugleberg our volunteer coordinator fills all of the positions we need and makes sure we have people where we need them. @blinnkinesiology, @aggie_weightlifting, @vektlofterbarbellclub, and @aggielandcu all helped set up and filled various roles throughout the day. Thank you @markhouse_the_speaker for coming to Texas and taking over announcing duties. We truly could not put on this meet without y’all!
Thank you to our lifters and coaches. We had plenty of first time competitors yesterday. Thank you for choosing Barbell Rodeo for your first weightlifting meet. We also had many returnees, so thank y’all for continuing to choose us. Coaches, thank you for encouraging your athletes to come to College Station. We hope you all left @sawedoffcrossfit yesterday satisfied with your experience. Thank you @sarahd_gb and @edwardsmale for making the trip from England. We hope you enjoyed your time in Texas. We really appreciate you not thinking we were crazy when we asked you to attend 3 years ago, and we’re so glad that this year it worked out for you to come lift! Thank you @kolbiferguson for lifting as well. Your lifting was unbelievable, and our kids are now huge fans. You were extremely gracious taking the time to talk to them and letting them entertain you with their lifting.
Thank you to our sponsors. Silver: @buck.the.builder @vektlofterbarbellclub and @sawedoffcrossfit Bronze: @brazosvalleybarbell @wrightnaegerdentistry @rolloinsurance and @centraltexaschiropractic and thank you to all of our product sponsors: @primochalk @bexarbarbell @politecoffeeco @eatsnooze @khbrewlab @onyx_straps @virusintl @caffeineandkilos @tuckedaway20 @jockofuel

#weightlifting #downsyndromeawareness #bcstx #collegestation #barbellrodeo @texasoklahoma_wso @usa_weightlifting taken in Sawed-Off CrossFit by @barbellrodeo

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Congratulations to @sarahd_gb at @barbellrodeo 🔥

#weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #instagood #fitness #gym by @barbellrodeo

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@sarahd_gb with a 221KG Total at @barbellrodeo 🔥

#weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #instagood #fitness #gym taken in College Station, Texas by @barbellrodeo

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Welcome to the Rodeo! @sarahd_gb 📸

Going 6/6 at @barbellrodeo and credited with a 98KG Snatch and a 123KG C&J

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