NEW PORT RICHEY — A friend of Jaycee Cobb made her go out for girls weightlifting when Cobb was a freshman at Wauchula Hardee. In case there is any doubt, Cobb wasn’t exactly excited about trying the sport. In fact, after the first week, she wanted to quit.
Cobb’s feelings for the sport, however, quickly changed. After the first meet, she grew to love the sport, so much so that she went to a new school in a new county to wrestle for a new coach. The move paid off.
Cobb, a Lake Wales sophomore, was one of just two Polk County individual champions on Friday at the Class 2A, Region 3 meet at New Port Richey. She won the Olympic competition at 119 pounds then finished fourth in Traditional.
Auburndale’s Cailyn Rowe was the other regional champion from Polk. She won Olympic at 183 pounds and finished third in Traditional.
Lake Wales was the top finishing girls team from Polk with fifth-place finishes in both the Tradition and Olympic competitions. Jennifer Morales was Lake Wales’ other top lifter as she finished second in both competitions at unlimited.