Macie Donaldson and Diallo Barley's time in the weight room paid off in a big way Thursday, March 24. That night, the two Durant High bodybuilders won the titles of Miss and Mr. Cougar, respectively.
This year's edition of Durant's annual bodybuilding competition saw a total of 17 participants – 10 girls and seven boys – strut their stuff in the school's auditorium, posing and preening for the panel of judges. Competitors were assigned to two divisions, based on their weight.
The competition consisted of three rounds of posing, with the second round being devoted to individual contestant routines set to music of their choice.
Last year's Mr. Cougar, Mike Daley, even used his second-round time slot to ask a classmate to go to prom with him. His efforts to repeat as Mr. Cougar may not have been successful, but he did get a prom date out of it.
Girls – lighter weight:
1. Macie Donaldson (Ms. Cougar/weight class champ)
2. Elizabeth Charron
3. Chase Spieldenner (Most Improved)
4. Olivia Campbell
5. Mack Thompson
Girls – heavier weight:
6. Amery VanDeGrift
7. Lindsay Vasiloff (weight class champ)
8. Kenlee Andreu
9. Casey Decatur
10. Hanna Gottman
Boys – lighter weight:
11. Mike Daley
12. David Iniguez (Most Improved)
13. Ethan Sistrunk (weight class champ)
Boys – heavier weight:
14. Diallo Barley (Mr. Cougar/weight class champ)
15. Vinny Chase
16. Anthony Trunzo
17. Nikolas Spiegel