WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) - At Lift Vermont in Williston, it feels like family.

One of their members, 15-year-old Maggie Kennedy is on the rise.

She just broke a national record for her weight class and age group last week — bench pressing 167 pounds.

“Right as I took the bar off I knew that I was going to get it because my adrenaline was so high,” Kennedy said.

She broke that record with a little extra motivation these past few months.

Her coach — Jason Crosby — nicknamed in the gym “Moose” — passed away unexpectedly in august.

“He’d want me to keep pushing and moving forward and crush every lift,” Kennedy said.

His wife took over coaching Maggie even though she hadn’t ever coached before.

“She’s probably helped me more than a 15 year old should be helping an adult but she’s been grea

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