Bernadith (Bernie) Kantonen got third out of three competitors in the World Armwrestling League qualifiers in Kamloops April 22.
With no one else in her weight class, Kantonen competed with three women in the 166-195 pound weight class, despite weighing 115 pounds herself.
Kantonen and her friend Allan Heinricks are heading to another competition May 21 in Kelowna.