Luz Garcia, a high school senior in a forgotten Texas town, wants something different than the options awaiting her after graduation. She´s earned a ticket out with admission to the University of Texas at Austin, buting her after graduation. She´s earned a ticket out with admission to the University of Texas at Austin, but she can´t afford to go. Her one shot is a scholarship for winning the State Powerlifting Championship. It´s all or nothing for Luz . . . until nothing stares her in the face.