File Photo: from the 2019 Bowie Invitational/ Andres Acosta – El Paso Herald-Post
El Paso Wrestlers prepare for UIL Wrestling State Championship
With the 2020 UIL Wrestling State Championships set for this weekend, scores of El Paso area wrestlers are gearing up for the statewide event.
This year’s championships will be held February 21-22 at the Berry Center in Cypress, Texas.
Conference 5A and 6A boys matches will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday and 5A and 6A girls matches will begin at 11 a.m. Matches on Saturday will begin at 8:30 a.m. with Conference 5A and 6A boys. Conference 5A and 6A girls will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The Parade of Champions will begin at 4:30 p.m. and all championships matches will follow. A wrestling schedule and participant list can be found on the UIL web site.
The doors will open one hour prior to the beginning of wrestling each day, and all seating is general admission. Ticket prices for adults are $12.00 and students $7.00 per day. An All-Tournament Pass is available for $20.00. UIL officials remind fans that ticket purchases may be made with cash only.
Fans can also keep track of the action via the UIL’s new App – UIL State – as well as watch the live Webcast.
UIL State is the official mobile app for all UIL State Championships. The app features spectator information, schedules, team profiles, and live stats. It is free and available for immediate download in the App Store and Google Play.
NFHS Network will provide a live webcast of the UIL Wrestling State Tournament from the Berry Center. Fans, family and alumni unable to attend matches can watch all matches of the UIL Wrestling State Tournament live online with a subscription at the NFHS Network website. Subscribers can also watch on the go by downloading the NFHS Network app for iPhone and Android devices.
Here is the list of the El Paso Boys and Girls that qualified for this years State Tournament:
Girls State Qualifiers
*Denotes as State Alternate
School / Athlete / Division
95 lbs Weight Class
Eastlake – Kylie Hernandez Class 5A
*Del Valle – Duchene Annahi Class 5A
102 Weight Class
Hanks- Kylie Robledo Class 5A
Pebble Hills- Isabel Walker Class 6A
*Del Valle- Yazebeth Madero Class 5A
110 Weight Class
Eastwood – Sarah Martinez Class 5A
Hanks – Victoria Nunez Class 5A
Montwood – Karla Garcia Class 6A
*Coronado – Crystal Moehlig Class 6A
119 Weight Class
Eastwood – Alexis Montes Class 5A
Hanks – Annette Enciso Class 5A
Franklin – Lexys Basurto Class 6A
*Austin – Morayma Montes Class 5A
128 Weight Class
Eastwood – Angelina Prado Class 5A
Hanks – Angelina Baltazar Class 5A
Del Valle – Victoria Herrera Class 5A
138 Weight Class
Eastwood – Rebekah Chavez Class 5A
Bel Air – Melissa Moore Class 5A
Montwood – Saleen Doblado Class 6A
148 Weight Class
Burges – Kayanı Ayala Class 5A
Eastwood – Samantha Bonilla Class 5A
Ysleta – Jazmine Garcia Class 5A
Franklin – Taylor Proffitt Class 6A
165 Weight Class
Hanks – Victoria Hinojo Class 5A
Fabens – Belen Chavez Class 3A
Montwood – Aremie Steele Class 6A
185 Weight Class
Parkland – Zoe Hankins Class 5A
Hanks- Aalyah Villarreal Class 5A
Eastwood – Zipporah Rios Class 5A
Fabens – Priscilla Rosas Class 3A
Montwood – Arista Najera Class 6A
*Pebble Hills – Jayanne Lopez Class 6A
215 Weight Class
Andress – Leliani Sanchez Class 5A
Burges – Monzerrat Hernandez Class 5A
Boys State qualifiers
106 Weight Class
Eastwood – Trebor Moreno Class 5A
Riverside – Jayden Bustillos Class 5A
*El Paso – Hector Holguin Class 5A
113 Weight Class
Hanks – Alan Rodrigues Class 5A
Eastwood – Ethan Franklin Class 5A
Pebble Hills – Justin Rodriguez Class 6A
120 Weight Class
Eastwood – Christopher Tavares Class 5A
Andress – Dylan Prieto Class 5A
126 Weight Class
Eastwood – Arron Hernandez Class 5A
Americas – Jacob DeSantos Class 6A
*Eastlake – Andre Ramirez Class 5A
*Coronado – Giovanni Cortez Class 6A
132 Weight Class
Del Valle – Jesus Fierro Class 5A
Eastwood – Andres Solis Class 5A
Pebble Hills – Class 6A
Montwood – Oscar Hernandez Class 6A
*Andress – Aaron Aragon Class 5A
138 Weight Class
Eastwood – Andrew Flores – Class 5A
Hanks – Daniel McGurk Class 5A
Franklin – James McClain III Class 5A
145 Weight Class
Del Valle – Ever Atilano Class 5A
Franklin – Adrian Rodriguez Class 6A
Pebble Hills – Dominic Melendez Class 6A
152 Weight Class
Bel Air – Xavier Martin Class 5A
160 Weight Class
Del Valle – Tommy Calderon Class 5A
Eastlake – Shayden Muzio Class 5A
Pebble Hills – Anthony Delgado Class 6A
170 Weight Class
Hanks – Andy Maymi Class 5A
Eastlake – Joshua Gonzales Class 5A
182 Weight Class
Burges – Randall Cornelius Class 5A
195 Weight Class
Hanks – Corbin Phelps Class 5A
Franklin – David Powers Class 6A
220 Weight Class
Parkland – Jeremiah Norris Class 5A
Montwood – Pedro Escobar Class 6A
285 Weight Class
Eastwood – Joseph Immediato Class 5A
Montwood – Ivan Escobar Class 6A