Kenneth Childs
Uvalde High School wrestlers (left to right) Emily Gonzalez, Carlos Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez, Rogelio Perez, Rafael Perez, Daniel Mendoza, and Kenzie Cantu were among those who placed in Dec. 20 meet meet competition at San Antonio.
Uvalde High School placed third in the men’s team standings of the Reindeer Roundup wrestling meet on Dec. 20 at San Antonio’s MacArthur High School.
Coach Kenneth Childs’ Coyotes totaled 104.5 points to place behind first-place Killeen Harker Heights with 165.5 points and runner-up San Antonio Churchill with 120 points. Smithson Valley took fourth place behind UHS.
Twenty high school teams participated in the wrestling meet. UHS was the only Class 4A high school vying in a field of Class 6A and 5A high schools.
Three UHS wrestlers captured first-place honors, including Alex Rodriguez in the men’s 120-pound class, Carlos Rodriguez in the men’s 144-pound class, and Rogelio Perez in the men’s 157-pound class.
Daniel Mendoza, vying in the men’s 106-pound class, and Rafael Perez, vying in the men’s 215-pound class, each claimed third-place honors.
“As a team, we did an awesome job,” said Coach Kenneth Childs. “The two schools that placed ahead of us were larger schools and they had a full roster of athletes competing.”
UHS had four wrestlers competing in the women’s division of the meet. The Lobos finished 10th in the women’s team standings.
Emily Gonzalez took second place in he women’s 120-pound division and Kenzie Cantu finished second in the women’s 190-pound class.
“That’s not bad for a couple of scrappy athletes from little ol’ Class 4A Uvalde High School,” Childs said. Next action for the UHS wrestlers is scheduled for Jan. 2-3 when they will participate in the Converse Judson Invitational meet.