Cody Thorn
Tessa Urias saw her high school season end a little bit earlier than she expected.
The Lubbock Coronado product recently made some noise at the Texas USA Wrestling State Greco-Roman and Freestyle Championships held in Fort Worth on May 11-12.
She got a little bit of revenge from high school season on her way to a pair of runner-up finishes in the 16U bracket.
Urias was a defending state champion in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle last year in the 14U but made the jump up a division this year.
Since the high school season ended, she has competed in tournaments or events in Plainview, Spring, Southlake and the Panhandle Regionals in Amarillo.
The top-two finish punched her ticket to the Fargo Nationals in July.
“It is my first year at 16U and I always wanted to go to Fargo, but I was too young,” she said. “Being able to take my coach and wrestle for Texas is big.”
Competing for ReZults Wrestling in Lubbock, under coach Sam Estrada, Urias was 4-1 in the freestyle bracket.
She lost in the finals to Nevada Daniels from Katy Area Wrestling Club by a 9-4 decision. Daniels was a fourth-place finisher at 114 pounds in 6A for Katy.
Then, Urias got a challenge. Third-place finisher Dalilah Coyle of Silverback Wrestling Fort Worth for a true-second place match at 112 pounds.
There is some history between the two.
At the UIL Region 1-5A meet in February, Coyle beat Urias, 7-4, to end her season….
