State Tournament: Day I Upsets
Class 5A Boys
1st-round upsets
106 — Juan Velasquez, Rio Grande City Grulla d. Kingston Baker, North Mesquite, pin 4:59
Baker was 20-1
150 — Tristan Cox, San Antonio Pieper d. Gerrick Valentine, Dallas South Oak Cliff, 14-10
Valentine was 55-1, entering as a district and regional champion
155 — Travis Ahrens, Frisco Panther Creek d. John Humphries, College Station, pin 1:01
Humphries was 6th at 165 last year
Quarterfinal upsets
150— Kiron Neves, Melissa d. Nicholas Torres, Mission Sharyland, MD 10-1
Torres was 4th at 144 last year; 4th at 138 in 2024
190 — Rudy Velasquez, Midlothian Heritage d. Mark Gallegos, Canyon Randall 10-6
Gallegos was state champion at 175 last year
6A BOYS
1st-round upsets
113 — Kenneth Nichols, Klein d. Fernando Morales, Houston Clear Lake, 6-1
Morales was 6th at 106 last year
120 — Ryu Calderon, Cypress Ridge d. Alexander Tapia, El Paso Franklin, 7-5
Tapia was 4th at 113 in 2024 and 2025
132 — Chance Berry, Cy-Fair, d. Cayden Campbell, Allen, 7-3
Campbell was 2nd at 113 in 2025; 1st at 113 in 2024
175 — Darius Griginion, Mesquite Horn d. Declan Kelts, San Antonio Winston Churchill, MD 16-8
Kelts was 5th at 165 last year
215 — Enrique Guerrero, Keller Timber Creek d. JP Smith, Katy Cinco Ranch, pin 5:25
Smith was 4th at 215 last year
1st round returning medalist matchup
Jacob Ramirez, Grand Prairie d. Grant Bahnsen, Houston Clear Lake, 7-2
Ramirez was 4th last year; Bahnsen was 3rd last year and 6th in 2024
6A Boys
Quarterfinal upsets
120 — James Murray, Austin Lake Travis d. Drew Brenkmeier, Keller, MD 13-4
Brinkmeier was 4th at 106 last year
126 — Dominic Salazar, Keller Central d. Josue Pizana, Katy, TF 16-1
Pizana was 6th at 126 last year
132 — Mason Milsaps, The Woodlands College Park d. Charlie Trujillo, Austin Vandegrift, 4-0
Trujillo was 3rd at 126 in 2025; 3rd at 113 in 2024
5A Girls
1st-round upsets
135 — Robin Conkle, North Richland Hills Birdville d. Gloria Vasquez, El Pago Burges, medical forfeit
Vasquez was 3rd at 132 last year
Returning medalist match
190 — Camille Harris, Frisco Memorial d. Gabriela Knight, Spring Branch Smithson Valley, pin 5:37
Harris was 2nd at 185 in 2024 and 2025; Knight was 6th at 185 last year
Quarterfinals upsets
105 — Nicole Soldevilla, Borger d. Alexis Avalos, Spring Branch Smithson Valley, pin 4:50
Avalos was 6th at 100 last year
130 — Elvia Davila, Mission Sharyland d. Daliah Coyle, Henrietta, pin 5:58
Coyle was 2nd at 114 last year and 3rd at 114 in 2024
145 — Ava Parker, Frisco Emerson d. Krystina Baldwin, Huntsville, pin 2:46
Baldwin was 3rd at 152 in 2025
190 — Lyric Larry, New Braunfels d. Michelle Ramirez, El Paso Del Valle, pin 0:32
Ramirez was 5th at 185 in last season
6A Girls
1st-round upsets
Aurora Berberena, Keller Central d. Christina Decker, Houston Clear Lake, 7-3
Decker was 5th at 145 last year
Returning medalist match
170 — Ana Davis, Killeen Harker Heights d. Isabella Moreno, El Paso Eastwood, 4-1
Moreno was 4th at 165 last year and Davis was 5th at 185 last year
Quarterfinals upsets
105 — Kiana Riggenbach, San Antonio Theodore Roosevelt d. Audrey Moore, Keller, 6-3
Moore was 4th at 10 last year
115 — Stephanie Lopez, Katy Mayde Creek d. Naime Abdallah, El Paso Franklin, 7:45
Abdallah beat Lopez for 5th place last year at 114
115 — Aviana Caceres, Houston Langham Creek d. Shobhana Spielmann, San Antonio Ronald Reagan, pin 2:49
Spielmann was 4th at 107 in 2024 and 6th at 100 in 2023
125 — Sophia Tamayo, Houston Clear Lake d. Cora Hayes, Southlake Carroll, 10-3
Hayes was 5th at 132 last year
130 — Gabriella Martinez, Klein Collins d. Lianna Benitez, San Antonio Winston Churchill
Benitez was 6th at 126 last season
155 — London Rolen, Flower Mound d. Elizabeth Castro, Cypress Ridge, 8-1
Castro was 4th at 152 in 2025
170 — Madeline Moore, Katy Cinco Ranch d. Erinn Sewell, Copperas Cove, pin 5:34
Sewell was a runner-up at 165 in 2024