USA TODAY High School Sports Awards: Dallas girls wrestling nominees
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards are slated to celebrate the top student-athletes in the Dallas area.
On June 18, 2020, at 6 p.m., USA TODAY will fete high school standouts with a star-studded online show available free of charge to all viewers. The show will also be available on demand after the initial live event.
Here are the 10 nominees for Dallas Girls Wrestler of the Year.
Carlie Allred
School: Euless Trinity
Class: 2020
Weight: 102 pounds
Noteworthy: She finished in third in the state for Class 6A when she pinned Zhivanna Magdaleno of League City Clear Springs.
Carmen Allred
School: Euless Trinity
Class: 2020
Weight: 110 pounds
Noteworthy: Allred, who set the school record with 177 career wins, is a four-time UIL state qualifier and finished second in the state at 110 pounds.
Lexie Basham
School: Byron Nelson (Trophy Club)
Class: 2020
Weight: 138 pounds
Noteworthy: After winning her first 65 matches, Basham was upset on a last-second takedown in the state semifinal. She finished in third place.
Samara Chavez
School: Martin High (Arlington)
Class: 2021
Weight: 110 pounds
Noteworthy: Chavez was a runner-up as a freshman but bounced back with a state title at 102 as a sophomore. She ended her junior campaign with another state title when she won a 7-2 decision.
Camille Fournier
School: Weatherford High
Class: 2020
Weight: 119 pounds
Noteworthy: Fournier went unbeaten (41-0) and picked up her third straight 6A championship at 119 pounds.
Sydney Harper
School: Euless Trinity
Class: 2021
Weight: 119 pounds
Noteworthy: Harper gave Gianna Moreno of San Marcos High her first loss of the season to earn third place in the 6A 119-pound division with a pinfall.
Leilani Hernandez
School: Plano West High
Class: 2021
Weight: 148 pounds
Noteworthy: Hernandez handed Cypress Ranch High’s Nia Miranda, who was 47-1 and turning heads on the national scene, a 3-1 defeat in the Class 6A final.
Destiny Miles
School: Kimball High
Class: 2020
Weight: 165 pounds
Noteworthy: Miles was crowned once again when she closed out her Class 5A dominance with a fall victory over Princess Egbuchunam from Liberty High.
Devin Patton
School: Plano West High
Class: 2021
Weight: 128 pounds
Noteworthy: Patton pounced on her opponents and won her state title when Illyauna Martinez of Katy Mayde Creek fell.
Haley Wilcox
School: Euless Trinity
Class: 2021
Weight: 165 pounds
Noteworthy: Her pinning of Montwood High’s Symphanie Sampson earned Wilcox a third-place finish in the Class 6A 165-pound division.