By Michael Adams 
Austin Sports Journal 

The 2026 UIL wrestling state tournament is scheduled for Friday-Saturday at the Barry Center in Houston.  

Matches begin at 8:30 a.m. both days with the championship finals slated to begin at 4:45 p.m., Saturday.  

Single day tickets are $15 and an all-tournament pass is $25. Tickets can be purchased here. Parking is $2 and will be added to the cost of the ticket.  

What to watch 

Mila Juarez of San Marcos takes down Kayla Pacheco of Schertz Clemens in the 120-pound final of the Class 6A Region IV wrestling tournament on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2024 at the Delco Activity Center in Austin, Texas. (Michael Adams/Austin Sports Journal)

Dripping Springs Lucy Clarno was the 2025 state champion as a freshman in the Class 6A 120-pound weight class, defeating San Marcos’ Mila Juarez by an 11-5 decision.  

Clarno moved up a weight class and will look to repeat as a state champion in the 125-pound class. She is undefeated this year with a 29-0 record. Juarez is the favorite in the 120-poind class and is the Region IV champion.  

In the Class 5A 235-pound weight class, Liberty Hill’s Alyciana Rogers was the runner-up in 2025, losing to Ariana Chavez of Borger by pinfall. Rogers is the Region IV champion.  

Area state qualifiers  

Class 6A 

San Marcos’ Mila Juarez grapples with Kayla Pacheco of Schertz Clemens in the girls’ 120-pound champiojnship match at the Class 6A Region IV wresting tournament on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2024 at the Delco Activity Center in Austin, Texas. (Michael Adams/Austin Sports Journal)

WEIGHTATHLETESCHOOLCLASSRECORD100 Ellie Finkel Bowie Sr. 29-11 105 Aubrey Logan Round Rock Sr. 28-12 110 Maria Fernandez* Vandegrift Sr. 32-8 110 Jasmine Deguerre Westwood Sr. 42-7 115 Carolyn Tankersley Vista Ridge Jr. 25-8 115 Gracie Bays Round Rock Sr. 33-9 120 Mika Morton Bowie Jr. 35-9 120 Mila Juarez* San Marcos Jr. 27-1 125 Gia Brooks Vandegrift Sr. 34-14 125 Lucy Clarno* Dripping Springs So. 29-0 130 Jahaira Ochoa Bowie Sr. 24-14 135 Estrella Rios Galindo Dripping Springs So. 23-11 145 Rasanie Ly Dripping Springs So. 11-4 170 Alisa Marquez Austin High So. 28-3 170 Nadia Osborn Westlake Sr. 10-4 190 Kallie Jimmie Vista Ridge Jr. 22-7 

* Denotes regional champion 

Class 5A 

WEIGHTATHLETESCHOOLCLASSRECORD100 Ashley Marron Rodriguesz Anderson Sr. 35-1 100 Kaia Moore* Cedar Park Soph. 19-12 100 Denise Duran Leander Fr. 12-14 100 Savannah Lee Glenn NL 4-2 105 Amaya Roberts LASA Sr. 24-13 105 Chloe Enberg Cedar Park Soph. 32-15 105 Alexis Avalos Smithson Valley Sr. 21-6 105 Mylei Donahue Lehman Sr. 11-9 105 Bella Sandoval* Rouse Sr. 22-7 110 Laila Wetzel NB Long Creek Jr. 33-5 115 Jade Friedman LASA Sr. 26-5 115 Taylor Niece Glenn Jr. 34-6 120 London Sullivan Cedar Park Jr. 18-12 120 Alexandra Kuzmin Leander Fr. 26-9 125 Adeline Choat Georgetown Fr. 21-8 125 Leah De La Fuente NB Long Creek Jr. 21-4 130 Ema Gillespy Comal Pieper Sr. 26-8 130 Yurianna Lippinghoff* Georgetown Sr. 36-1 135 Mathilda Gansler Comal Pieper Jr. 31-7 135 Lydia Miller* Liberty Hill Jr. 31-3 135 Tenlee Roff New Braunfels Fr. 36-18 140 Gillian Eckert* Comal Pieper Sr. 31-1 145 Gabriella Villarreal Comal Pieper So. 30-8 145 Taylor Martell* Georgetown Sr. 35-2 155 Laurie Baca Hays Sr. 32-8 155 Emily Walker* Comal Pieper So. 29-8 155 Avery Norwood Georgetown Jr. 30-8 155 Layla Hines Glenn Jr. 38-4 170 Jasmine Guilloy* Comal Pieper Sr. 29-6 170 Allyson Alaniz Smithson Valley Sr. 29-3 170 McKinley Bayler Salado Jr. 24-3 190 Dakoda Gil Crockett Sr. 24-9 190 Gabriela Knight Smithson Valley NL 25-8 190 Lyric Larry* New Braunfels So. 43-2 235 Jonnell Montalvo Navarro Fr. 22-8 235 Shelby Wells* Comal Pieper Jr. 34-2 235 Rozlyn Painchaud Glenn Jr. 26-10 235 Alyciana Rogers* Liberty Hill Jr. 35-2 

* Denotes regional champion 

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