2025 UIL state wrestling: See the list of Austin-area girls qualifiers and tournament information

By Kelly Marshall
Austin Sports Journal

The 2025 UIL state wrestling tournament begins Friday at The Berry Center in Cypress. Several Austin-area teams and wrestlers qualified for the tournament and will be challenging for gold.

You can find a full list of girls qualifiers and tournament information below.

Wrestlers to watch

McNeil’s Maxfield Rotches grapples with Megan Walsh of Lake Travis in the girls’ 145-pound championship 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)

Mila Juarez, San Marcos, sophomore: The Region IV-6A champion in the 120-pound weight class has the second-best overall record (34-3) among the 16 qualifiers. She will be challenged by Vanessa De La Cruz from Conroe College Park.

Maxfield Rotches, McNeil, senior: The Region IV-6A champion in the 145-weight class enters the tournament with a 24-4 record. She is ins a tough bracket, but has a real shot at reaching the medal stand, if not winning.

Summer Williams, Smithson Valley, junior and Sophia Silva, Rouse senior: Williams was the Region IV-5A champion, while Silva was the Region III-5A champion. Both enter the tournament with only four losses this season and are challengers to Mariah Dillard from Azle, who enters the 114-weight class bracket with a 39-0 overall record.

Chyenne Velasquez, Davenport, senior: The 5A bracket is loaded with local wrestlers, including Glenn’s Layla Hines, Georetown’s Avey Norwood, Piper’s Macie Jung and New Braunfels Riley Emma Castilleja. Velasquez (37-1) is a heavy favorite with the overall best record of the field of 16.

UIL state wrestling tournament

When: Friday-Saturday

Where: The Berry Center, Cypress

Ticket information: Tickets sales are online only and can be purchased at HomeTownticketing.com. Tickets are $15 per day or $25 for an all-tournament pass.

Parking: Parking at the Berry Center is free.

Schedule

Friday: Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and matches are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday: Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and semifinal matches are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Third-place matches are slated to start at 2:30 p.m., while championships are set for 4:45 p.m.

Austin-area girls qualifiers

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Class 6A

100 – Sky Nelms (22-12), Vandegrift

107 – Marianna Jacquernotte (38-13), New Braunfels Canyon

114 – Abigal Gallardo (36-7), Hutto*

120 – Lucy Clarno (40-2), Dripping Springs; Mila Juarez (34-3), San Marcos*

126 – Kyla Janowitz (35-12), Westwood

132 – Su’nae Burden (41-8), New Braunfels Canyon

138 – Lilliana Besa (38-7), Buda Johnson

145 – Megan Walsh (34-8), Lake Travis; Maxfield Rotches (24-4), McNeil*

152 – Joanna Henry (32-5), Vandegrift

165 – Amelie Anderson (31-3), Westwood

* = Regional champion

Class 5A

100 – Chloe Enberg (17-6), Cedar Park*; Alexis Avalos (28-4), Smithson Valley

107 – Amaris Rivera (27-4), Leander; Taylor Niece (36-5), Glenn

114 – Keenyah Oliver (23-13), Hays; Summer Williams (33-4), Smithson Valley*; Sophia Silva (24-4), Rouse*

120 – Aniz Ramirez (22-1), Georgetown

126 – Savanna Schaaf (24-2), Pieper; Yurianna Lippinghoff (29-2), Georgetown

132 – Casey Williams (26-11), New Braunfels

138 – Chyenne Velasquez (37-1), Davenport*; Macie Jung (26-11), Pieper; Avey Norwood (25-11), Georgetown; Layla Hines (33-7), Glenn; Riley Emma Castilleja (30-13), New Braunfels

145 – Sierra Rayne Guy (26-15) Davenport; Gillian Eckert (30-4), Pieper; Aubree Schubert (24-6), Liberty Hill

152 – Karisa Moore (12-2), Davenport; Allyson Alaniz (30-9), Smithson Valley; Shylynn Brown (35-7), Glenn

165 – Cameron Massie (31-2), Pieper*; McKinley Bayler (22-10), Georgetown

185 – Gabriela Knight (18-8), Smithson Valley; Grayson Gunderson (28-6), Glenn; Lyric Larry (34-4), New Braunfels*

235 – Shelby Wells (27-5), Pieper*; Rozlyn Painchaud (25-15), Glenn; Alyciana Rogers (26-0), Liberty Hill*