Dos Pueblos wrestlers who medaled at the Folkstyle State Finals included, from left, Diego Lopez, Noah Stevens, Cameron cox (champion) and Ryan Fidel.
Dos Pueblos wrestler Cameron Cox won his weight class at the California USA Wrestling High School Folkstyle Championships at Selland Arena in Fresno over the weekend.
Cox, a two-time Channel League champion and CIF Masters Meet qualifier won five matches en route to the title at 132 pounds. A highlight for him was beating Noah Blakely of Servite in the quarterfinals. Blakely was CIF division champion and a State Meet qualifier.
In the championship match, Cox pinned Kyle Torres of The Empire wrestling club in 5:25. He posted three pins in the tournament and won his semifinal match by a major decision (12-2).
Cox qualifies for the USA Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, April 3-6.
Dos Pueblos had five other place finishers at the meet. They were:
Frosh 285 – William Fader, 8th
Soph 170 – Diego Lopez, 6th
JR/SR 100 – Ryan Fidel, 7th
Frosh 170 – Jalen Siegel, 6th
Soph 113 – Noah Stevens, 6th
