Sunnyside sophomore wrestler Sergio Vega is the Jet Sports Training Male Athlete of the Month for February in consecutive years because his undefeated dominance continued from last year to this season.
Vega earned a repeat state championship in Phoenix on Feb. 18, when Sunnyside’s dynasty captured its sixth consecutive state title and 36th overall.
Vega has won the first 77 matches of his high school career,
He went 40-0 last season, capped by a state title at 113 pounds.
He finished 37-0 this season, including a state championship at 126 pounds.
He is attempting to match the unbeaten feat through a career at Sunnyside that Roman Bravo-Young achieved from 2014-18, going 189-0 with four state titles.
2022 MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS
January 2022: Sabino basketball player Weston Haebig
February 2022: Sunnyside wrestler Sergio Vega
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon. He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Gallego Fine Arts Intermediate in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
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