Pueblo sophomore Elizabeth Valenzuela-Smith and her older brother Jozeph had successful performances in the prestigious Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Folkstyle Nationals at Des Moines, Iowa, over the weekend.
Elizabeth placed third in the 110-pound competition involving high school-age girls.
Jozeph, a junior with the Warriors, was sixth at 157 pounds in the Boys Showcase division.
Elizabeth, wrestling as part of the Arizona Girls Wrestling Club, won four consecutive matches in the consolation bracket after reaching the quarterfinals of the championship bracket.
Her results:
Championship Bracket
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Defeated Kayla McNatt (Arizona Girls Wrestling) (Fall 3:11)
Round 3: Defeated Mileena Notaro (Nebraska Wrestling Training Center) (TF 17-0)
Quarterfinal: Lost to Aubree Gutierrez (Surfside X Wrestling of California) (Fall 2:23)
Round 6: Defeated Abbey West (Champions Wrestling Club of Utah) (Maj 14-0)
Round 7: Defeated Jayden Keller (The Nest Wrestling Club of California) (TF 17-2)
Semifinal: Defeated Ayana Contreras (California) (Maj 16-5)
Third-Place Match: Defeated Sophia Marie Gonzales (Surfside X Wrestling of California) (Fall 2:18)
The results for Jozeph (wrestling with Cyclones Wrestling & Fitness of Tucson):
Championship Bracket
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Defeated Eric Hodge (Project Grapple Wrestling Club of Miami) (Dec 4-1)
Quarterfinal: Defeated Tre Haines (Ascend Wrestling Academy of Washington) (TB-1 2-1)
Semifinal: Lost to Maximus Dhabolt (Sebolt Wrestling Academy of Iowa) (Fall 2:00)
Semifinals: Lost to Brandon Dean (Betterman Elite Wrestling of Colorado) (Fall 3:28)
Fifth-Place Match: Lost to Samuel Zanton (Team Nazar Training Center of Wisconsin) (Dec 5-2)
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