10 wrestlers from Southern Arizona earned All-American status by the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA).
Daniel Miranda, Mountain View
Gabriel Elias, Sahuarita
Christian Lopez, Sahuarita
Brandon Paredes, Mountain View
Jaden Rael, Sahuarita
Jaime Rivera, Sunnyside
Job Lee, Sunnyside
Fernando Villaescusa, Sunnyside
Gavin Weaver, Mountain View
Nick Williams, Mountain View
Five wrestlers from Sahuarita were named Scholar All-Americans by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA).
Jayden Rael, Sahuarita
Levi Pannell, Sahuarita
Gabriel Elias, Sahuarita
Christian Lopez, Sahuarita
Justin Fox, Sahuarita
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