Over President’s Day Weekend, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), Texas’ governing body, held their girls state wrestling championships at the Berry Center in Cypress Texas.
A Pioneer State for Girls Wrestling
Women’s wrestling is big in Texas. The first state tournament for the ladies in 1999 was also the first occasion, across the entire country, a state association sanctioned a separate girl’s tournament. Texas is now up to two divisions, 5A and 6A.
Cydney Davis Finishes a Historic Three-Peat
Both were contested side by side and each had their star that shined brighter than the others, in the 5A slate, that would be El Paso Bel Air’s Cydney Davis. Davis, who is ranked 11th at 155 pounds in the latest girls’ national rankings by High School on SI, was in pursuit of her third title and locked it down with a fall.
“I’m really happy that everything turned out in my favor according to the lords will,” said Davis. “It’s not easy to win three consecutive titles and remain undefeated in the state of Texas the last three years but I commit myself to my craft everyday and try to be a better wrestle and that’s where I get my success.”
An unscathed sophomore year concluded with a 48-0 record and the first of what would be three championships. There was a hiccup on the road to title number two at the hands of No. 10 Eloise Woolsey (Cleveland, New Mexico) at the Las Cruces Tournament…