Three Pirates make wrestling first team
Mon, 03/14/2016
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Three members of the Highline wrestling team landed positions on this year's Seamount League first team.
Brian Womac made the squad selected by member coaches as a senior, while Highline teammates Kevin Plenh-Romero and Ty Shanklin were named as sophomores.
Foster, meanwhile, won the Team Sportsmanship award.
Lindbergh junior Diego Gallegos was named as the wrestling Athlete of the Year and Mark Robuck of Renton as the Coach of the Year after leading the Indians to the league title.
Bowen McConville of Kennedy made the first team along with Gallegos and the Highline trio as a sophomore.
Other first team choices were Hazen junior Mario Wesa, Hazen junior Tyson Mowrey, Lindbergh junior Deven Maddy, Renton senior Leroy Rowe and Renton senior Kendrick Untalan.
Three Foster athletes made the second team in senior Luis Cuellar, senior Mark Schenck and junior Frank Leuga.
Kirby Bui of Evergreen made the second team as a sophomore, while Highline's Jacob Jones was so honored as a senior and Tyee's Conrado Barrera as a junior.
Also on the second team were Hazen sophomore Austin Hrenchir, Hazen senior Leo Palaganas, Renton senior John Estonilo and Renton junior Michael Stuart.
Five Evergreen athletes earned honorable mention in Alex Zamora, Danny Martinez, Andrew Dang, Luana Tupa and Roberto Monsisbias.
Highline's Kyle Herbruger and Tyee's Daniel Garcia also made honorable mention.
Honorable mention also went to Nik Vargas of Hazen, Mayimayi Dieudonne of Hazen, Marquis Gallegos of Lindbergh, AJ Sellem of Lindbergh, Chance Edwards of Lindbergh, Zach Goe of Lindbergh, Aaron Orozco of Lindbergh, John Pham of Renton, Noah Smith of Renton, Alexis Salinas of Renton, Dani Chaires of Renton, Brandon King of Renton and Eduardo Nicolas of Renton.