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- Weight:
- 157
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Edinburg, Texas
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- High School:
- Robert Vela
Bio
Honors & Awards
- NWCA Scholar All-America (2020-21)
- Nick Ackerman Most Courageous (2020-21)
- Clint Manny Hardest Worker (2019-20)
- Three-time letterwinner (2019-22)
2021-22 | junior
- Tallied 17 wins in 30 matches
- Boasted a nine-match win streak midway through the season
- Recorded five pins, tied for the fourth-most on the team
- Ranked second on the team with three technicall falls
- Added four major decision victories
- Finished runner-up in the 157 bracket at Central's Under Armour Invitational
- Took third place at Coe Turkey Open on Nov. 20
2020-21 | sophomore
- Earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors
- Recipient of team's Nick Ackerman Most Courageous award
- Finished the year with a 5-8 record
- Went 2-6 during the conference season
- Tallied three bonus-point victories
2019-20 | freshman
- Named the Clint Manny Hardest Worker
- Finished rookie season with nine victories between 149 and 157 pounds
- Tallied three pins
High School
- A 2019 graduate of Robert Vela High School
- Four-year state qualifier
- Received sixth place at state during 2019 season
- 2018 Greco state champion
- 2018 freestyle state medalist
- Member of the Texas National Team in 2018
- Four-year varsity letterwinner
Personal
- Son of Robert and Berenice Silva
- Has two siblings, Nicholas and Danielle
- Majoring in accounting with a minor in computer science and data analytics
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Storm drop season-opening dual to Cornell
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