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Ex-Hawks standout earns JuCo All-American honors

Posted Mar 1, 2010 by Adam Adkins

Updated Mar 1, 2010 at 06:30 PM

Former Armwood High wrestling standout Ruben Perez, who made program history by becoming the Hawks’ first individual state champion, earned junior college All-American honors Saturday by placing seventh at 157 pounds at the 2010 NJCAA National Wrestling Tournament.

Perez, now a sophomore at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa, went 4-2 at the event, which was held at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa. Wrestlers who finish in the top eight at their respective weight earn All-American honors.

Perez, a 2007 Armwood grad, went 50-2 as a high school senior and won the Class 2A 135-pound individual state championship. He remains the only Hawks wrestler to win an individual wrestling title.

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