A state championship is quite an accomplishment for any high school and two state champs is almost unheard of but, senior Quentin Perez and sophomore Asia Ray did just that. Both wrestlers trained hard, grappled ferociously and came out victorious.

The Colt: How long have you been wrestling?

Perez: Since the 4th grade.

Ray: I have only been wrestling since my freshman year.

TC: Did you ever think you would be a state champion?

Perez: I have been preparing for it since the beginning.

Ray: No, actually.

TC:  Walk me through your training schedule?

Perez: I wake up at 5, Crossfit at 5:30, go to school, practice from 1:45 to 3:30, go home and practice from 6 to 8.

Ray: I just practice at school during my wrestling periods.

TC: Is it hard to maintain a certain weight for wrestling? Why or why not?

Perez: For some people it is but not for me. It really just boils down to eating right and having a healthy lifestyle.

Ray: Well for me the hardest part was gaining weight, I had to force myself to eat a lot to meet a certain weight requirement.

TC: Will you wrestle in college?

Perez: Of course.

Ray: Yes.

TC: What was the competition like in the state finals?

Perez: It wasn’t too hard, my state semi finals guy was harder than my finals opponent.

Ray: It was really tough, a lot of my opponents were much stronger than they looked so I underestimated a few of them which ultimately made it harder for me, but I was able to pull through in the end.

TC: Do you feel pressured to perform at state level for the rest of your high school career?

Ray: Absolutely I do, I feel like I have set a really high bar for myself and it would be a pity to not meet or exceed that bar.