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AGUILAR OVERCOMES INJURY, EARLY REGIONAL LOSS TO EARN WRESTLING STATE BERTH

Aguilar overcomes injury, early regional loss to earn wrestling state berth

WILL HOPKINS

Temple Daily Telegram | 2/13/2025

PHOTO CREDIT: Ray Swindle

The road to the UIL wrestling state meet has been a long and winding one for Temple’s Pablo Aguilar and, for a moment, it looked like his 2025 campaign had met its end after an early round loss in the Class 6A Region IV tournament.

While the setback was not in the plan for Aguilar, it was nothing new after he missed his entire sophomore season with a broken ankle, an injury he credits as helping develop the attitude that helped him overcome the hardships he faced at the regional meet.

“It really switched my mindset a little bit, not to take anything for granted, to just put 100 percent into every match,” he said. “So that helped me to get through.”

In his junior season, Aguilar has been sure not to waste any of his chances on the mat, and his results speak for themselves. Competing in the 132-pound weight division, he has compiled a 32-8 record ahead of the state meet that starts Friday a... Click here to read full article

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