Western State Conference Champions 2006, 2007, 2008
Wrestling at the Conference Championships
Wrestling at the Regional Championships
Rio Hondo College Wrestling Team Video 2008
Wrestling Team Video 2007
Wrestling Team Video 2006
Rio Hondo College Wrestler named 2008
Pepsi Scholar Athlete of the Year
Diego Martinez was successful student-athlete academically
and athletically while wrestling at Rio Hondo College during the 2006 and 2007
seasons. Athletically he was a team Captain of the two-time Western State
Conference Champion wrestling team (2006, 2007). In 2007 he was a state
place-winner and All-American. He was awarded the Rio Hondo College Male
Student-Athlete of the Year Award for 2007-08 while competing for Head Coach
Mike Tellez. “I coached Diego in high school and then at Rio Hondo, I have
never had a harder worker in the classroom and on the mat,” said Tellez.
Diego took his total education very seriously which is
evident in his 3.93 grade point average. He was on the Honors list all four
semesters at Rio Hondo and would volunteer time at the on campus tutoring center
helping other students. Diego was a two-time Academic All-American in wrestling
(2006, 2007). In 2008 he received the Jet Propulsion Lab Undergraduate Scholar
Award as well as being awarded the Rio Hondo Outstanding Student Award in
Physics. A graduate of nearby Rosemead High School, Diego enjoys being a mentor
in the community. He is currently attending University of Southern California
on a full academic scholarship in the Honors program pursuing mechanical
engineering.
Congratulations to Diego for this outstanding
accomplishment.
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Rio's wrestling team competed in the opening tournament of the year at Cerritos
College on September 12th and had two wrestlers place. Julian Gonzalez (125lbs)
and Sal Feliccia (197lbs) both placed 3rd in the tournament. Rio only wrestled a
partial team in this early season tournament and will have the team full team
ready for the upcoming Mt. Sac duals on 9-20.
 Julian
Gonzalez (125lbs) and Sal Feliccia (197lbs)
Rick Bernal fells his opponent. The team is
successful!!
Watch a 2006 Championship
Team Video. Click Here
Roadrunner Wrestling
A Tradition of Excellence
Rio Hondo has produced
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2 State Championship Teams
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4 Regional Championship Teams
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6 Conference Championship Teams
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10 Individual State Champions (Two Outstanding Wrestlers)
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Over 37 All-Americans
In addition, the RHC wrestling team was the California Community College
Top Scholar team in 1993-94
Western State Conference
The Rio Hondo Roadrunners belong to the Western State Conference. The WSC is consistently
one of the top wrestling conferences in the state. Along with Rio Hondo, this highly
competitive conference features teams from Bakersfield, Cuesta, Cypress, and
Moorpark.
Head Coach: MIke Tellez
Asst Coaches:
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