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Watch Now: Three Sunnyside athletes are running a camp to teach wrestling and economic literacy
Audrey Jimenez, Mike Avelar and Jamie Rivera, with Counting Takedowns, along with the Arizona Council on Economic Education, are teaching 60 area youth on the mat and in the classroom. Video by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Between his careers at Sunnyside High School and Penn State, Tucson native Roman Bravo-Young had a 283-10 record on the wrestling mat. Now RBY is hopeful to represent the U.S. on the global stage — and inspire kids like him.
How Sunnyside HS wrestling star Roman Bravo-Young became an NCAA champion and Olympic qualifierBetween his careers at Sunnyside High School and Penn State, Tucson native Roman Bravo-Young had a 283-10 record on the wrestling mat. Now, as RBY goes global — as in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games — he hopes to continue inspiring kids like him.
