Sunday, February 8, 2026

LJ g wrestling: Durst and Quach reach podium

By Ed Piper

In a flourish at the peak of their senior years, La Jolla's Becka Durst (135) and Maddie Quach (105) reached the podium in their respective weight classes to take home honors at the CIF San Diego Section Division 4 Finals Sat., Feb. 7, at Valley Center High.

Durst, who moved to La Jolla's attendance area before her sophomore year two years ago, placed second at 135 after battling to the finals on a fall and technical fall. In her first match after a bye, Becka pinned Zoey Gimmeson of the host school in 1:25 before recording a tech fall, 21-4, over Tatiana Lopez of Mission Bay. That put her in the championship bout.

Quach, who recovered from an injured shoulder weeks before, went to the consolation bracket after pinning Zoe Harper of Mission Bay in 1:28, then falling to Angie Beltran of Holtville. Maddie registered a fall over Hendrix Parker of Kearny in 1:48 to go to the third-place bout.

In that match, she pinned Avianna Woodley of Mountain Empire in 1:57 for her third-place medal.


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