San Saba UIL Academics Contest Results

See more photos of UIL winners on pages 11 and 12

San Saba students in 2nd - 5th grades traveled to Junction on December 3 and competed in the 2025-26 UIL Academics meet.

Meet Results: 2nd Grade Storytelling Participants were: Elias Bowman Camden Amstead Easton Nazier Alternate: Karla Ferrer Coached by: Samantha Kruger

2nd Grade Music Memory Participants were: Hadley Beth Craft Vivian Theis Hudson Turner Case Walts Turner Henslee Coached by: Ceci Bessent Awards were:

Vivian Theis-1st place Case Walts-2nd place 2nd place Team-Hadley Beth Craft, Vivian Theis, Case Walts, Hudson Turner, Turner Henslee 2nd Grade Chess Puzzles Participants were: Turner Henslee Case Walts Easton Naizer Alternate: Ruben Davila, Daniel Rocha Coached by: Kelley Cash Awards were:

Case Walts-2nd place Turner Henslee-5th place 2nd place Team-Case Walts, Turner Henslee, Easton Naizer 2nd Grade Creative Writing Participants were: Willow Tinney Teagan Borel Coached by: Pam Casco 3rd Grade Oral Reading Participants were: Abigail Fuller Aspen Hoyt Elizabeth Gonzalez Alternate: Harper Stevens Coached by: Kayla Pierce Awards were:

Abigail Fuller-7th place 3rd Grade Music Memory Participants were: Morgan Huff Eli Eudy Abigail Fuller Coached by: Ceci Bessent Awards were:

Morgan Huff-5th place Abigail Fuller-6th place 1st place Team- Morgan Huff, Abigail Fuller, Eli Eudy 3rd Grade Spelling Participants were:

Morgan Huff Harper Stevens Kennedy Kruger Alternate: Abigail Fuller Coached by: Lesley Vega 3rd place Team- Morgan Huff, Harper Stevens, Kennedy Kruger 3rd Grade Chess Puzzles Participants were: Aspen Hoyt Abigail Fuller Elizabeth Gonzalez Alternate: Avalen Martinez Coached by: Kelley Cash Awards were:

Elizabeth Gonzalez - 1st place Abigail Fuller -6th place 2nd place team- Elizabeth Gonzalez, Aspen Hoyt, Abigail Fuller 3rd Grade Storytelling Participants were: Kennedy Kruger Chloe Cooley Coached by: Samantha Kruger

4th Grade Oral Reading Participants were: Allison Millican

John Clay Craft Coached by: Kayla Pierce Awards were:

Allison Millican-6th place John Clay Craft-8th place 4th Grade Reading Writing Participants were: Dakota Gage Allison Millican Camryn Jacobs Alternate: Luke Nazier Coached by: Kelley Cash Awards were:

Allison Millican-6th place 4th Grade Music Memory Participants were: Hadley Fuller Asa Riquelmy Cash Reyes Dayler Barrier Hugh Henslee Coached by: Ceci Bessent Awards were:

Dayler Barrier -1th place Hadley Fuller - 2nd place Cash Reyes- 4th place 1st place Team- Dayler Barrier, Hadley Fuller, Asa Riquelmy, Cash Reyes, Hugh Henslee 4th Grade Art Smart Participants were:

Asa Riquelmy Ailany Rodriguez Hadley Fuller Alternate: Michael Vallenaveda Coached by: Lucia Martinez

Awards were:

Asa Riquelmy-3rd place Ailany Rodriguez-6th place 1st place Team-Asa Riquelmy, Hadley Fuller, Ailany Rodriguez 4th Grade Number Sense Participants were: Cash Reyes Asa Riquelmy Edwin Tovias Alternate: Isabella Mayes Coached by: Sarah Mann 4th Grade Chess Puzzles Participants were: Hugh Henslee Cash Reyes Asa Riquelmy Alternate: Michael Vallenavedo Coached by: Kelley Cash Awards were:

Asa Riquelmy- 2nd place Cash Reyes – 6th place 2nd place team- Hugh Henslee, Cash Reyes, Asa Riquelmy 5th Grade Chess Puzzles 6th place-Corbin Ward 5th Grade Art Smart

4th place-Corbin Ward 2nd place Team-Emma Kate Kuehl, Sophia Ramirez, Clara Murray, Corbin Ward 5th Grade Ready Writing 3rd place- Clara Murray 5th Grade Music Memory

4th place- Preston Moellendorf

5th Grade Spelling

1st place-Corbin Ward 1st place Team-Emma Kate Kuehl, Corbin Ward, Preston Moellendorf 5th Grade Dictionary Skills 6th place- Daniella Salinas 3rd place Team-Daniella Salinas, Clara Murray, Emma McBee 5th Grade Listening Skills 1st place-Dominic Collins 1st place Team- Preston Moellendorf, Dominic Collins, Emma McBee 5th Grade Maps, Graphs, & Charts 3rd place- Corbin Ward Out of 8 school districts, San Saba received 2nd Place Overall with 288 points!!!

Congratulations to all UIL participants and their UIL coaches!!