2021 Olympic Games

Morton Ranch Olympic Gold Medalist Leads Katy ISD Hall of Honor Inductees

Morton Ranch wrestlers Tarkyia Mensah (left) and Tamyra Stock celebrate with Morton Ranch coach Mark Balser at a 2011 photo at the UIL State Wrestling Championship. Both seniors had just won state championships in wrestling. For Stock, it was her second consecutive title.

By Terry Carter Related: Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor Schedule When Morton Ranch sophomore Tamyra (Mensah) Stock appeared in the Maverick wrestling room in 2008, she sat on the floor, a reluctant observer of her twin sister, Tarkyia Mensah, who was learning wrestling moves. It may have been the only quiet moment in Stock’s wrestling career before she embraced the physical nature of grappling. Stock has won back-to-back state championships in 2010 and 2011, […]