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Tucson native wins gold at X Games

Posted at 1:33 PM, Jun 07, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-09 16:26:30-04

Tucson native Kevin Peraza won his first X Games event in Austin, Texas. 

Peraza graduated from Sunnyside High School and at 21-years-old is one of the youngest BMX competitors in the X Games.

He competed in two events, Park and Dirt, and won the gold  medal in Dirt with a score of 88. He finished in 7th place last year.