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Sisterhood Is A Reason For Women’s Wrestling Growth

Women’s wrestling is part sport, part community, part family, part movement — and all progress.
Jun 26, 2023 by Kyle Klingman

Samantha Miller and Allyssa Pirro sat high above the action on the first day of the recent men’s U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials in Geneva, Ohio. They eventually worked their way to the floor and volunteered for three straight days — making the two-hour round-trip drive from Cleveland.

Their reason for attending was simple: they love the sport.

“My best friend Allyssa Pirro wrestles at Indiana Tech and she asked if I wanted to go to World Team Trials,” Miller said. “I’m here to support some of my friends and I love wrestling. Why not?”

The two met during high school while competing for Team Ohio. Miller wrestled on the Parkersburg, West Virginia, men’s team and drove three hours to train and compete in Ohio since their opportunities in her state were limited.

Miller recently transferred from Presbyterian to Mount Olive (a Division II program in Mount Olive, North Carolina), while Pirro wrestles for Indiana Tech (an NAIA program in Fort Wayne).

Two different colleges. Two different states. Two different divisions. Lifelong friendship.

“Going from the only girl when I was four years old until now — wrestling has grown tremendously,” Miller said. “I just want to keep growing it and making a path for the girls who haven’t gotten there yet. Even if I lost a match, I could look out and see all these people supporting us. People are putting their time into it.” … rest of story at … Flowrestling.org/Sisterhood-is-a-reason-for-womens-wrestling-growth

June 28, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized