If you’ve been around girls wrestling in Missouri—or anywhere in the country—you’ve probably felt it:   The level is rising. Fast.   More girls. More opportunities. More eyes on the sport.   But with that growth comes a gap—and it’s one I see all the time.   Girls are grinding through folkstyle season…   …but not fully committing to freestyle. And that’s the separator right now.   Not talent. Not toughness. Not even experience.   It’s freestyle.   College Wrestling Isn’t Folk

Everyone loves to talk about what happens in-season—wins, losses, rankings, medals. But the truth is, champions are built long before the whistle blows in November. The offseason is where the real separation happens. It’s where good athletes decide if they’re going to stay the same… or take a jump.   If you want to level up, it comes down to four things: training, exercise, national exposure, and making sure you don’t lose sight of enjoying the process.   1. Training: Build t

For years, wrestling in America felt like it was fighting just to hold its ground.   Programs were getting cut. Numbers were dipping. Smaller colleges were hanging by a thread. At the high school level, participation would fluctuate, and in some areas, the sport was losing visibility.   And then everything changed.   Not because of a rule change. Not because of a new format. But because of women’s wrestling.   The Spark That Turned Into a Movement   Let’s start with reality—t