Paige Nemec, high school senior, has just set the record for the first girl in Ohio history to win 100 career varsity wrestling matches. She has a record of 100-30, and all but one of the match’s were against boys.
“There’s always going to be people that don’t agree with women competing in male-dominated sports, but I think some people have respect for me because I think I put in just as much work as the boys,” she told press. “I see myself as a wrestler, not a girl wrestler. I just want people to accept me as a wrestler and not worry about, ‘She’s a girl, and some guys won’t wrestle her.’ I don’t see any difference at all.”
Paige isn’t just an amazing wrestler, she is also a great soccer player with 65 career goals all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. While she has been offered a few wrestling scholarships, she has chosen to accept a soccer scholarship. She will be missed in the wrestling community, but will not be forgotten!