Heaven Fitch sits surrounded by her high school teammates at Uwharrie Charter Academy on January 24, 2019 in Asheboro, NC. (For ESPN)
Brooke Hermel’s coach plugs her bloody nose at practice at Havelock High School on January 19, 2019. (For ESPN)
Wrestlers weigh in before the inaugural NCHSAA women’s wrestling invitational in Greensboro, NC on February 2, 2019. (For ESPN)
Brooke Hermel drills with a partner at practice at Havelock High School on January 19, 2019. (For ESPN)
Brooke Hermel embraces her coach after winning her weight class at the inaugural NCHSAA women’s wrestling invitational in Greensboro, NC on February 2, 2019. (For ESPN)
Young wrestlers listen during an all-women’s clinic at UNC’s wrestling room in Chapel Hill, NC on March 3, 2019. (For ESPN)
Wrestlers drill during an all-women’s clinic at UNC’s wrestling room in Chapel Hill, NC on March 3, 2019. (For ESPN)
Heaven Fitch drills with a partner during practice at Uwharrie Charter Academy on January 24, 2019 in Asheboro, NC. (For ESPN)
Heaven Fitch fixes her hair during practice at Uwharrie Charter Academy on January 24, 2019 in Asheboro, NC. (For ESPN)
Wrestlers adjust headgear at the inaugural NCHSAA women’s wrestling invitational in Greensboro, NC on February 2, 2019. (For ESPN)
A wrestler resists getting pinned at the inaugural NCHSAA women’s wrestling invitational in Greensboro, NC on February 2, 2019. (For ESPN)
Wrestlers pose for a group photo at the inaugural NCHSAA women’s wrestling invitational in Greensboro, NC on February 2, 2019. (For ESPN)