DOROTHY LAKSHMANAMURTHY | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | dlakshmanamurthy@butler.edu
When first-year political science major Bailey Fielding first spotted the wrestling flyers on the walls of Northview High School during her first year of high school, she was already juggling a busy schedule with color guard. Yet, the idea of joining a sport that has predominantly been a male-dominated arena was something that appealed to her, so she decided to take the plunge.
“I thought it would be badass to be a woman doing something like that,” Fielding said.
However, once she entered her sophomore year, Fielding was overwhelmed with the load of both wrestling and color guard, and decided to step away from the wrestling mat.