Brentsville
District
High
School
sophomore
May
Cuyler
is
the
first-place
winner
of
the
2022
Virginia
Girls'
Wrestling
Championship
that
took
place
at
Hayfield
Secondary
School
in
Alexandria,
Virginia.
Cuyler
was
one
of
eight
in
her
weight
class
of
136
pounds.
She
had
a
total
of
11
pins
and
zero
points
were
scored
on
her.
When
asked
what
it
felt
like
to
wake
up
as
the
state
champion
for
girls'
wrestling,
Cuyler
shared,
"I
felt
the
same,
but
when
I
saw
my
mom's
phone
full
of
messages
congratulating
me,
it
made
me
happy
because
I
didn't
realize
I
had
accomplished
something
that
special."
Cuyler
credits
her
coach
and
teammates
for
helping
her
achieve
her
goals.
"The
coaches
always
make
sure
I
know
what
I
am
doing.
My
teammates
always
support
me
and
make
sure
I
am
happy
and
healthy
enough
to
wrestle,
and
that
really
goes
a
long
way."
This
is
Cuyler's
third
win
in
all
girls'
wrestling
competitions
this
past
winter
season.
Her
other
two
victories
took
place
at
the
6th
Annual
All
Girls
Invitational
at
Culpeper
County
High
School
in
Culpeper,
Virginia,
and
another
competition
at
Orange
County
High
School
in
Orange,
Virginia.
While
there
is
currently
no
female
wrestling
division
sanctioned
by
the
Virginia
High
School
League;
this
annual
competition
gives
female
wrestlers
in
Virginia
the
opportunity
to
compete
on
the
state
level.
Rick
Adams,
head
wrestling
coach
at
Brentsville
High,
shared,
"Cuyler
shows
up
every
day
and
has
never
missed
a
practice.
She
is
one
of
the
hardest
workers
in
the
room,
and
always
has
a
smile
on
her
face
when
she
throws
one
of
the
boys
[wrestlers].
We
want
more
girls
to
join
[wrestling],
and
May
has
paved
the
way.
Hopefully,
people
can
see
May's
success
and
come
try
wrestling
at
Brentsville."
Adams
added
that
any
student
at
Brentsville
interested
in
wrestling
can
participate:
"everyone
makes
the
team."
Cuyler
also
participates
competitively
in
Judo.
She
placed
third
in
the
United
States
of
America
Judo
Junior
Olympic
Championships
that
took
place
in
Winston-Salem,
North
Carolina.
Cuyler
is
ranked
third
in
the
nation
under
the
category
of
National
Roster
Female
International
Judo
Federation
(IJF)
Junior
(Born
2002-2007)
in
the
63
kg
weight
division.
