Teenage wrestler is the first woman ever to win individual state championships

High school junior in North Carolina has been the first woman ever to win a national championship.

Heaven Fitch took home gold in her weight division after crushing her competitor with 11-3 major decisions, WRAL posted.

According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), she is the first woman ever to win the NCHSAA Wrestling Individual State Championship.

“I’ve just fought my hardest, and I kind of won the match if I’m honest,” Fitch said to WTVD.

Fitch competes with teenage boys as part of the 106-pound Uwharrie Charter Wrestling Team.

She dominated the men’s competition to take home the 106-pound championship and make history of teen wrestling in North Carolina.

In the tense last few moments of the match, seen in a video posted by NCHSAA on the twitter, it looked as if it might have been over for Fitch.

But, with cheers of encouragement from the audience as a soundtrack, she swung out from underneath him and turned the tables, pinning him to the ground before the referee raised his hand.

Fitch has fought most of her life since the age of six, becoming involved in sport after seeing her older brothers play, according to CNN, told the Independent Tribune in 2018.

I’m pretty sure it was because they didn’t want me to get hurt, so I’d be like, ‘Ok, if they could do it, I’d have to be able to do it.

She cemented herself as a state-wide role model to other young women in wrestling and beyond, displaying the feminine desire to excel in a sport that remains overwhelmingly dominated by men.

“I’m just happy I can be a role model for people younger than me, and it’s so crazy to inspire others,

“It’s sort of insane to think that people are looking up to me,” she said to WTVD.

After finishing the season with a record of 54-4, NCHSA also won the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 1A State Championship.

NCHSAA Director Que Tucker told CNN that there are currently about 300 women participating in association-sanctioned wrestling, and that number is increasing.