"When she started wrestling in that rec program, Honor was the only girl on the team, and her opponents were almost always boys. But Honor started recruiting teammates - including her sisters and friends - and more girls began competing at the state level, too. "This year, during the States, there was like 15 girls wrestling in my bracket, but the year before, there was only six," says Honor, now 11 and in sixth grade at Akron Elementary School. She and her family are part of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation in Western New York."
""It is a full-blown wrestling match every day in my living room," Brittany jokes. "We have mats now and that helps me feel a little bit better." Honor jumped from the local spotlight to the national stage earlier this year when she became a Dove Body Confident Ambassador and the youngest person featured on the cover of the 2025 Sports reIllustrated campaign. The female-forward issue shared stories of 10 female athletes who are breaking barriers and pushing boundaries in sports. Honor, who wants to compete in the Olympics one day, hopes to inspire other girls and Native American kids."
Honor began wrestling at age seven and was initially the only girl on her rec team, often facing boys. She recruited sisters and friends, contributing to a rise in girls competing at state levels. Wrestling became a family activity with siblings of various ages practicing together. Honor earned national recognition as a Dove Body Confident Ambassador and became the youngest person on the cover of the 2025 Sports reIllustrated female-forward issue. She aspires to compete in the Olympics and aims to inspire girls and Native American youth, showing Indigenous athletes belong and can break barriers in sports.
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