Teagan McKinnie '24 Recruiting Profile

Hello, my name is Teagan Rae and I'm a Senior currently attending Verrado High School located in Buckeye, AZ. I would like to start off by telling you a little bit about myself and my achievements throughout my high school career. I'm one of a few female wrestlers at my school which presented certain challenges when it came time to finding adequate wrestling partners to practice with as you can imagine. However, I did not let that keep me from developing and honing my skills to become one of the best female wrestlers in my state. I kept pushing myself to do better and better as the time went on. Cut to this past year I was one of the only female wrestle at my school to qualify for state championships and make it. In that competition I placed number 9 in the state for women's wrestling. But I didn't let that stop me I continued to compete in club competitions as well as private tournament events which frequently took me to all corners of my state to compete against other girls. Overall, I love wrestling it has become one of my greatest passions in life and has taught me the value of hard work, dedication and discipline to which I owe the sport much gratitude and believe it will lead to my success in the future.