Beliarosa Victoriano '23 Recruiting Profile

Wrestling has been a part of my life since first grade. I have four older brothers, two of which have competed on the state level. They have taught me to push myself and that I am capable of more than I think. I continue to try and better myself by getting more mat time, or putting in the extra hours at the gym to strengthen and tone my muscles or extra runs to improve my stamina. I do what is necessary to excel. I continue to love wrestling as much as I once did. It is true that times when I feel I can't do anymore there are times that I feel like I'm not good enough, then I remember my brothers and if needed talk to them to bolster my confidence in myself. Being the youngest with four older brothers I was constantly getting hurt but would push through everything and not let my pain stop me. The first memory I have of wrestling was my mom telling me that there was no crying in wrestling. That is a statement I strive to live up to always. I would like to share a couple examples with you here. The first example was from my first year wrestling, I was 6 years old and in first grade, my opponent took me down so hard it knocked the wind out of me, I was startled and took a moment to move, but was so upset at being hurt and scared that I did a reversal and punned the boy. I then ran off the mat and told my mom, I didn't cry, I was more impressed with myself over not crying on the mat than the win. The second example is a little more recent, from 8th grade. My opponent, twisted my knee and there was a loud enough pop that the referee stopped the match and started to call the coach onto the mat, I waved him away and took my position on the bottom, assuring the referee that I was fine to continue, and at the whistle I did a fast reversal and pinned the boy as well. By the time I got off the mat my knee was swollen twice the normal size, I later found out the there luckily was no major damage, but I was on crutches for 2 weeks and the season was over for me. 

I would love to be able to compete in wrestling at the college level while getting an education to advance myself in both academic and athletic positions.  My education is important to me. My mother has inspired me to go to college while I am young because she went back to college when I was smaller and raising five children by herself and going to college I saw how she struggled. I know what I want out of life and have learned from my mother and my brothers not to be afraid to go after what I want. I want to help people in life and am the happiest when I can. I feel that studying psychology will help me do that. The fact that each person is different in their reactions and actions to certain situations has always intrigued me as well.