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Zareen Syed

A smackdown of athletic stereotypes: She wrestles girls and boys, winning accolades and matches

It’s clear that wrestler Emma Engels doesn’t do it “for the ‘gram,” and certainly not for the attention.

The 15-year-old sophomore from Bartlett High School is fresh off an Illinois High School Association wrestling championship victory, but you likely wouldn’t guess that based on how quickly she shoves her gold medal back into her backpack. She’s just not the type to brag about her victories on outlets such as Instagram.

“Next year, it won’t matter,” said Engels, of Elgin. “And I go play softball now, and they’ll make an announcement about it, but the girls across the (softball) field aren’t going to care that I won the championship in wrestling.”

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