Fielding her ground

Bailey Fielding began wrestling her freshman year of high school. Photo by Alison Skowronek.DOROTHY LAKSHMANAMURTHY | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | dlakshmanamurthy@butler.edu

When first-year political science major Bailey Fielding first spotted the wrestling flyers on the walls of Northview High School during her first year of high school, she was already juggling a busy schedule with color guard. Yet, the idea of joining a sport that has predominantly been a male-dominated arena was something that appealed to her, so she decided to take the plunge.

“I thought it would be badass to be a woman doing something like that,” Fielding said.

However, once she entered her sophomore year, Fielding was…