Combat sports are often stigmatized as brutal, barbaric and violent, especially in sports that have a very minuscule female presence. But over the past few years the lines between gender specific sports have rapidly become blurred in society, as great strides have been made in the world of mixed martial arts, football and women’s wrestling.
The battle for gender equality in sports is still ongoing, often dealing with either misrepresentation or underrepresentation, but on Fresno State’s campus Rossana Aguilar has taken it upon herself to push the envelope in the sport of wrestling. Aguilar was instrumental in establishing a presence in female wrestling that had never been seen in Fresno State’s 113-year history at the time Aguilar stepped foot on campus.