As a wrestler herself, Eastern High Senior Emma Donovan admitted she has been a fan of national champion wrestler Sage Mortimer for a while. And she is still in shock that, come this fall, the two will be teammates. Emma, the only female wrestler for the Eastern High wrestling team, was the first to commit to Grand Valley State University’s women’s wrestling team, which will have its inaugural season in the winter of 2024. Mortimer, a transfer from King University in Tennessee, was the second. “I sent a text to my coach right after she committed and I think I sent it to him in all caps, “No way, Sage Mortimer is also going there. This is so cool. I’m like her biggest fan,’” Emma said. “He was like, ‘Well, next year, she’s gonna be your teammate.’
“It’s just so cool that now we’re going to be competing at the same level and we’re going to be in the same wrestling room.”
To read the full story and see pictures of Emma in action, check out the School News Network article online.
(Photo’s online are courtesy of Michigan Sports Photo/Kathy Hoffman)
