It's nice to surprise others, and sometimes, it feels even better to surprise yourself. Wrap both feelings inside a highly esteemed championship belt, and you might come close to how Pleasantville junior Adriana Palumbo (adrianapalumbo.22) felt after capturing the Super 32 title at Greensboro, North Carolina, this past weekend.
"My anniversary for when I started wrestling is on Thanksgiving, actually, so it'll be the two-year mark then," Palumbo said. "If you'd ask me two years ago, what I would be doing in two years, I definitely would not say winning a national title. I'd probably tell you playing volleyball or something like that. I've definitely grown a lot in that aspect as a wrestler, but I've also grown as a person and learning how to take losses and use them to my advantage and motivate me to work harder. I'm just excited for what comes next."
Palumbo became the first female wrestler from New York to ever capture a Super 32 championship, as she emerged on top in the 160-pound...
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