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mother of the family. "Lauren
started out slow also. But
Lauren's a lot like Rustin —
they both have that drive and
intensity to succeed."
Kinawa coach Darin Wilcox
guided Lauren during her
middle school career. He has
nothing but praise for the
first female wrestler he has
ever had to coach.
"A lot of people were con-
cerned about her participa-
tion, but she's demonstrated
the maturity to handle the
social pressure of it," Wilcox
said. "I talked to her the first
day of practice and I told her
I supported her decision; I
knew of the controversy. But
she is the smartest wrestler
I've come across at that level.
"She is beyond her years in
maturity," he added. "She
doesn't get highly emotional
when things go good and she
doesn't get depressed when
things go bad."
Not that things ever go too
bad for Lauren. During the
last two years, she entered
five tournaments, winning
four of them. She also wasn't
taken down all season, which
Wilcox says is "incomprehen-
sible." A takedown occurs
when one wrestler forces an
opponent to the mat.
"Lauren might have open-
ed the door in a lot of areas;'
Wilcox said. "She has said
that if she wrestles and loses
next year in high school, she's
losing because she's a
freshman, not because she's a
girl.
"A good deal of her success
can be attributed to her upbr-
inging," Wilcox added. Her
parents don't push her too
hard."
Gail and her husband, Alan
Wolfe, did not come from a
wrestling background. Their
interest in the sport came
from Rustin's involvement.
Now the Wolfes attend meets
almost weekly, and help out
by keeping score or timing
when Okemos hosts a match.
"We didn't know anything
about wrestling until the
oldest one started," Gail said.
"Now I think I get more ner-
vous the night before a match
than Lauren does."
But it's already been a long
career for Lauren, who
started wrestling in the first
grade. After the novelty of be-
ing a female wrestler expired,
she has had to rely on her
strength.
However, there are not an
abundance of female
wrestlers in the mid-
Michigan middle school area.
Another athlete, Sara Collins,
won only one match during
the season for Eaton Rapids.
But Lauren said "more and
more younger girls" are
becoming involved in the
sport.
"I don't believe in sexual
discrimination;' Gail Wolfe
said. "As far as Lauren get-
ting injured, wrestling is no
more dangerous than any
other sport. It's the only sport
you don't have to worry about
size . . . You've got to be
tough.
"People assume because
she's a girl she's not strong.
She is strong, because she
works hard:' Gail added.
"She's already beaten
everybody her age."
But Gail Wolfe acknowl-
edges that wrestling might
not be parents' first choice for
their children's athletics,
especially for Jewish parents.
"This isn't a common sport
for Jewish kids, it's kind of
rough;' she said. "But I think
smart kids would do well.
They just don't come out for
it!'
Lauren, who usually earns
A's and B's in school, said her
friends were very supportive
of her being a wrestler. "Some
of them even come out to
watch me," she said. El
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anism and excellence in
sports. The deadline for
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Nominees should be south-
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exemplify the humanitarian
spirit of legendary boxer Joe
Louis. He or she should also
demonstrate a commitment
to outstanding leadership,
courage, vision and communi-
ty awareness in a professional
or amateur sport or a sports-
related endeavor.
The winner will be an-
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stitute of Arts in recognition
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centennial.
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selected from nominations
submitted in writing to: Joe
Louis Award, Sports Il-
lustrated, 1600 Fisher
Building, Detroit, MI 48202,
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pertinent information in-
cluding the reason for submit-
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