“My daughter Samm, a lady of heart, a lady of character and a little lady with a lot of spunk!” said Ed Frank. This dad has a lot to brag about. This past weekend, Samm Frank wrestled in the NCWA Collegiate National Championship down in Allen, TX, as a freshman for the University of Maine at Orono. She walked away with the title National Champion in her weight division. By pinning the reigning two-time National champion from Southwestern Oregon College, Samm earned UMaine’s recognition for being the first girl to ever win a National title in wrestling.


When Samm was asked how she prepared herself, after
deciding to join the team, her reply was, “Becoming a national champion was my
goal for this season. So I set that goal and worked at it. I didn't let it slip
away from me. I broke it down piece by piece just taking it one match at a
time. I set short goals to win every match I was in, knowing this would
eventually lead me to my bigger goal. I was really taken by surprise when I was
awarded most outstanding wrestler. That was the cherry on top of everything.
I'm still at a loss for words to describe how it feels. It's a feeling like no
other.”
When thinking about this past weekend, Samm said, “Lining
up for the All-American march in was when my adrenaline kicked in. I started
thinking about how hard I worked all season, how hard my coach worked to get my
matches and get me the practice that I needed. I thought about all of the
people who knew that I was at Nationals and in the finals. In my mind, I just
thought of so many things, and all of the people who look up to me. I didn't
want to let anyone down, especially myself. I knew it would be my last match of
the season so no matter how tired I got, I needed to leave it on the mat. Give
it everything I had.”

“Being a person that young girls and even boys look up to
only makes me want to work harder. I want to be the best role model I can be. I
want to represent myself positively. I want to represent the school positively
and I want to show everyone that it doesn't matter girl or boy, you're still
capable of achieving anything you set your mind to.”
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