When Gen (Hardy) Morrison started high school in Bathurst, N. B., she entered with a personal assignment attached to her academic requirements.
The Shawville-born athlete, who calls neighbouring Campbell’s Bay, Que., home, was looking to adopt a new sport. Being a competitive artistic gymnast had reached its best-before date and high school was filled with numerous healthy possibilities.
“One day in gym class, a couple of girls asked me to go to wrestling practice. I wasn’t too interested. But I wanted to make friends,” Morrison explained about how she grappled with that tricky Grade 9 decision and accepted the invite.
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Source: Ottawa Citizen
