Keira Bacas, 9

“As a kid, we moved a lot because my dad was in the army. I’ve been to Texas, N.Y, P.a, and the Philippines. About five years ago, we moved to V.a. Moving from place to place has affected me a lot. As a child, you want to stay in one place to make a lot of friends. Trying to be there for my siblings has been especially hard. It’s been a lot of stress supporting them, making friends, and keeping up with school. As a stress reliever, I started to take all kinds of different supports: volleyball, soccer, wrestling, and jiu jitsu. I started taking jiu jitsu and became one of the head coaches. When my instructor suggested that I do wrestling, I decided to give it a shot. I’m in my second year, and it has become one of my biggest stress relievers. Taking down people would probably be my favorite part — it proves how strong and confident you are. I’m excited to join this year, I think I’ll probably do really well. I think I’d destroy them.”