VIAN â High school wrestler and title contender Taya Huntâs biggest fan is her younger sister, Joely, a third-grader who followed the lead and has become a champion in her own division.
âWhen she first started, she was a stud,â said Taya, 16, a Cherokee Nation citizen and sophomore at Vian High School. âShe started off really good. Sheâs just mean on the mat.â
At 8 years old and 60 pounds, Joely, also a CN citizen, is already a two-time state wrestling champion in her age and weight division, taking first in the 2020 and 2021 Oklahoma Kids Wrestling Association tournaments.
The younger Hunt said she jumped onto the wrestling scene âbecause they did it,â referring to Taya and her brother Garritt, 14, the first wrestling sibling.