Getting To Know Hunter Chapman

I grew up with my mom and stepdad, who made countless sacrifices to provide me and my brother with every opportunity. At 17, I moved out on my own and began to see life from a different perspective than my peers.

I took up mixed martial arts, and when I moved for school, I joined the wrestling team. With little experience, I had to work twice as hard to keep up, but I had a goal: to wrestle in college. My hard work paid off, and I got the opportunity I'd been fighting for.

After my senior year, both of my shoulders required major reconstructive surgery. Sadly, I wasn't able to compete in my first and only year of college. Although it was a setback, I learned something invaluable: no matter how difficult or impossible something seems, it can be done if you want it bad enough.