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NAME: Gabby Ocasio
SCHOOL: Simon Kenton High School
SPORT(S): Wrestling
GRADUATING YEAR: 2024
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Winning Bronze medal in Mexico City in 2023 representing Puerto Rico; being a two-time state champ
BIRTHDATE: 8/10/2006
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'3"-145 lbs.
RESIDENCE: Walton, Ky.
PARENT: Migdoel Ocasio & Widalys Borges Leon
BIGGEST INFLUENCE: “My family because they showed me how to keep the dedication to this sport, and they always supported me. They showed me some cool tricks.”
FUTURE GOAL: Going to World Championships and Olympics and winning gold, representing my country of Puerto Rico.
Simon Kenton has an elite wrestler in senior three-time All-American Gabby Ocasio, who has won two Kentucky state wrestling championships and is a major competitor on the world stage as well. She is a three-time Puerto Rico World Team member and in 2023 won a Bronze medal in Mexico City. She has also won a national championship.
Gabby, who was an undefeated 46-0 this season with 43 pins, won Kentucky state wrestling championships in 2022 at 138 pounds and 2024 at 145 pounds. She also finished as state runner-up last season, when she was a finalist for Greater Cincinnati Women's Wrestler of the Year by the Cincinnati High School Sports Awards. This was the first season that girls wrestling was a state-sanctioned sport in Kentucky. Prior to this, local girls competed in a state tournament organized by state wrestling coaches. She is the first female to reach 100 wins at Simon Kenton and the first in school history to be a two-time female state wrestling champion.
A good student who is active in community service, Gabby will wrestle collegiately next season at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky. Gabby also participates in powerlifting and unified track.
Her favorite athlete is Jacarra Winchester, favorite entertainer is Joji, favorite book in The Twilight series, favorite movie is Creed and most-like-to-meet is Sebastian Rivera.
COACH'S QUOTE
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“Gabby is what every school wants in an athlete. Naturally driven, unbelievably coachable, open to criticism and cares not only for the sport but is selfless to the team.”
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Scott Smith, Varsity Wrestling Coach
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