CLEVELAND — It was a special evening at Rocket Arena for the Cleveland Cavaliers' 4th Annual Wine & Gold Gala, but that was especially true for college-athlete Sumayyah Kemp, an honoree of the event.

An alum of John Hay High School, Kemp grew up in Cleveland with a passion for wrestling, so much so that it led her to join the wrestling team at John Carroll University, becoming the only black Muslim woman on the roster.

“It was just an amazing thing to be a part of. I love the physical aspect of it, and it taught me a lot of self-discipline and confidence that I took with me throughout life,” Kemp said.

Now she gets to trailblaze again, joining the inaugural women's wrestling team at Delaware State University, a Historically Black College and University.

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