As only a seventh grader, Caylie Brown is bringing the noise to Stanhope Elmore’s wrestling program. Brown is currently ranked in the top five of all female wrestlers in the 100-pound weight class, according to the latest Alabama Wrestling Coaches poll.
Brown is the first ranked female wrestler in school history.
Stanhope coach David Adams said he has been keen on Brown's potential for greatness since even before her wrestling career began.
“This is Caylie's first year wrestling for us at Millbrook Middle School, and she has developed a knack for it from watching her brother at tournaments last year,” Adams said.
Brown has been visualizing herself as a dominant force on the mat, aspiring to be like her brother Dakota Brown, and now, she is becoming a rising star.
Displaying a real combination of aggression and uncanny instinct despite being only a seventh grader is a large reason why she has been successful in her brief career.
“Caylie has a lot of passion and aggression in her style,” Adams said. “She doesn't back down from anybody, period. She'll show she'll go after girls in our wrestling room. It doesn't matter who we put her up against; she'll be on the attack the whole time.”
Brown is already wasting no time building her wrestling resume, as she beat the No. 6-ranked wrestler from Vestavia Hills, Sydney Morris, by three points earlier this season.
Both Brown and Morris were forced to take injury timeouts during the gutsy three-period brawl, but ultimately, Brown came out on top. Adams said it was after that performance, he truly knew Brown was something special.
Stanhope Elmore has a proud tradition of successful athletics, the wrestling program included, and Brown is bringing back the buzz in Millbrook.
“Caylie’s passionate run has been an igniter for our whole program this year, so it has been fun to watch her grow, and she still has her seventh grader moments, but you let her learn from them the way,” Adams said.
