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Hernandez forging own path as a female wrestler

Gainesville senior headed to University of the Cumberlands on scholarship

Gainesville's Leslie Hernandez, right, competes in a match. Hernandez is headed to the University of the Cumberlands on a partial scholarship.

0420Wrestling — Gainesville's Leslie Hernandez, right, competes in a match. Hernandez is headed to the University of the Cumberlands on a partial scholarship.

Leslie Hernandez has never tried to create an identity as a trend setter. She’s just a young lady who loves wrestling and never believed her gender should discourage that passion. Along the way, the sport that has given her a lot of tough love on the mat through countless tournaments across the country — and guided her direction in life.

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