When asked which women they look up to most in their athletic journeys, each girl shared the same answer: mom.
Stallings’ mother’s experience as a multi-sport athlete — specifically in track & field — encouraged her to be successful in any sport she played.
“She’s always held herself to a higher standard,” Stallings said. “She gave everything her all, she’s always been determined. She’s definitely an inspiring woman.”
For Strong, her instinct to carry herself with confidence all comes from the guidance of her mother, who taught her that “if I really want something, I have to really fight for it.”
Page leans on her mom to be a support system and source of motivation when she feels she’s not performing at her preferred level.
“My mom, that’s my homegirl! We tight! She always support me in everything I do,” Page said with a big smile. “Whenever I fall down and I feel like I’m at my lowest or I don’t have anybody to talk to, I always go to her. She always picks me right up.”
Family hasn’t been the girls’ only source of support, though. These three Vikings depend on each other as both teammates and friends. Though each member of the trio is a dominant force on the field in her own right, these girls are united more by a genuine love for the game than they are by their high-achieving stats as players.
Despite having 24 touchdowns between them, the three Guildford athletes consider two things more important than anything else: having fun and making friends along the way.
“These amazing young women, the team that I came from,” Stallings said, “I would not have started flag if they all didn’t push me… The dynamic of us already being friends really, really helped me succeed in our season.”
“When I met these two – which, I met her on the field,” Page said, pointing at a grinning Ka’mmorah. “She was shy. One thing about shy people, I crack them and I make them my friend. [Nataliyah] as well!”
Friendship was the crucial base upon which the Vikings’ success was built. They learned from each other as athletes, pushed each other to make new connections on the team and blossomed as friends off the field.
“They’re the best,” Page said of her two teammates. “It’s exciting to be going down there with these two, definitely.”
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