It was a special night for Ternell Marshall, watching his daughter Ryasia have the opportunity to put all of her training to work.

"It's just a lot of hard work going on into this and it's a beautiful sight to see this going on right now,” said Marshall. 

But for Ryasia, it means much more than just wrestling. 

"When I first came here, I didn't have a real big support system, until I moved over to West, and now all these people treat me like family. I just don't want to let them down and I'm gonna try my hardest, no matter what, win or lose," said Ryasia.  

For years now, if girls wanted to compete in wrestling, they had to go up against boys and couldn't compete for a championship. That all changed Tuesday on a historic day at Heights High School.

"Tonight is the first ever GWAL girls wrestling championship, where we're crowning for the first time ever, individual and team championship for girls wrestling,” said Michael Church, Heights Athletic Director.  

This year, Kansas became one of just 20 states to have an official state championship for girls wrestling. 

Ryasia was just one of dozens of girls at Tuesday's Greater Wichita Athletic League Championship. Winning round after round, she made it to the final match. 

"To see my daughter out there, it's like no other feeling than to be able to tell her like, see I told you all that hard work in the gym, all those extra squats for us they will pay off,” said Marshall.

Ryasia's hard work was all worth it. She brought home the silver medal, and made Dad proud. 

"Just the big hug she gave me and all the excitement she felt after that win, that's what I do it for, man," said Marshall.