Kayla Harrison made history in 2012 by winning USA's first Olympic gold medal in judo. Kayla's tenacity and dedication to whatever she pursues has rightfully captivated people everywhere. She has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and USA Today; in Time Magazine; on the Today Show, CNN, and MSNBC.

Kayla received the 2012 Women's Sports Foundation's Wilma Rudolph Courage Award, was named one of Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year for 2012, and placed first on Boston Globe Magazine's 2012 Athletes of the Year.