MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — The Montreat College women's wrestling team traveled to the University of Mount Olive on Saturday to compete in the Trojan Women's Open. With 10 wrestlers representing the Cavaliers across six weight classes, five Montreat athletes earned victories throughout the day.
Competing at 124 pounds, Annastasia Skoda led the way for the Cavs with a third-place finish and a 4-1 record. The Hoschton, Ga., native opened the tournament with a narrow 7-6 decision before earning a pin in her second match. Skoda suffered her first loss to an NCAA opponent by technical fall but responded with another pin to advance to the third-place match. She capped her day with a 10-0 tech fall victory to secure third place.
Sheyla Ochoa Salgado finished fourth in the 138-pound bracket with a 3-2 record. After opening the tournament with a close 6-5 decision defeat, Ochoa Salgado bounced back with three consecutive victories, including two pins and a 9-2 decision. The Lake Worth, Fla., native closed out her effort with a loss by pin in the third-place match against the same opponent she faced in the opening round.
Morgan Repasky went 3-2 in the 103-pound bracket, recording three pins before falling by default in the consolation semifinals. Bella Cartwright and Annaliegh Tinoco also earned victories for the Cavaliers. Cartwright posted a 2-2 record at 131 behind a pin and a 6-3 decision, while Tinoco went 1-2 at 138, earning a pin.
Jayden Holmes competed unattached, earning a third-place finish in the 160-pound bracket with a 4-1 record. Holmes recorded three pins and a technical fall during the tournament.
"Before we wrestled today, I told our women, 'This is your story. Go write it,'" said Head Coach Cheryl Baynard. "I believe in this team, and today they showed they're here to wrestle. A huge congratulations to Ochoa Salgado, Skoda and Holmes for placing. I'm proud of the way the whole team competed today."
For a look at results from the Trojan Women's Open, click here.
The Montreat College women's wrestling team returns to action on Sunday, Nov. 15, traveling to Clinton, S.C., to compete in the Blue Hose Challenge, hosted by NCAA Presbyterian College.
