TIFFIN, Ohio – Madison Small highlighted the day for the Trine University women's wrestling team, winning at 136 during the 2023 Tiffin University Women's Open. All told, five members of the squad placed at the event.
Small won her weight class in impressive fashion, winning all three of her matches with pins. The second-best finish for the team came in the 109 class where senior Riley Morrison finished in second. She won here first two matches with pins before coming up short to a grappler from the host institution.
Michelle Sanchez finished fifth at 123 for the next best placement by the team. After dropping her first match of the day, she battled back to the fifth-place match with a tech fall victory before winning fifth with another tech fall decision.
At 116, Michaela Dykes posted a sixth-place finish. She also lost her opening match but posted a tech fall victory to make it to the fifth-place match before dropping the final match. The final placer for the team was Rayne Snyder at 136.
The team will make a quick return to the mats, traveling to the Alma Quad Dual on Thursday, November 9.