BRISTOL, Tenn. –
Viktorya Torres had a big month for the second-ranked King University women's wrestling team. She helped the Tornado secure a second straight National Collegiate Wrestling Association (
NWCA) National Duals title, leading to another honor from the
NWCA. She was selected National Wrestler of the Month for the month of January.
Torres wins her first
NWCA National Wrestler of the Month award after going 7-0 in January. She was instrumental in King's
NWCA National Duals championship as she went 4-0 at the event, including three pins, two over ranked opponents. The first pin came over eighth-ranked Lana Perez of Gannon University in 3:31 before Torres then flipped the championship dual with a 5:26 pin of second-ranked
Yele Aycock of North Central College.
Her other pin at the event came over
McKendree's Jennifer Soto in 2:04 in the semifinals. That pin gave King momentum as the Tornado went on to take the championship 23-21. She then won the Tornado open, going 3-0 with a pair of technical fall wins and a pin in 44 seconds.
She joins
Sage Mortimer as Tornado that have been honored as national wrestler of the month. Mortimer won the award in December.
