King women get four champions at tough Robert Horton Memorial Invite at Emmanuel

Photo of King star Ashlynn Ortega courtesy of King Athletics.


FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. - In one of the first big college women’s open tournaments of the new year, NCAA No. 4 King won four individual titles at the Robert Horton Memorial Invitational, hosted by Emmanuel on Sunday.


The event featured five NCAA teams, three top NAIA teams and an NCWA program.


King’s individual champions were Sophia Mirabella (123), Phoenix Dubose (130), Ashlynn Ortega (143) and Tavi Heidelberg-Tollson (191).


Ortega, a junior and a two-time college All-American, is the most experienced of King’s champion. She scored a 10-0 technical fall over Morgan Norris of Presbyterian in the finals.


Dubose and Heidelberg-Tillotson are talented sophomores, both who were NCWWC All-Americans last year. Dubose, fourth in the nationals as a freshman, edged Emmanuel’s Emily Se in the finals, 3-2. Heidelberg-Tillotson, a NCWWC runner-up in 2020, stopped Cristina Santoyo of Emmanuel in the finals, 3-1.


Mirabella, a freshman and past kickboxing champion, knocked off Julia Vidallon of Life, 6-4 in the finals. Vidallon was ranked No. 3 in the NAIA in the preseason.


NAIA No. 5 Life had three individual champions, junior Katalina Bartelt (109), sophomore Peyton Prussin (116) and senior Jordan Nelson (170).


Bartelt stopped Presbyterian’s Cassandra Lopez, 8-0. Prussin stopped Presbyterian’s Jaslynn Gallegos, 12-5. Nelson scored a 10-0 technical fall over King’s Nia Crossdale. Prussin was ranked No. 1 in the NAIA in the preseason.


Host Emmanuel, preseason No. 3 in the NCAA, had a pair of champions, Angelina Gomez (101) and Kayla Marano (155). Gomez won by technical fall in the finals over Elizabeth Dosado of the Univ. of the Cumberlands, 10-0. Marano stopped King’s Viktorya Torres, 5-3.


The other individual champion was Bridgette Duty of the University of the Cumberlands, No. 7 in the NAIA preseason poll, had an individual champions, Bridgette Duty at 136. Rnaked No. 2 in the NAIA in the preseason, Duty beat Felicity Bryant of Emmanuel, 10-8 in the finals.

ROBERT HORTON MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL

At Franklin Springs, Ga.


101

1st Place Match

Angelina Gomez (Emmanuel College) won by tech fall over Elizabeth Dosado (University of the Cumberlands) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match

Samantha Miller (Presbyterian University) won by tech fall over Unity Cordova (Life University) (TF 10-0)

5th Place Match

Olivia Coyne (University of the Cumberlands) won by injury default over Devyn Gomez (Life University) (Inj. 0:00)

109

1st Place Match

Katalina Bartelt (Life University) won by decision over Cassandra Lopez (Presbyterian University) (Dec 8-0)

3rd Place Match

Kory Phillips (Life University) won by injury default over Jaine Stephens (University of the Cumberlands) (Inj. 0:00)

5th Place Match

Samantha Larsen (King University) won by tech fall over Mackenzie Cruey (Life University) (TF 11-0)

116

1st Place Match

Peyton Prussin (Life University) won by decision over Jaslynn Gallegos (Presbyterian University) (Dec 12-5)

3rd Place Match

Melanie Mendoza (King University) won by decision over Kasey Baynon (Emmanuel College) (Dec 11-6)

5th Place Match

Trynadii Rocha (Emmanuel College) won by fall over Lesly Hernandez (King University) (Fall 5:36)

123

1st Place Match

Sophia Mirabella (King University) won by decision over Julia Vidallon (Life University) (Dec 6-4)

3rd Place Match

Jasmine Hernandez (Lyon College) won by tech fall over Ashley Whetzal (Lyon College) (TF 10-0)

5th Place Match

Alexandra Herle (Emmanuel College) won by decision over Ariana Wolkerfstorfer (Greensboro College) (Dec 8-3)


130

1st Place Match

Phoenix Dubose (King University) won by decision over Emily Se (Emmanuel College) (Dec 3-2)

3rd Place Match

Riley Dalrymple (Life University) won by fall over Jasmine Ward (Lindenwood University) (Fall 5:58)

5th Place Match

Sadie Tackett (Emmanuel College) won by fall over Hannah McElroy (Presbyterian University) (Fall 1:06)

136

1st Place Match

Bridgette Duty (University of the Cumberlands) won by decision over Felicity Bryant (Emmanuel College) (Dec 10-8)

3rd Place Match

Julia Padilla (Emmanuel College) won by decision over Angie Prado (Life University) (Dec 7-0)

5th Place Match

Lillian Humphries (Presbyterian University) won by fall over Coleby Velasquez (Life University) (Fall 2:54)

143

1st Place Match

Ashlynn Ortega (King University) won by tech fall over Morgan Norris (Presbyterian University) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match

Ashley Ikner (University of the Cumberlands) won by tech fall over Kailee Godinez (University of the Cumberlands) (TF 17-6)

5th Place Match

Rebekah Chavez (Life University) won by decision over Rebekah Garcia (Lyon College) (Dec 4-0)

155

1st Place Match

Kayla Marano (Emmanuel College) won by decision over Viktorya Torres (King University) (Dec 5-3)

3rd Place Match

Destinee Rivera (Life University) won by decision over Catherine Morales (Liberty University) (Dec 8-0)

5th Place Match

Julianna Moreno (Lindenwood University) won by decision over Passion Hollins (Emmanuel College) (Dec 8-6)

170

1st Place Match

Jordan Nelson (Life University) won by tech fall over Nia Crosdale (King University) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match

Heaven Byrd (Emmanuel College) won by fall over Valerie Gayton (Lindenwood University) (Fall 1:54)

5th Place Match

Melena Jones (Lindenwood University) won by fall over Maile Ka`ahanui (Liberty University) (Fall 0:57)

191

1st Place Match

Tavi Heidelberg-Tollson (King University) won by decision over Cristina Santoyo (Emmanuel College) (Dec 3-1)

3rd Place Match

Catherine Palmieri (Life University) won by decision over Katie Moore (Life University) (Dec 3-2)

5th Place Match

Kaycee Fitero (Lindenwood University) won by fall over Lisa Konawel (Liberty University) (Fall 1:37)