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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 22, 2023) - Yelena Makoyed, Jaslynn Gallegos, and assistant coach Amanda Martinez of the North Central College women's wrestling program competed for the Cardinal Wrestling Club in the 2023 Senior World Team Trials this past weekend.

Competing as the No. 4 seed at 55kg, Martinez opened her tournament with a 12-2 tech fall over No. 5 Gallegos. In the semifinals, she lost to the No. 1 seed Jacarra Winchester via fall (3:34) to move into the consolation bracket. Martinez earned a 7-2 decision over No. 6 Gabby Skidmore before upsetting the No. 2 seed Lauren Mason by a 10-4 decision to advance to Final X on June 10th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. There, she will wrestle Alex Hendrick, who took second place at the US Open, in a true third place match to determine who will be on Team USA.

After Gallegos lost to Martinez, she ended her tournament with a 13-4 loss via decision to Mason in the consolation semifinals. 

Makoyed earned a round of 16 bye as the No. 2 seed in the 76kg division. In the quarterfinals. She made quick work of No. 7 Ashley Lekas with a pin in just 59 seconds. Makoyed lost to No. 3 Dymond Guilford in a tightly contested 9-6 decision. Moving to the consolation semifinals, Makoyed returned to the win column with a 10-0 tech fall over No. 8 Skylar Grote. In a battle for third place, Kylie Welker earned a 12-2 tech fall over Makoyed.

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