CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (March 8) – Junior Samantha Miller and sophomore Jada Arnold earned All-American status on Friday, as the University of Mount Olive women's wrestling program competed on the opening day of the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Coalition (NCWWC) National Championships hosted at the Alliant Energy Power House.

In the team standings, the Trojans currently sit 14th overall with 25.5 points after featuring a pair of All-Americans and recording 10 victories. North Central (IL) holds the top position in the team standings with 127.5 points while Iowa (113.0) and King (104.5) round out the top three.

Miller achieved All-American honors for the fourth time in her career after transferring from Presbyterian to join the Trojans this year. She becomes just the second women's wrestler to garner the honor in program history. Miller has officially advanced to Day 2 at nationals and can still place as high as 3rd overall in the competition. On the mat at 109, she produced a 3-1 record with a pair of wins coming via technical fall. Miller delivered an opening round 10-0 tech fall over Ivy Threatful of Simon Fraser before defeating Adriana Gomez of Colorado Mesa by a 10-0 tech fall. In the quarterfinal, she fell to No. 1 ranked Kendra Ryan of North Central before answering back with a pin against Abby Dukeof Elmira.

Arnold is the first UMO women's wrestler to become a two-time All-American in program history after earning the status as a freshman in 2023. She will also compete on Day 2 at the NCWWC Nationals and can place as high as third in the 191-weight class. After suffering an opening-round loss, Arnold responded with three straight wins in the consolation bracket on Friday. She earned a late fall over Zoe Adam of Sioux Falls before delivering a first-period fall over Brittney Reed of Emory & Henry. In her final bout of the day, Arnold produced a dominant 9-2 decision versus Sydney Manos of Aurora.

In the 136-weight class, freshman Angelica Steffy registered an impressive performance in her debut at nationals. Following a loss in the championship bracket, she answered back with a first-period pin against Raya Carpenter of Huntington before posting a 12-2 tech fall versus Livier Dubon of Texas Women's University. In the blood round, Steffy was pinned by No. 8 ranked Lilly Luft of Iowa to finish the event with a 2-2 mark.

Sophomore Nia Miranda also had an outstanding performance for the Trojans at the NCWWC Nationals in Iowa. After a bye in the opening round, she suffered a loss via fall to No. 1 ranked Marlynne Deede of Iowa. In the consolation bracket, Miranda rallied with back-to-back victories after defeating Erin Martin of Tiffin by a 9-0 decision and recording a 9-2 decision against Ruby Rios of McKendree. In the blood round, she was pinned in the first period by No. 3 ranked Nina Maken of Augsburg to finish with a 2-2 record.

Freshmen Jeulenea Khang, Brielle Bibla, and Ayonna McNeill each made their first appearances at nationals but dropped out of the competition following consecutive losses.

Miller and Arnold will return for the second day of competition at the NCWWC National, which begins at 11:00 a.m.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
101
Champ. Round 1 - Genesis Ramirez (Aurora) over Jeulenea Khang (Mount Olive) (TF 11-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Jeulenea Khang (Mount Olive) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Mackenzie Burger (Alma) over Jeulenea Khang (Mount Olive) (TF 10-0)
 
109
Champ. Round 1 - Samantha Miller (Mount Olive) over Ivy Threatful (Simon Fraser) (TF 14-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Samantha Miller (Mount Olive) over Adriana Gomez (Colorado Mesa) (TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Kendra Ryan (North Central) over Samantha Miller (Mount Olive) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Samantha Miller (Mount Olive) over Abby Duke (Elmira) (Fall 3:51)
 
116
Champ. Round 1 - Sydney Petzinger (North Central) over Ayonna McNeill (Mount Olive) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Ayonna McNeill (Mount Olive) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Emily Klein (East Stroudsburg) over Ayonna McNeill (Mount Olive) (Fall 1:11)
 
130
Champ. Round 1 - Zoe Gress (East Stroudsburg) over Brielle Bibla (Mount Olive) (Fall 3:00)
Cons. Round 1 - Brielle Bibla (Mount Olive) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Kaydence Boyd (Colorado Mesa) over Brielle Bibla (Mount Olive) (Dec 5-1)
 
136
Champ. Round 1 - Amor Tuttle (Wisconsin Stevens Point) over Angelica Steffy (Mount Olive) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Angelica Steffy (Mount Olive) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Angelica Steffy (Mount Olive) over Raya Carpenter (Huntingdon) (Fall 2:07)
Cons. Round 3 - Angelica Steffy (Mount Olive) over Livier Dubon (Texas Woman's) (TF 12-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Lilly Luft (Iowa) over Angelica Steffy (Mount Olive) (Fall 2:10)
 
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Champ. Round 1 - Nia Miranda (Mount Olive) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Marlynne Deede (Iowa) over Nia Miranda (Mount Olive) (Fall 4:55)
Cons. Round 2 - Nia Miranda (Mount Olive) over Erin Martin (Tiffin) (Dec 9-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Nia Miranda (Mount Olive) over Ruby Rios (McKendree) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Nina Makem (Augsburg) over Nia Miranda (Mount Olive) (Fall 0:56)
 
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Champ. Round 1 - Sara Lake (Lindenwood) over Jada Arnold (Mount Olive) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Jada Arnold (Mount Olive) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Jada Arnold (Mount Olive) over Zoe Adam (Sioux Falls) (Fall 5:41)
Cons. Round 3 - Jada Arnold (Mount Olive) over Brittney Reed (Emory & Henry) (Fall 2:26)
Cons. Round 4 - Jada Arnold (Mount Olive) over Sydney Manos (Aurora) (Dec 9-2)