Toccara Montgomery (Cleveland, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) was named the 2001 International Women's Wrestler of the Year by FILA, the international wrestling federation.      Montgomery becomes the first U.S. women's wrestler to win this prestigious award. Women's freestyle wrestling is the newest sport added to the Summer Olympic Games.      She becomes only the third American to win a FILA International Wrestler of the Year honor, joining men freestyle wrestlers John Smith (1995) and Stephen Neal (1999).      Montgomery won a silver medal at 68 kg/149.75 lbs. at the Women's World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 22-25. She was one of  two U.S. silver medalists, leading the USA to a seventh-place team finish. It was her first Senior World Championships appearance.      Her only loss at the World Championships came in the gold-medal finals to six-time World Champion Christine Nordhagen-Vierling of Canada, 4-1. She pinned her other four opponents in the tournament, dominating the action in every match.      During the 2001 year, Montgomery claimed seven gold medals at major Senior women's events. She won the Yasar Dogu Tournament in Turkey, the Manitoba Open in Canada and the Sunkist Kids International in the USA.      Domestically, she  was also the U.S. Nationals and World Team Trials champion, as well as the Hoover/Geller Keystone  Open champion and the University Nationals champion. Montgomery won Outstanding Wrestler awards at the U.S. Nationals and the Sunkist Kids International Open.      During the 2001 season, Montgomery defeated three past Women's World Championships. She beat Nordhagen-Vierling in the finals of the Sunkist Kids International Open in October. Montgomery also defeated 2000 World Champion Kristie Marano of the United States at both the U.S. Nationals and the World Team Trials. She also scored a victory over 1999 World Champion Sandra Bacher of the United States at the U.S. Nationals.      Montgomery also claimed a silver medal at the Junior World Championships. She qualified for the U.S. Junior World Team by winning the FILA Junior Nationals title, her second straight Junior World team appearance.      Montgomery also received a number of top wrestling honors. She received the 2001 USA Wrestling Championship Belt Series for Senior women, recognizing the most successful and active women's wrestler on the Senior level. She was also the winner of the 2001 TheMat.com/ASICS Girls High School Wrestler of the Year award, recognizing the top U.S. high school female wrestler.      Montgomery is now a freshman at Cumberland College in Kentucky, competing on its women's varisty wrestling team. In June, she completed her high school career at East Technical High School in Cleveland.