Toccara Montgomery blasted onto the World scene last year, winning a World silver medal and receiving the FILA International Women's Wrestler of the Year award. She was only 18 years old at the World meet last year. During the season, Montgomery beat three past World Champions in matches.    She claimed her second straight U.S. Nationals title in Las Vegas, and was named Outstanding Wrestler in the women's division for the second straight year. She has just finished her freshman year as a member of the Cumberland College women's wrestling team. TheMat.com caught up with Montgomery at her home in Cleveland, Ohio, as she prepares for the World Team Trials.    TheMat.com: You had a great season last year, winning a silver medal at the World Championships. How do you feel you are wrestling this year, in comparison to last year?  Montgomery: I feel about the same. Maybe, I picked it up a notch this year. Being on a college women's team this year has made a difference for me.    TheMat.com: Last season, you beat three past World Champions. Has that given you additional confidence for the future.  Montgomery: For the most part, I look at them as another opponent. I don't think about their records. I try to take it one match at a time.    TheMat.com: FILA named you the International Women's Wrestler of the Year last year. Did that surprise you, and what did you feel when you learned that?  Montgomery: It was a big surprise. I didn't know I was up for nomination or how they select it. It was a great honor being named Women's Wrestler of the Year. It was a big surprise. I had no idea.    TheMat.com: At the U.S. Nationals this year, in the finals against Katie Downing, you hit one of the most exciting throws in U.S. women's wrestling history. Tell us about that move, and if you were trying to do that.  Montgomery: I started off slow. I felt I had to get it moving. I shot a double leg off a counter. I didn't expect for her to react that way. When she reacted in a picture perfect way, I responded like I would in the practice room.    TheMat.com: So, you throw people around like that in practice?  Montgomery: I like practicing throws during practice. That helped me with the throw in the finals match. I worked out with some Greco-Roman guys in the Cleveland State room and they showed me some good throws.    TheMat.com: You are now attending Cumberland College. How is school going for you and what do you feel is the future of women's college wrestling?  Montgomery: To be in the Cumberland College's women's room has been a nice thing. I always wanted to be on a girls wrestling team, but I could not in high school. Sure, I am a member of the Sunkist Kids women's team, but that is mostly at events. Our program, and the other women's programs, are building and growing everyday. Our program and the others will make the sport grow in college.    TheMat.com: What coaches and individuals are helping you become a World-class athlete?  Montgomery:All of the coaches at Cleveland State have been a help. The coaches at some of the high schools around here have also been great. Kip (Flanik), my coach at Cumberland, has been a great help. Having a variety of coaches in Cleveland and Kentucky has been great for me.    TheMat.com: You wrestle at 67 kg, which is not an Olympic weight. Do you plan on moving up or down, and when will you make that move?  Montgomery: I'm actually trying to make the cut down to 138. That's my plan. We'll see what happens there.    TheMat.com: So you are coming down for the World Team Trials?  Montgomery: I'm definitely trying to make it for the Trials.    TheMat.com: Tell me about your Worlds final match against Christine Nordhagen-Vierling of Canada, a six-time World Champion. If you wrestle her again, would you do anything different?  Montgomery: The match was a disappointment. I went in with high hopes. I had the momentum from a win at the Sunkist Open. If I would do anything different, I would have gotten my offense going earlier. I was also a little frustrated with the officiating, but there is nothing you can do about that and I don't want to complain. My biggest change would be to get the offense going earlier in the match.    TheMat.com: You won a World silver medal at the age of 18. How much better can Toccara Montgomery become?  Montgomery: I think right now I haven't reached my peak. I still have a lot to come in the future. I can take it to a different level than it is right now.