Tuesday, September 28, 2021

2022: The Preseason: Little Rock Trojans

 Still in its infancy, the Little Rock wrestling program began a tradition of sending at least one wrestler to the NCAA championships last season, when senior Paul Bianchi became the first wrestler in program history to earn qualification.  Only in their third year of varsity competition, the Little Rock program continues to grow. 

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Tyler Brennan 
Sophomore
Record: 10-16 

This year that Trojan's best bet for an NCAA qualifier in my estimation is sophomore Tyler Brennan.  The Texas native, wrestling for a Southern school helps to illustrate the talent that the south produces by owning a 4-2 victory over Arizona State's Josh Maruca and a first period fall over SOCON champion Jonathan Millner.  While 149 in the PAC-12 proves to be one of the tougher weight classes with Fresno State's Kyle Parco, Stanford's Jaden Abas and Cal Poly's Legend Lamer, Brennan looks to have a solid season, where a 4th place finish at the conference championships should prove to be an allocation or at least a consideration for an at large bid.   

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149 - NQ 


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