WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Nasir Bailey, Fr., Little Rock (133 lbs., Park Forest, Ill.)
- Faced 3 ranked opponents at the Collegiate Duals in Nashville on Dec. 18, winning 2 of the 3 matches.
- Claimed a tech fall in the first period against No. 8 Evan Frost (Iowa State)
- Beat No. 23 Vinnie Santaniello (Pittsburgh) in a 12-8 decision
- Dropped a tight 4-0 decision to reigning NCAA champion and No. 2 Vito Arujau (Cornell)
- Improves to 9-1 overall on the season
- Moved from No. 21 to No. 8 in his weight class in national rankings, the highest ranked Pac-12 wrestler at that weight
- Becomes just the 3rd Little Rock wrestler to achive this honor. Matty Bianchi won it in February 2023, while Joseph Bianchi won in January 2022
ALSO NOMINATED: Nick Stemmet, Stanford
InterMat Team Rankings (Tournament): No. 10 Arizona State, No. 18 Oregon State, No. 23 Stanford, No. 27 Cal Poly, T-No. 29 Little Rock
InterMat Team Rankings (Dual): No. 16 Oregon State, No. 19 Arizona State, No. 22 Stanford
NWCA Coaches Poll: No. 17 Oregon State, No. 18 Stanford, No. 21 Arizona State, RV: Cal Poly (13), Little Rock (2)
InterMat Individual Rankings:
125 – No. 8 Richie Figueroa, ASU; No. 11 Nico Provo, STAN; No. 13 Brandon Kaylor, OSU; No. 30 Dominic Mendez, Cal Poly
133 – No. 8 Nasir Bailey, Little Rock; No. 17 Tyler Knox, STAN; No. 19 Julian Chlebove, ASU; No. 25 Gabe Whisenhunt, OSU; No. 31 Zeth Romey, Cal Poly
141 – No. 22 Cleveland Belton, OSU; No. 27 Jason Miranda, STAN
149 - No. 3 Kyle Parco, ASU; No. 6 Chance Lamer, Cal Poly; No. 10 Jaden Abas, STAN; No. 11 Nash Singleton, OSU
157 – No. 4 Jacori Teemer, ASU; No. 7 Daniel Cardenas, STAN; No. 27 Matt Bianchi, Little Rock; No. 30 Legend Lamer, Cal Poly
165 – No. 12 Matthew Olguin, OSU; No. 27 Hunter Garvin, STAN
174 – No. 8 Travis Wittlake, OSU; No. 14 Adam Kemp, Cal Poly; No. 17 Tyler Brennan, Little Rock; No. 22 Lorenzo Norman, STAN
184 – No. 6 Trey Munoz, OSU; No. 27 Tony Negron, ASU
197 – No. 13 Stephen Little, Little Rock; No. 15 Nick Stemmet, STAN; No. 31 Justin Rademacher, OSU
285 – No. 5 Cohlton Schultz, ASU; No. 12 Boone McDermott, OSU; No. 24. Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly; No. 27 Josiah Hill, Little Rock
2023-24 PAC-12 WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK
Date | Wrestler |
Nov. 7 | Gabe Whisenhunt, Oregon State |
Nov. 14 | Tony Negron, Arizona State |
Nov. 21 | Brandon Kaylor, Oregon State |
Dec. 5 | Nico Provo, Stanford |
Dec. 19 | Daniel Cardenas, Stanford |
Dec. 28 | Nasir Bailey, Little Rock |