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Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week - Dec. 28, 2023

Dec 28, 2023

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