Pac-12 Weekly Recap (1/29/2024)

Little Rock’s streak ends at six

Little Rock’s historic run ended when the Trojans traveled to Stanford. The Cardinal wrestling team defeated Little Rock 24-15. 

Although the Trojans lost, their three rising stars shined against tough competitors. Nasir Bailey defeated Dominic LaJoie 19-3 at 133 pounds, Stephen Little pinned Nick Stemmet in 51 seconds at 197 pounds and Josiah Hill majored Jackson Mankowski 15-5 at heavyweight.

Five other Trojans lost their matches by three or fewer points.

Before losing to Stanford, Little Rock handled #16 Oregon State 20-17. 

Jeremiah Reno pinned Brandon Kaylor at 125 pounds, Bailey downed Gabe Whisenhunt 13-4, Joey Bianchi blanke Kekana Fouret 10-0, Little defeated Justin Rademacher 10-3 and Hill defeated #17 Boone McDermott, 4-1.
 

Oregon State falls to Little Rock

Oregon State found themselves on the wrong side of upset matches. However, the Beavers did win five matches against the Trojans.

Cleveland Belton defeated Cael Keck 7-5, Nash Singleton defeated Kyle Dutton 11-8, Isaiah Crosby knocked off Matt Bianchi 9-7, Matthew Olguin tech fall Brendon Abdon 21-4 up at 174 lbs and Trey Munoz beat Triston Wills 11-8.

Stanford captures first Pac-12 victory

Stanford had its first Pac-12 dual against Little Rock at home and won 24-15. The Cardinal won seven out of the ten matches and ended the Trojans six-match win streak. 

Nico Provo began the dual with a 13-11 victory at 125 pounds against a hot Jeremiah Reno. Jason Miranda won a shootout over Brennan Van Hoecke, 15-13, Jaden Abas prevailed in another barnburner over Kyle Dutton, 13-10, Daniel Cardenas defeated Matt Bianchi 5-0, Hunter Garvin pinned Brandon Abdon, Tye Monteiro upset #18 Tyler Brennan 5-2 and Jack Darrah edged Triston Wills 3-2.