OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Little Rock wrestling team opened a brand-new chapter today by hitting the mat in their first-ever competition at the Oklahoma City University tournament. Four Trojans came away with only one loss throughout the entire day of competition: Junior
Paul Bianchi placed second at 133, freshman
Joseph Bianchi came in second in the 141 bracket, freshman
Jayden Carson took third at 125, and redshirt junior
Jose Champagne also placed third in the 157 grouping.
"Today was a great day," said head coach
Neil Erisman. "To me, our freshmen really impressed us. They couldn't take the easy route - they had to fight and be tough. I think overall we showed a lot of promise, and even though we had a lot of ups and downs GRIT was on full display by the Trojans."
Next up, Little Rock will wrestle at home for the first time in program history on Sunday, November 24 at 2:00 p.m. Make sure to mark your calendars and join the Trojans in just a few short weeks at the Jack Stephens Center.
Individual Tournament Results
Open 125 – Jayden Carson
Championship Round 1 – won by major decision 11-0 over Mason Naifeh (OU-Unattached)
Champ. Semifinals – Nicholas Piccininni (Oklahoma State) won by fall at 3:29
Consolation Semifinals – won by fall at 1:17 over Gabe Gray (Wayland Baptist)
Consol. Finals – won by major decision 12-3 over Tanner Cole (Central Oklahoma)
Open 133 – Paul Bianchi
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – won by fall at 0:36 over Roger Brochu (Aigle Team)
Champ. Quarterfinals – won by decision 6-2 over
Marcus Castillo (Little Rock-Unattached)
Champ. Semifinals – won by fall at 6:59 over Boo Dryden (N/A)
Champ. Finals – Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State-Unattached) won by major decision 14-4
Open 133 – Marcus Castillo
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – won by fall at 4:14 over Adelfo Valdez (Wayland Baptist)
Champ. Quarterfinals –
Paul Bianchi (Little Rock) won by decision 6-2
Consolation Round 4 - won by decision 9-2 over Gage Gomez (Central Oklahoma-Unattached)
Consol. Quarterfinals – won by decision 7-0 over Collin Anderson (Embry-Riddle)
Consol. Semifinals – won by decision 10-6 over Noah McQuigg (Central Oklahoma)
Consol. Final – Boo Dryden (N/A) won by decision, 9-3
Open 133 – Jaylen Carson
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State-Unattached) won by major decision 17-7
Consolation Round 2- received a bye
Consol. Round 3 – Collin Anderson (Embry-Riddle) won by sudden victory 7-5
Open 133 – Aidan Campbell
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Noah McQuigg (Central Oklahoma) won by decision, 5-0
Consolation Round 2 – Gage Gomez (Central Oklahoma-Unattached) won by decision 6-3
Open 133 – Cody Mirander
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Boo Dryden (N/A) won by decision, 12-7
Consolation Round 2 – received a bye
Consol. Round 3 – Wyatt Henson (Unattached) won by major decision 14-4
Open 141 – Joseph Bianchi
Championship Round 1 – won by decision 6-2 over Nate Keim (Central Oklahoma)
Champ. Quarterfinals – won by sudden victory 13-11 over Markus Simmons (Unattached)
Champ. Semifinals – won by decision 5-2 over
Conner Ward (Little Rock)
Champ. Finals – Dusty Hone (Oklahoma State) won by decision 6-0
Open 141 – Conner Ward
Championship Round 1 – won by decision 9-2 over Jaitlan Pitts (Williams Baptist)
Champ. Quarterfinals – won by major decision 13-0 over Clay Vincent (OU-Unattached)
Champ. Semifinals –
Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock-Unattached) won by decision 5-2
Consolation Semifinals – Nate Keim (Central Oklahoma) won by fall at 6:59
Open 141 – Trent Dooley
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Quarterfinals – Dusty Hone (Oklahoma State) won by major decision 17-7
Consolation Round 2 – Nate Keim (Central Oklahoma) won by decision 3-0
Open 149 – Tyler Brennan
Championship Round 1 – Zachary Moore (Central Oklahoma) won by fall at 1:51
Consolation Round 1 – won by technical fall 16-0 over Darian Manzanares (New Mexico Highlands)
Consol. Round 2 – won by major decision 9-0 over Joseph Rioes (Wayland Baptist)
Consol. Quarterfinals – won by decision 7-0 over
Tommy Lisher (Little Rock)
Consol. Semifinals – Zachary Moore (Central Oklahoma) won by sudden victory 4-2
Open 149 – Tommy Lisher
Championship Round 1 – Sam Dover (OU-Unattached) won by fall at 2:32
Consolation Round 1 – won by fall at 3:35 over
Jake Turner (Little Rock-Unattached)
Consol. Round 2 – won by decision 15-10 over Nick Souder (Williams Baptist)
Consol. Quarterfinals –
Tyler Brennan (Little Rock-Unattached) won by decision 7-0
Open 149 – Kyle Prewitt
Championship Round 1 – Joseph Rios (Wayland Baptist) won by decision 4-1
Consolation Round 1 – won by technical fall 15-0 over Cole Van Vleet (Oklahoma State)
Consol. Round 2 – won by technical fall 17-2 over William Pollock (Unattached)
Consol. Quarterfinals – Sam Dover (OU-Unattached) won by technical fall 18-0
Open 149 – Jake Turner
Championship Round 1 – Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) won by fall at 2:09
Consolation Round 1 –
Tommy Lisher (Little Rock) won by fall at 3:35
Open 157 – Jose Champagne
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) won by decision 10-4
Consolation Semifinals – won by decision 6-4 over Ty Lucas (Central Oklahoma)
Consol. Finals – won by major decision 15-6 over Allen Michel (New Mexico Highlands)
Open 165 – Will Edgar
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Taylor Owens (Embry-Riddle) won by decision 7-3
Consolation Round 2 – won by major decision 9-1 over
Tristan Tadeo (Little Rock-Unattached)
Consol. Quarterfinals – won by fall at 4:09 over Gavin Wells (Williams Baptist)
Consol. Semifinals – Jake Stiles (OU-Unattached) won by major decision 11-3
Open 165 – Tristan Tadeo
Championship Round 1 – Kyle Lee (Williams Baptist) won by fall at 3:31
Consolation Round 1 – received a bye
Consol. Round 2 –
Will Edgar (Little Rock-Unattached) won by major decision 9-1
Open 174 – Cash Jones
Championship Round 1 – won by technical fall 19-4 over Kenneth Yara (New Mexico Highlands)
Champ. Quarterfinals – Gage McBridge (Central Oklahoma) won by fall at 1:23
Consolation Round 2 – won by decision 11-7 over Chase Vincent (Oklahoma City)
Consol. Quarterfinals – won by decision 6-2 over Elijah Joseph (OU-Unattached)
Consol. Semifinals – Daniel Butler (Embry-Riddle) won by decision 1-0
Open 184 – Matthew Muller
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Quarterfinals – Carson Berryhill (OU-Unattached) won by decision 6-3
Consolation Round 2 – won by fall at 1:42 over Mason McCarty (Central Christian)
Consol. Quarterfinals – Talon Borror (OU-Unattached) won by technical fall 17-2
Open 184 – Drake Barbee
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Quarterfinals – Anthony Montalvo (Oklahoma State) won by technical fall 20-5
Consolation Round 2 – Heath Gray (Central Oklahoma) won by technical fall 17-2
Open 197 – Dylan Johnson
Championship Round 1 – Barret 'Be Hughes (Oklahoma State-Unattached) won by fall at 2:44
Consolation Quarterfinals – won by fall at 6:22 over Tiryek West (Schreiner)
Consol. Semifinals – Kalin Winkler (Central Oklahoma) won by fall at 5:32
Open 197 – Steve Elwell
Championship Round 1 – won by fall at 2:46 over Tiryek West (Schreiner)
Champ. Semifinals – Barret 'Be Hughes (Oklahoma State-Unattached) won by sudden victory 3-1
Consolation Semifinals – Augustus Boyd (Ouachita Baptist) won by decision 6-2
Open 285 – Gunner Cash
Championship Round 1 – received a bye
Champ. Quarterfinals – Mike Leyland (Unattached) won by fall at 4:30
Consolation Round 2 – received a bye
Consol. Quarterfinals – Gabriel Beyer (Unattached) won by major decision 9-0
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