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Herman Earns Second Straight Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week Honor

No. 20-ranked Trojan improves to 10-3 after wins over Oklahoma State and CSU Bakersfield

Brock Herman continued his late-season surge with a pair of victories last week, earning his second consecutive Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week award, announced Tuesday morning.

Herman, ranked No. 20 at 149 pounds by FloWrestling, picked up wins in duals at Oklahoma State and at home against CSU Bakersfield. The junior improved to 10-3 on the season and has now won eight of his last nine matches.

"It's an honor to earn this award again, but the main goal is to keep getting better," Herman said. "I'm proud of how I competed, and I'm excited to keep building as the season goes on."

Herman's back-to-back honors give Little Rock six Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week awards this season — the most by the Trojans since joining the conference. He also becomes the fourth different Little Rock wrestler to earn the recognition this year, another program best in the Pac-12 era.

"I'm excited for Brock," head coach Neil Erisman said. "He's been making some big changes in his mindset, and it's been business as usual for him. He's done a great job."

Herman opened the weekend with a 6-5 decision over Beau Hickman at Oklahoma State on Friday. He followed that performance by pinning CSU Bakersfield's Hayden Zinkin in just over one minute Sunday at the Jack Stephens Center.


2025-26 Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week Honorees
  • Nov. 5, 2025 – Stephen Little, Little Rock
  • Nov. 12, 2025 – Jaivon Jones, Little Rock
  • Nov. 19, 2025 – Matty Bianchi, Little Rock
  • Nov. 25, 2025 – Ceasar Garza, Cal Poly
  • Dec. 9, 2025 – Maximo Renteria, Oregon State
  • Dec. 23, 2025 – Maximo Renteria, Oregon State
  • Jan. 6, 2026 – Matty Bianchi, Little Rock
  • Jan. 13, 2026 – Ceasar Garza, Cal Poly
  • Jan. 20, 2026 – Maximo Renteria, Oregon State
  • Jan. 27, 2026 – Daschle Lamer, Oregon State
  • Feb. 3, 2026 – Brock Herman, Little Rock
  • Feb. 10, 2026 – Brock Herman, Little Rock
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Matty Bianchi

Matty Bianchi

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Jaivon Jones

Jaivon Jones

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Stephen Little

Stephen Little

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Brock Herman

Brock Herman

5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Matty Bianchi

Matty Bianchi

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Jaivon Jones

Jaivon Jones

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Stephen Little

Stephen Little

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Brock Herman

Brock Herman

5' 7"
Junior