CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Three Little Rock wrestlers placed at the Southern Scuffle tournament as the team finished within the top 10 teams for the second year in a row. Joseph Bianchi and Nasir Bailey both took third in their respective brackets, while Josiah Hill also stood on the podium in back-to-back Scuffle appearances.
In addition to the three podium finishers, two Trojans moved on to the second day of the prestigious event: Brendon Abdon and Reid Nelson. The five wrestlers together total a record number of advancements for the program, as Little Rock advanced four and placed three last season.