Prior to this season, only one Arkansas-Little Rock wrestler had ever qualified for the NCAA Tournament. On Thursday, five Trojans made their NCAA debuts at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Nasir Bailey and Steven Little entered the tournament as top-10 seeds at their weight classes and each advanced in their opening round matches Thursday. Bailey is the No. 7 seed at 133 pounds, while Little is the ninth-seeded athlete at 197 pounds.
Bailey defeated Kade Moore of Missouri in a 10-4 decision to kick off the action for the Trojans. Later in the day, Bailey defeated Marlon Yarbrough of Virginia with an 11-7 decision in the round of 16. Bailey will take on fellow freshman Ryan Crookham of Lehigh in the quarterfinals this morning.
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