/news-archive/tag/pac-12-conference/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:54:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/09/17/wrestling-center-open-house/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:54:59 +0000 /news/?p=75191 ... Hatcher Wrestling Center open house set for Sept. 25]]> The facility provides a state-of-the-art home for the Trojan wrestling program and is considered to be one of the best in the nation. The wrestling center is over 16,000 square feet, featuring four wrestling mats comprising the interior. Coaches’ offices, locker rooms, a lounge for players, training room, and a weight room will all be housed in the facility. “The Greg Hatcher Wrestling Center is one of a kind,” said head coach . “It will be rivaled by none and envied by all. This is a direct reflection of who Mr. Hatcher is and what this program is. We are forever grateful for Greg and his contribution to our program and wrestling as a whole.” The Hatcher Wrestling Center will also feature a pair of outdoor patio areas, which will be utilized by the campus community, giving a place for students, faculty and staff to meet and socialize. The facility is adjacent to the Donaghey Athletic Center on the south end of campus, a space where the old tennis courts were located. The following night, Greg and Lee Hatcher will be honored at this year’s Spectac糖心Vlog传媒LR on Thursday, Sept. 26, the annual event benefiting all Little Rock student-athletes. For table and sponsorship information, contact at 501-350-4653 or聽twbaldwin@ualr.edu. Tickets are still available here. Little Rock is one of the nation’s newest Division I wrestling programs and the only one in the state of Arkansas. The Trojans, who will compete in the Pac 12 Conference, will begin their inaugural season in November with the full schedule expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Season tickets for the historic first Trojan wrestling season are available by contacting 聽at (501) 569-3393. Limited matside seats are still available as well.]]> /news-archive/2019/05/24/wrestling/ Fri, 24 May 2019 15:07:40 +0000 /news/?p=74427 ... Little Rock wrestling joins Pac-12]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 wrestling program now has a conference affiliation. The Trojans accepted an invitation to join the Pacific-12 Conference as an affiliate member in the sport of wrestling. The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that operates in the western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Little Rock joins Arizona State University, Oregon State University, Stanford University, California State University at Bakersfield, and California Polytechnic State University in providing the conference with a sixth member in wrestling, beginning in the fall of 2019. 鈥淭his is a monumental day both for the Little Rock Athletic Department and our wrestling program,鈥� said Chasse Conque, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 vice chancellor and director of athletics. 鈥�Today’s announcement is further proof of our commitment to building a nationally competitive wrestling program. We are most appreciative for the support from the Pac-12 Council and conference officials聽as we聽look forward to competing this fall in one of the nation’s premier conferences. Our membership in the Pac-12 will provide our wrestling program instant credibility and further strengthens the Little Rock Trojan brand.鈥� The Pac-12 Conference dropped from six members to five after Boise State discontinued its聽wrestling program after the 2017 season. While the NCAA requires a conference to have at聽least six active members that sponsor the applicable sport to be eligible for聽automatic qualification in the NCAA Championships, it does provide a two-year transition period to allow for a conference to secure a sixth member. 鈥淲e are very excited and grateful to the Pac-12 for extending this invitation for a conference affiliation,鈥� said head coach Neil Erisman. 鈥淚鈥檓 incredibly thankful to the Pac-12 for believing in us and our vision for the future. We will be a great asset to the Pac-12, and I look forward to being able to compete out west with some of the top programs in the sport.鈥� At its recent Pac-12 CEO meetings, the presidents and chancellors approved extending an invite聽to Little Rock to compete as an affiliate member in wrestling. Little Rock will enter its inaugural season in 2019-20 after becoming one of the newest NCAA Division I wrestling programs and the first in the state of Arkansas. Little Rock announced the addition of wrestling as its 15th intercollegiate athletic program on March 17, 2018, prior to the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Erisman was announced as the program鈥檚 first head coach on June 20, 2018, and has spent the past 11 months building his roster to begin competing in the Trojans鈥� inaugural season in 2019-20. The Pac-12 Conference has sponsored wrestling for its membership since 1963. Arizona State聽captured the 1998 NCAA title, becoming the first and only team west of the Rocky Mountains to聽claim an NCAA title in wrestling. In addition, Pac-12 wrestlers have claimed 37 NCAA individual聽titles. Erisman continues to put together the Trojans鈥� inaugural schedule, which will begin in November. Home matches will be held at the Jack Stephens Center, and season tickets can be purchased by calling (501) 569-3393. General admission seats are $30 with limited mat side seating also available.  ]]>