Chattanooga’s Brown Named Wrestler of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga junior 197-pounder Niko Brown has been named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competitions from November 16-22.

Brown went 2-0 in the Mocs’ two dual matches last week. He scored a 5-3 decision in the loss to Central Michigan but was the highlight in the win over No. 12 Stanford. The Mocs raced out to a 16-4 advantage but lost both matches at 174 and 184 to allow the Cardinal to close the gap to 16-12 with two matches left.

Brown quickly caught Alen Yen in a cradle and got the crowd of over 750 fans going at Maclellan Gym. The junior from Kissimmee, Fla., forced Yen to the mat less than two minutes into the match for the pin, clinching the big win for the Mocs.

Other Nominees: Kyle Blevins (Appalachian State), John Weakley (Campbell), Kelby Smith (The Citadel) and Justin Kozera (Gardner-Webb).

2011-12 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week

Nov. 16 Austin Trotman, Appalachian State
Nov. 23 Niko Brown, Chattanooga

Courtesy of Jonathan Caskey, Associate Director of Media Relations, Southern Conference