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Javier Maldonado Named Wrestling Assistant Coach

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock head wrestling coach Neil Erisman today announced the addition of Javier Maldonado as the first assistant coach in Trojan program history. “Javier is going to be a great addition to our program,” Erisman said. “His knowledge, experience and overall character align with who we are and the direction we are going. He has a unique experience in building a program from scratch as well, so those insights will be invaluable as we build ours. I am thrilled to have Javier and his family here at Little Rock.” Maldonado comes to Little Rock after spending the past four seasons as the head coach at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. Maldonado faced a similar challenge as Erisman, building a program from scratch, and led the Fire to a 41-31 dual meet record in his four years.

During his tenure at Southeastern, Maldonado mentored 18 national qualifiers with six wrestlers earning NAIA All-America honors. His teams posted a winning record in three of his four seasons, winning 12 dual meets in both 2015-16 and 2018-19, his first and last seasons, respectively.
Additionally, Maldonado’s programs have succeeded in the classroom as well as the Fire led the Mid-South Conference in scholar-athlete honorees. Under his leadership, Southeastern finished 12th in the 2019 National Wrestling Coaches’ Association Scholar All-American rankings with a combined 3.145 GPA for his starting lineup. Rest of the story at https://lrtrojans.com/news/2019/5/28/javier-maldonado-named-wrestling-assistant-coach.aspx?mc_cid=1eedb1e477&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

May 31, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized