Men's Wrestling
Little, Darrius
Darrius Little
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Alma Mater:
- Fourth season
Darrius Little begins his fourth season on the Lehigh wrestling coaching staff. A 2012 NCAA All-American and three-time ACC runner-up for North Carolina State, Little serves as Lehigh’s volunteer assistant while training with the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club.
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Little has played a major role in the development of Lehigh’s lightweights. The 2018 season saw Darian Cruz become a three-time All-American and three-time EIWA Champion at 125, following up on his national championship campaign in 2017. Scott Parker earned his second straight All-America honor and won his second EIWA title at 133 as well.
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In his first season, Little helped Lehigh produce two EIWA Champions and three All-Americans. Working primarily with Lehigh’s lightweights, Little helped Randy Cruz earn his first All-America honor, while Darian Cruz won an EIWA title. Darian Cruz and Mason Beckman both reached the All-America round of 12 at the NCAA Championships.
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Little spent the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina where he helped mentor Ryan Mosley into a NCAA tournament qualifier.
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At NC State, Little amassed a 102-58 record and sits third in school history in total victories. He capped his Wolfpack career with a 37-13 campaign in 2011-12 that featured runner-up finishes at both the Southern Scuffle and ACC Championships. Little went 4-3 at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, earning All-America honors with an eighth place finish at 141. He defeated nine nationally ranked wrestlers including four All-Americans in his senior season.
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Little also finished second in the ACC as a freshman in 2008 and as a junior in 2011. A three-time NCAA qualifier, he qualified for nationals in 2009 and 2011 in addition to his All-America campaign in 2012.
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The Thomasville, N.C. native has been active on the freestyle circuit since graduating from North Carolina State with a degree in science, technology and society with a concentration in computer science in 2012. Little finished fourth at University Nationals in 2014 and took seventh place at 61 kg in the 2015 U.S. Open.
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Little has played a major role in the development of Lehigh’s lightweights. The 2018 season saw Darian Cruz become a three-time All-American and three-time EIWA Champion at 125, following up on his national championship campaign in 2017. Scott Parker earned his second straight All-America honor and won his second EIWA title at 133 as well.
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In his first season, Little helped Lehigh produce two EIWA Champions and three All-Americans. Working primarily with Lehigh’s lightweights, Little helped Randy Cruz earn his first All-America honor, while Darian Cruz won an EIWA title. Darian Cruz and Mason Beckman both reached the All-America round of 12 at the NCAA Championships.
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Little spent the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina where he helped mentor Ryan Mosley into a NCAA tournament qualifier.
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At NC State, Little amassed a 102-58 record and sits third in school history in total victories. He capped his Wolfpack career with a 37-13 campaign in 2011-12 that featured runner-up finishes at both the Southern Scuffle and ACC Championships. Little went 4-3 at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, earning All-America honors with an eighth place finish at 141. He defeated nine nationally ranked wrestlers including four All-Americans in his senior season.
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Little also finished second in the ACC as a freshman in 2008 and as a junior in 2011. A three-time NCAA qualifier, he qualified for nationals in 2009 and 2011 in addition to his All-America campaign in 2012.
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The Thomasville, N.C. native has been active on the freestyle circuit since graduating from North Carolina State with a degree in science, technology and society with a concentration in computer science in 2012. Little finished fourth at University Nationals in 2014 and took seventh place at 61 kg in the 2015 U.S. Open.
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