Courtesy: Dave Mayo (Appalachian, 1983) Austin Trotman picked up four wins last week to give him 13 on the season.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Appalachian State University wrestler Austin Trotman was named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all events from Jan. 13-19, the conference office announced Wednesday.

Trotman went 4-0 on the week with a pin and defeated the No. 21 ranked wrestler in the country.  Trotman wrestled two matches each on Thursday and Sunday, beating UNC Greensboro’s Andrew Saunders 15-8 in his first match on Thursday before defeating No. 21 Mike Salopek 10-6.  Trotman continued his domination on Sunday when he earned his second pin of the year with a first period triumph over Franklin & Marshall’s Matt Latessa.  Trotman finished the week with a forfeit victory over Belmont Abbey.

Since moving up a weight class to 184 on Jan. 4, the Winston-Salem native is 5-1 and recorded his first two pins of the season.  He is currently on a five-match winning streak.

It is the second time in his career that Trotman has won Wrestler of the Week, winning it last year.  With his 4-0 week, Trotman catapulted into the national ranking at No. 19 in the latest Amateur Wrestling News poll.

Trotman and the Mountaineers are back in action tonight as they travel to Gardner-Webb to take on the Bulldogs and NC State.