Baylor School wrestler Brandon BrunnerBaylor wrestler Brandon Brunner will go looking for his fourth state championship with a college commitment in hand.
Brunner has committed to South Dakota State and former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga coach Chris Bono. One of Bono’s assistants is Israel Silva, a former Mocs wrestler and assistant.
“I think it’s great when guys get that out of the way and not have that weight on their shoulders going into their senior season,” Baylor coach Ben Nelson said.
“He’s excited. They have a coaching staff he’s familiar with from his days of youth wrestling at UTC, so he already has a personal relationship with the coaches.”
Projected to compete at 141 or 149 pounds in college, Brunner plans to wrestle at 135 for the Red Raiders. He has won two state championships at Baylor after one as a freshman at Tullahoma.