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#10 NC State Defeats #13 UNC 20-14 in Chapel Hill

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – After dropping the first bout of the night, No. 10 NC State won the next five, and six of the next seven, and picked up a huge road ACC win over No. 13 North Carolina, 20-14.

With the win over the ACC-leading Tar Heels, NC State will now go into next week’s season finale at Virginia Tech with a chance to repeat as ACC Dual champions with a win.

The Wolfpack (15-3, 3-1 ACC) has now won six in a row in the series versus the Tar Heels (11-6, 3-1 ACC).

The dual started at 149 pounds with a top-10 battle. #5 Austin O’Connor scored a pair of third period takedowns and posted a 9-4 decision over #7 Justin Oliver.

The Pack then went on to win five in a row and took a commanding 17-3 lead with four matches left.

#4 Hayden Hidlay scored a pair of takedowns in all three periods and cruised to an 18-6 major decision over #20 McClure at 157 pounds for the first bonus point win of the night.

The Bullard twins went for back-to-back wins for the Pack. At 165 pounds, Thomas Bullard scored an 8-2 decision, and at 174 pounds, Daniel notched a four-point near fall in the second period and dominated to an 11-0 major decision.

In the third ranked battle in the first five bouts, #5 Nick Reenan scored both of the bout’s takedowns and picked up a 6-4 decision over #14 Chip Ness at 184 pounds.

At the intermission, NC State held a 14-3 lead.

The Pack made it five in a row, when R-Sr. Malik McDonald scored a third period takedown to pick up a 3-1 decision at 197 pounds.

UNC broke the Pack’s streak with a decision at heavyweight.

NC State clinched the dual win, as #11 Sean Fausz returned to 125 pounds and picked up a 7-2 decision.

UNC closed the dual with a tech fall at 133 pounds and decision at 141.

Up Next: The Wolfpack will conclude the regular season with a dual at #14 Virginia Tech next Friday night in Blacksburg. With a win in the dual, the Pack will win its second straight ACC dual title.

#10 NC State 20, #13 North Carolina 14

149: #5 Austin O’Connor (UNC) dec. #7 Justin Oliver; 9-4 – 0-3

157: #4 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. #20 Josh McClure; 18-6 – 4-3

165: #17 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) dec. Sawyer Davidson; 8-2 – 7-3

174: #23 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) major dec. #29 Devin Kane; 11-0 – 11-3

184: #5 Nick Reenan (NCSU) dec. #14 Chip Ness; 6-4 – 14-3

197: #21 Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. Brandon Whitman; 3-1 – 17-3

285: #16 Cory Daniel (UNC) dec. Colin Lawler; 9-4 – 17-6

125: #11 Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. Joe Heilmann; 7-2 – 20-6

133: #19 Gary Wayne Harding (UNC) tech fall Zurich Storm; 18-1 – 20-11

141: #19 A.C. Headlee (UNC) dec. Kelln Devlin; 3-1 – 20-14

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All 10 NC State Wrestlers Qualified for the NCAA Championships: Check Out Their Seeds

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For only the third time in program history, the NC State Wrestling team has qualified all 10 of their wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.

125 – Jakob Camacho (13-4) is a #7 seed, and he will wrestle #26 Blake West (27-6) of Northern Iowa in the 1st round.
133- Kai Orine (15-2) is a #3 seed, and he will wrestle #30 Hunter Leake (18-9) of CBU in the 1st round.
141 – Ryan Jack (18-3) is a #4 seed, and he will wrestle #29 Greyson Clark (16-8) of Purdue in the 1st round.
149 – Jackson Arrington (18-3) is a #3 seed, and he will wrestle #30 Jude Swisher (23-7) of Penn in the 1st round.
157 – Ed Scott (21-5) is a #4 seed, and he will wrestle #29 Legend Lamer of POLY (14-10) in the 1st round.
165 – Derek Fields (15-4) is a #23 seed, and he will wrestle #10 Cameron Amine (14-7) of Michigan in the 1st round.
174 – Alex Faison (13-12) is a #29 seed, and he will wrestle #4 Shane Griffith (14-3) of Michigan in the 1st round.
184 – Dylan Fishback (17-7) is a #10 seed, and he will wrestle Layne Malczewski (14-8) of Michigan St. in the 1st round.
197 – Trent Hidlay (24-0) is a #2 seed, and he will wrestle #31 Krystian Kinsey (10-8) of Virginia in the 1st round.
HWT – Owen Trephan (17-5) is a #10 seed, and he will wrestle #25 Bradley Hill (20-7) of Iowa in the 1st round.

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Breakdown

  • 8 of the 10 NC State Wrestlers are seeded in the Top-10
  • 6 of the 10 NC State Wrestlers are seeded in the Top-8
    • Wrestlers that finish 8th or better earn All-American status.
  • 5 of the 10 NC State Wrestlers are seeded in the Top-5.

The wrestling will begin on the morning of March 21st.

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#7 NC State Wrestling Wins Their 6th Straight ACC Championship

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Dynasty. There’s no other word more deserving for what Wrestling Head Coach Pat Popolizio has built at NC State.

The Wolfpack won their 6th straight ACC Championship this evening.

7 NC State Champions

157 – Junior Ed Scott – 2nd ACC Championship (2022 & 2024)

149 – Sophomore Jackson Arrington – 1st ACC Championship

141 – Junior Ryan Jack – 1st ACC Championship

133 – Redshirt Junior Kai Orine – 2nd ACC Championship (2023 & 2024)

125 – Redshirt Junior Jakob Camacho – 3rd ACC Championship (2020, 2022 & 2024)

197 – Redshirt Senior Trent Hidlay – 4th ACC Championship (2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024)

HWT – Redshirt Junior Owen Trephan – 2nd ACC Championship (2023 & 2024).

9 of NC State’s 10 wrestlers automatically qualified for the NCAA Tournament (all but Redshirt Sophomore Derek Fields at 165).

The NCAA Championships are on March 21-23 in Kansas City.

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NC State Wrestling Finishes the Regular Season Ranked 7th

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The NC State Wrestling team has finished the regular season ranked 7th in the nation.

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This marks the 9th consecutive season that the Wolfpack has finished the regular season ranked in the Top-10. Going all the way back to the 2015-16 season, NC State has been ranked in the Top-10 in 130 straight polls.

For context, Head Coach Pat Popolizio was hired in 2013. Pop is simply one of the best hires in the history of the Wolfpack Athletic Department.

The 7th ranked Wolfpack will look to win their 6th consecutive ACC Championship next weekend in Chapel Hill.

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#8 NC State Wins Their 6th ACC Regular Season Dual Meet Championship in 7 Years

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The 8th ranked NC State Wrestling team defeated #13 Virginia Tech 20-12 this evening, winning their 6th ACC Regular Season Dual Meet Championship in the last 7 years.

After trailing 12-3 after the first 5 matches, NC State would go on to win the final 5 matches to secure the victory.

Things got started with the 149 pound weight class.

#3 Jackson Arrington lost 1-4 to #2 Caleb Henson.

At 157 pounds, #12 Ed Scott defeated Rafael Hipolito Jr. 12-7. I definitely think that Scott could have picked up bonus points in this match, and at it’s conclusion, I was wondering if that would cost the Pack when it was all said and done.

At 165 pounds, #12 Derek Fields was upset by #22 Connor Brady, who picked up a takedown with 20 seconds remaining. I was beginning to sweat at this point.

At 174 pounds, #30 Alex Faison picked up a moral victory against #2 Mekhi Lewis. Yes, Faison did lose, but it was only a decision, losing 2-9. Lewis was desperately trying to pick up a takedown in the final seconds to pick up a major decision, but Faison held on, managing to not allow Lewis to pick up bonus points.

At 184 pounds, #7 Dylan Fishback was upset by #24 TJ Stewart 2-7. If I’m honest, at this point, I started doing math, and didn’t know if I saw a path forward for a Wolfpack victory.

Obviously, I’m bad at math, because I wasn’t projecting 5 points via a Tech Fall from Trent Hidlay…and why would I have expected anything less from the #2 wrestler at 197 pounds.

Hidlay crushed #26 Andy Smith 18-3, picking up 5 team points for the Tech Fall. Prior to Hidlay’s win, the Pack trailed 12-3. After his Tech Fall, the Pack found themselves within 4 points with 4 matches left.

The victory for Hidlay happened to be his 100th victory of his collegiate career.

At Heavyweight, #15 Owen Trephan defeated Jimmy Mullen in dramatic fashion, with a takedown in the final seconds of the 3rd period.

With 3 matches to go, the Hokies led by one point, 12-11.

At 125, #14 Jakob Camacho upset #3 Cooper Flynn 4-1. A takedown by Camacho in the first period proved to be enough.

The Wolfpack led 14-12 with 2 matches to go.

At 133, #4 Kai Orine defeated #13 Sam Latona 2-1 in dramatic fashion, holding off Latona in the final seconds.

With the Pack winning 17-12 with one match remaining, at 141 pounds, #4 Ryan Jack simply couldn’t allow himself to be pinned by #15 Tom Crook. If he were to be pinned, the Hokies would pick up six points and win the dual by 1 point. But, Jack didn’t get pinned. Rather, he defeated Crook 7-3, securing a 20-12 Wolfpack victory over the Hokies.

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