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NC State Claims Titles in Seven Weight Classes at Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open

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RALEIGH, N.C. – After going 3-0 in the Wolfpack Duals with a combined score of 122-12 on Saturday, #8 NC State was back in action on Sunday and claimed titles in seven of the 10 weight classes at the annual Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open.

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R-Fr. Zurich Storm and Fr. Jakob Camacho were co-champions at 125 pounds, as each reached the finals but they did not wrestle each other. Storm went 3-0 with a pair of bonus point wins, and outscored his foes 38-11. Camacho was also a perfect 3-0, and he outscored those opponents 48-17.

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Making his season debut, #4 R-So. Tariq Wilson claimed top honors at 133 pounds. In the finals, he downed Zach Sherman from North Carolina, 9-3. Wilson was 5-0 on the day, with four bonus point wins, and outscored his foes 62-6. Freshman Jarrett Trombley was fifth.

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Also making his season debut, R-Sr. Jamal Morris won the 141-pound weight class. Moving down from 149 last year, Morris went 5-0 and scored an 8-3 win over Jon Miller of UNC Pembroke in the finals. Jamel Morris placed third at the weight, while freshman Alex Urquiza was sixth.

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R-Fr. A.J. Leitten took home the title at 149 pounds. In the finals, Leitten gutted out a 5-3 overtime win over Gardner-Webb’s Denton Spencer. After calling for injury time, Leitten recorded the only two takedowns of the bout. Freshman Matt Fields was third while classmate Matt Grippi was fourth.

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R-So. Thomas Bullard made quick work of all of his opponents on the day, as he pinned his way to the title. Bullard was a perfect 4-0, with all wins coming via pinfall – three in the first period. He received a medical forfeit in the title bout.

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#17 R-So. Daniel Bullard and Fr. Trent Hidlay were co-champions at 174 pounds, as each reached the finals but they did not wrestle each other. Bullard was 3-0 on the day, including a 16-1 tech fall in the semifinals. Hidlay was also 3-0, outscoring his foes 30-10 for a pair of bonus point wins.

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R-Sr. Malik McDonald won the 197-pound weight class with a perfect 4-0 mark. In the finals, he scored a 5-3 decision over The Citadel’s Sawyer Root.

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True Freshmen Deonte Wilson and Colin Lawer both reach the third place bout at 285 pounds, but they did not wrestle each other.

NC State will return to dual action next week, traveling to Old Dominion on Thursday, November 29.

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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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