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Gwiazdowski Named ACC Wrestler of the Year

Pack heavyweight became NC State’s sixth National Champion
GREENSBORO, N.C. – NC State sophomore heavyweight Nick Gwiazdowski (Delanson, N.Y.), who captured the conference’s first individual national wrestling championship since 2009, Tuesday was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Year.  Gwiazdowski, who finished the year with a 42-2 record, won the ACC heavyweight title and then plowed through the NCAA field, winning five straight matches and defeating the No. 1 seed in the Tournament, Minnesota’s Tony Nelson, to win the title. He became the first ACC wrestler to win a national championship since the Wolfpack’s Darrion Caldwell in 2009. He was also the third Wolfpack wrestler to claim the heavyweight title, following Sylvester Terkay (1993) and Tab Thacker (1984). Gwiazdowski won his final 20 matches of the year.   “I’m very honored to be named the 2014 ACC Wrestler of the Year,” said Gwiazdowski. “I take a lot of pride in competing in such a great wrestling conference, as well as being part of a program here at NC State that is on the rise. This award would not be possible without my family, friends, coaches and teammates here at NC State.”  Gwiazdowski’s performance helped NC State finish 19th nationally as a team, one of six ACC schools who finished 25th or better.  Rest of story at http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/040114aaa.html

 

April 2, 2014 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Gwiazdowski Wins 2014 National Championship

Pack heavyweight defeats two-time defending national champion Tony Nelson of Minnesota
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Redshirt-sophomore Nick Gwiazdowski of the NC State wrestling team became the program’s sixth national champion Saturday night, as he captured a 4-2 win over top-seed Tony Nelson of Minnesota in the finals at 285 pounds at the 2014 NCAA Championships.  Gwiazdowski is NC State’s sixth individual to win a wrestling national title, and the third heavyweight following in the footsteps of Tab Thacker in 1984 and Sylvester Terkay in 1993.
“Right now I can’t really believe it,” said Gwiazdowski. “When I came to NC State, (coach) Beasley told me I’m going to be a three-time national champion with what we can do (here). The first step, it’s always in the back of my mind. So that’s good. It’s like I beat this guy before. I can do it again. And if anything, I’ve gotten better since that point.”  After a scoreless first period, Gwiazdowski chose bottom to start second and was unable to escape Nelson’s hold as Nelson recorded 2:00 of ride time. To start the third, Gwiazdowski gave up the escape point but then scored the match’s first takedown to go up 2-1.  Rest of story at http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/032214aab.html

 

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