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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 The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized