NC State’s Wilson proved unseeded wrestlers can also excel
TDR Editor’s Notes; Great to see recognition for a successful Wolfpack Wrestler. Thank you Sandy.
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‘Go Earn It’ Feature: in W.I.N. magazine by Sandy Stevens
Unheralded and unseeded, Tariq Wilson entered the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships.
Two days later, the 133-pound North Carolina State redshirt freshman had earned All-American honors as a third-place finisher after knocking off the third-, fourth- and fifth-seeded wrestlers. But he was far from a shoe-in for the podium. As the 2018-19 season opened, in fact, Wilson wasn’t even in the varsity lineup, and he was 0-3 at 133 against the Wolfpack’s starter Jamal Morris. Still, Wilson qualified for March Matness after placing fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference, in what Wolfpack head coach Pat Popolizio calls “a very competitive” 133-pound weight class. Wilson had been wrestling since age 8 or 9, working out in and competing for a club his uncle owned in their hometown of Steubenville, Ohio. “He used to say, ‘If you can stay on offense and go out and strive and score points, it’s going to be pretty hard for (opponents) to score points,” Wilson recalled. Rest of the story at https://www.win-magazine.com/2018/04/go-earn-it-feature-nc-states-wilson-proved-unseeded-wrestlers-can-also-excel/
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