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Tar Heels Storm Past Mocs In Dual Opener

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Redshirt freshmen Austin O’Connor and Chasen Blair picked up major decision wins to help lead the No. 24 North Carolina wrestling team to a 23-10 over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the team’s first dual of the season Sunday at Maclellan Gym.
Carolina dropped the first three matches of the afternoon before rattling off seven straight wins. O’Connor was able to string together three takedowns in his second period and collect strong riding time throughout the match to beat Tanner Smith, 14-4, and begin UNC’s run.
It was Josh McClure at 165 pounds who tied things up at 10 with a 9-4 win. That was followed by a tight win from Devin Kane at 174, who was able to break a tie and score a late takedown to win, giving the Tar Heels a 13-10 lead that they’d extend the rest of the way.
Blair impressed in his match for Carolina’s second major decision. After a relatively slow first period, he scored a takedown and a four-point near fall to advance to the second period with a 6-0 lead. He finished strong with two takedowns in the third period, winning 13-4 for his first collegiate dual victory.
Head coach Coleman Scott was pleased with the performances of the new faces who took the mat on Sunday, particularly those of O’Connor and Blair.
Rest of the story at https://goheels.com/news/2018/11/11/wrestling-no-24-tar-heels-storm-past-mocs-in-dual-opener.aspx?mc_cid=cf37976866&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 16, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

ACC Wrestling – Nov. 7th

Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Wrestlers ofthe Week

Duke’s Finesilver, NC State’s Hidlay recognized

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has recognized two winners from last Sunday’s Hokie Open as the first ACC Wrestlers of the Week of the 2018-19 season. Duke senior Mitch Finesilver (149 pounds) and NC State sophomore Hayden Hidlay (157) were honored following their outstanding performances in the event, which took place in Roanoke, Virginia.

ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week – Mitch Finesilver, Duke, Sr.; Greenwood Village, Colo.  
Finesilver had a strong start to the 2018-19 campaign, winning the 149-pound title at the Hokie Open.En route to the top spot on the podium, Finesilver defeated a pair of top 20 foes, including No. 14 Ryan Blees of Virginia Tech 6-1 in the championship bout. He also defeated No. 17 Austin O’Connor of UNC 3-2 in the semifinals. His earlier-round victories included a pair of technical falls. Ranked eighth nationally at 149 pounds, the four wins pushed his career total to 65 victories.

ACC Co-Wrestler of theWeek – Hayden Hidlay, NC State, So.; Lewiston, Pa.Hidlay took the 157-pound weight class at the Hokie Open with a perfect 4-0 mark on the day. His championship effort included three bonus-point wins and as he outscored his opponents by a combined 71-29.  Hilday scored 27 takedowns in the four matches while only yielding one. The second-ranked Hidlay defeated a fellow ranked ACC opponent in the finals, posting a 10-7 win over No. 7 Kennedy Monday of North Carolina. Hidlay had four takedowns in the title bout, compared to one for Monday.  Rest of the story at https://theacc.co/accWOTW

Noting ACC Wrestling – Nov. 7, 2018

• Four ACC teams remain ranked among the top 25 of this week’s USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, led by No. 8 NC State and No. 10 Virginia Tech … North Carolina checks in at No.24 and Duke at No. 25.

• The Wolfpack and Hokies also lead ACC teams in this week’s InterMat rankings … NC State holds the No. 8 spot in the tournament rankings, followed by Virginia Tech at No. 16 and North Carolina at No. 22 … In the InterMat dual rankings, the Hokies top all league teams at No. 12, followed by the Wolfpack at No. 13 and UNC at No. 21.

• This week’ InterMat individual weight class rankings include 25 ACC wrestlers, led by NC State’s No. 2 Hayden Hidlay at 157 … Other ACC student-athletes among the nation’stop 10 include Virginia’s No. 7 Louie Hayes and NC State’s No. 8 Sean Fausz at 125, NC State’s No. 4 Tariq Williams at No. 133, NC State’s No. 6 Justin Oliver and Duke’s No. 8 Mitch Finesilver at 149, UNC’s No. 7 Kennedy Monday at 157,Virginia Tech’s No. 5 David McFadden (174) and Zack Zavatsky (184), UNC’s No. 7 Chip Ness (184) and Virginia Tech’s No. 10 Billy Miller (HW) • Duke’s Finesilver and NC State’s Hidlay are this week’s ACC Co-Wrestlers of the Week … Each swept four matches to claim his weight class at last weekend’s Hokie Open, with Finesilver winning at 149 and Hidlay at 157.
ACC Weekly Release: https://theacc.co/ACCWREST19

November 16, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Reenan Notches Top-10 Win at Journeymen Classic

By Brian Reinhardt
All three ranked NC State Wrestlers went undefeated.

TROY,N.Y. – The #8 N.C. State wrestling team took 15 wrestlers up to Troy, N.Y., for the annual Journeymen Classic on Sunday. The Wolfpack had strong day going 30-14 overall,with six wrestlers going undefeated with perfect 3-0 records. 
• #11 R-So.Nick Reenan was back in an NC State singlet after red-shirting last season. He went 3-0 and took top honors at 184 pounds, with a pair of top-20 wins. Reenan started with an 11-3 tech fall, then pinned #20 MacCallum of Oklahoma in the first period. In his final bout, Reenan scored a 4-1 win over #6 Preisch of Lehigh, with a takedown in both the first and third periods.  
• #6 Gr.Justin Oliver made his NC State debut with a perfect 3-0 mark, with two bonus points wins. He outscored his foes 34-6. In his last match, he beat Jeffries of Oklahoma 7-2.  
• #17 R-So.Daniel Bullard also went 3-0. He made a comeback after being down 6-0 to win 17-11 in his first bout, then scored a pin. In his final bout, he downed Ramirez of West Virginia 6-2.  
• A pair of 125-pounders ended the day a perfect 3-0. R-Fr. Zurich Storm scored three decisions, while R-So. Charlie Lenox had two bonus point wins and outscored his foes 35-6.  
• True freshman Deonte Wilson was 3-0 at 285 pounds, getting a pin in his first match then winning 3-1 in OT and 5-0.

ReenanNamed ACC Wrestler of the Week  

R-So.ranked #6 nationally at 184 pounds had 3-0 week  

RALEIGH,N.C. – Two weeks into the 2018-19 season, two ACC Wrestlers of the Week for NC State.  After R-So.Hayden Hidlay was named last week for winning the Hokie Open, classmate Nick Reenan was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week for his performance this past weekend at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic.  In his season debut, and after a red-shirt season, Reenan went a perfect 3-0 at 184 pounds. He started with an 11-3 major decision, then scored a first-period pin over #20 MacCallum of Oklahoma. In his final bout, he scored a pair oftakedowns without conceding any and defeated #6 Preisch of Lehigh, 4-1.  In this week’s rankings, Reenan is No. 6 at 184 pounds by both FloWrestling and InterMat.  Reenan was also named The Open Mat.com’s National Wrestler of the Week.  
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