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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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November 16, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized