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NC State picks up two wins in Albany, defeating Central Michigan and Illinois

ALBANY, NY The NC State wrestling team improved to 5-0 overall, earning two victories in Albany, NY.  
The No. 9 Wolfpack  got the weekend off to a hot start, defeating Central Michigan 26-12. NC State turned around and defeated Illinois, 27-12.  
Freshman Troy Hohman picked up a win in his dual debut in the 125 class, defeating Sean Spidle, 4-3 to start the day for the Wolfpack.  
Hohman was one of several wrestlers who got their first action last weekend at the Journeymen Wrestling Round Robin event.  
Jacob Cox was another young wrestler who got his feet wet at the Journeymen and found himself in the lineup against the Chippewas. Cox was forced to medical forfeit against Jacob Cox, giving Central Michigan a 6-3 lead.  
NC State got momentum back when Ryan Jack and Jackson Arrington pulled off back-to-back wins. … rest of story at gopack.com/news/wrestling-nc-state-picks-up-two-wins-in-albany-defeating-central-michigan-and-illinois

Episode 100 features 100 seconds of NC State Trivia with Coach Popolizio and heavyweight Owen Trephan – NCS100
It’s spanned five years, two hosts, dozens of guests, but just one head coach. We’ve finally made it to the milestone 100th episode of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast. Host Hayden Hidlay speaks with head coach Pat Popolizio to celebrate the mark and talk about the start of the season before getting to the show’s featured guest, heavyweight Owen Trephan. … rest of story at Mattalkonline.com/podcast/pack-mentality/episode-100-features-100-seconds-of-nc-state-trivia-with-coach-popolizio-and-heavyweight-owen-trephan

ACC Week Two Wrap-Up

When I moved to Virginia from Nebraska after college, I came with the expectation of living here for two years before moving on to my next adventure. Fast forward 16 years and now, Charlottesville has been my home for more than a decade. All three of my children have been born and raised here; it’s a part of their identity and mine. Waking up to the news yesterday morning was nothing short of crushing. I have lived in Charlottesville through the highs of everything that makes this town special and the lows of murders and riots painting our town in the national spotlight. Three young men lost their lives. Life will never be the same for their families, their friends, their teammates and their classmates. This has become all too common and an unfortunate reality. In my years as a teacher and a coach, I have lost students and athletes to violence, and have seen them on both sides of the weapon. It is a feeling you cannot describe, and one you hope others will never have to feel. … rest of story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles

Peaks and valleys’: Niesenbaum’s victory headlines Duke wrestling’s performance at Battle at The Citadel

After a rough start, there is nowhere to go but up. 

The Blue Devils did just that as they rebounded from last week’s meet in College Park, Md. Duke senior Jonah Niesenbaum placed first in the heavyweight division at the Battle at the Citadel in Charleston, S.C., with fellow Blue Devils Login Agin (125 pounds) and Drake Doolittle (133 pounds) both placing third, accompanied by Christian Colman (133 pounds) placing fourth. 

“The guys wrestled hard, our shape looks good … [our] coaching strategy changed a little bit because you might be working with someone who you really don’t work with that much,” said head coach Glen Lanham. “We just have to hone in on a couple of things that could make some really big gains for us.”

Colman, who wrestled at 141 pounds last weekend, weighed in at 133 pounds Sunday. … rest of story at Dukechronicle.com/duke-wrestling-battle-at-the-citadel-niesenbaum

5 of the most anticipated 1-on-1 college wrestling battles this season

The best of the best. Champions vs. champions. These are the kinds of duals that fans can expect to see at next week’s National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Classic, a historic event featuring 15 elite, high-profile weight matches across ten men’s freestyle weights and five women’s freestyle weights. 

But, even beyond the All-Star Classic, there are still a number of notable potential matchups this year that breed intriguing storylines and could answer key questions about who might be able to make a run for the top of the podium in March.

Here are five of those exciting possible matchups to anticipate this NCAA wrestling season, all of which include two wrestlers who have not yet faced each other in collegiate competition. Not all of these matches are necessarily scheduled, but they could happen at NCAAs or other winter tournaments. 

No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young vs. No. 3 Vito Arujau, 133 pounds

Penn State’s Roman Bravo-Young has separated himself from his competition in the traditionally-deep weight class of 133 pounds. He’s been the kind of consistent, championship performer that Penn State fans expect to see atop the podium. However, Bravo-Young will have a new foe in his weight this year, as Cornell’s Vito Arujau is set to move up from 125 pounds, creating a new storyline down at the lightweights. Arujau, a particularly successful freestyle wrestler, finished second in the Olympic Trials in 2021 to eventual Olympic Bronze medalist Thomas Gilman … rest of story at NCAA.com/news/wrestling/article/5-most-anticipated-1-1-college-wrestling-battles

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