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No. 7 N.C. State wrestling team wins Journeyman Collegiate Duals

Wolfpack heads into 2023 undefeated at 8-0

NEW ORLEANS, LA. N.C. State junior Jarrett Trombley strutted through the halls of the New Orleans Convention Center with an over sized cup in his hand.
 
Trombley earned the right to carry the hardware, which wasn’t a cup, but a championship trophy.
 
Over the weekend at the Journeyman Collegiate Duals, four individuals went undefeated as the Wolfpack won the Red Pool, 27-12, with a win over No. 22 Northern Iowa.
 
No. 7 N.C. State (8-0) also defeated Cal-Poly and Lehigh, giving the Pack three wins over ranked teams in two days.
 
The finals featured seven matches when ranked opponents went head-to-head. Their wins over Lehigh and Northern Iowa were their first wins in program history in those series.
 
Head coach Pat Popolizio admittedly had question marks at the beginning of the year with a young roster. After a hot start, some of those have been answered.
 
“The one thing we can see with our team is we are starting to be a little more consistent,” Popolizio said. “Guys are settling into their style of wrestling and building confidence on stuff that we’ve worked on week to week. That’s what we got out of our team this weekend, guys showing up ready to compete.”
 
N.C. State won the first three matches over the Panthers (2-1), quickly gaining some important momentum right out the gate.
 
“You look at that match (early) on paper and there’s a lot of splits,” Popolizio said about the early showdowns. “When you can win those matches that are on paper, big toss ups it gives you some breathing room.” … rest of story at GOpack.com/news/2022/12/20/wrestling-young-n-c-state-wrestling-team-wins-journeyman-collegiate-duals

December 29, 2022 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized