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Hidlay and Orine Win It All, Team Finishes 4th at Cliff Keen Invitational

Las Vegas, Nev. – The second-ranked NC State wrestling team tallied six individual placements, including first place championships from Trent Hidlay and Kai Orine to secure the team fourth overall at the 41st annual Cliff Keen Invitational on Saturday, December 2nd.
NC State accumulated 115 team points, following behind Iowa State (130.5), Nebraska (125.5), and Ohio State (123.5). Six athletes for the red-and-white found themselves on the podium: Kai Orine at 133lbs (1st place), Trent Hidlay at 197lbs (1st place), Ryan Jack at 141lbs (2nd place), Ed Scott at 157lbs (3rd place), Dylan Fishback at 184lbs (7th place), and JacksonArrington at 149lbs (8th place). 
Hidlay’s championship at 197lbs made him a back to back winner at this tournament, however, last season he won at 184lbs. Currently ranked fifth in the nation by FloWrestling, the team veteran dominated his bracket with four ranked wins: No. 6 Cardenas (Cornell), No. 8 Jaxon Smith (Maryland), No. 18 Bockman (Utah Valley), and No. 27 Rademacher(Oregon State). 
Orine, also currently ranked fifth in the nation by FloWrestling, claimed his championship in the 133 class. His wins over the weekend included three ranked victories over No. 11 Evan Frost (Iowa State), No. 18 Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State), and No. 25 Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State). 
Seventh-ranked Jack placed second after coming up short, 2-5, in the finals to No. 5 Jesse Mendez of Ohio State. In the previous rounds he collected three ranked wins over No. 3 Lachlan McNeil (UNC), No. 17 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa), and No. 32 McKenzie Bell (Rider). 
Despite losing in the second round to No. 17 Peyten Kellar of Ohio, eighth-ranked Scott battled back to claim his third place decision at 157lbs. He picked up four ranked wins: No. 5 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech), No. 6 Will Lewan (Michigan), No. 12 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern), and No. 16 Tommy Askey (App State).  Other notable wins from the Pack include Fishback defeating No. 4 Trey Munoz (Oregon State), Troy Hohman defeating No. 25 Tucker Owens (Air Force), and Owen Trephan defeating No. 30 David Szuba (Rider). … rest of results at … GOpack.com/Hidlay-and-orine-win-it-all-team-finishes-4th-at-cliff-keen-invitational

December 8, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized