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#6 Wolfpack Takes Care of Utah Valley to Improve to 5-0

RALEIGH – Capped off by Isaac Trumble’s dominant technical fall to close the match, sixth-ranked NC State wrestling claimed six of 10 bouts to defeat Utah Valley 23-16 at home Saturday night.
Starting off at 125 pounds, No. 13 Vince Robinson put NC State on the board first for the third dual-match in a row when defeated Bridger Ricks 5-2. He remains undefeated at 11-0 on the season with five of those wins from duals.
Although known to be the guy at 125, Jakob Camacho stepped back into the lineup weighing in at 133 for the meeting with Utah Valley. The redshirt-senior unfortunately got injured in the second period and had to default to his opponent, giving the visiting Wolverines a 6-3 lead.
In the first ranked matchup of the night, seventh-ranked Kai Orine faced 21st-ranked and 2022 NCAA Qualifer Haiden Drury in the 141 weight class. The two closed out the first two periods scoreless, although, Drury was able to rack up almost two minutes of riding time from being on top all of the second period. 30 seconds into the third he got the escape to lead 1-0 over Orine. With time slipping away, Orine gave up a takedown to drop his match 0-5 and push Utah Valley’s lead to 9-3.
While the Pack were trailing 3-9 on their home mat, Koy Buesgens in the lineup at 149 pounds was able to provide a spark of energy to his team with a gritty 12-3 major decision. Buesgens did an excellent job capitalizing on his defense and then reattacking which gave him a 6-1 control through the first three minutes. His athleticism continued to show as he displayed a flashy two point reversal in the second and then a slick shot in the third to boost his win.
Eighth-ranked Ed Scott handed NC State the 11-7 lead when he followed up with a major decision of his own in the 157 weight class. Scott remained controlled the scoreboard his entire bout and only let his opponent come within one point to him before he took off to win 19-11.
At 165 pounds, No. 27 Derek Fields dropped a hard-fought match … more at … https://gopack.com/news/2024/11/23/wrestling-6-wolfpack-takes-care-of-utah-valley-to-improve-to-5-0

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Big Red Claim Third-Straight Navy Classic Title

Four Huskers claimed individual titles at the 2024 Navy Classic on Saturday, pushing Nebraska to win its third-straight Navy Classic team title with 150 points. Caleb Smith (125), Brock Hardy (141), Antrell Taylor (157) and Silas Allred (187) won their weight classes outright, while Bubba Wilson and Christopher Minto (165) went no contest in the final to share the championship.
Ten of the 14 competing Huskers placed, with Lenny Pinto (174) and Harley Andrews (HWT) finishing second, Alan Koehler (125) and freshman Camden McDanel (197) finishing in fourth. Freshman LJ Araujo (174) came in fifth in his first Navy Classic.
At 125, No. 3 Smith went 5-0, with two ranked wins to claim his back-to-back Navy Classic championship. The Husker used a first round fall, a major dec., and three decisions to defend his title. At 141, No. 4 Hardy faced a top-10 matchup in the final round, but defeated Navy’s Joshua Koderhandt with a 10-3 decision to finish 5-0. With the win, Hardy successfully defended his 141 title for the third season in a row.
Despite the weight class change, No. 3 Taylor still took the title, this time at 157. Taylor went 4-0, with two tech., falls, a pin, and a sudden-victory decision to claim the championship. At 165, the final came down to two Huskers, Minto and Wilson. The pair’s bout went no contest, both wrestlers sharing the title for first. Allred took his second Navy Classic title, after also winning at 197 in the 2022-23 season. No. 5 Allred led a dominant tournament campaign, finishing 5-0 with two pins, one tech., fall, and two major decisions.
Behind the Huskers, Oregon State (130.5 pts) and Navy (103), claimed second and third respectively. Up next, the Huskers take on the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas. The tournament, Dec. 6-7, will feature 31 programs and is set to be streamed on FloWrestling. The Big Red look to improve on their second-place finish from the 2023-24 season.
125 – #3 Caleb Smith – 1st (5-0)
Round of 32: #3 Smith pinned Grayson Mclellan (Bucknell) (1:47)
Round of 16: #3 Smith dec. Gylon Sims (The Citadel) 8-4
Quarterfinal: #3 Smith major dec. Blaine Frazier (Indiana) 14-4 
Semifinal: #3 Smith dec. #22 Jacob Moran (Indiana) 2-1
Final: #3 Smith dec. #23 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) 4-3
125 – Alan Koehler – 4th (3-2) … more at … https://huskers.com/news/2024/11/24/big-red-claim-third-straight-navy-classic-title

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No. 25 UNC Wrestling Splits Matchups With Greensboro, No. 16 Illinois

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 25th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels split their Monday night duals against Greensboro College and No. 16 Illinois, inside Carmichael Arena.
In the opener, the Tar Heels defeated Greensboro College, 47-3.
Carolina had nine victories in the match: four falls, two technical falls, one major decision, one decision and a forfeit.
The group of Max Martin (133), Cade Tenold (174), Aidan Schlett (197) and Nolan Neves (285) earned falls in the dual win. Marco Tocci (125) and Omaury Alvarez (165) cruised to technical falls, as Marcus Murabito (184) collected the major decision.
At 149 pounds, Cullen Kane earned a hard-fought decision for the Tar Heels, with Joey Showalter (157) on the receiving end of the Pride’s forfeit.
For the second-straight week, the Tar Heels squared off with a ranked Big Ten opponent in Chapel Hill, as 16th-ranked Illinois ended the top-25 matchup victorious, 24-14.
Against the Fighting Illini, Spencer Moore (125), Lachlan McNeil (149), Sonny Santiago (157) and Gavin Kane (184) collected wins for the Tar Heels.
To begin the match, Moore used six takedowns to earn the 20-5 major decision over Illinois’ Caelan Riley. At 141, with the match tied 1-1 in overtime, McNeil powered his way to the takedown, clipping the Fighting Illini’s No. 10 Kannon Webster, 4-1. In the ensuing match at 157 pounds, No. 27 Sonny Santiago collected his first ranked win of the year, with a convincing 10-3 decision against No. 20 Jason Kraisser.
Rounding out the Carolina victories, Gavin Kane earned his first top-10 win since the 2023 NCAA Championships, with a 9-5 decision over No. 9 Edmond Ruth. Tied 5-5 after a Kane escape … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2024/11/25/no-25-wrestling-splits-matchups-with-greensboro-no-16-illinois

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