Tuesday, December 29
Evanston, Ill.
All Day
NC State
vs
Midlands Championships
@PackWrestle Sending 15 to 53rd Annual Midlands Championships
12/27/2015 10:19:00 AM | Wrestling
NC State Midlands Notes | 2015-16 Statistics
RALEIGH, N.C. - Fifteen members of the No. 3 NC State wrestling team will be competing at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships December 29-30, hosted by Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.
Sessions I and II are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 29, while Sessions III and IV are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET on Dec. 30.
All sessions of the 2015 Midlands Championships will stream live online via BTN Plus. Big Ten Network will televise the championship finals on Dec. 30 beginning at 9 p.m.
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The Midlands Championships annually features the best wrestlers from across the nation. Forty-two teams and over 400 competitors comprise the 2015 Midlands field for the largest tournament in history. In addition to No. 3 NC State, the following ranked Division I teams will compete at #Midlands53: No. 2 Iowa, No. 8 Rutgers, No. 9 Nebraska, No. 11 Illinois, No. 18 Iowa State, No. 20 Pittsburgh, and No. 21 Ohio.
The Midlands Championships will be the Pack's first competition since a 26-15 dual win over No. 24 Old Dominion on Dec. 17. Four of the Pack's five wins were bonus point victories, starting with a technical fall in the first bout, the Wolfpack then scored back-to-back pins in the middle of the dual, and concluded the win with a DQ.
The Wolfpack sits at a perfect 11-0 in duals on the season - the most consecutive wins in school history to open a season. The 11 wins thus far lead the nation, and NC State is one of just seven schools still undefeated in 2015-16. For the second straight week, the Pack remains #3 in the USA Today/NWCA Wrestling Coaches poll.
Six of the Pack's 10 starters remained ranked in the top-20 in every major poll this week:
NC State Midlands Championships Participants:
RALEIGH, N.C. - Fifteen members of the No. 3 NC State wrestling team will be competing at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships December 29-30, hosted by Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.
Sessions I and II are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 29, while Sessions III and IV are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET on Dec. 30.
All sessions of the 2015 Midlands Championships will stream live online via BTN Plus. Big Ten Network will televise the championship finals on Dec. 30 beginning at 9 p.m.
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| at Midlands Championships | |
| Date | Tues., Dec. 29 - Wed., Dec. 30 |
| Time | Session I: Dec. 29, 10:30 a.m. Session II: Dec. 29, 8 p.m. Session III: Dec. 30, 1 p.m. Session IV: Dec. 30, 9 p.m. |
| Location | Evanston, Ill. |
| TV | Big Ten Network (Championship Finals) |
| Live Scoring | TrackWrestling.com |
| Live Stream | BTN Plus |
| Social Media | @PackWrestle |
| Tournament Info | Home | Top Competitors | Pre-seeds |
The Midlands Championships annually features the best wrestlers from across the nation. Forty-two teams and over 400 competitors comprise the 2015 Midlands field for the largest tournament in history. In addition to No. 3 NC State, the following ranked Division I teams will compete at #Midlands53: No. 2 Iowa, No. 8 Rutgers, No. 9 Nebraska, No. 11 Illinois, No. 18 Iowa State, No. 20 Pittsburgh, and No. 21 Ohio.
The Midlands Championships will be the Pack's first competition since a 26-15 dual win over No. 24 Old Dominion on Dec. 17. Four of the Pack's five wins were bonus point victories, starting with a technical fall in the first bout, the Wolfpack then scored back-to-back pins in the middle of the dual, and concluded the win with a DQ.
The Wolfpack sits at a perfect 11-0 in duals on the season - the most consecutive wins in school history to open a season. The 11 wins thus far lead the nation, and NC State is one of just seven schools still undefeated in 2015-16. For the second straight week, the Pack remains #3 in the USA Today/NWCA Wrestling Coaches poll.
Six of the Pack's 10 starters remained ranked in the top-20 in every major poll this week:
| Wrestler | Weight | InterMat | FloWrestling | OpenMat | WIN |
| Kevin Jack | 141 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Tommy Gantt | 157 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Max Rohskopf | 165 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Pete Renda | 184 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 18 |
| Michael Boykin | 197 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
| Nick Gwiazdowski | 285 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
NC State Midlands Championships Participants:
| Weight | Wrestler | 15-16 Overall Record (Dual) |
| 141 | Fr. Will Clark | 8-3 (4-1) |
| 141 | #3 So. Kevin Jack | 4-2 (4-2) |
| 149 | R-So. Jake DeAngelo | 17-7 (3-0) |
| 149 | R-So. Beau Donahue | 5-4 (2-2) |
| 149 | So. Sam Melikian | 6-2 (3-0) |
| 149 | Sr. Sam Speno (unattached) | 15-3 (NA) |
| 157 | #6 R-Sr. Tommy Gantt | 6-0 (6-0) |
| 157 | R-So. Chad Pyke | 9-1 (6-0) |
| 165 | R-Jr. Lee Davis | 4-7 (4-5) |
| 174 | So. Nicky Hall | 6-2 (1-2) |
| 184 | #15 Jr. Pete Renda | 7-1 (7-1) |
| 197 | #17 So. Michael Boykin | 7-1 (2-1) |
| 197 | Malik McDonald | 11-3 (6-2) |
| 285 | #1 R-Sr. Nick Gwiazdowski | 11-0 (6-0) |
| 285 | R-Jr. Mike Kosoy | 15-3 (5-0) |
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