Tuesday, December 29
Evanston, Ill.
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NC State
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Midlands Championships
Gantt and Gwiazdowski Advance to Semifinals at Midlands Championships
12/29/2015 11:44:00 PM | Wrestling
Evanston, Ill. - A pair of NC State wrestlers have advance to the semifinals at the Midlands Championships. Redshirt seniors Tommy Gantt (157 pounds) and Nick Gwiazdowski (285) both went undefeated on Tuesday.
Gantt won all four of his bouts to advance to the semifinals. He started with a 19-3 technical fall win, then a first-period pin (2:35) before scoring a 12-6 decision to reach the quarterfinals. In the evening session, Gantt beat Iowa's Edwin Cooper with a 17-6 major decision to reach the semifinals.
Gwiazdowski was a perfect 3-0 in advancing to the finals. The two-time defending NCAA Champion picked up a pair of first-period pins in the afternoon session, at 1:24 and then 2:42. In the quarterfinals bout, Gwiazdowski scored a 11-3 major decision over #7 seed Jensen of Nebraska.
In addition to Gantt and Gwiazdowski, NC State will have four wrestlers in action tomorrow in the consolation bracket: Kevin Jack (141), Sam Speno (unattached at 149), Pete Renda (184), Michael Boykin (197).
Action resumes tomorrow at 1 p.m. The finals will be held at 9 p.m., and be broadcast live on The Big Ten Network.
NC State Results:
Kevin Jack - 141
Champ. Round 1 - Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) won by decision over Jake Koethe (Northern Iowa) (Dec 5-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Seth Gross (South Dakota State) (Maj 10-2)
Quarterfinal - Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois) won in sudden victory - 1 over Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) (SV-1 4-2)
Will Clark - 141
Champ. Round 1 - Will Clark (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Long (Grand View) won by fall over Will Clark (North Carolina State) (Fall 6:32)
Cons. Round 2 - Vincent Turk (Iowa) won by major decision over Will Clark (North Carolina State) (Maj 11-3)
Jake DeAngelo - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) won by fall over Jake Deangelo (North Carolina State) (Fall 4:07)
Cons. Round 1 - Jake Deangelo (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jake Deangelo (North Carolina State) won by decision over Bradford Gerl (Cal Baptist) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Devin Tortorice (Poeta WC) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jake Deangelo (North Carolina State) (SV-1 6-4)
Beau Donahue - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Beau Donahue (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) won by decision over Beau Donahue (North Carolina State) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by decision over Beau Donahue (North Carolina State) (Dec 4-3)
Sam Melikian - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) won by decision over Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Eric Barone (Illinois) (Maj 13-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) won by decision over Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) (Dec 7-4)
Sam Speno - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) won by decision over Sam Speno (North Carolina State) (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by decision over Beau Donahue (North Carolina State) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by major decision over John Fahy (SIU-Edwardsville) (Maj 12-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by decision over Alex Griffin (Purdue) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by decision over Josh Maruca (Arizona St.) (Dec 9-4)
Chad Pyke - 157
Champ. Round 1 - Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Tyler Zimmer (Columbia) (Maj 11-2)
Champ. Round 3 - Louis Mascola (Maryland) won by decision over Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) won by decision over Logan Breitenbach (Iowa St.) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Greg Flournoy (George Mason) won by decision over Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) (Dec 5-3)
Tommy Gantt - 157
Champ. Round 1 - Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) won by tech fall over Nick Maselli (Princeton) (TF 19-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) won by fall over Jared Scharenbrock (Wisconsin) (Fall 2:35)
Champ. Round 3 - Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) won by decision over Oliver Pierce (Arizona St.) (Dec 12-6)
Quarterfinal - Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Edwin Cooper Jr. (Iowa) (Maj 17-6)
Lee Davis - 165
Champ. Round 1 - Lee Davis (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Tanner Weatherman (Iowa St.) won by major decision over Lee Davis (North Carolina State) (Maj 15-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Lee Davis (North Carolina State) won by decision over Robbie King (Franklin & Marshall) (Dec 11-6)
Cons. Round 3 - Lee Davis (North Carolina State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Derrick Evanovich (Maryland) (SV-1 7-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Seldon Wright (Old Dominion) won in sudden victory - 1 over Lee Davis (North Carolina State) (SV-1 3-1)
Nicky Hall - 174
Champ. Round 1 - Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) won by decision over Nicky Hall (North Carolina State) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Chay (Oregon St.) won in tie breaker - 1 over Nicky Hall (North Carolina State) (TB-1 2-1)
Pete Renda - 184
Champ. Round 1 - Pete Renda (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Pete Renda (North Carolina State) won by fall over Michale Fagg-Daves (Rider) (Fall 1:19)
Champ. Round 3 - Pete Renda (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Jacob Waste (Cal Baptist) (Maj 8-0)
Quarterfinal - Timothy Dudley (Nebraska) won by decision over Pete Renda (North Carolina State) (Dec 6-5)
Malik McDonald - 197
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern) won by major decision over Malik McDonald (North Carolina State) (Maj 17-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Reuben Franklin (CSU Bakersfield) won by decision over Malik McDonald (North Carolina State) (Dec 8-5)
Michael Boykin - 197
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Boykin (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Jake Tindle (SIU-Edwardsville) (Maj 10-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael Boykin (North Carolina State) won in sudden victory - 2 over Jeric Kasunic (American U.) (SV-2 4-2)
Quarterfinal - Nathan Burak (Iowa) won by decision over Michael Boykin (North Carolina State) (Dec 8-2)
Nick Gwiazdowski - 285
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) won by fall over Arthur Bunce (Northern Illinois) (Fall 1:24)
Champ. Round 3 - Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) won by fall over Conan Jennings (Northwestern) (Fall 2:42)
Quarterfinal - Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Collin Jensen (Nebraska) (Maj 11-3)
Mike Kosoy - 285
Champ. Round 1 - Mike Kosoy (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) won in sudden victory - 1 over Mike Kosoy (North Carolina State) (SV-1 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Mike Kosoy (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Daniel Stibral (North Dakota State) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Zachary Chakonis (Northwestern) won by decision over Mike Kosoy (North Carolina State) (Dec 5-2)
Gantt won all four of his bouts to advance to the semifinals. He started with a 19-3 technical fall win, then a first-period pin (2:35) before scoring a 12-6 decision to reach the quarterfinals. In the evening session, Gantt beat Iowa's Edwin Cooper with a 17-6 major decision to reach the semifinals.
Gwiazdowski was a perfect 3-0 in advancing to the finals. The two-time defending NCAA Champion picked up a pair of first-period pins in the afternoon session, at 1:24 and then 2:42. In the quarterfinals bout, Gwiazdowski scored a 11-3 major decision over #7 seed Jensen of Nebraska.
In addition to Gantt and Gwiazdowski, NC State will have four wrestlers in action tomorrow in the consolation bracket: Kevin Jack (141), Sam Speno (unattached at 149), Pete Renda (184), Michael Boykin (197).
Action resumes tomorrow at 1 p.m. The finals will be held at 9 p.m., and be broadcast live on The Big Ten Network.
NC State Results:
Kevin Jack - 141
Champ. Round 1 - Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) won by decision over Jake Koethe (Northern Iowa) (Dec 5-1)
Champ. Round 3 - Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Seth Gross (South Dakota State) (Maj 10-2)
Quarterfinal - Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois) won in sudden victory - 1 over Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) (SV-1 4-2)
Will Clark - 141
Champ. Round 1 - Will Clark (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Long (Grand View) won by fall over Will Clark (North Carolina State) (Fall 6:32)
Cons. Round 2 - Vincent Turk (Iowa) won by major decision over Will Clark (North Carolina State) (Maj 11-3)
Jake DeAngelo - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) won by fall over Jake Deangelo (North Carolina State) (Fall 4:07)
Cons. Round 1 - Jake Deangelo (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jake Deangelo (North Carolina State) won by decision over Bradford Gerl (Cal Baptist) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Devin Tortorice (Poeta WC) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jake Deangelo (North Carolina State) (SV-1 6-4)
Beau Donahue - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Beau Donahue (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) won by decision over Beau Donahue (North Carolina State) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by decision over Beau Donahue (North Carolina State) (Dec 4-3)
Sam Melikian - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) won by decision over Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Eric Barone (Illinois) (Maj 13-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) won by decision over Sam Melikian (North Carolina State) (Dec 7-4)
Sam Speno - 149
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) won by decision over Sam Speno (North Carolina State) (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by decision over Beau Donahue (North Carolina State) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by major decision over John Fahy (SIU-Edwardsville) (Maj 12-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by decision over Alex Griffin (Purdue) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Sam Speno (North Carolina State) won by decision over Josh Maruca (Arizona St.) (Dec 9-4)
Chad Pyke - 157
Champ. Round 1 - Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Tyler Zimmer (Columbia) (Maj 11-2)
Champ. Round 3 - Louis Mascola (Maryland) won by decision over Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) won by decision over Logan Breitenbach (Iowa St.) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Greg Flournoy (George Mason) won by decision over Chad Pyke (North Carolina State) (Dec 5-3)
Tommy Gantt - 157
Champ. Round 1 - Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) won by tech fall over Nick Maselli (Princeton) (TF 19-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) won by fall over Jared Scharenbrock (Wisconsin) (Fall 2:35)
Champ. Round 3 - Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) won by decision over Oliver Pierce (Arizona St.) (Dec 12-6)
Quarterfinal - Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Edwin Cooper Jr. (Iowa) (Maj 17-6)
Lee Davis - 165
Champ. Round 1 - Lee Davis (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Tanner Weatherman (Iowa St.) won by major decision over Lee Davis (North Carolina State) (Maj 15-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Lee Davis (North Carolina State) won by decision over Robbie King (Franklin & Marshall) (Dec 11-6)
Cons. Round 3 - Lee Davis (North Carolina State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Derrick Evanovich (Maryland) (SV-1 7-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Seldon Wright (Old Dominion) won in sudden victory - 1 over Lee Davis (North Carolina State) (SV-1 3-1)
Nicky Hall - 174
Champ. Round 1 - Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) won by decision over Nicky Hall (North Carolina State) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Chay (Oregon St.) won in tie breaker - 1 over Nicky Hall (North Carolina State) (TB-1 2-1)
Pete Renda - 184
Champ. Round 1 - Pete Renda (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Pete Renda (North Carolina State) won by fall over Michale Fagg-Daves (Rider) (Fall 1:19)
Champ. Round 3 - Pete Renda (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Jacob Waste (Cal Baptist) (Maj 8-0)
Quarterfinal - Timothy Dudley (Nebraska) won by decision over Pete Renda (North Carolina State) (Dec 6-5)
Malik McDonald - 197
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern) won by major decision over Malik McDonald (North Carolina State) (Maj 17-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Reuben Franklin (CSU Bakersfield) won by decision over Malik McDonald (North Carolina State) (Dec 8-5)
Michael Boykin - 197
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Boykin (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Jake Tindle (SIU-Edwardsville) (Maj 10-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael Boykin (North Carolina State) won in sudden victory - 2 over Jeric Kasunic (American U.) (SV-2 4-2)
Quarterfinal - Nathan Burak (Iowa) won by decision over Michael Boykin (North Carolina State) (Dec 8-2)
Nick Gwiazdowski - 285
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) won by fall over Arthur Bunce (Northern Illinois) (Fall 1:24)
Champ. Round 3 - Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) won by fall over Conan Jennings (Northwestern) (Fall 2:42)
Quarterfinal - Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Collin Jensen (Nebraska) (Maj 11-3)
Mike Kosoy - 285
Champ. Round 1 - Mike Kosoy (North Carolina State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) won in sudden victory - 1 over Mike Kosoy (North Carolina State) (SV-1 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Mike Kosoy (North Carolina State) won by major decision over Daniel Stibral (North Dakota State) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Zachary Chakonis (Northwestern) won by decision over Mike Kosoy (North Carolina State) (Dec 5-2)
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