North Carolina State University Athletics
@PackWrestle Qualifies All 10 Starters for NCAA Championships
3/7/2017 3:33:00 PM | Wrestling
2017 NCAA Qualifiers
RALEIGH, N.C. – For the first time in school history, the NC State wrestling team qualified all 10 of its starters for the NCAA Championships. The Wolfpack, along with Oklahoma State, are the only two schools nationally that will have one wrestler competing in each of the 10 weight classes at next week's NCAA Championships in St. Louis.
"This is a very exciting time for our program. Getting all 10 athletes into the national championship is a reflection of the continued commitment from our administration, staff, and especially the athletes themselves," said head coach Pat Popolizio.
"Our focus now shifts to producing NCAA champions and All-Americans next week out in St. Louis."
NC State had six automatic qualifiers based off of their finishes in the past weekend's ACC Championship in Reynolds Coliseum. Junior Kevin Jack captured his second straight ACC title at 141 pounds. Redshirt-juniors Brian Hamann (165) and Michael Macchiavello (184) along with redshirt-sophomores Sean Fausz (125) and Jamal Morris (133) all were ACC finalists. Redshirt-senior Mike Kosoy also got an automatic bid at 285 pounds.
On Tuesday, the NCAA announced it at-large bids for each weight class, and the Wolfpack placed four more into the NCAAs. Redshirt-senior Sam Speno (149), redshirt-sophomore Malik McDonald (197) and freshmen Thomas Bullard (157) and Nick Reenan (174) all also qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships.
National seeds and brackets will be announced tomorrow.
RALEIGH, N.C. – For the first time in school history, the NC State wrestling team qualified all 10 of its starters for the NCAA Championships. The Wolfpack, along with Oklahoma State, are the only two schools nationally that will have one wrestler competing in each of the 10 weight classes at next week's NCAA Championships in St. Louis.
"This is a very exciting time for our program. Getting all 10 athletes into the national championship is a reflection of the continued commitment from our administration, staff, and especially the athletes themselves," said head coach Pat Popolizio.
"Our focus now shifts to producing NCAA champions and All-Americans next week out in St. Louis."
NC State had six automatic qualifiers based off of their finishes in the past weekend's ACC Championship in Reynolds Coliseum. Junior Kevin Jack captured his second straight ACC title at 141 pounds. Redshirt-juniors Brian Hamann (165) and Michael Macchiavello (184) along with redshirt-sophomores Sean Fausz (125) and Jamal Morris (133) all were ACC finalists. Redshirt-senior Mike Kosoy also got an automatic bid at 285 pounds.
On Tuesday, the NCAA announced it at-large bids for each weight class, and the Wolfpack placed four more into the NCAAs. Redshirt-senior Sam Speno (149), redshirt-sophomore Malik McDonald (197) and freshmen Thomas Bullard (157) and Nick Reenan (174) all also qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships.
National seeds and brackets will be announced tomorrow.
In ACC, @PackWrestle's 10 NCAA Qualifiers at least doubles the totals of Duke (3), UVA (4), Pitt (4) and UNC (5). Also more then VT's 7.
— NC State Wrestling (@PackWrestle) March 7, 2017
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