Boykin Second, Reenan Fourth at Southern Scuffle

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – The NC State wrestling team only sent a small contingent of wrestlers to the 2018 Southern Scuffle, but the Wolfpack came away with big results from Chattanooga, Tenn. The Pack sent six wrestlers overall, and three placed at their weights.

Sr. Michael Boykin was the Pack's top finisher, as he took second at 285 pounds, including a pair of wins over top-11 foes. Boykin started with back-to-back decisions to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarters, Boykin scored a 4-3 upset over #3 Nick Nevills of Penn State, then defeated #11 Nathan Butler of Stanford 3-1 to reach the finals. Boykin fell in the finals bout to #6 Jacob Kasper of Duke in extra time 5-1.

So. Nick Reenan, who is redshirting this season, placed fourth at 184 pounds. Reenan started the tournament with three straight wins, including a 6-4 decision over #17 Coleman of Navy in the quarterfinals. Reenan fell to #1 Nickal of Penn State in the semifinals, but came back with 23-8 technical fall win to reach the third place bout. Reenan dropped his final bout 4-3 to #15 Bryce Carr of Chattanooga.

R-Jr. Jamel Morris placed fifth at 133 pounds, as both of his losses were to Colby Smith of Missouri.

133 – Jamel Morris - 5th Place
Rd. of 32 – Philip Anderson (Gardner-Webb) – by technical fall 18-0
Rd. of 16 – Colby Smith (Missouri) – by technical fall 0-16
Consi of 16 #2 – Garrett Lambert (Hofstra) – 7-0
Consi of 8 #1 – Jack Wagner (Northern Iowa) – 10-8
Consi of 8 #2 – Nathan Boston (Campbell) – 3-0
Consi of 4 – Sean Nickell (Cal St. Bakersfield) – 10-6
Consi-Semifinals – Colby Smith (Missouri) – by major decision 3-15

141 – Will Clark
Rd. of 32 – #14 Luke Karam (Lehigh), by major decision 1-10
Consi of 16 #1 – Aiden Murphy (Chattanooga), 3-2
Consi of 16 #2 – Evan Cheek (Cleveland State), 1-4

149 – Jamal Morris
Rd. of 32 – Ben Barton (Campbell) – 11-6
Rd. of 16 – Corey Wilding (Navy) – 7-6
Quarterfinals – #1 Zane Retherford (Penn State) – by technical fall 0-15
Consi of 8 #2 – Trevor Elfvin (Drexel) – by fall 5:45

149 – Jake DeAngelo
Rd. of 32 – Tristan Moran (Oklahoma State), by fall 2:47
Consi of 32 #2 – Tommy Stager (Air Force) – 6-8

184 – Nick Reenan - 4th Place
Rd. of 32 – Will Sumner (Utah Valley) – by fall 2:47
Rd. of 16 – Taylor Johnson (Appalachian State) – by major decision 14-5
Quarterfinals – #17 Michael Coleman (Navy) – 6-4
Semifinals – #1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) – by major decision 4-12
Consi-Semifinals – Alan Clothier (Appalachian State) – by technical fall 23-8
3^rd Place – #15 Bryce Carr (Chattanooga) – 3-4

285 – Michael Boykin - 2nd Place
Rd. of 32 – Robert Winters (Northern Colorado) – 7-3
Rd. of 16 – Demetrius Thomas (Williams Baptist) – 11-5
Quarterfinals – #3 Nick Nevills (Penn State) – 4-3
Semifinals – #11 Nathan Butler (Stanford) – 3-1
Finals – #5 Jacob Kasper (Duke) – 1-5 (SV1)

Boykin Second, Reenan Fourth at Southern Scuffle

Players Mentioned

Michael Boykin

Will Clark

Jake DeAngelo

Jamal Morris

Jamel Morris

Nick Reenan

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