@PackWrestle Claims Wins in Eight of Nine First Round Bouts

Updated Brackets

CLEVELAND, OHIO – The opening round of the 2018 NCAA Championships saw NC State advance eight of its nine wrestlers to tonight's second round at the 2018 NCAA Championships in Cleveland. In addition to the eight Pack wins, NC State had four bonus point wins and after Session 1 was in fifth place with 12 team points.

GREAT start to the 2018 NCAA Championships for @PackWrestle with 8 of its 9 picking up 1st Round wins and advancing to tonight's 2nd Round! After Session 1, @PackWrestle sits fifth as a team with 12 points. #PackMentality pic.twitter.com/FDD01VwhwE
— NC State Wrestling ????? (@PackWrestle) March 15, 2018

NC State Thursday Night Matchups – Session 2:
SECOND ROUND
125: Match – 183 - #5 seed Sean Fausz (15-2) vs. #12 seed Louis Hayes (Virginia – 30-6)
133: Match – 191 - Tariq Wilson (23-9) vs. Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado – 24-12)
141: Match – 199 - #5 seed Kevin Jack (19-3) vs. #12 seed Tyler Smith (Bucknell – 28-4)
149: Match – 209 - #14 seed Beau Donahue (20-6) vs. #3 seed Grant Leeth (Missouri – 23-2)
157: Match – 213 - #1 seed Hayden Hidlay (23-0) vs. Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh – 18-12)
184: Match – 240 - #4 seed Pete Renda (22-2) vs. #13 seed Steven Schneider (Binghamton – 22-5)
197: Match – 248 - #4 seed Michael Macchiavello (18-3) vs. #13 seed Jeric Kasunic (American – 35-5)
285: Match – 257 - #14 seed Michael Boykin (21-6) vs. #3 seed Nick Nevills (Penn State – 27-5)

CONSOLATION
174: Match – 313 – R-Fr. Daniel Bullard (16-10) vs. Dean Sherry (Rider – 19-10)

FIRST ROUND RECAP
Starting the tournament in dramatic fashion for NC State was R-Jr. Sean Fausz going into overtime, but the #5 seed at 125 pounds scored the win to move into the second round. Fausz started with a 3-0 lead in the second, but ODU's McGee worked his way to a 5-4 lead before Fausz escaped with 10 seconds left to go into extra time. In the extra time, Fausz scored an escape, then a takedown and a ride out for the 8-5 win.

In his first trip to the NCAA Championships, R-Fr. Tariq Wilson scored the Pack's biggest upset win of the first round as he took out the #5 seeded Erneste of Missouri 8-3 and an impressive 4:54 of ride time. The first period saw Wilson score two takedowns for a 5-3 lead. Wilson then chose top to start the second and rode Erneste the entire period to amass 3:02 of RT. Wilson scored another takedown in the third and scored the win in his home state of Ohio.

With a first round upset of the #5 seed, R-Fr. Tariq Wilson shares his thoughts on the win. pic.twitter.com/DLomSHnCYI
— NC State Wrestling ????? (@PackWrestle) March 15, 2018

?? Upset ?? NC State's Tariq Wilson knocks off No. 5 seed John Ernest of Mizzou, 8-3. #NCAAWrestling pic.twitter.com/3JeDxlUElX
— NCAA Wrestling (@ncaawrestling) March 15, 2018

Our first upset!

Tariq Wilson takes out the 5 seed John Erneste, 8-3. pic.twitter.com/7YRwYEumgW
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) March 15, 2018

Sr. Kevin Jack scored the first bonus point win of the day for NC State, 10-0 over Rohlfing of Cal State Baskerfield. The #5 seed at 141 pounds, Jack got an early takedown just 25 seconds in and rode him out the rest of the period. In the second period, Jack added another takedown and a two-point near fall, and a third period takedown got the major decision after 5:12 of ride time was tacked on.

R-Sr. Beau Donahue also needed extra time, but scored the winning takedown in extra time to advance over Wisconsin's Martin. The bout was 1-1 after regulation and 2-2 after three rounds of extra time. Donahue then scored a takedown 25 seconds into the fourth OT period for the 4-2 win. Donahue is the #14 seed at 149 pounds.

It took OT, but R-Sr. @Dizzy_Don44 scored the winning takedown and advanced. pic.twitter.com/HlVQ6qZjCs
— NC State Wrestling ????? (@PackWrestle) March 15, 2018

#1 seed at 157 pounds, R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay scored the second bonus point win, a 13-5 major decision over Drexel's Hammond. After a pair of first period takedowns, he scored two more in the second and controlled his match.

At 174 pounds, R-Fr. Daniel Bullard fell in OT to #14 seed Majias of Oklahoma, 6-4.

After giving up the first takedown in his bout, #4 seed R-Sr. Pete Renda dominated the rest of his first bout at 184 pounds for a 9-2 win over Oklahoma State's Moore. Renda scored a takedown in each period and came away with the win.

In was then back-to-back bonus points for NC State to close out Session 1.

#4 seed at 197 pounds, R-Sr. Michael Macchiavello build a 11-4 lead heading into the third, and a late reversal secured the bonus point, a 13-4 major decision, over Cal Poly's Lane.

#14 seed heavyweight Sr. Michael Boykin got a first period pin. Boykin started strong with a takedown and four-point near fall in the first 20 seconds, then he turned hi again and got the pin at the 0:53 mark over Eastern Michigan's Hutchison.

R-Sr. @MichaelBoykin33 shares his thoughts on his first period pin to advance. pic.twitter.com/WeoqFCf1dl
— NC State Wrestling ????? (@PackWrestle) March 15, 2018

@PackWrestle Claims Wins in Eight of Nine First Round Bouts

Players Mentioned

Michael Boykin

Daniel Bullard

Beau Donahue

Sean Fausz

Hayden Hidlay

Kevin Jack

Michael Macchiavello

Pete Renda

Tariq Wilson

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