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NC State Wrestlers Finish 65th At NCAA Wrestling Championships
3/25/2002 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
March 25, 2002
RALEIGH, N.C. - After rolling to the ACC team championship two weeks earlier, the NC State wrestling team finished a disappointing 65th at the NCAA Championships, held March 21-23 at Albany, N.Y.
The Wolfpack qualified five wrestlers for the national tournament. All five lost in the first round, although senior 165-pounder Pierre Pryor came within one match of making All-America after winning three straight matches in the wrestle-back brackets. Pryor los 3-2 to Josh Henson of Pennsylvania.
Elsewhere, sophomore 149-pounder Jake Giamoni and sophomore 174-pounder Dustin Kawa both won once in the wrestle-back bracket before being eliminated.
Following are the NC State wrestlers' match-by-match results in the NCAA Championships:
George Cintron, 125 Pounds
* Lost to Chris Fleeger, Purdue, 1-4
* Lost to Rob Rebmann, Drexel, 2-3
Jake Giamoni, 149 Pounds
* Lost to Justin Giovinco, Pittsburgh, 0-9
* Defeated Greg Austin, Rutgers, 5-3, sv
* Lost to Scott Frohardt, Air Force, 1-4
Pierre Pryor, 165 Pounds
* Lost to Nate Baker, Minnesota, 11-13
* Defeated John Garriques, Hofstra, 4-2
* Defeated Burt Pierson, UC Davis, 8-5
* Defeated Nick Frost, Arizona State, 8-7
* Lost to Josh Henson, Pennsylvania, 2-3
Dustin Kawa, 174 Pounds
* Lost to Tony Gansen, Central Michigan, 8-11
* Defeated Ralph Everett, Hofstra, 5-4
* Lost to Brian Glynn, Illinois, by fall at 6:59
Jason Gore, 197 Pounds
* Lost to Avery Zerkle, Lock Haven, 4-8
* Lost to Tyrone Byrd, Illinois, 0-2
