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NC State Wrestling Finishes 15th At Southern Scuffle
12/30/2003 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Dec. 30, 2003
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RALEIGH, N.C. - In a field loaded with national powers, NC State went into the Southern Scuffle at UNC Greensboro missing three nationally ranked seniors and a junior who was off to an 8-2 start.
The Pack - wrestling without junior 133-pounder Dan Pacitti, senior 149-pounder Jake Giamoni (ranked No. 17), senior 157-pounder Scott Garren (ranked No. 14), and senior 165-pounder Dustin Kawa (ranked No. 18) - came in 15th in the loaded 23-team field. Eighth-ranked Missouri won the team championship with 185.0 points, followed by No. 9 Minnesota with 169.0. No. 23 Edinboro came in third with 108.5 points.
Three Atlantic Coast Conference schools finished in the top 10. North Carolina was seventh with 47.0 points, with Duke in eighth place with 45.0 points and Virginia ninth with 44.5. The Wolfpack had 32.0 points, and Maryland came in 17th with 21.0.
Individually, redshirt-freshman 125-pounder Jeremy Hartrum made his collegiate debut for NC State in the Southern Scuffle, and showed that his high school credentials were legitimate. Hartrum, who was ranked No. 1 in the country at 112 pounds as a senior at Wilson High School in Easton, Pa., two years ago, came in fifth at 125, the only NC State wrestler to place in the event.
Three other Wolfpack wrestlers were in contention in the wrestlebacks on Monday, the second and final day of the Southern Scuffle, but junior Alex Hernandez had to forfeit because of medical reasons. Redshirt-sophomore 184-pounder Daniel Humphries lost 13-9 to Fran Cornely of Duke, and freshman 197-pounder Zach Garren lost 3-0 to Jason Cox of VMI.
The Wolfpack will be off until Saturday, January 10, when it will host the NC State Duals at Reynolds Coliseum. The action will begin at noon and will feature the wrestling teams from Virginia Tech, Drexel, Campbell, UNC Greensboro, and Illinois. Admission is free.
