NC State's Gabrielson, Hernandez Eliminated From NCAA Wrestling Tournament

NC State's Kevin Gabrielson suffered a knee injury in his first-round bout at the NCAA Championships and had to default, ending his season.

NC State's Gabrielson, Hernandez Eliminated From NCAA Wrestling Tournament

3/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

March 17, 2005

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - NC State's two participants in the NCAA Wrestling Championships both were eliminated from the competition Thursday, one by injury default, the other after losing his first two bouts.

Junior 174-pounder Kevin Gabrielson badly injured a knee just moments into his match against Oregon State's Jeremy Larson and had to default. Gabrielson is out of the double-elimination tournament because of the default. He finished his season with a 20-9 record. Senior 149-pounder Aex Hernandez, meanwhile, dropped an 11-0 major decision to No. 2-ranked Phillip Sampson of Army in the first round of the tournament, and then lost 12-6 to Joshua Medina of Lock Haven. Hernandez dropped to 16-9 with the two losses.