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ACC Championships
NC State Wrestling Takes Third At ACC Championships
3/6/2005 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
March 6, 2005
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The NC State wrestling team fell short in its bid to defend the ACC championship it won a year ago. The Wolfpack took third place at the 2005 tournament, 19.5 points behind conference champion North Carolina. Virginia Tech came in second.
For the Wolfpack, which had four sophomores and four freshmen among the 10 wrestlers it had competing at the tournament, the third-place finish snapped a string of three conference championships in four years. Redshirt-junior Kevin Gabrielson was an easy winner for the individual championship at 174 pounds, winning two of his three matches by fall. Senior Alex Hernandez took second place at 149 pounds, and freshman Kody Hamrah was the runner-up at 157. No other NC State wrestlers made the championship round. Hernandez was awared one of the five at-large bids the ACC receives to the NCAA Championships, which will be held in two weeks, and will join Gabrielson in St. Louis at the national tournament.
ACC Championships
Team Scores
1. North Carolina 76
2. Virginia Tech 66.5
3. NC State 56.5
4. Virginia 53
5. Duke 47.5
6. Maryland 21
125 pounds
First Round
#1 Justin Staylor (VT)-BYE; #3 Garrett Cummings (NCST)-BYE; #4 Anthony Burke (UVA) d.Kellan McKeon (Duke), 7-1; #2 Drew Forshey (UNC) d. Kevin Vinh (UMD), 11-2 MD
Semifinals
#1 Justin Staylor (VT) d. #4 Anthony Burke (Duke), 12-10; #2 Drew Forshey (UNC) d. #3 Garrett Cummings (NCST), 11-2 MD
Consolation Semifinals
#3 Garrett Cummings (NCST) d. #2 Drew Forshey (UNC), 5-2; #4 Anthony Burke (UVA) d. Kevin Vinh (UMD), 9-1 MD
Third Place
#3 Garrett Cummings (NCST) d. #4 Anthony Burke (UVA), 5-3
Finals
#2 Drew Forshey (UNC) d. #1 Justin Staylor (VT), 9-2
133 pounds
First Round
#1 Evan Sola (UNC) d. Jeremy Hartrum, 12-1 MD; #4 Bryan Gibson-BYE; #3 Byron Dunlap (UVA) d. Sean Carr (UMD), 6-0; #2 David Hoffman (VT)-BYE
Semifinals
#1 Evan Sola (UNC) d. #4 Bryan Gibson (Duke), 10-2 MD; #2 David Hoffman (VT) d. #3 Byron Dunlap (UVA), 6-0
Consolation Semifinals
#3 Byron Dunlap pinned Jeremy Hartrum (NCST), 6:42; #4 Bryan Gibson (Duke) d. Sean Carr (UMD), 4-1
Third Place
#3 Byron Dunlap (UVA) d. #4 Byran Gibson (Duke), 12-6
Finals
#1 Evan Sola (UNC) d. #2 David Hoffman (VT), 6-4
141 pounds
First Round
#1 Isaiah Britton (UNC)-BYE; Aaron Martin (UVA) d. #4 Donny Ooton, 6-0; #3 Wes Kuser (Duke) d. Jeff Breese (NCST), 6-3; #2 Charlie Pinto (UMD)-BYE
Semifinals
#1 Isaiah Britton (UNC) d. Aaron Martin (UVA), 5-1; Charlie Pinto (UMD) d. #3 Wes Kuser (Duke), 8-1
Consolation Semifinals
#4 Donny Ooton (VT) d. #3 Wes Kiser (Duke), 5-4; Aaron Martin (UVA) d. Jeff Breese (NCST), 5-2
Third Place
#4 Doinny Ooton (VT) d. Aaron Martin (UVA), 2-1
Finals
#2 Charlie Pinto (UMD) d. Isaiah Britton (UNC), 7-5
149 pounds
First Round
#1 Alex Hernandez (NCST) d. Paul Dunstan (UVA), 10-3; #4 Antwone Floyd (Duke)-BYE; #3 Chris Ramos-BYE; #2 Tyde Prater (VT), 14-6 MD
Semifinals
#1 Alex Hernandez (NCST) d. #4 Antwone Floyd (Duke), 19-8 MD; #2 Tyde Prater (VT) d. #3 Chris Ramos (UNC), 7-5 SV1
Consolation Semifinals
#3 Chris Ramos (UNC) won by forfeit over Paul Dunstan (Duke); #4 Antwone Floyd (Duke) d. Jared Villecco (UMD), 10-8
Third Place
#3 Chris Ramon d. #4 Antwone Floyd (Duke), 15-3 MD
Finals
#2 Tyde Prater (VT) d. #1 Alex Hernandez (NCST), 16-8
157 pounds
First Round
#1 Kody Hamrah (NCST) d. Nick Buckman (UNC), 8-3; #4 Adam James (UMD)-BYE; #3 Paul Bjorlo (UVA) d. Dan Shvartsman (Duke), 5-3; #2 Reed Carpenter (VT)-BYE
Semifinals
#1 Kody Hamrah (NCST) d. #4 Adam James (UMD), 19-6 MD; #3 Paul Bjorlo (UVA) d. #2 Reed Carpenter (VT), 6-0
Consolation Semifinals
#2 Reed Carpenter (VT) d. Nick Buckman (UNC), 15-5 MD; #4 Adam James (UMD) d. Dan Shavartsman (Duke), 7-2
Third Place
#2 Reed Carpenter (VT) d. #4 Adam James (UMD), 10-0 MD
Finals
#3 Paul Bjorlo (UVA) d. #1 Kody Hamrah (NCST), 10-5
165 pounds
First Round
Ryan Nowicki (NCST) d. #1 Jason Kiessling (UMD), 5-4 SV1; #4 Garrett Atkinson (UNC)-BYE; #3 Chris Stith (VT) d. Steve Smith (Duke), 10-4; #2 Will Durkee (UVA)-BYE
Semifinals
#4 Garrett Atkinson (UNC) d. Ryan Nowicki (NCST), 3-1; #2 Will Durkee (UVA) d. Chris Stith (VT), 2-0
Consolation Semifinals
#1 Jason Kiessling (UMD) d. #3 Chris Stith (VT), 3-2 SV2; Steve Smith (Duke) pinned Ryan Nowicki (NCST), 2:15
Finals
#4 Garrett Atkinson (UNC) d. #2 Will Durkee (UVA), 5-4
174 pounds
First Round
#1 Kevin Gabrielson (NCST) pinned Luke Stauffer (UMD), 5:23; #4 Alex Macaig (UNC)-BYE; #3 Levi Craig (Duke)-BYE; #2 Rocco Capomi (UVA) d. Shaun Guttridge (VT), 5-0
Semifinals
#1 Kevin Gabrielson (NCST) pinned #4 Alex Macaig (UNC), 2:13; #2 Rocco Caponi (UVA) d. #3 Levi Craig (Duke), 11-2 MD
Consolation Semifinals
#3 Levi Craig (Duke) d. Luke Stauffer (UMD), 6-4; #4 Alex Macaig (UNC) d. Shaun Guttridge (VT), 7-4
Final
#1 Kevin Gabrielson (NCST) d. #2 Rocco Caponi (UVA), 7-4
184 pounds
First Round
#1 Steve Borja pinned Jeremy Colbert (NCST), 4:14; #4 Kyle Narkiewicz (UVA)-BYE; #3 Justin Dobies (UNC)-BYE; #2 Frank Cornely (Duke) pinnedMike Maceroli (UMD), 2:54
Semifinals
#1 Steve Borja (VT) d. Kyle Narkiewicz (UVA), 4-1 SV1; #2 Frank Cornely (Duke) d. #3 Justin Dobies (UNC), 7-5
Consolation Semifinals
Jeremy Colbert (NCST) d. #3 Justin Dobies (UNC), 5-3 SV1; #4 Kyle Narkiewicz (UVA), 3-2
Finals
#2 Frank Cornely (Duke) d. #1 Steve Borja (VT), 7-2
197 pounds
First Round
#1 David Dashiell (UNC)-BYE; Jerry Afari (UMD) d. #4 Tomas Ovalle (VT), 6-3; #3 Zach Garren (NCST)-BYE; #2 Mark Thompson (Duke) d. Scott Smith (UVA), 4-1
Semifinals
#1 David Dashiell (UNC) d. Jerry Afari (UMD), 8-1; #2 Mark Thompson (Duke) d. Zach Garren (NCST), 5-3
Consolation Semifinals
#3 Zach Garren pinned #4 Tomas Ovalle (VT), 2:24; Jerry Afari (UMD) d. Scott Smith (UVA), 8-2
Finals
#1 David Dashiell (UNC) d. #2 Mark Thompson (Duke), 3-2 OT
HWT
First Round
#1 Mike Faust (VT)-BYE; #4 Nick Smith (UVA) pinned Yony Noy (UMD), 4:57; #3 Jainor Palma (NCST)-BYE; Venroy July (Duke) d. #2 Spencer Nadolsky (UNC), 6-4 SV1
Semifinals
#1 Mike Faust (VT) pinned Nick Smith (UVA), 4:57; Venroy July (Duke) d. #3 Jainor Palma (NCST), 5-1
Consolation Semifinals
#3 Jainor Palma (NCST) d. Yony Noy (UMD), 8-0 MD; #2 Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) d. #4 Nick Smith (UVA), 4-3
Finals
#1 Mike Faust (VT) d. Venroy July (Duke), 3-1 SV
ACC Wild Cards For NCAA Tournament
133 - David Hoffman (VT)
184 - Steve Borja (VT)
149 - Alex Hernandez (NCST)
174 - Rocco Copomi (UVA)
157 - Reed Carpenter (VT)
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Evan Sola (UNC)
