NC State Wrestling Drops Three At ACC/Big Ten Clash

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Jainor Palma, Joday Hamrah and Darrion Caldwell won two matches apiece, but NC State, along with fellow ACC members North Carolina and Virginia, lost all three matches in the ACC/Big Ten Clash, held Saturday at Carmichael Auditorium on the UNC campus. The Wolfpack dropped a 24-12 decision to Purdue in its first match of the afternoon, then fell 29-9 to 15^th-ranked Wisconsin and 37-9 to 12^th-ranked Northwestern.

Caldwell, now 4-1 on the season at 141 pounds, pinned Purdue’s Nick Bertucci at the 2:20 mark of the first period in his first match of the day, then laid a 5-1 decision on Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin. No. 1-ranked Ryan Lang finally gave Caldwell his first college loss, but not without a battle as Caldwell dropped a 7-3 decision to Lang.

Hamrah, the ACC’s defending champion at 157 pounds, defeated Purdue’s Jake Murphy 6-4, then lost a close 5-3 decision to No. 4 Craig Henning of Wisconsin. Hamrah concluded his day with a 13-7 decision over Northwestern’s Dominic Marella.

Palma, the Wolfpack’s heavyweight, improved to 5-0 with a pair decisions and a forfeit victory. Palma won a 3-2 decision over Chris Kasten of Purdue, then picked up an 8-5 win over 16^th-ranked Kyle Massey of Wisconsin. With an easy team victory already assured, Northwestern forfeited its heavyweight match against Palma.

Obie Simpson picked up NC State’s other win over a ranked opponent with a 5-4 decision over No. 17 Jake Donar of Wisconsin.

Purdue 24, NC State 12
125 Brandon Tucker (PU) dec. Jeremy Hartrum, 7-3
133 Cameron Doggett (PU) dec. Garrett Cummings, 10-6
141 Darrion Caldwell (NCS) pinned Nick Bertucci at 2:20
149 Mark Powell (PU) dec. Joe Caramanica, 9-4
157 Kody Hamrah (NCS) dec. Jake Murphy, 6-4
165 Justin Fraga (PU) dec. Obie Simpson, 6-3
174 Nick Corpe (PU) dec. Rick Brownlee, 10-3
184 Nick Skinner (PU) dec. #17 Jeremy Colbert, 8-2
197 #9 Nate Moore (PU) pinned Mark Jahad at 6:25
Hwt #20Jainor Palma (NCS) dec. Chris Kasten, 3-2

Wisconsin 29, NC State 9
125 Colin Cudd (UW) dec. Taylor Cummings, 7-4
133 Zach Tanelli (UW) tech fall Garrett Cummings, 19-4 at 5:39
141 Darrion Caldwell (NCS) dec. Kyle Ruschell, 5-1
149 #4 Tyler Turner (UW) dec. Joe Caramanica, 9-6
157 #4 Craig Henning (UW) dec. Kody Hamrah, 5-3
165 Obie Simpson (NCSU) dec. #17 Jake Donar, 5-4
174 Matt Maciag (UW) dec. Rick Brownlee, 6-3
184 Trevor Brandvold (UW) pinned Jeremy Colbert at 4:13
197 #10 Dallas Herbst (UW) pinned Mark Jahad at 1:52
Hwt #20 Jainor Palma (NCSU) dec. #16 Kyle Massey, 8-5

Northwestern 37, NC State 9
125 Brandon Pecin (NU) tech fall Jeremy Hartrum, 15-0
133 James Kohlberg (NU) dec. Garrett Cummings, 8-3
141 #1 Ryan Lang (NU) dec. Darrion Caldwell, 7-3
149 Vince Coletti (NU) pinned Joe Caramanica
157 Kody Hamrah (NCS) dec. Dominic Marella, 13-7
165 Greg Hagel (NU) tech fall Obie Simpson, 19-4
174 Nick Hayes (NU) dec. Rick Brownlee, 10-5
184 #1 Jake Herbert (NU) pinned #17 Jeremy Colbert at 1:30
197 #12 Mike Tamillow (NU) pinned Mark Jahad at 0:56
Hwt #20 Jainor Palma (NCS) won by forfeit

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