North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Wrestling To Host Annual NC State Duals
1/4/2007 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
RALEIGH, N.C. — The meat of the college wrestling season kicks off this weekend for the NC State wrestling team, which will host the annual NC State Duals on Saturday at Reynolds Coliseum. Wrestling teams from Campbell, Drexel, Gardner-Webb, Ohio University and South Dakota State will participate in the duals, which begin at noon and will run through about 6 p.m. Admission is free of charge.
All six teams will wrestle three times, with three matches going on in each round. Following is the match schedule for the NC State Duals”
Noon
NC State (2-4) vs. Drexel (5-4)
Ohio University (8-3) vs. Gardner-Webb (3-3-1)
Campbell (1-3) vs. South Dakota State (0-2)
2 p.m.
NC State vs. South Dakota State
Drexel vs. Gardner-Webb
Ohio U. vs. Campbell
4 p.m.
NC State vs. Gardner-Webb
Drexel vs. Campbell
Ohio U. vs. South Dakota State
For NC State, the Duals mark a return to dual-match action after the team’s impressive seventh-place finish at last weekend’s Southern Scuffle. The Wolfpack, now at full strength with the return of sophomore 197-pounder Ryan Goodman to the lineup, is led by Goodman (6-1, third place at the Southern Scuffle and ranked 13th nationally), junior 157-pounder Kody Hamrah (7-5, fifth at the Southern Scuffle, No. 20 nationally), and senior heavyweight Jainor Palma (11-3, fifth at the Southern Scuffle, No. 17 nationally).
The Pack also has gotten strong performances from freshman 141-pounder Darrion Caldwell (7-3) and sophomore 149-pounder Joe Caramanica (7-4).
The Wolfpack has faced a tough early schedule, including three dual matches against ranked teams (Wisconsin, Northwestern and Iowa), plus the Southern Scuffle, which featured seven ranked teams and more than 70 ranked individuals.
The NC State Duals will feature several talented individual wrestlers, foremost among them being Drexel’s Ryan Hluschak, 12-0 on the season and ranked No. 13 at 157 pounds. Nick Kozar (10-4 at 174), Steve Mytych (12-3 at 125) and Jon Oplinger (11-4 at 197) also are in the midst of strong seasons for the Dragons.
Ohio, which finised 23rd at the Southern Scuffle, comes to the NC State Duals fresh of a 37-9 rout of Virginia Tech. The Bobcats are led by 165-pounder Jacob Ison (18-8) and 174-pounder Antione Love (13-4).
South Dakota State has mostly participated in early-season tournaments, most recently at the Northern Iowa Open on December 3. The Jackrabbits dropped a 32-9 loss December 9 to Nebraska in their dual-match opener, then fell 30-14 to rival North Dakota State on December 15. Ryan Meyer (11-7 at 157 and 165 pounds), Chris Moran (9-8 at 174 and 184 pounds), Jeff Cooley (8-5 at 133) and Brad Gregory (8-7 at 149) have paced SDSU in its early-season action.
Campbell, which opened the season with NC State, has three wrestlers with six victories apiece — 141-pounder Kelin Bidelspach (6-5), heavyweight Jeremiah Fennel (6-7) and 174-pounder Brent Poynter (6-5). Steve Wiktorek is right behind them with a 5-4 mark at 149 pounds.
Gardner-Webb is led by redshirt-freshmen Dustin Porter (10-3 at 197) and Rob Tate (4-2 at 133). Tate advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southern Scuffle.Senior 184-pounder Rob Beach is 7-3 on the season.
All six teams will wrestle three times, with three matches going on in each round. Following is the match schedule for the NC State Duals”
Noon
NC State (2-4) vs. Drexel (5-4)
Ohio University (8-3) vs. Gardner-Webb (3-3-1)
Campbell (1-3) vs. South Dakota State (0-2)
2 p.m.
NC State vs. South Dakota State
Drexel vs. Gardner-Webb
Ohio U. vs. Campbell
4 p.m.
NC State vs. Gardner-Webb
Drexel vs. Campbell
Ohio U. vs. South Dakota State
For NC State, the Duals mark a return to dual-match action after the team’s impressive seventh-place finish at last weekend’s Southern Scuffle. The Wolfpack, now at full strength with the return of sophomore 197-pounder Ryan Goodman to the lineup, is led by Goodman (6-1, third place at the Southern Scuffle and ranked 13th nationally), junior 157-pounder Kody Hamrah (7-5, fifth at the Southern Scuffle, No. 20 nationally), and senior heavyweight Jainor Palma (11-3, fifth at the Southern Scuffle, No. 17 nationally).
The Pack also has gotten strong performances from freshman 141-pounder Darrion Caldwell (7-3) and sophomore 149-pounder Joe Caramanica (7-4).
The Wolfpack has faced a tough early schedule, including three dual matches against ranked teams (Wisconsin, Northwestern and Iowa), plus the Southern Scuffle, which featured seven ranked teams and more than 70 ranked individuals.
The NC State Duals will feature several talented individual wrestlers, foremost among them being Drexel’s Ryan Hluschak, 12-0 on the season and ranked No. 13 at 157 pounds. Nick Kozar (10-4 at 174), Steve Mytych (12-3 at 125) and Jon Oplinger (11-4 at 197) also are in the midst of strong seasons for the Dragons.
Ohio, which finised 23rd at the Southern Scuffle, comes to the NC State Duals fresh of a 37-9 rout of Virginia Tech. The Bobcats are led by 165-pounder Jacob Ison (18-8) and 174-pounder Antione Love (13-4).
South Dakota State has mostly participated in early-season tournaments, most recently at the Northern Iowa Open on December 3. The Jackrabbits dropped a 32-9 loss December 9 to Nebraska in their dual-match opener, then fell 30-14 to rival North Dakota State on December 15. Ryan Meyer (11-7 at 157 and 165 pounds), Chris Moran (9-8 at 174 and 184 pounds), Jeff Cooley (8-5 at 133) and Brad Gregory (8-7 at 149) have paced SDSU in its early-season action.
Campbell, which opened the season with NC State, has three wrestlers with six victories apiece — 141-pounder Kelin Bidelspach (6-5), heavyweight Jeremiah Fennel (6-7) and 174-pounder Brent Poynter (6-5). Steve Wiktorek is right behind them with a 5-4 mark at 149 pounds.
Gardner-Webb is led by redshirt-freshmen Dustin Porter (10-3 at 197) and Rob Tate (4-2 at 133). Tate advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southern Scuffle.Senior 184-pounder Rob Beach is 7-3 on the season.
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