North Carolina State University Athletics
Wrestling Travels to Appalachian State for Two Duals
12/17/2013 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Dec. 17, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State wrestling team will return to action Thursday night, as the Wolfpack travels to Boone, N.C., to take on Appalachian State and Cleveland State in a pair of duals. The Pack (5-1) will face Cleveland State (1-3) at 6:30 p.m., and then the host Mountaineers (2-3) at 8 p.m.
NC State was last in action on Dec. 7, taking ninth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The Pack finished ahead of four ranked squads, and three wrestlers placed in the top-seven.
Thus far, the Pack is 5-1 in duals having downed Gardner-Webb (37-0), Lindsey Wilson (34-12), UNC Pembroke (39-6), Buffalo (31-7) and Binghamton (27-9). The lone loss was a 26-15 defeat to No. 14 Illinois.
Here is a look at NC State’s probable lineup:
125 - Fr. Micah Perez (14-4)
or Fr. Marshall Brown (7-5)
133 – Fr. Chris Wilkes (9-4)
141 – So. Sam Speno (12-3)
149 – Fr. #20 Brian Hamann (14-4)
or Fr. Max Rohskopf (6-5)
157 – Jr. Tommy Gantt (14-4)
165 – Sr. Nijel Jones (9-1)
or Fr. Dylan Ceravalo (4-6)
174 – Fr. Pete Renda (10-3)
184 – Fr. Shayne Brady (9-4)
or Fr. Michael Macchiavello (3-4)
197 – R-Sr. KaRonne Jones (5-4)
or R-So. Bill Cook (2-3)
285 – R-So. #6 Nick Gwiazdowski (16-1)
There will be no live scoring or video, but fans can follow live updates on twitter @PackWrestle.
