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Wolfpack Open
@PackWrestle Claims Three Championships in Wolfpack Open
11/22/2015 7:00:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State wrestling team three won weight classes at the annual Wolfpack Open on Sunday afternoon. Sophomores Nicky Hall (174) and Michael Boykin (197) both earned medalist honors along with redshirt-senior Nick Gwiazdowski (285).
Hall claimed the Pack's first title of the day, going 5-0 at 174 pounds. After a 9-0 win and then a first-period pin, Hall scored a 12-1 major decision in the quarterfinals. Hall's semifinal was a close 2-1 win, which led to a 7-3 win in the title bout.
Boykin cruised into the quarterfinals with a 17-1 tech fall and then a 16-2 major decision to start his day. After a 9-2 win in the quarters, Boykin upset 18th-ranked Scottie Boykin of Chattanooga 9-4 to advance to the finals. In the finals, Boykins' riding time proved to be the difference in the 2-1 win.
The defending two-time NCAA Champion Gwiazdowski also finished the day 5-0. He scored four pins leading up to the championship bout, including two in the first period, and won in the finals over 18th-ranked Jared Johnson of Chattanooga by major decision, 15-2. Gwiazdowski now has an NCAA-best 63 match winning streak.
In all, NC State placed six wrestlers into the quarterfinals.
Other top Wolfpack finishers: Sean Fausz (125), Brian Hamann (157), Michael Macchiavello (184) and Malik McDonald (197) all placed fifth - while Will Clark (141) and Mike Kosoy (285) were sixth.
Up Next: NC State will have next weekend off. The Pack returns to action on Friday, December 4 with a trip to Appalachian State. Following that dual, the Pack will travel to No. 4 Oklahoma State for a dual on Sunday, December 6.
Hall claimed the Pack's first title of the day, going 5-0 at 174 pounds. After a 9-0 win and then a first-period pin, Hall scored a 12-1 major decision in the quarterfinals. Hall's semifinal was a close 2-1 win, which led to a 7-3 win in the title bout.
Boykin cruised into the quarterfinals with a 17-1 tech fall and then a 16-2 major decision to start his day. After a 9-2 win in the quarters, Boykin upset 18th-ranked Scottie Boykin of Chattanooga 9-4 to advance to the finals. In the finals, Boykins' riding time proved to be the difference in the 2-1 win.
The defending two-time NCAA Champion Gwiazdowski also finished the day 5-0. He scored four pins leading up to the championship bout, including two in the first period, and won in the finals over 18th-ranked Jared Johnson of Chattanooga by major decision, 15-2. Gwiazdowski now has an NCAA-best 63 match winning streak.
In all, NC State placed six wrestlers into the quarterfinals.
Other top Wolfpack finishers: Sean Fausz (125), Brian Hamann (157), Michael Macchiavello (184) and Malik McDonald (197) all placed fifth - while Will Clark (141) and Mike Kosoy (285) were sixth.
Up Next: NC State will have next weekend off. The Pack returns to action on Friday, December 4 with a trip to Appalachian State. Following that dual, the Pack will travel to No. 4 Oklahoma State for a dual on Sunday, December 6.
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