@PackWrestle to Host Annual Wrestle-Offs Thursday in Carmichael

11/4/2015 1:28:00 PM | Wrestling

VENUE CHANGE: Tomorrow’s Wrestle-Offs will now be held in Carmichael on Courts 9 & 10. Still scheduled for a 3 p.m.

RALEIGH, N.C. - The 2015-16 edition of the NC State wrestling team will be on display for the first time Thursday afternoon, as the Wolfpack will open the season with its annual Wrestle-Offs at 3 p.m. in Carmichael Gymnasium on Courts 9 & 10. The event is free and open to the public. There will be no live video, but follow @PackWrestle for play-by-play updates and Periscope videos on twitter.

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R-Fr. Sean Fausz - Redshirted the 2014-15 season … Competed in six open tournaments, wrestling at both 125 and 133 pounds …Went 15-7, 10-3 at 125 and 5-4 at 133 … Won the Appalachian State Open, at 125 pounds going 3-0 with all three wins by major decision and outscoring his opponents a combined 34-6 … Took third at the Newberry Open going 6-1.
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Fr. McKinnon Bowen - Wrestled at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Va. … Finished with a record of 130-22 during his prep career … Was a two-time state runner-up, two-time region champion, and two-time conference champion.

So. Jamel Morris - Wrestled at 133 pounds as a freshman in 2014-15 … Finished with a record of 6-3 … Competed in two open tournaments and one dual … Was the Pack's starter at 133 pounds at North Carolina … Brought home first place honors at the Pembroke Open, going 4-0 with a fall and a major decision.
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Fr. Michael May - Wrestled at Dayton Christian High School in Miamisburg, Ohio … Placed eighth at the Super 32 at 120 pounds in 2014 … Earned a top-12 finish at the 2014 Ironman Championships at 120 … Was sixth at the Ohio state championships as a senior and junior.

Winner of Fausz/Bowen
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Winner of Morris/May

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Jr. Marshall Brown - Wrestled at 133 pounds in three open tournaments in 2014-15 … Went 4-6 on the season … Placed third at the Newberry Open … Scored two pins on the year.
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Fr. Will Clark - Wrestled at Cary High School … Finished with a record of 119-2 during his prep career … Earned a first place finish at 132 pounds at the 2014 Junior NHSCA Nationals … NC 4A state champion at 138 pounds as a senior … Was named conference's Most Outstanding Wrestler as both a junior and senior.

Winner of Brown/Clark
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R-Fr. Jamal Morris - Redshirted the 2014-15 season … Wrestled in two open tournaments at 133 pounds and also two at 141 … Posted a record of 12-7 … Placed second at the Pembroke Open, thrid at Newberry Open and fourth at Wolfpack Open.

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So. Kevin Jack - Earned All-American honors at 141 pounds with a fifth place finish at the 2015 NCAA Championships ... Named the No. 2 rookie nationally at 141 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News … Wrestled at both 141 and 149 pounds ... Was originally scheduled to redshirt, but made the Pack's lineup for the final three duals and the post season ... Finished with a 31-9 record ... Set a new NC State record for most wins by a freshman ... Went a perfect 3-0 in duals, including 2-0 in ACC action ... Started the NCAA Championships unseeded, but went 4-2 all against seeded wrestlers to become the Pack's first freshman All-American since 1991 ... Defeated the #5, #12, and #4 seeds to reach the NCAA semifinals ... Finished off his run with a 3-0 win over the #11 seed in the 5th/6th place match
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Jr. Robbie Rizzolino - A junior college transfer, wrestled at Clackamas CC the last two years … During his prep career, wrestled at Easton Area High School in Easton, Pa. … A two-time Junior College All-American … Placed sixth at the NJCAA Nationals at 141 pounds.

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R-So. Beau Donahue - Wrestled at 149 pounds and 157 pounds in 2014-15 … Saw action in seven duals and four open tournaments … Finished with a 17-9 record (16-9 at 149) including 5-2 in duals … Finished with three pins and three majors … In dual action, scored a pin over Kent State an an OT win vs. Oklahoma State both at 149 pounds … Went 1-1 in ACC action with a win at Virginia … Placed sixth at the Hokie Open and eighth in the Wolfpack Open.
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So. Sam Melikian - Wrestled at both 149 and 157 pounds in 2014-15 ... Posted a record of 10-11 overall, 10-9 at 149 and 0-2 at 157 ... Saw action in seven duals, five at 149 and two at 157 ... Was 2-5 in duals ... Pack's starter at 157 in two of the final three duals ... Also competed in four open tournaments, all at 149 pounds.

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R-Sr. Tommy Gantt - Redshirted the season 2014-15 ... Competed in five open tournaments at 157 and 165 pounds ... Won four of the five, and placed third in the others ... Went a combined 23-1, 10-1 at 157 pounds and 13-0 at 165 ... Placed third at the Southern Scuffle at 157 pounds, gaining three wins over ranked foes - #7, #10 and #17 ... Brought home first place honors in The Citadel Open (165), Hokie Open (157), Wolfpack Open (165), and Appalachian State Open (165).
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Jr. Brian Hamann - Wrestled at 149 pounds in 2014-15 .. Finished with an 11-4 record, wrestling in seven duals and two open tournaments ... Had two pins and one tech fall win ... Scored a 7-3 win over Nebraska in his first match of the year ... Finished first at the Newberry Open, going 4-0 and outscoring opponents 35-10.

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So. Nicky Hall - Pack's starter at 184 pounds as a freshman in 2014-15 ... Finished with a 10-8 record ... Went 7-4 in duals, including 3-2 in ACC action ... Only wrestled in two matches before Jan. 1 due to an ankle injury ... Went a perfect 6-0 in bonus point matches, four pins and two majors ... Recorded falls at UNC and at #13 Virginia that led to Pack wins ... Posted a pair of major decision wins over Virginia Tech, in the ACC dual at Virginia Tech and in the ACC Championship.
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Fr. Roderick Davis (184) - Wrestled at Holy Innocents' Episcopal High School in Powder Sprongs, Ga. … Younger brother of Pack's redshirt-junior Lee Davis … Was the Georgia state champion at 195 pounds as a senior … 2014 Prep Slam champion.

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Jr. Pete Renda - Pack's starter at 174 pounds in 2014-15 ... 2015 NCAA Qualifier ... Posted a record of 20-16, facing 13 ranked opponents ... Was 9-9 in duals ... Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships, only losing to seeded wrestlers ... Earned an NCAA automatic bid with a fifth place finish at the ACC Championship ... In the decisive match, beat Duke 6-0 ... Placed eighth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
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Fr. Tyler Johnson (197) - Wrestled at Lockport High School in Lockport, Ill. … Top-100 recruit, ranked as high as #48 nationally … First place in both freestyle and greco roman at 2014 Cadet Pan Am Championships … Second at 2014 Illinois state championships, finished with 51-1 record.

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So. Michael Boykin - Pack's starter at 197 pounds as a freshman in 2014-15 … Named ACC Wrestler of the Week after his win over #19 in dual win vs. Pittsburgh … Finished with an 18-12 record … Posted the second-most wins among NC State's rookie class … Went 13-8 in duals, including 2-3 in ACC … Notched two wins over ranked foes, #21 Kevin Beazley of ODU (4-2) and #19 Nick Bonaccorsi of Pittsburgh (6-1).
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R-Fr. Malik McDonald - Redshirted the 2014-15 season … Wrestled in two open tournaments at 184 pounds and three at 197 pounds … Posted a record of 15-3 … Won the Pembroke Classic at 184 pounds and the Newberry Open at 197 pounds … Also third at the Appalachian State Open with a 5-1 mark.