North Carolina State University Athletics
@PackWrestle Maintains Hold on #3 National Ranking
12/22/2015 9:38:00 AM | Wrestling
RALEIGH, N.C. - Heading into the holiday break, the NC State wrestling team is ranked No. 3 for the second straight week in the final USA Today/NWCA Wrestling Coaches poll of the 2015 calendar year.
After a 26-15 win over No. 24 Old Dominion last Thursday, the Wolfpack sits at a perfect 11-0 on the season - the most consecutive wins in school history to open a season. The 11 wins thus far lead the nation, and NC State is one of just seven schools still undefeated in 2015-16.
Already a perfect three-for-three against ranked foes this season, the Pack ends the year with each of its final seven duals against ranked foes, including the last three against top-10 teams.
Six of the Pack's 10 starters remained ranked in the top-20 in every major poll this week:
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Up Next: The Pack will be back in action after a short holiday break. NC State returns to action December 29-30, sending 15 grapplers to compete in the prestigious Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern.
After a 26-15 win over No. 24 Old Dominion last Thursday, the Wolfpack sits at a perfect 11-0 on the season - the most consecutive wins in school history to open a season. The 11 wins thus far lead the nation, and NC State is one of just seven schools still undefeated in 2015-16.
Already a perfect three-for-three against ranked foes this season, the Pack ends the year with each of its final seven duals against ranked foes, including the last three against top-10 teams.
Six of the Pack's 10 starters remained ranked in the top-20 in every major poll this week:
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| Wrestler | Weight | InterMat | FloWrestling | OpenMat | WIN |
| Kevin Jack | 141 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Tommy Gantt | 157 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Max Rohskopf | 165 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Pete Renda | 184 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 18 |
| Michael Boykin | 197 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
| Nick Gwiazdowski | 285 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Up Next: The Pack will be back in action after a short holiday break. NC State returns to action December 29-30, sending 15 grapplers to compete in the prestigious Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern.
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