@PackWrestle to Host Annual #BrickyardBash Wednesday
10/2/2016 3:00:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State students with a break between classes on Wednesday, Oct. 5, will have a unique way to pass the time, as the Wolfpack wrestling team will hold an outdoor demonstration in the Brickyard. The annual #BrickyardBash will be held in one-hour segments from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Students and fans are invited to come watch, hang out, and interact with members of the Wolfpack wrestling squad.
"This will be the third time we are doing this event (it was rained out last year), and we are excited for the NC State students to see our program in this unique way," said Wolfpack head coach Pat Popolizio. "We want to have a strong student fan base every time we step onto the mat inside Reynolds Coliseum. The outdoor demonstration is designed to help build that fan base, and show off the future of our program."
Many promotional items will be given away throughout the day. Fans will get the chance to ask questions and learn about the sport of wrestling with both the coaching staff and the Pack wrestlers.
Last season will go down as one of the best in school history. NC State won the 2016 ACC Championship, the first at NC State since 2007. Four individuals were crowned conference champions, and six made it to the finals overall.
Following the conference title, the Pack tied a school record with eight NCAA Qualifiers, including six seeded grapplers and for the first time ever; four were seeded fifth or better. As a team, NC State finished in 11th place at the NCAA Championships, the best finish since a school-best seventh in 1993. The Pack tied the school record with three All-Americans in 2016: Tommy Gantt (5th - 157), Pete Renda (3rd - 184) and Nick Gwiazdowski (2nd - 285).
NC State finished the regular season ranked #2 in the final NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll, the highest ranking in school history. The Pack went 23-1 in dual matches, setting a new single season school record for most wins. NC State also set a new school record with 21 consecutive wins to start the 2016 season, as the previous best was nine. Included in the dual wins were road victories at national powers Oklahoma State and Iowa - making NC State the first school ever to win at both in the same season.
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"This will be the third time we are doing this event (it was rained out last year), and we are excited for the NC State students to see our program in this unique way," said Wolfpack head coach Pat Popolizio. "We want to have a strong student fan base every time we step onto the mat inside Reynolds Coliseum. The outdoor demonstration is designed to help build that fan base, and show off the future of our program."
Many promotional items will be given away throughout the day. Fans will get the chance to ask questions and learn about the sport of wrestling with both the coaching staff and the Pack wrestlers.
Last season will go down as one of the best in school history. NC State won the 2016 ACC Championship, the first at NC State since 2007. Four individuals were crowned conference champions, and six made it to the finals overall.
Following the conference title, the Pack tied a school record with eight NCAA Qualifiers, including six seeded grapplers and for the first time ever; four were seeded fifth or better. As a team, NC State finished in 11th place at the NCAA Championships, the best finish since a school-best seventh in 1993. The Pack tied the school record with three All-Americans in 2016: Tommy Gantt (5th - 157), Pete Renda (3rd - 184) and Nick Gwiazdowski (2nd - 285).
NC State finished the regular season ranked #2 in the final NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll, the highest ranking in school history. The Pack went 23-1 in dual matches, setting a new single season school record for most wins. NC State also set a new school record with 21 consecutive wins to start the 2016 season, as the previous best was nine. Included in the dual wins were road victories at national powers Oklahoma State and Iowa - making NC State the first school ever to win at both in the same season.
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