North Carolina State University Athletics
Jack Named ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week
2/16/2016 1:40:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State sophomore Kevin Jack and Duke redshirt junior Jake Faust shared Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week honors this week, the ACC announced on Tuesday.
He won both of his matchups this week, a pair of wins over top-10 foes. In a battle of the top-two ranked 141 pound wrestlers in the ACC, Jack defeated #7 Chishko of Virgina Tech, 3-2, for the Pack's first win over the ACC dual. He then followed up with a 4-2 win over #6 Manley of Missouri on Sunday. He did not allow a takedown in either bout this past weekend.
Jack finished a perfect 5-0 in ACC action, with three of those wins versus opponents ranked No. 11 or better. He has now won 14 straight matches, dating back to Dec. 29, with five of his last six wins versus opponents ranked No. 17 or better, including four in the top-11.
Jack is the fourth NC State grappler to earn ACC Wrestler of the Week honors this season.
• Senior heavyweight Nick Gwiazdowski, who led NC State to a monumental upset of fourth-ranked Oklahoma State was named ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 8. Gwiazdowski defeated 10th-ranked Denzel Dejournette of Appalachian State, 11-4, and fourth-ranked Austin Marsden of Oklahoma State, 7-4. His win over Marsden secured the Wolfpack's 19-15 team victory over fourth-ranked Oklahoma State in Stillwater in the dual's final bout.
• Senior Tommy Gantt was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 5 after winning six straight matches - including two against nationally-ranked opponents - in the 157-pound weight class and becoming the Wolfpack's first individual champion at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois.
• Sophomore Michael Boykin was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 2, after leading the Wolfpack to a pair of dual match victories at Pittsburgh and at West Virginia with individual wins over a pair of nationally-ranked wrestlers in the 197-pound weight class.
Up Next: #4 NC State (22-1) will travel to #2 Iowa (16-0) on Monday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. (ET), and compete against the Hawkeyes as part of the NWCA National Duals Championship Series.
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He won both of his matchups this week, a pair of wins over top-10 foes. In a battle of the top-two ranked 141 pound wrestlers in the ACC, Jack defeated #7 Chishko of Virgina Tech, 3-2, for the Pack's first win over the ACC dual. He then followed up with a 4-2 win over #6 Manley of Missouri on Sunday. He did not allow a takedown in either bout this past weekend.
Jack finished a perfect 5-0 in ACC action, with three of those wins versus opponents ranked No. 11 or better. He has now won 14 straight matches, dating back to Dec. 29, with five of his last six wins versus opponents ranked No. 17 or better, including four in the top-11.
Jack is the fourth NC State grappler to earn ACC Wrestler of the Week honors this season.
• Senior heavyweight Nick Gwiazdowski, who led NC State to a monumental upset of fourth-ranked Oklahoma State was named ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 8. Gwiazdowski defeated 10th-ranked Denzel Dejournette of Appalachian State, 11-4, and fourth-ranked Austin Marsden of Oklahoma State, 7-4. His win over Marsden secured the Wolfpack's 19-15 team victory over fourth-ranked Oklahoma State in Stillwater in the dual's final bout.
• Senior Tommy Gantt was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 5 after winning six straight matches - including two against nationally-ranked opponents - in the 157-pound weight class and becoming the Wolfpack's first individual champion at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois.
• Sophomore Michael Boykin was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 2, after leading the Wolfpack to a pair of dual match victories at Pittsburgh and at West Virginia with individual wins over a pair of nationally-ranked wrestlers in the 197-pound weight class.
Up Next: #4 NC State (22-1) will travel to #2 Iowa (16-0) on Monday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. (ET), and compete against the Hawkeyes as part of the NWCA National Duals Championship Series.
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