Thursday, March 17
New York, N.Y.
All Day
NC State
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NCAA Championships
#WrestleNYC Day 1: Gwiazdowski, Renda Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals
3/17/2016 10:18:00 PM | Wrestling
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Redshirt-senior Nick Gwiazdowski scored his second bonus win of the day, and junior Pete Renda defeated the No. 4 seed in overtime, as both NC State wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2016 NCAA Championships Thursday in New York. All eight Wolfpack wrestlers are still in action after the first two rounds, but six suffered a loss in the night's second session and will be competing the rest of the way in the wrestlebacks starting tomorrow at 11 a.m. NC State sits in ninth place with 13 points heading into Day 2 action.
SESSION 2 RESULTS - CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
141: #14 Bryce Mereditth (Wyoming) dec. #3 Kevin Jack - 5-4
157: #15 Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. #2 Tommy Gantt - 11-8
165: #12 Connor Brennan (Rider) dec. #5 Max Rohskopf - 4-2 (SV-1)
184: #13 Pete Renda dec. #4 Domenic Abounader (Michigan) - 4-2 (SV-1)
197: #5 Conner Hartmann (Duke) dec. #12 Michael Boykin - 3-2 (TB-1)
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski major dec. #16 Nathan Butler (Stanford) - 16-4
WRESTLEBACKS
125: Sean Fausz dec. Chasen Tolbert (Utah Valley) - 7-4
133: Jamal Morris dec. Bryan Lantry (Buffalo) - 8-3
Pete Renda had the Pack's biggest upset of the day, as he took out #4 seed Domenic Abounader of Michigan, 4-2 in overtime, to advance to the semifinals. After a scoreless first, Abounader notched an escape to take a 1-0 into the third. Renda started the third down, but got a reversal, and an Abounader escape knotted it 3-3 at the end of three. Renda then scored the winning takedown with four seconds left to advance to the quarterfinals.
Renda will face ACC rival #5 Zach Zavatsky (26-5) of Virginia Tech in tomorrow's quarterfinals. Renda has lost to Zavatsky in both matches this year, including for the ACC title on March 6.
Nick Gwiazdowski also advanced to the quarterfinals, picking up his second bonus point win of the day. He scored a 16-4 major decision over #16 seed Nathan Butler of Stanford. Gwiazdowski dominated the action, with six takedowns and 3:49 of riding time. On the day, Gwiazdowski outscored his two opponents 31-4.
Gwiazdowski will face #8 Max Wessell (27-4) of Lehigh in tomorrow's quarterfinals.
Four of NC State's seeded wrestlers fell in second round action, and will now continue action in the wrestle backs tomorrow. #3 seed Kevin Jack fell to former NC State teammate #14 Bryce Mereditth of Wyoming 5-4 thanks to Meredith securing the ride time point. #2 seed Tommy Gantt suffered his first loss of the season, 11-8 to #15 Chad Walsh of Rider. #5 Max Rohskopf lost 4-2 in extra time to #12 seed Connor Brennan also of Rider. #12 Boykin fell to ACC rival #5 Conner Hartmann of Duke, also in extra time, 3-2.
A pair of Pack grapplers recovered for their first round losses and picked up victories in the wrestles backs. Sean Fausz (125 pounds) won 7-4 and Jamal Morris (133) picked up an 8-3 win.
SESSION 1 RECAP
In the morning session which was the first round of the tournament, NC State went 6-2, with all six of its seeded wrestlers picking up a win. Among the wins were a pair of tech falls for bonus points, and NC State outscored its opponents 55-25 in the fight first round bouts. After the first round, NC State was tied for eight place with 9.0 points.
SESSION 1 RESULTS - CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
125: #14 Joshua Rodriguez (NDSU) dec. Sean Faust - 7-3
133: #4 Cody Brewer (Okla.) major dec. Jamal Morris - 10-2
141: #3 Kevin Jack dec. Danny Sabatello (Purdue) - 5-0
157: #2 Tommy Gantt tech fall Andrew Morse (NIU) - 21-4
165: #5 Max Rohskopf dec. Austin Reese (Ohio) - 2-0
184: #13 Pete Renda dec. Samson Imonode (Army) - 4-2
197: #12 Michael Boykin dec. Chip Ness (UNC) - 3-1 (SV-1)
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski tech fall Gage Hutchison (EMU) - 15-0
The Pack dropped its first two bouts of the day, at 125 and 133 pounds and both to seeded wrestlers, then went on to win six straight.
Kevin Jack picked up a 5-0 to start the Pack's stretch. After a scoreless first, Jack scored a takedown late in the second, and added an escape and another takedown to secure the win.
Tommy Gantt scored the Pack's first bonus point win, at 21-4. After giving up a takedown, Gantt finished with a pair of takedowns and a four-point near fall to go up 9-3 in the first. He then followed with four more takedowns and two-point near fall for the win.
Max Rohskopf shutout another opponent, 2-0, to advance. The lone points in the bout came on a Rohskopf reversal in the second period.
Pete Renda used a first period takedown, pair with an escape and the ride time point to claim a 4-2 win.
Michael Boykin won an ACC battle against UNC with a 3-1 win in extra time. Both wrestlers exchanged escapes to go 1-1 in OT. In the first period of OT, Boykin scored the match-winning takedown with just six seconds left.
Nick Gwiazdowski closed the first session with a 15-0 technical fall win. An early takedown in the first, plus a four-point near fall in the second had Gwiazdowski up 6-0 going into the third. He earned a reversal, a pair of stall points and another four-point near fall to close out the match. He finished with over six minutes of ride time.
UP NEXT
Session 3 begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, starting with the quarterfinals.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Redshirt-senior Nick Gwiazdowski scored his second bonus win of the day, and junior Pete Renda defeated the No. 4 seed in overtime, as both NC State wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2016 NCAA Championships Thursday in New York. All eight Wolfpack wrestlers are still in action after the first two rounds, but six suffered a loss in the night's second session and will be competing the rest of the way in the wrestlebacks starting tomorrow at 11 a.m. NC State sits in ninth place with 13 points heading into Day 2 action.
SESSION 2 RESULTS - CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
141: #14 Bryce Mereditth (Wyoming) dec. #3 Kevin Jack - 5-4
157: #15 Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. #2 Tommy Gantt - 11-8
165: #12 Connor Brennan (Rider) dec. #5 Max Rohskopf - 4-2 (SV-1)
184: #13 Pete Renda dec. #4 Domenic Abounader (Michigan) - 4-2 (SV-1)
197: #5 Conner Hartmann (Duke) dec. #12 Michael Boykin - 3-2 (TB-1)
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski major dec. #16 Nathan Butler (Stanford) - 16-4
WRESTLEBACKS
125: Sean Fausz dec. Chasen Tolbert (Utah Valley) - 7-4
133: Jamal Morris dec. Bryan Lantry (Buffalo) - 8-3
Pete Renda had the Pack's biggest upset of the day, as he took out #4 seed Domenic Abounader of Michigan, 4-2 in overtime, to advance to the semifinals. After a scoreless first, Abounader notched an escape to take a 1-0 into the third. Renda started the third down, but got a reversal, and an Abounader escape knotted it 3-3 at the end of three. Renda then scored the winning takedown with four seconds left to advance to the quarterfinals.
Renda will face ACC rival #5 Zach Zavatsky (26-5) of Virginia Tech in tomorrow's quarterfinals. Renda has lost to Zavatsky in both matches this year, including for the ACC title on March 6.
Nick Gwiazdowski also advanced to the quarterfinals, picking up his second bonus point win of the day. He scored a 16-4 major decision over #16 seed Nathan Butler of Stanford. Gwiazdowski dominated the action, with six takedowns and 3:49 of riding time. On the day, Gwiazdowski outscored his two opponents 31-4.
Gwiazdowski will face #8 Max Wessell (27-4) of Lehigh in tomorrow's quarterfinals.
Four of NC State's seeded wrestlers fell in second round action, and will now continue action in the wrestle backs tomorrow. #3 seed Kevin Jack fell to former NC State teammate #14 Bryce Mereditth of Wyoming 5-4 thanks to Meredith securing the ride time point. #2 seed Tommy Gantt suffered his first loss of the season, 11-8 to #15 Chad Walsh of Rider. #5 Max Rohskopf lost 4-2 in extra time to #12 seed Connor Brennan also of Rider. #12 Boykin fell to ACC rival #5 Conner Hartmann of Duke, also in extra time, 3-2.
A pair of Pack grapplers recovered for their first round losses and picked up victories in the wrestles backs. Sean Fausz (125 pounds) won 7-4 and Jamal Morris (133) picked up an 8-3 win.
SESSION 1 RECAP
In the morning session which was the first round of the tournament, NC State went 6-2, with all six of its seeded wrestlers picking up a win. Among the wins were a pair of tech falls for bonus points, and NC State outscored its opponents 55-25 in the fight first round bouts. After the first round, NC State was tied for eight place with 9.0 points.
SESSION 1 RESULTS - CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
125: #14 Joshua Rodriguez (NDSU) dec. Sean Faust - 7-3
133: #4 Cody Brewer (Okla.) major dec. Jamal Morris - 10-2
141: #3 Kevin Jack dec. Danny Sabatello (Purdue) - 5-0
157: #2 Tommy Gantt tech fall Andrew Morse (NIU) - 21-4
165: #5 Max Rohskopf dec. Austin Reese (Ohio) - 2-0
184: #13 Pete Renda dec. Samson Imonode (Army) - 4-2
197: #12 Michael Boykin dec. Chip Ness (UNC) - 3-1 (SV-1)
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski tech fall Gage Hutchison (EMU) - 15-0
The Pack dropped its first two bouts of the day, at 125 and 133 pounds and both to seeded wrestlers, then went on to win six straight.
Kevin Jack picked up a 5-0 to start the Pack's stretch. After a scoreless first, Jack scored a takedown late in the second, and added an escape and another takedown to secure the win.
Tommy Gantt scored the Pack's first bonus point win, at 21-4. After giving up a takedown, Gantt finished with a pair of takedowns and a four-point near fall to go up 9-3 in the first. He then followed with four more takedowns and two-point near fall for the win.
Max Rohskopf shutout another opponent, 2-0, to advance. The lone points in the bout came on a Rohskopf reversal in the second period.
Pete Renda used a first period takedown, pair with an escape and the ride time point to claim a 4-2 win.
Michael Boykin won an ACC battle against UNC with a 3-1 win in extra time. Both wrestlers exchanged escapes to go 1-1 in OT. In the first period of OT, Boykin scored the match-winning takedown with just six seconds left.
Nick Gwiazdowski closed the first session with a 15-0 technical fall win. An early takedown in the first, plus a four-point near fall in the second had Gwiazdowski up 6-0 going into the third. He earned a reversal, a pair of stall points and another four-point near fall to close out the match. He finished with over six minutes of ride time.
UP NEXT
Session 3 begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, starting with the quarterfinals.
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