Saturday, March 18
St. Louis, Mo.
All Day
NC State
vs
NCAA Championships
#WrestleSTL: Jack Takes Third at NCAA Championships with Pin
3/18/2017 1:03:00 PM | Wrestling
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ST. LOUIS, MO. – Already a two-time All-American after last night's win, junior Kevin Jack returned to action and picked up two more victories on Saturday to claim third place at 141 pounds at the 2017 NCAA Championships.
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In the third place bout, Jack avenged a quarterfinals loss to #10 seed Bryce Meredith, with a third period pin. Facing a 5-2 defecit with less then 45 seconds left, Jack got Meredith to his back and scored the pin at the 6:20 mark.
Jack started his day with a 3-1 decision over #5 seed Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers in the consolation semifinals. The win over Ashnault was Jack's third of the season.
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Jack scored the bout's lone takedown in the final 10 seconds of the first period to take the 2-0 lead. He then added an escape point to start the second and was up 3-0 going into the third. Ashnault got an escape point it he third, but Jack fended off an takedown attempts and claimed the 3-1 win.
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Jack finishes his season 35-2 overall. His 92 career wins already places him seventh in school history.
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Already a two-time All-American after last night's win, junior Kevin Jack returned to action and picked up two more victories on Saturday to claim third place at 141 pounds at the 2017 NCAA Championships.
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In the third place bout, Jack avenged a quarterfinals loss to #10 seed Bryce Meredith, with a third period pin. Facing a 5-2 defecit with less then 45 seconds left, Jack got Meredith to his back and scored the pin at the 6:20 mark.
Kevin Jack of @PackWrestle with the PIN for 3rd place! #NCAAWrestling pic.twitter.com/ymkWC6esNa
— NCAA Wrestling (@ncaawrestling) March 18, 2017
.@jack_jack123 closed his 2017 NCAAs with a pin for 3rd place! pic.twitter.com/sBCw4NEGcV
— NC State Wrestling (@PackWrestle) March 18, 2017
Jack started his day with a 3-1 decision over #5 seed Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers in the consolation semifinals. The win over Ashnault was Jack's third of the season.
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Jack scored the bout's lone takedown in the final 10 seconds of the first period to take the 2-0 lead. He then added an escape point to start the second and was up 3-0 going into the third. Ashnault got an escape point it he third, but Jack fended off an takedown attempts and claimed the 3-1 win.
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Jack finishes his season 35-2 overall. His 92 career wins already places him seventh in school history.
As a team, the Wolfpack finished 17th. It marked NC State's fourth consecutive top-20 finish at the NCAAs, tying a school record.Now a 2-time All-American, @jack_jack123 was fifth as a freshman and third this year! #PackMentality pic.twitter.com/2V0eZzcAnr
— NC State Wrestling (@PackWrestle) March 18, 2017
Â.@PackWrestle coach @pat_popolizio talks about Kevin Jack's pin to claim 3rd place. pic.twitter.com/Q0S6n7Z2Fs
— NC State Wrestling (@PackWrestle) March 18, 2017
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