North Carolina State University Athletics
Fausz and Hidlay Head to Romania for U23 World Championships
11/14/2018 10:55:00 AM | Wrestling
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RALEIGH, N.C. – R-Sr. Sean Fausz (61 kg) and R-So. Hayden Hidlay (70 kg) will both wrestle for Team USA at the U-23 World Championships in Bucharest, Romania, this weekend. NC State is one of only two schools that has a pair of wrestlers among the 10 competing in freestyle.
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Hidlay qualified for the U.S. after he placed first at the U23 World Team Trials back in May. Fausz placed fourth at the U23 World Team Trials, and was called up as a replacement last month.
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A third member from NC State also qualified by winning the U23 World Team Trials, Michael Macchiavello (92 kg), but it was discovered since he turns 24 later this calendar year he was ineligible to compete.
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This is Fausz's second World trip, as he was previously a member of the 2013 Cadet Freestyle World team that competed in Serbia. This will be Hidlay's first such international trip.
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Hidlay's tournament will start on Friday at 10:30 a.m. (local time), with the finals on Saturday. Fausz will start on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. (local time), with the finals on Sunday.
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In the collegiate rankings, Hidlay is #2 nationally at 157 pounds in every major poll, while Fausz is #8 at 125 pounds by FloWrestling, InterMat and TheOpenMat.
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Fausz and Hidlay will both miss the Wolfpack Duals (Saturday) and the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open (Sunday) this weekend in Raleigh.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – R-Sr. Sean Fausz (61 kg) and R-So. Hayden Hidlay (70 kg) will both wrestle for Team USA at the U-23 World Championships in Bucharest, Romania, this weekend. NC State is one of only two schools that has a pair of wrestlers among the 10 competing in freestyle.
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Hidlay qualified for the U.S. after he placed first at the U23 World Team Trials back in May. Fausz placed fourth at the U23 World Team Trials, and was called up as a replacement last month.
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A third member from NC State also qualified by winning the U23 World Team Trials, Michael Macchiavello (92 kg), but it was discovered since he turns 24 later this calendar year he was ineligible to compete.
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This is Fausz's second World trip, as he was previously a member of the 2013 Cadet Freestyle World team that competed in Serbia. This will be Hidlay's first such international trip.
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Hidlay's tournament will start on Friday at 10:30 a.m. (local time), with the finals on Saturday. Fausz will start on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. (local time), with the finals on Sunday.
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In the collegiate rankings, Hidlay is #2 nationally at 157 pounds in every major poll, while Fausz is #8 at 125 pounds by FloWrestling, InterMat and TheOpenMat.
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Fausz and Hidlay will both miss the Wolfpack Duals (Saturday) and the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open (Sunday) this weekend in Raleigh.
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