NC State
Cliff Keen Invitational
Hayden and Trent Hidlay Place Second at Cliff Keen Invite
12/7/2019 7:43:00 PM | Wrestling
@PackWrestle had four podium finishes overall
R-Jr. Hayden Hidlay (157) and his brother R-Fr. Trent Hidlay (184) both were runner-ups in their weight class. R-Jr. Thomas Bullard (165) scored a pin in his final bout to bring home a third place finish, while classmate Tariq Wilson (141) was seventh.
Hayden Hidlay fell in the finals to #2 Ryan Deakin of Northwestern. Deakin scored takedowns in both the first and the second periods and scored a 6-2 win.
In his semifinal bout, Hayden Hidlay dominated in an 8-0 major decision over #8 Coleman of Purdue. Hidlay scored a takedown in all three periods, and tallied 3:15 of ride time for the bonus point win to push him into the finals.
R-Jr. Hayden Hidlay will finish 2nd at the 2019 Cliff Keen Invitational. He is the Pack's highest placer since 2014. pic.twitter.com/RMYcXaleN5
— NC State Wrestling 🤼♂️ (@PackWrestle) December 8, 2019
In his semifinal bout, Trent Hidlay picked up this third top-five win of the season, downing #3 Taylor Lujan of Northern Iowa 8-4. Hidlay scored a pair of takedowns in the first period, including the first only 15 seconds in, then secured the win with a third period takedown and the ride time point.
A second Hidlay is also bringing home second place. As R-Fr. Trent Hidlay is your runner-up at the 2019 Cliff Keen Invitational. pic.twitter.com/aMSMvCLisL
— NC State Wrestling 🤼♂️ (@PackWrestle) December 8, 2019
Bullard started with a 3-0 win over Castro of The Citadel. Up 1-0 entering the third, Bullard scored the bout's lone takedown with 30 seconds left.
One of the wildest bouts pushed Bullard into the 3rd/4th place match, as he scored a top-10 win to advance. Bullard used a pair of six-point moves in the first period, and then a ride out in the third to score an 18-6 major decision over #8 Fogarty of North Dakota State.
165 | PIN for Bullard!!!
— NC State Wrestling 🤼♂️ (@PackWrestle) December 8, 2019
Thomas Bullard scores a third period PIN over #12 Smith of Ohio State to claim 3rd Place at the Cliff Kenn Invitational!#PackMentality // #CKLV pic.twitter.com/f80KSWeSdJ
Wilson opened the morning session with a 4-2 win over Sparacio of Binghamton. Wilson scored a takedown 20 seconds in and accumulated almost two minutes of ride time.
Wilson fell into the 7th/8th place match after he gave up late takedowns in the first and second period and fell to Northern Iowa's Blockhus 6-4.
141 | WOW, Wilson with the takedown, Moore to his back with just 3 seconds left.
— NC State Wrestling 🤼♂️ (@PackWrestle) December 7, 2019
2 points for the takedown, then 2 swipes makes it a 5-3 win over #18 Moore of Virginia Tech!!!
Wilson brings home a seventh place finish.#PackMentality // #CFLV pic.twitter.com/XuJOkpDV35
Up Next: NC State will be in road action next weekend, as the Pack travels to Appalachian State for a Friday night dual.
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