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Trent Hidlay to Wrestle for National Championship Saturday Night
3/19/2021 11:06:00 PM | Wrestling
Pack with four All-Americans overall, tying a school record
ST. LOUIS, MO. – NC State R-So. Trent Hidlay will wrestle for the 184-pound national championship tomorrow night, and three other Wolfpack All-Americans will compete in the medal rounds on the final day of the 2021 NCAA Championships.
Hidlay is the Pack's sixth NCAA Finalist in the last seven NCAA Championships.
With one day remaining at the 2021 NCAA Championships, the Pack secured four All-American finishes which ties the school record set in 2018.
Going into the final day of action tomorrow, NC State sits tied for sixth place (56.5).
Saturday Matchups
FINALS – 7 PM (ET)
184 | #2 seed Trent Hidlay vs. #1 seed Aaron Brooks (Penn State)
MEDAL ROUND – 11 AM (ET)
125 | #4 seed Tariq Wilson vs. #8 seed Chad Red (Nebraska)
157 | #2 seed Hayden Hidlay vs. #11 seed Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)
174 | #8 Daniel Bullard vs. #26 seed Jackson Turley (for 7th place)
In Friday's third session, the Pack had three in the semifinals and another two in the Blood Round.
SEMIFINALS RECAP
141 | #1 seed Jaydin Eiermann (Iowa) fall #4 seed Tariq Wilson – 2:59
157 | #3 seed David Carr (Iowa State) dec. #2 seed Hayden Hidlay – 6-4
184 | #2 seed Trent Hidlay vs. #6 seed John Poznanski (Rutgers)
With the first period wining down tied 0-0, Eirmann caught Wilson on a counter and scored a pin with just one second left in the period for the win.
Hayden Hidlay also fell in his semifinal matchup. Iowa State's Carr got a takedown in the first and both wrestlers traded escapes to make it 3-1 in the third. Carr added another takedown, which Hidlay reversed and gave the escape but couldn't find a late takedown in the 6-4 loss.
Trent Hidlay reached the NCAA Finals at his first NCAA Championships with a 2-1 OT win over Poznanski of Rutgers. Both wrestlers recorded an escape in regulation and it was tied 1-1 going into extra time. After no score in sudden victory, Hidlay used a ride out in the first 30 second tiebreaker and scored an escape for the winning point in the second tiebreaker.
BLOOD ROUND RECAP
125 | #17 seed Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) dec. #6 seed Jacob Camacho – 6-5 (TB2)
174 | #8 seed Daniel Bullard dec. #11 seed Austin Murphy (Campbell)- 7-0
Camacho fell one win shy of All-American honors, as he fell in the Blood Round to WVU's Cardinale. Each wrestler held a takedown and pair of escapes in regulation to go into OT tied 4-4. Cardinale got a 30 second ride out in the second set of tiebreakers for the one-point win.
In his final season, Bullard brought home All-American honors with a 7-0 shutout over Campbell's Murphy. After a scoreless first period, Bullard got an escape and a takedown and forced a pair of stalls for a 4-0 lead. He sealed the win with a late takedown.
CONSOLATION QUARTERFINALS RECAP
174 | #8 seed Daniel Bullard vs. #4 seed Mikey Labriola (Nebraska)
Bullard fell in the consolation quarterfinals and will wrestle in the Seventh Place match tomorrow. Nebraska's Labriola used a pair of takedowns in the first period and another in the third for the 7-4 win.
UP NEXT
Action resumes with three from NC State in the Medal Round, which starts at 11 AM (ET) and televised on ESPN2. Trent Hidlay will wrestle in the NCAA Finals tomorrow starting at 7PM (ET) on ESPN.
Hidlay is the Pack's sixth NCAA Finalist in the last seven NCAA Championships.
2021 NCAA FINALIST!!!
— NC State Wrestling 🤼♂️ (@PackWrestle) March 20, 2021
R-So. Trent Hidlay will compete for a NCAA Title tomorrow night, as he scored a 2-1 win in tonight's NCAA Semifinals. Tied 1-1 going into OT, Hidlay got an escape in the first set of tiebreakers to down Rutger's Poznanski.#PackMentality // #DoubleDown pic.twitter.com/sI8OTKa6BO
Going into the final day of action tomorrow, NC State sits tied for sixth place (56.5).
Saturday Matchups
FINALS – 7 PM (ET)
184 | #2 seed Trent Hidlay vs. #1 seed Aaron Brooks (Penn State)
MEDAL ROUND – 11 AM (ET)
125 | #4 seed Tariq Wilson vs. #8 seed Chad Red (Nebraska)
157 | #2 seed Hayden Hidlay vs. #11 seed Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)
174 | #8 Daniel Bullard vs. #26 seed Jackson Turley (for 7th place)
In Friday's third session, the Pack had three in the semifinals and another two in the Blood Round.
SEMIFINALS RECAP
141 | #1 seed Jaydin Eiermann (Iowa) fall #4 seed Tariq Wilson – 2:59
157 | #3 seed David Carr (Iowa State) dec. #2 seed Hayden Hidlay – 6-4
184 | #2 seed Trent Hidlay vs. #6 seed John Poznanski (Rutgers)
With the first period wining down tied 0-0, Eirmann caught Wilson on a counter and scored a pin with just one second left in the period for the win.
Hayden Hidlay also fell in his semifinal matchup. Iowa State's Carr got a takedown in the first and both wrestlers traded escapes to make it 3-1 in the third. Carr added another takedown, which Hidlay reversed and gave the escape but couldn't find a late takedown in the 6-4 loss.
Trent Hidlay reached the NCAA Finals at his first NCAA Championships with a 2-1 OT win over Poznanski of Rutgers. Both wrestlers recorded an escape in regulation and it was tied 1-1 going into extra time. After no score in sudden victory, Hidlay used a ride out in the first 30 second tiebreaker and scored an escape for the winning point in the second tiebreaker.
BLOOD ROUND RECAP
125 | #17 seed Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) dec. #6 seed Jacob Camacho – 6-5 (TB2)
174 | #8 seed Daniel Bullard dec. #11 seed Austin Murphy (Campbell)- 7-0
Camacho fell one win shy of All-American honors, as he fell in the Blood Round to WVU's Cardinale. Each wrestler held a takedown and pair of escapes in regulation to go into OT tied 4-4. Cardinale got a 30 second ride out in the second set of tiebreakers for the one-point win.
In his final season, Bullard brought home All-American honors with a 7-0 shutout over Campbell's Murphy. After a scoreless first period, Bullard got an escape and a takedown and forced a pair of stalls for a 4-0 lead. He sealed the win with a late takedown.
2021 ALL-AMERICAN!!!
— NC State Wrestling 🤼♂️ (@PackWrestle) March 20, 2021
R-Sr. Daniel Bullard scores another shutout, this time 7-0 in the Blood Round, and earns All-American honors at 174 pounds. Bullard got a takedown in both the 2nd and 3rd periods for the win over Murphy of Campbell.#PackMentality // #DoubleDown pic.twitter.com/8YKQuFPCkf
174 | #8 seed Daniel Bullard vs. #4 seed Mikey Labriola (Nebraska)
Bullard fell in the consolation quarterfinals and will wrestle in the Seventh Place match tomorrow. Nebraska's Labriola used a pair of takedowns in the first period and another in the third for the 7-4 win.
UP NEXT
Action resumes with three from NC State in the Medal Round, which starts at 11 AM (ET) and televised on ESPN2. Trent Hidlay will wrestle in the NCAA Finals tomorrow starting at 7PM (ET) on ESPN.
Players Mentioned
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National Champion Vince Robinson
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Leaders of the Pack Trent Hidlay
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