Four Podium Finishes for @PackWrestle at Southern Scuffle

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Four Podium Finishes for @PackWrestle at Southern Scuffle

1/2/2022 9:58:00 PM | Wrestling

Final Brackets

Junior Tyrie Houghton places fifth at heavyweight

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – The #5 NC State wrestling team took six members, and also a pair of redshirting true freshmen, to the 2022 Southern Scuffle this weekend. The Pack brought home four podium finishes at three different weight classes.

It was a match-up of a pair of NC State heavyweights in the fifth place match, Jr. Tyrie Houghton outlasted teammate R-Fr. Owen Trephan 3-2 in extra time.

Houghton started 2-0, reaching the quarterfinals highlighted by a 6-4 win over #24 Nevills of South Dakota State. After his quarterfinal loss, Houghton won three of his last four bouts in the consolation bracket.

Trephan dropped his first bout, but came back with six straight wins in the consolation bracket, including a 12-4 major over #24 Nevills and 5-3 over Virginia Tech's Catka.

Fr. AJ Kovacs started as the sixth seed at 157 pounds, and placed in the same spot. After starting 1-1 to fall into the consolation rounds, Kovacs won four straight matches highlighted by a 6-3 decision over Penn State's Joe Lee.

Gr. Thomas Bullard took eighth at 165 pounds after medically forfeiting out of his final two matches. Bullard won his first three matches to reach the quarterfinals, highlighted by a 3-2 decision over Penn State freshman Alex Facundo. After a narrow 3-2 loss, Bullard came back to defeat teammate Jake Null 6-2 to earn his podium finish.

Up Next: The Pack will have two road duals this weekend, traveling to Rider on Saturday and Princeton on Sunday.