@PackWrestle Sits Third at NCAAs, Four into Quarterfinals

DETROIT, MICH. – The NC State Wrestling team will have four going for a semifinal berth tomorrow, and the remaining six qualifiers are all still alive in the consolation round at the 2022 NCAA Championships.

After the first two sessions, the Pack sits in third place in the team race with 21.5 points. Penn State leads with 27.5 and Arizona State is second with 22. NC State and Iowa are the only two teams with all 10 wrestlers still alive.

Tariq Wilson (149 pounds), Ed Scott (157), Hayden Hidlay (174) and Trent Hidlay (184) all advanced to the quarterfinals with a pair of wins on the first day of action.

Friday Afternoon Matchups – Session 3
QUARTERFINALS
149 Quarterfinals | #2 seed Tariq Wilson vs. #10 seed Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)
157 Quarterfinals | #4 seed Ed Scott vs. #5 seed Quincy Monday (Princeton)
174 Quarterfinals | #4 seed Hayden Hidlay vs. #5 seed Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
184 Quarterfinals | #3 seed Trent Hidlay vs. #6 seed Trey Munoz (Oregon St.)

CONSOLATION
125 Cons. Rd. 2 | #14 seed Jakob Camacho vs. #13 seed Drake Ayala (Iowa)
133 Cons. Rd. 2 | #15 seed Kai Orine vs. #17 seed Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)
141 Cons. Rd. 2 | #18 seed Ryan Jack vs. #16 seed Quinn Kinner (Rider)
165 Cons. Rd. 2 | #21 seed Thomas Bullard vs. #11 seed Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois)
197 Cons. Rd. 2 | #15 seed Isaac Trumble vs. #17 seed Jay Aiello (Virginia)
285 Cons. Rd. 2 | #21 seed Tyrie Houhgotn vs. #11 seed Gary Traub (Oregon State)

After dropping its first two second round matches, the Pack responded with four straight wins in the round, advancing four into tomorrow's quarterfinals.

Thursday Night Results – Session 2
SECOND ROUND
125 2^nd Rd. | #3 seed Pat Glory (Princeton) major dec. #14 seed Jakob Camacho – 10-2
133 2^nd Rd. | #2 seed Daton Fix (Oklahoma) dec. #15 seed Kai Orine – 7-4
149 2^nd Rd. | #2 seed Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. #18 seed Anthony Artalona (Penn) – 4-3
157 2^nd Rd. | #4 seed Ed Scott (NCSU) dec. vs. #13 seed Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) – 9-6
174 2^nd Rd. | #4 seed Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. #13 seed Matt Finesilver (Duke) – 13-5
184 2^nd Rd. | #3 seed Trent Hidlay (NCSU) vs. #19 seed Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) – 5-3

Wilson gave up the first takedown, but responded with his own and a pair of escapes for a 4-3 decision over Penn's Artalona. Scott used a pair of takedowns, a pair of reversals and 1:09 of ride time to down Oklahoma's Thomas 9-6.

Both Hidlay brothers punched their tickets to the quarterfinals for the second straight year. Hayden had all five takedowns and 2:02 of ride time for a bonus point win, 13-5 over Duke's Finesilver. Trent had a pair of first-period takedowns to secure a 5-3 decision over Minnesota's Salazar.

CONSOLATION RD. 1
141 Cons. | #18 seed Ryan Jack (NCSU) dec. #31 seed Wilfredo Gil – 10-5
165 Cons. | #21 seed Thomas Bullard (NCSU) tech fall #28 seed Cael Carlson (Minnesota) – 15-0
197 Cons. | #15 seed Isaac Trumble (NCSU) WBF #31 seed JT Brown (Army) – 5:33
285 Cons. | #21 seed Tyrie Houghton (NCSU) dec. #28 seed Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) – 9-4

Jack started with a 10-5 decision, as he recorded all five takedowns of the bout and added in 3:07 of ride time. Bullard followed up with the lone tech fall of the day, as he jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first period and his bout ended with an escape in the second, 15-0.

Trumble scored the Pack's third pin of the day with a fall 5:33 into his match. Houghton closed the Wolfpack's day with a 9-4 decision, with three takedowns and over two minutes of ride time.

UP NEXT
Action resumes tomorrow with Session 3 at 11 a.m. TV coverage will be on ESPNU, and all eight mats will be streamed on WatchESPN. Session 4 (the semifinals and Blood Round) will be at 8 p.m., televised on ESPN.

@PackWrestle Sits Third at NCAAs, Four into Quarterfinals

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Thomas Bullard

Jakob Camacho

Hayden Hidlay

Trent Hidlay

Tyrie Houghton

Ryan Jack

Kai Orine

Ed Scott

Isaac Trumble

Tariq Wilson