Lewis, Singleton, Fishback win divisions at U23, U20 championships

RALEIGH The NC State wrestling program had a great showing at the U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials over the weekend in Geneva, Ohio.

Three members of Wolfpack Wrestling Club finished first in their respective divisions. The Wolfpack Wrestling Club finished first in overall team points (70).

Hunter Lewis got started first, winning the Greco-Roman 72 kg division. Lewis defeated Jack Ervien, Jr., 2-0 in the best-of-three matches for the title. In the championship round Lewis defeated Ervien 16-11 and 4-0.

The win secured a spot on the U23 Greco-Roman World Team for Lewis.

On Saturday Matty Singleton became the second NC State wrestler to finish as a champion over the weekend. In the U20 competition Singleton faced Gabriel Arnold in the finals.

Singleton won the first match 6-1, but dropped the second match to Arnold. In the winner take all final, Singleton edged Arnold 5-4.

Singleton earned a spot on the U20 Freestyle World Team, advancing to the World Championships, August 14-20 in Poland.

Dylan Fishback wrapped up the weekend with a first-place finish on Sunday. Fishback took on Donnell Washington of Indiana RTC. Washington won the first match 11-0, but Fishback bounced back for the first-place finish. In the second match, Fishback came away with an 18-7 victory. In the deciding match, Fishback won with a convincing 19-9 win. The U23 World Championships will be in Tampere, Finland, October 23-29.

Ryan Jack (65 kg) and Ed Scott (70 kg) each finished second in their respective weight classes.

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Lewis, Singleton, Fishback win divisions at U23, U20 championships

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