NC State
#9 Cornell
Wrestling Closes Non-Conference Action with Top-10 Matchup
2/15/2024 3:29:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH – Eighth-ranked NC State wrestling (13-2, 3-0) welcomes No. 9 Cornell (10-3) to Reynolds Coliseum for another top-10 Friday night dual. The dual will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra, the first bout is set for a 7 p.m start.
Cornell leads the short series 3-1 over NC State. The last meeting between the two marked the Wolfpack's first victory in the books when the team won 25-9 in Ithaca.
Pat Popolizio will face two of his former athletes on the mat Friday night. Cornell's associate head coach, Donnie Vinson, was coached by Popolizio at Binghamton and served as an assistant coach at NC State from 2017-2021. The Big Red's assistant coach, Nick Gwiazdowski, won two national championships as a heavyweight for the Wolfpack back in 2014 and 2015 under Popolizio's leadership.
• Start time is set for 7 p.m. and the dual will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra.
• The promotion for the night is "Sustainable Wolfpack Night". Fans can leave an old t-shirt and receive a brand-new Wolfpack Wrestling shirt for free, while supplies last. All donated t-shirts will be given to the NC State Textiles School for recycling. (Only 1 t-shirt per person, regardless of number of t-shirts donated.)
• Tickets for the match are available for purchase here.
• Specific information about match day guidelines and Reynolds Coliseum can be found here.
• After the conclusion of the dual, the team will be available for a fan meet and greet in the Grand Hall.
Wolfpack Highlights:
• Two members are inside the top-10 of the NCAA in tech fall leaders; each with at least nine tech falls this season, Trent Hidlay (197 lbs) is in 6th place and Jackson Arrington (149 lbs) is in 9th place
• The team holds a ranked wrestler in each weight class, according to InterMat and FloWrestling
• NC State has been ranked within the top-10 the entire season; held the No. 2 spot for five straight weeks
• Three athletes have been named ACC Wrestlers of the Week; Jakob Camacho (Nov. 14), Kai Orine (Dec. 5), and Ed Scott (Dec. 20
• Trent Hidlay remains undefeated at 19-0 on the season and 11-0 in dual action, including eight ranked wins
Probable Lineups:
No. 8 NC State No. 9 Cornell
125 | Troy Hohman OR Jakob Camacho Brett Ungar
133 | Kai Orine Ethan Qureshi
141 | Koy Buesgens OR Ryan Jack Josh Saunders
149 | Jackson Arrington Ethan Fernandez
157 | Ed Scott Meyer Shapiro
165 | Derek Fields OR AJ Kovacs Julian Ramirez OR Brody Oleksak
174 | Alex Faison Benny Baker
184 | Dylan Fishback or Brock DelSignore Chris Foca
197 | Trent Hidlay Jacob Cardenas
285 | Owen Trephan or Chase Horne Lewis Fernandes OR Ashton Davis
Last Time Out:
Last Friday, the Wolfpack improved to 3-0 in conference action with a commanding 38-3 victory over Virginia in Reynolds Coliseum. Kai Orine tallied his first pin of the season over the Cavaliers' No. 27 Marlon Yarbrough in the second period.
Rankings Update:
| NWCA | FloWrestling | InterMat | ||
| Weight | Rank | Rank | Rank | Wrestler |
| 125 | 23 | 20 | NR | Jakob Camacho |
| 125 | NR | NR | 24 | Jarrett Trombley |
| 133 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Kai Orine |
| 141 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ryan Jack |
| 149 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Jackson Arrington |
| 157 | 14 | 16 | 12 | Ed Scott |
| 165 | 14 | 16 | 12 | Derek Fields |
| 174 | 31 | 33 | 28 | Alex Faison |
| 184 | 8 | 13 | 10 | Dylan Fishback |
| 197 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Trent Hidlay |
| 285 | 12 | 12 | 15 | Owen Trephan |
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