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Hidlay Returns to the NCAA Championship Match
3/22/2024 11:50:00 PM | Wrestling
Kansas City, Mo. - For the second time in his career, Trent Hidlay will return to the NCAA Wrestling Championships final round after defeating South Dakota State's Tanner Sloan 4-1 in the semifinal match Friday night. The championship match will be aired at 7Â p.m. EST on ESPN Saturday night.Â
After day two of the national championships at the T-Mobile Center in downtown Kansas City, only three members of the Pack survive and advance. Saturday morning, Kai Orine and Ryan Jack will wrestle in the consolation bracket to determine whether they will be dubbed seventh or eighth place. Hidlay will wrestle his longtime foe, Aaron Brooks of Penn State, to determine whether he is crowned a national champion for the first and only time.Â
Three wrestlers were named All-Americans from winning their first bouts of the blood rounds. Hidlay joined the five-time honors club, Orine picked up his second-straight and Jack earned his first-ever All-American honor.Â
In the morning session, Alex Faison's collegiate career was ended when he was defeated in overtime. Faison is a six-year member of the program and a 2023-24 season captain, upon completion of the semester he will join the Army and serve our country.Â
In the evening session, Jakob Camacho, Jackson Arrington, Ed Scott, Dylan Fishback, and Owen Trephan all fell in the blood rounds of the consolation bracket to close out their seasons.
125 pounds - Jakob CamachoÂ
Cons. Round 2 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) 15-6 won by fall over Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 14-10 (Fall 5:34)
Cons. Round 3 - Luke Stanich (Lehigh) 22-4 won by decision over Jakob Camacho (NC State) 15-6 (Dec 4-1)
133 pounds - Kai Orine
Quarterfinal - Vito Arujau (Cornell) 16-2 won by major decision over Kai Orine (NC State) 17-3 (MD 13-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Kai Orine (NC State) 18-4 won by decision over Aaron Nagao (Penn State) 17-7 (Dec 11-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) 27-3 won by decision over Kai Orine (NC State) 18-4 (Dec 6-2)
141 pounds - Ryan Jack
Quarterfinal - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 23-4 won by decision over Ryan Jack (NC State) 20-4 (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Ryan Jack (NC State) 21-5 won by major decision over Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) 21-9 (MD 9-0)
Cons. Round 5 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 23-9 won by fall over Ryan Jack (NC State) 21-5 (Fall 4:48)
149 pounds - Jackson Arrington
Quarterfinal - Austin Gomez (Michigan) 12-2 won by decision over Jackson Arrington (NC State) 20-4 (Dec 12-9)
Cons. Round 4 - Tyler Kasak (Penn State) 22-5 won by decision over Jackson Arrington (NC State) 20-5 (Dec 5-4)
157 pounds - Ed Scott
Quarterfinal - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) 20-5 won by decision over Ed Scott (NC State) 23-6 (Dec 13-7)
174 pounds - Alex Faison
Cons. Round 2 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 24-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Alex Faison (NC State) 14-14 (SV-1 6-3)
184 pounds - Dylan Fishback
Cons. Round 2 - Dylan Fishback (NC State) 20-8 won by decision over Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) 20-14 (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Dylan Fishback (NC State) 20-8 won by decision over Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) 14-11 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Bernie Truax (Penn State) 18-5 won by decision over Dylan Fishback (NC State) 20-9 (Dec 5-0)
197 pounds - Trent Hidlay
Quarterfinal - Trent Hidlay (NC State) 27-0 won by major decision over Silas Allred (Nebraska) 26-8 (MD 11-3)
Semifinal - Trent Hidlay (NC State) 28-0 won by decision over Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) 26-2 (Dec 4-1)
285 pounds - Owen Trephan
Cons. Round 2 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) 35-4 won by decision over Owen Trephan (NC State) 18-7 (Dec 7-3)
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