NC State
#3 Oklahoma State
#5 Wrestling Travels to #3 Oklahoma State for Monday Night Dual
1/12/2025 4:37:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH, N.C. – Fifth-ranked NC State wrestling heads to Stillwater to take on the third-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The battle of the two 7-0 teams will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Probable Lineups
125 | Louie Gill or #11 Vince Robinson VS. #2 Troy Spratley
133 | #7 Kai Orine VS. #18 Reece Witcraft
141 | Tyler Tracy VS. #4 Tagen Jamison
149 | #33 Koy Buesgens VS. #15 Carter Young
157 | #12 Ed Scott VS. #14 Caleb Fish
165 | Luke Ahrberg or #32 Derek Fields VS. #6 Cameron Amine
174 | #19 Matty Singleton VS. #3 Dean Hamiti Jr.
184 | #11 Dylan Fishback VS. #3 Dustin Plott
197 | #26 Christian Knop or Andrew Macchiavello VS. #7 Luke Surber
285 | #4 Isaac Trumble VS. #3 Wyatt Hendrickson
Win On Monday Would…
• Be the 789th win in program history (787-486-22)
• Be the 254th win in Popolizio's head coaching career (253-85-2)
• Be Popolizio's 17rd victory at NC State (172-32)
• Be the 2nd win over the Cowboys (1-8)
Series History
• Monday's dual-meet marks the 10th meeting between the Wolfpack and the Cowboys. Oklahoma State dominates the series over NC State by seven victories. Amidst the Popolizio era, the leader of the Pack carries one win over his alma-mater, a 19-15 victory in 2016 on the road.
• The two faced each other this past season in Reynolds Coliseum that resulted in a 22-12 win for the Cowboys. The dual marked the first-ever announced sellout (5,500) in Reynolds Coliseum for the wrestling program.
Quick Notes
• The ACC holds five teams ranked nationally in the top25 (No. 5 NC State, No. 8 Virginia Tech, No. 15 Stanford, No. 18 Pittsburgh, and No. 25 North Carolina). There are seven teams total with wrestling programs in the ACC.
• The program entered the top-5 at No. 5 on January 7 after occupying the No. 6 spot for seven consecutive NWCA polls this season.
• Nine of the 10 weight classes for NC State boast a ranked wrestler by InterMat, two of which are in the top-10.
• NC State opens the season as the defending ACC Champions for the sixth-straight season. The consecutive titles make the Wolfpack the second wrestling program to hold at least six consecutive ACC trophies (other program is previous conference member Maryland. The program now has 21 total conference championships, the most among current ACC teams.
• Isaac Trumble placed second in the heavyweight bracket at the highly-competitive Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitiational on December 7th after tallying ranked wins over No. 20 Lance Runyon of Northern Iowa and No. 5 Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State. His lone loss in the finals came from Oklahoma State's No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson who placed third at the 2023 & 2024 NCAA Championships.
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