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NCAA Championships
Robinson Crowned National Champion, Singleton and Trumble on Podium
3/22/2025 10:07:00 PM | Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – After three days of competition at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, NC State added a national champion and three All-Americans to its name. The team finished in eighth place, Vince Robinson was the 125 lb national champion, Isaac Trumble placed fourth at 285 lbs and Matty Singleton placed seventh at 174 lbs.
In his first full season competing, redshirt freshman Vince Robinson was crowned the 2025 NCAA Division I National Champion at 125 lbs in Philadelphia. The Chicago native never won a state title in his high school career. In his first-ever trip to the unforgiving tournament, he tore through his bracket, taking out…
Finals - No. 7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)
Semifinals - No. 8 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh)
Quarterfinals - No. 12 Dean Peterson (Rutgers)
Second Round - No. 13 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)
First Round - No. 29 Joey Cruz (Iowa)
Robinson's title tallies as the fourth individual national championship under Pat Popolizio, and he is the first-ever lightweight wrestler to claim the honor for the Pack. The last time a freshman won the 125 pound crown was in 2018 by Spencer Lee of Iowa, that was the same year that NC State boasted its last national champion, Michael Macchiavello at 197 lbs.
In true dramatic fashion, Robinson sealed it in overtime with tiebreaker ride-outs over Troy Spratley. Tied at 1-1 after sudden victory concluded, they went to ride outs where Robinson was able to get out in less than 10 seconds. Spratley then chose to go neutral where he was unable to get a takedown.
The team finished in eighth place, marking the 11th season in a row that the team has finished in the top-20. This is the fifth top-10 finish for the program with Popolizio at the helm and the second highest placement since 2021.
In the morning session, Matty Singleton and Isaac Trumble fought through their placement brackets to determine their spots on the podium. Singleton defeated Navy's No. 7 seed Danny Wask by a 3-1 score to land at 7th in is first trip to NCAAs.
In the consolation semifinals, Trumble met with former member of the Pack and current heavyweight starter for Lehigh, Owen Trephan.
Trephan spent 5 ½ years at NC State before transferring to Lehigh back in December to be their starting heavyweight after their original starter suffered an injury in November. He was a two-time ACC Champion for the Pack and was in the wrestling room for 4 ½ years with Trumble. Most notably, the two were roommates and part of the Army ROTC program together.
The bout was won by Trumble by a 4-3 decision, pushing him into the bout to try and earn third place. He met with No. 9 seed Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State who he had previously faced twice this season. Trumble came up short, earning fourth place at his first NCAA Championships in the 285 lbs weight class.
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