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#24 Stanford
Wolfpack Visits Stanford for the First Time
1/15/2026 4:50:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH – Eighth-ranked NC State wrestling (9-3, 1-0 ACC) travels to Stanford (3-4, 1-0 ACC) for the first time in program history to continue conference action Friday night in Palo Alto. The dual in the Maples Pavilion is set for a 10 p.m. (ET)//7 p.m. (PT) start on ACC Network Extra.
Dual-Meet Info
• Start time for the dual is 10 p.m. (ET)//7 p.m. (PT) at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, California.
• The duals will be streamed on ACCNX here with commentary by Brian Brownfield and Logan Sass.
• Admission tickets for the event can be purchased here.
Probable Match-Ups vs. Stanford
125 | #1 Vincent Robinson OR Brad Yokum vs. #13 Nico Provo
133 | #33 Troy Hohman OR Zach Redding vs. #7 Tyler Knox
141 | #12 Ryan Jack vs. #17 Jack Consiglio
149 | #5 Koy Buesgens OR Luca Felix vs. #9 Aden Valencia
157 | Brogan Tucker OR Jason Kwaak vs. #10 Daniel Cardenas
165 | #16 Will Denny OR Latrell Schafer vs. EJ Parco
174 | #5 Matty Singleton vs. Collin Guffey
184 | Don Cates vs. Abraham Wojcikiewicz
197 | #27 Patrick Brophy OR Cason Howle vs. #19 Angelo Posada
285 | #2 Isaac Trumble vs. Luke Duthie
*Individual rankings according to InterMat (1/6/26)
A Win On Friday Would…
• Be the 803rd win in program history (802-491-19)
• Be the 268th win in Popolizio's head coaching career (267-89-2)
• Be Popolizio's 187th victory at NC State (186-37)
• Be the 2nd win over the Cardinal (2-0)
*NC State season records begin in 1955
Series History
• Friday evening's dual marks the second meeting between the Wolfpack and the Cardinal.
• The two last met in 2025 in Raleigh, which resulted in a 27-13 victory for the Pack.
*NC State season records begin in 1955
Pack Wrestler Highlights
• Freshman phenom #16 Will Denny (165 lbs) quickly entered the rankings after upsetting No. 5 Ryder Downey of UNI at the National Duals Invitational and has continued to rise.
• Redshirt-sophomore #5 Koy Buesgens (149 lbs) has been on a tear this season, climbing to his highest-ever individual ranking in his second season in the lineup. The Minnesota native went 10-0 to start the season before losing to Ohio State's #6 Ethan Stiles by one point.
• Sixth-year veteran Isaac Trumble (Hwt) has been dominating his final year of eligibility since being cleared from his knee injury that occurred back at NCAAs in March. In just six matches, he has claimed five bonus point wins and two wins over ranked opponents, most notably No. 3 Nick Feldman of Ohio State.
Quick Notes
• The program started the season in the top 10 of the NWCA preseason rankings, marking the at least the ninth consecutive season to do so (records going to 2017-18 season).
• On InterMat, nine wrestlers are ranked in their respective weight classes, with four of them in the top 10, headlined by Vincent Robinson at No. 1 for 125 lbs, coming off his national championship season.
• The roster boasts seven NCAA Qualifiers, featuring one national champion, and four All-Americans.
Around the ACC
• The ACC holds five teams ranked nationally in the top-25 (No. 7 Virginia Tech, No. 8 NC State, No. 12 North Carolina, No. 15 Pittsburgh, and No. 24 Stanford). There are seven teams total with wrestling programs in the ACC.
• NC State looks to take back the ACC title this season after sharing the regular season honors with Virginia Tech and North Carolina and finishing third at the championship tournament. Prior to that, the ACC trophy lived in Raleigh for six consecutive seasons 2019-2024.
• The Wolfpack is the only ACC team to feature more than one wrestler in the top-five of their respective weight classes according to InterMat (125 #1 Robinson, 149 #5 Buesgens, 174 #5 Singleton, 285 #2 Trumble). In total, 10 ACC wrestlers are found in the top-10 with NC State featuring the majority of that group with four.
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