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#9 Wrestling Travels to #12 Pitt
2/5/2026 1:02:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH – Looking to get back into the win column, ninth-ranked NC State wrestling travels north to take on 12th-ranked Pittsburgh Friday night in Fitzgerald Field House.
Dual-Meet Info
• Start time for the dual is 7 p.m. at Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• The dual will be streamed on ACC Network here with commentary by Rock Harrison and Shawn Kenney.
• Admission tickets for the event can be purchased here.
Probable Match-Ups
#9 NC State vs. #12 Pitt
125 | #5 Vincent Robinson OR Brad Yokum vs. Tyler Chappell
133 | Zach Redding OR Troy Hohman vs. #23 Evan Tallmadge
141 | #13 Ryan Jack vs. #29 Anthony Santaniello OR Briar Priest
149 | #8 Koy Buesgens vs. #21 Kade Brown
157 | Luca Felix OR Brogan Tucker vs. #17 Dylan Evans
165 | #10 Will Denny OR Latrell Schafer vs. #33 Jared Keslar
174 | #6 Matty Singleton vs. #18 Luca Augustine
184 | Don Cates vs. #27 Chase Kranitz
197 | #24 Patrick Brophy OR Cason Howle vs. #8 Mac Stout
285 | #2 Isaac Trumble vs. #15 Dayton Pitzer
*Individual rankings according to InterMat (2/3/26)
A Win On Friday Would…
• Be the 805th win in program history (805-492-19)
• Be the 271st win in Popolizio's head coaching career (270-90-2)
• Be Popolizio's 190th victory at NC State (189-38)
• Be the 11th win over the Panthers (10-2)
Series History
• Friday evening's dual marks the 13th meeting between the Wolfpack and the Panthers.
• The two last met in Jan. 2025 in Raleigh, which resulted in a 22-13 victory for the Pack. NC State has not lost to Pitt in Pittsburgh since 2014.
Wolfpack Wrestler Highlights
• Sixth-year veteran No. 2 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 11 matches, he has claimed eight bonus point wins and three wins over ranked opponents, most notably over No. 3 Nick Feldman of Ohio State in Columbus.
• Redshirt-sophomore No. 8 Koy Buesgens (149 lbs) has been on a tear this season, climbing to his highest-ever individual ranking (No. 5) 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. He is now sitting at 17-2 with three top-10 wins.
• Freshman phenom No. 10 Will Denny (165 lbs) has put himself on the map after upsetting No. 5 Ryder Downey of UNI at the National Duals Invitational to start the year. Denny is on a 11-match win streak, which includes wins over No. 11 Paddy Gallagher of Ohio State and a major decision over No. 10 Bryce Hepner of North Carolina.
• Redshirt-junior No. 6 Matty Singleton (174 lbs) is sitting at a 13-1 record this season with seven ranked wins, with his only loss being to a top-five opponent.
• Redshirt-sophomore No. 5 Vincent Robinson (125 lbs) has all eyes on him this season as he looks to defend his national title he won last March in Philadelphia. He holds a 10-3 record with all three losses being to ranked opponents.
Quick Notes
• The program started the season in the top 10 of the NWCA preseason rankings, marking at least the ninth consecutive season to do so (records going to 2017-18 season.
• On InterMat, seven wrestlers are ranked in their respective weight classes, with five of them in the top 10, headlined by Isaac Trumble at No. 2 for Hwt, coming off his All-American, fourth-place finish 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. 9 NC State, No. 12 Pittsburgh, No. 13 North Carolina, and No. 24 Stanford).
• 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 #5 Robinson and Hwt #2 Trumble). In total, 12 ACC wrestlers are found in the top-10, with NC State featuring the majority of that group with four.
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