2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Kevin Jack
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Danbury, Conn.
- High School:
- Danbury HS
- Weight:
- 141
Two-time All-American (141 pounds): 2015, 2017
Three-time NCAA Qualifier (141 pounds): 2015, 2016, 2017
Two-time ACC Champion (141 pounds): 2016, 2017
ACC Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler: 2017
Career: Entering his senior season, ranks seventh in NC State history with 92 career wins, 30 shy of tying the all-time record of 122 set by Sylvester Terkay (1990-93) … Career record of 92-16 (.852) is the sixth-best career winning percentage in school history … A perfect 12-0 in ACC duals in his career, and won back-to-back titles at 141 pounds.
2016-17: Earned All-American honors at 141 pounds with a third place finish at the NCAA Championships … With his fifth place finish in 2015, became the ninth NC State wrestler to earn All-American honors twice in a career … Repeated as the ACC Champion at 141 pounds … Became the 23rd wrestler in school history to win back-to-back ACC titles, and the first to do so at 141 pounds … Also named the 2017 ACC Championships Most Outstanding Wrestler, outscoring his two foes 27-8, including a 10-4 win over #6 George DiCamillo of Virginia in the finals.… Went 35-2 (eighth-highest single season wins total) on the season, including a perfect 12-0 in duals and 5-0 in ACC duals … Went 10-1 against ranked foes, winning his last nine such matchups, and was 7-1 against top-10 opponents … Perfect 20-0 in bonus point matches … 10 of his 12 dual wins were for bonus points … During the season, won 29 straight matches, the fifth-longest winning streak in school history … Second straight season a top-three seed at the NCAA Championships, entering as the No. 2 seed and went 6-1 to place third … Won his first two before falling in the quarterfinals, before winning three straight, including a pin of No. 10 seed Bryce Meredith of Wyoming (who defeated Jack 6-5 in teh quarters) in the third place match … Went 4-1 against seeded wrestlers overall … Second-most dominant wrestler in ACC duals with 21 team points in five matches, outscoring his foes 76-17 and did not give up a single takedown … Took first place honors at both the Midlands Championships and the Wolfpack Open … At Midlands, defeated #6 Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers 3-2 in the semifinals and then #3 Matthew Kolodzik of Princeton 1-0 in the finals … Finished the season ranked #3 nationally at 141 pounds by FloWrestling.com.
2015-16: 2016 ACC Champion at 141 pounds … Posted a season record of 26-5, including 15-2 in duals … Won 18 straight matches at one point during the season … In that span, five of six wins were against foes ranked 17th or highers, including four in the top-11 nationally … All three losses during the regular season were to ranked opponents, including two versus top-three foes … Went 9-3 versus ranked foes … A perfect 8-0 in bonus point matches, with five major decisions and three technical falls … Was ranked in the top-three all season, and spent two weeks at No. 1 according to FloWrestling … Ranked #3 in all four Coaches’ Panel Rankings, and #1 in the final RPI … Earned an NCAA autoamtic bid, and was the No. 3 seed in the tournament … Went 3-2, including a 3-1 win over No. 11 seed Thorn of Minnesota … Claimed ACC title going 2-0 with a 8-4 decision over #23 Finesilver od Duke and 3-2 over #8 Chishko of Virginia Tech in the finals … A perfect 5-0 in ACC dual, with three of those wins against opponents ranked 11th or better nationally … Placed third at the Midlands Championships, going 6-1 and defeating #4 Ashnault of Rutgers 5-2 in his final match … Finished the season ranked #4 nationally at 141 pounds by FloWrestling.com.
2014-15: Earned All-American honors at 141 pounds with a fifth place finish at the 2015 NCAA Championships … Named the No. 2 rookie nationally at 141 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News … Wrestled at both 141 and 149 pounds … Was originally scheduled to redshirt, but made the Pack’s lineup for the final three duals and the post season … Finished with a 31-9 record … Set a new NC State record for most wins by a freshman … Went a perfect 3-0 in duals, including 2-0 in ACC action … Started the NCAA Championships unseeded, but went 4-2 all against seeded wrestlers to become the Pack’s first freshman All-American since 1991 … Defeated the #5, #12, and #4 seeds to reach the NCAA semifinals … Finished off his run with a 3-0 win over the #11 seed in the 5th/6th place match … Finished fourth at the ACC Championship going 2-2 and earning an NCAA automatic bid … Once in lineup, earned a pin over Pittsburgh, major decision at Virginia, then an upset of 16th ranked wrestler from Oklahoma State in final dual … Wrestled in six open tournaments at both 141 and 149 pounds while planning to redshirt … Went 22-5 and earned medalist honors at The Citadel Open and Hokie Open.
Prep: New England Champion at 126 pounds (two-time champion) … Placed third at the NHSCA Senior Nationals at 126 pounds (three-time NHSCA All-American) … Posted a high school record of 122-11 … Finished sixth at the Super 32 at 126 pounds … The Connecticut Wrestler of the Year according to WIN Magazine as a junior … The New England state champion at 120 pounds with a perfect 42-0 record, he was also the Connecticut State Open champion and Eastern State champion … Finished fourth at the NHSCA Junior High School nationals as a junior, and sixth at the Super 32 at 120 pounds … The New England state runner-up at 106 pounds as a sophomore with a 45-1 record … Placed sixth at the NHSCA Sophomore High School nationals … The Connecticut Open Champion and Eastern States Champion, both at 106 pounds … As a freshman, took fourth at the Eastern State Championships at 96 pounds and was 35-10.
Majoring in Sport Management at NC State.