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2017-18 NC State Results #7 NC State Wolfpack (4-0) vs. 11/11 at Journeymen Collegiate...... NTS 11/17 Wolfpack Duals Appalachian St. Mountaineers (2-3) Davidson...... W, 47-6 Reinhardt...... W,39-6 December 4 • Reynolds Coliseum UNC Pembroke...... W,40-0 11/18 Wolfpack WC Open...... NTS 11/30 at Old Dominion...... W, 16-15 @PackWrestle and Mountaineers Meet Again 12/4 Appalachian State...... 7 p.m. 12/16 #12 Nebraska...... 1 p.m. Tuesday night’s dual between NC State and Appalachian State marks the sixth straight 12/29-30 South Beach Duals (Ft. Lauderdale) year the teams are meeting in a dual. NC State has won all five prior meetings in this vs. #21 Wyoming...... 11 a.m. stretch by a combined 142-43, including last year’s 34-3 win in Boone. Last year, NC vs. #15 Purdue...... 1 p.m. State won nine of the 10 bouts, including three for bonus point wins. vs. #22 Utah Valley...... 11 a.m. vs. Indiana...... 1 p.m. Seven Ranked Starters, Five in Top-10 1/6 at #2 Ohio State...... 6 p.m. In this week’s rankings from InterMat, seven Wolfpack starters are ranked in the top-20 1/12 Brown (@ PNC Arena)...... 3 p.m. 1/13 West Virginia...... 1 p.m. in their weight class, including five in the top-10 - both marks lead the ACC. 1/19 Drexel...... 6 p.m. 1/25 Duke...... 7 p.m. All five starters from the 2016 #1 recruiting class are in lineup together and ranked: 2/1 at Virginia...... 7 p.m. Hayden Hiday (#2 at 157), Tariq Wilson (#4 at 133), Nick Reenan (#6 at 184), Daniel 2/10 #24 Pittsburgh...... 1 p.m. Bullard (#17 at 174) and Thomas Bullard (#19 at 165). 2/15 at #14 North Carolina...... 6:30 p.m. 2/22 at #13 Virginia Tech...... 7 p.m. In their final seasons, Justin Oliver (#5 at 149) and Sean Fausz (#7 at 125), are ranked. 3/9 ACC Championship (Blacksburg, Va.) 3/21-23 NCAA Tournament (Pittsburgh, Pa.) @PackWrestle Starts Season 4-0 in Duals Home matches in bold NC State has started the 2018-19 campaign with a 4-0 record in dual action. The Pack has outscored its first three opponents 142-27, and has won 33 of the 40 matches in NC State Coaching Staff those duals. The Pack has racked up 20 bonus wins in the 33 duals victories. Head Coach Over the last four seasons, NC State has won 54 of its last 59 duals (.915), the sec- Pat Popolizio (Oklahoma St. ‘01) ond-best winning percentage in the NCAA behind only Penn State. Assistant Coaches Adam Hall (Boise State ‘11) Donnie Vinson (Binghamton ‘12) NC State Probable Lineup Obe Blanc (Lock Haven ‘08) Director of Operations Wt. Wrestler Yr. W-L Duals Hometown Melissa Simmons (Ok. City Univ. ‘10) Director of High School Relations 125 #7 Sean Fausz R-Sr. 0-0 0-0 Alexandria, Ky. Bob Guzzo OR Zurich Storm R-Fr. 7-1 1-1 New Oxford, Pa. Director of Student-Athlete Developement 133 #4 Tariq Wilson R-So. 6-0 1-0 Steubenville, Ohio Noel Loban 141 Jamal Morris R-Sr. 6-0 1-0 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 149 #5 Justin Oliver Gr. 4-0 1-0 Davison, Mich. NC State Communications OR A.J. Leitten R-Fr. 10-5 2-1 Fort Mill, S.C. 157 #2 Hayden Hidlay R-So. 4-1 0-1 Lewistown, Pa. Director of Digital Communications/Contact 165 #19 Thomas Bullard R-So. 7-1 2-0 Lawrenceville, Ga...... Brian Reinhardt 174 #17 Daniel Bullard R-So. 9-1 3-1 Lawrenceville, Ga...... [email protected] 184 #6 Nick Reenan R-So. 5-0 2-0 Dallas, Texas ...... 919.819.8317 197 Malik McDonald R-Sr. 7-1 2-0 Hope Mills, N.C...... www.GoPack.co 285 Deonte Wilson Fr. 9-2 3-1 Amityville, N.Y. OR Tyler Johnson R-Jr. 1-3 0-0 Lockport, Ill. @PackWrestle Climbs to #7 Nationally Starting the season ranked #8 in the preseason Theraworx In the Individual Rankings NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches’ Poll for the second straight year, NC State is now ranked #7 for the second straight week. Wt. Wrestler InterMat Flo OpenMat TrackWrestle 125 Sean Fausz 7 7 7 13 133 Tariq Wilson 4 4 3 4 Dating back to the 2015-16 season, NC State has been ranked 141 Jamal Morris NR NR 19 21 in the top-10 in each of the last 45 polls, after having not ap- 149 Justin Oliver 5 5 5 6 peared in the top-10 at all since 1993. 157 Hayden Hidlay 2 2 2 2 165 Thomas Bullard 19 20 16 24 Changing of the Guard 174 Daniel Bullard 17 17 12 15 NC State lost six starters off of last year’s team that finished an 184 Nick Reenan 6 6 6 8 197 Malik McDonald NR NR 16 18 ACC and school-best fourth place at the NCAA Championships. But the good news, the 2018-19 NC State roster features nine @PackWrestle Signs 9-Member Class former NCAA qualfiers, including three All-Americans. The NC State wrestling team added nine future members of the Wolfpack during November’s signing period. Four of the nine R-Sr. Sean Fausz (125) is the most experienced, having been to are ranked among the top-100 recruits nationally according to three NCAA Championships at 125 pounds. InterMat.com.

A pair of redshirt-sophomores were All-Americans in their first “After our fourth place finish last season, our staff worked ex- NCAA trips last year, Hayden Hidlay (157) placing second and tremely hard in identifying high-level talent in both folkstyle and Tariq Wilson (133) third. Classmate Daniel Bullard (174) was freestyle that wanted to be part of the Wolfpack,” said NC State also an NCAA qualifier. head coach Pat Popolizio. “This class has had success both at the prep level and internationally. We look forward to not only to Both Thomas Bullard (165) and Nick Reenan (184) were NCAA continue to build upon our collegiate success, but to also contin- qualifiers as true freshmen in 2017, then both redshirted last ue to bring home world medals to our practice room. year, and now both are moving up a wieght class. “This class mirrors our mentality and they all showcase strong Redshirt-seniors Jamal Morris (141) and Malik McDonald (197) character, which will make them successful student-athletes were both back-ups last season, but both were previous NCAA once they are on our campus.” qualifiers - Morris at 133 pounds in both 2016 and 2017 and Mc- Donald at 197 pounds in 2017. Both are moving down a weight NC State’s 2016 recruiting class was ranked #1 nationally, and from last year for their final seasons. the 2018 class was #3.

Graduate Justin Oliver (149) transferred from Central Michigan @PackWrestle Hosts #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast in the spring, where he was a three-time NCAA qualifier and NC State Wrestling continues to be the first and only NC State 2016 All-American, all at 149 pounds. Athletics produced podcast, and it is also one of only a hand- ful of podcasts nationally devoted solely to covering a specific A New Face Division I program. For the first time in head coach Pat Popolizio’s seven-year NC State tenure, a graduate transfer joined the program. Now in its second season covering the Pack, the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast has featured such guests at World Medalists, Justin Oliver was a 2016 All-American at Central Michigan, and NCAA Champions, MMA World Champions, and a pair of WWE reached the Round of 12 the last two years. Hall of Famers in addition to current and past members of the NC State wrestling team. He is the Pack’s started at 149 pounds, and currently ranked #5. You can subscribe to get the latest episodes wherever you find Fausz Brings Home Silve from U23 World Championships all your favorite podcasts: iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Spreaker, R-So. Sean Fausz’s journey to a Silver medal at the U23 World Google Play Music, Android, and RSS, as new episodes will be Championships in Romania in early November had some twists released throughout the season. and turns. He placed fourth at the U23 World Team Trails in May, and was NC State ACC Wrestlers of the Week called into action for the U.S. as an alternate. Once he got to Romania, he proved he belonged going 3-0 to reach the finals. November 6 R-So. Hayden Hidlay (157) November 13 R-So. Nick Reenan (184)* R-So. Hayden Hidlay also traveled to Romania to compete, and placed ninth going 1-2 at 70 kg. * - TheOpenMat College Wrestler of the Week

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