#12 NC State 31, #16 Minnesota 3
125: Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. #19 Skyler Petry - 8-6; 3-0
133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) dec. Sam Brancale - 5-2; 6-0
141: #3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. #19 Tommy Thorn - 10-4; 9-0
149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. Miles Patton - 8-4; 12-0
157: #8 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) major dec. Brandon Kingsley - 12-3; 16-0
165: #7 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Dylan Urbach - 6-0; 19-0
174: Nicky Hall (NCSU) dec. Nick Wanzek - 8-6; 22-0
184: #18 Pete Renda (NCSU) fall Chris Pfarr - 5:29; 28-0
197: #6 Brett Pfarr (Minn) dec. Michael Boykin - 7-3; 28-3
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #7 Michael Kroeils - 10-6; 31-3
Quick Recap: The Pack won the first eight matches of the dual - nine of 10 overall - and dominated #16 Minnesota x-x in the final dual of the day. After four straight decisions, Tommy Gantt scored a major decision at 157 and Pete Renda scored a pin at 184 for a commanding 28-0 lead. In the dual, the Pack won 3 of the four matches against ranked Minnesota wrestlers.
Top Match: 125 - Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. #19 Skyler Petry; 8-6
Like he did in the first two duals of the day, redshirt-freshman Sean Fausz picked up a win and gave the Pack the lead after the opening match. He scored an 8-6 upset of 19th-ranked Skyler Petry. With Fausz pp 4-3 to start the third, Petry scored a reverse and took his first lead at 5-4. A Fausz escape tied it up, then he scored another takedown, and after a Petry escape, Fausz had the extra point for riding time and a 8-6 win.
Honorable Mention: 184 - #18 Pete Renda (NCSU) fall Chris Pfarr; 5:29
With the Pack winning each of its first seven, the lead was big at 22-0. But it was Renda's pin that clinched the dual win, as he put the Pack up 28-0 with only two bouts left. Wrestling at a new weight this year, he was a two-time NCAA Qualifier at 174 pounds, Renda was 3-0 today with a major decision, tech fall and pin.
125: Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. #19 Skyler Petry - 8-6; 3-0
133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) dec. Sam Brancale - 5-2; 6-0
141: #3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. #19 Tommy Thorn - 10-4; 9-0
149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. Miles Patton - 8-4; 12-0
157: #8 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) major dec. Brandon Kingsley - 12-3; 16-0
165: #7 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Dylan Urbach - 6-0; 19-0
174: Nicky Hall (NCSU) dec. Nick Wanzek - 8-6; 22-0
184: #18 Pete Renda (NCSU) fall Chris Pfarr - 5:29; 28-0
197: #6 Brett Pfarr (Minn) dec. Michael Boykin - 7-3; 28-3
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #7 Michael Kroeils - 10-6; 31-3
Quick Recap: The Pack won the first eight matches of the dual - nine of 10 overall - and dominated #16 Minnesota x-x in the final dual of the day. After four straight decisions, Tommy Gantt scored a major decision at 157 and Pete Renda scored a pin at 184 for a commanding 28-0 lead. In the dual, the Pack won 3 of the four matches against ranked Minnesota wrestlers.
Top Match: 125 - Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. #19 Skyler Petry; 8-6
Like he did in the first two duals of the day, redshirt-freshman Sean Fausz picked up a win and gave the Pack the lead after the opening match. He scored an 8-6 upset of 19th-ranked Skyler Petry. With Fausz pp 4-3 to start the third, Petry scored a reverse and took his first lead at 5-4. A Fausz escape tied it up, then he scored another takedown, and after a Petry escape, Fausz had the extra point for riding time and a 8-6 win.
Honorable Mention: 184 - #18 Pete Renda (NCSU) fall Chris Pfarr; 5:29
With the Pack winning each of its first seven, the lead was big at 22-0. But it was Renda's pin that clinched the dual win, as he put the Pack up 28-0 with only two bouts left. Wrestling at a new weight this year, he was a two-time NCAA Qualifier at 174 pounds, Renda was 3-0 today with a major decision, tech fall and pin.