who's the incoming freshman who had all those childhood wrestling videos that went viral? Did he wrestle yesterday? or is he class of 2021?

89_Grad said:

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who's the incoming freshman who had all those childhood wrestling videos that went viral? Did he wrestle yesterday? or is he class of 2021?

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Stevo Poulin, class of 2021.

. @PackWrestle will host App State on Friday in its home opener. Last year, NC State took a 24-12 victory over App, winning seven of the 10 bouts. The Mountaineers return all but three of the wrestlers from that match.
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From the App State preview on why two starters were missing on Sunday:

MISSING IN ACTION
For the second straight weekend, NC State will be without the services of R-So. Trent Hidlay. The fourth ranked wrestler at 184 pounds recently underwent an appendectomy and is aiming to be back for ACC action.

#7 R-Sr. Thomas Bullard (165) missed the dual at Gardner-Webb last weekend, but is expected to make his season debut against App State.

Super excited to watch this. Let's see if Scott can really make some noise early this season:

149: Ed Scott vs. #10 Jonathan Millner

Fr. Ed Scott made his season debut last weekend, and scored a second period fall (he was leading 14-1 at the time). Scott was a top-50 recruit overall, and second in his weight class (152). Millner is a Greensoro native, and comes in ranked #10 by InterMat. He was the 2020 SoCon conference champion and seeded 18th for the NCAA Championships last season, going 31-4. He will be making his season debut.

For the second straight year, ACC wrestling fans will enjoy a dedicated night of programming on ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, throughout the remainder of the regular season as Friday Night Duals begin on Friday, January 15. ACC Network Extra (ACCNX), ACCN's digital platform available on the ESPN App, will carry additional matches throughout the regular season.

Six duals, including five ranked matchups, highlight the Friday Night Duals slate starting with No. 14 North Carolina hosting No. 8 Virginia Tech on January 15 at 6 p.m. ET. Reigning ACC Champion and fourth-ranked NC State hosts 13th-ranked Pitt the following week (January 22, 6 p.m.) while the Wolfpack visits Chapel Hill to meet the Tar Heels on January 29 at 6 p.m.

A doubleheader on February 5, begins with Virginia hosting Duke at 6 p.m., followed by the much-anticipated dual between No. 4 NC State and No. 8 Virginia Tech at 8 p.m. The Hokies then grapple with the Panthers in Blacksburg on February 12 at 6 p.m. to close out the ACC dual season on ACCN.

Shawn Kenney and Rock Harrison, whom have called multiple ACC Wrestling Championships and last season's debut of Friday Night Duals will be back this season. Both will call matches from their respective homes using live-from-home kits.

Weekly ACC Wrestling Guests on Packer and Durham
Packer and Durham, ACCN's weekday morning show from 7-10 a.m., will again spotlight ACC wrestling with guests throughout the season.

Ranked Teams, Individuals
The ACC has four teams ranked in the latest NWCA rankings, including two among the top 10 (No. 4 NC State and No. 8 Virginia Tech), along with No. 13 Pitt and No. 14 North Carolina.

Individually, eight ACC wrestlers are nationally ranked in the top five of their respective weight classes by InterMat, including two top-ranked individuals - North Carolina's Austin O'Connor (149) and defending NCAA Champion Mehki Lewis (165) from Virginia Tech. Lewis returns to the Hokies' lineup after taking an Olympic redshirt to train for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Additionally, NC State's Hayden Hidlay (157) and Virginia Tech's Hunter Bolen (184) are ranked No. 2 nationally, while Virginia's Jay Aiello (197) is ranked third. Pitt's Mickey Phillips (133) and NC State's Trent Hidlay (184) are ranked fourth and fellow Panther teammate Nino Bonaccorsi (197) is ranked fifth. Overall, a total of 31 ACC wrestlers currently hold top-20 weight class rankings.
Friday Night Duals on ACC Network
Date Time (ET) Match Network
Fri, Jan. 15 6 p.m. No. 8 Virginia Tech at No. 14 North Carolina ACCN
Fri, Jan. 22 6 p.m. No. 13 Pitt at No. 4 NC State ACCN
Fri, Jan. 29 6 p.m. No. 4 NC State at No. 14 North Carolina ACCN
Fri, Feb. 5 6 p.m. Duke at Virginia ACCN
8 p.m. No. 4 NC State at No. 8 Virginia Tech ACCN
Fri, Feb. 12 6 p.m. No. 13 Pitt at No. 8 Virginia Tech ACCN

I've been a Reenan hater in the past but he looks healthy. Looks bigger. That was a very atypical Reenan match from what I'm used to based on my expectations based on his recruiting ranking. He just went in there and clutched the team win with no doubt. Hoping for a big year from him. Would go a long way towards winning the ACC.

***Edit: didn't realize we weren't ending at heavyweight so didnt clutch the match but good stuff.

****Edit Edit: the TV graphic was wrong Good clutch Reenan

Some thoughts as I watch Pack Wrestling take on App State.

App is a much better test than we saw over the weekend against Gardner-Webb. They're a solid team favored to win the SoCon, and have a few guys nationally ranked. Overall, I didn't think State was very sharp and the close team score of 24-12 indicated that.

125: J. Camacho: (W) Camacho is so damn good on his feet. 11-4 with the riding time point against a redshirt senior, and it really didn't feel that close. Camacho has the ability in neutral to be an All-American.
133: J. Trombley: (W) Uninspiring performance from Trombley. He gets the close win over the sophomore Carter, who will likely be an NCAA qualifier but is unranked. He wins 4-2, mostly from his ability to hold Carter down and to scramble out of takedown attempts. Gave up a stalling point from his inability to turn Carter and get back points.
141: T. Wilson: (W) I said it last weekend, but when Tariq Wilson wrestles like he wants it, he is fun to watch. Dominant performance with over 3 minutes of riding time. He wins 14-1, but you'd like to see him go get the tech fall in third period for the extra team point.
149: Ed Scott: (L) This was the match I was most excited for, as Scott was taking on the 10th ranked Jonathan Millner. Scott worked a great knee-tap from underneath of a front head lock for the early takedown and was in control through 2 periods up 3-1. But he seemed to bang up his shoulder and needed injury time in the third period after a failed throw that allowed Millner to tie the match at 3 with a takedown- so by rule Millner got choice after the injury time and wins with the escape from choosing bottom. Scott will have to improve on bottom as he gave up a riding time point, but this match shows he can compete for a seed at the NCAA's as a freshman.
157: H. Hidlay: (W) Hidlay's opponent making his first career start, and actually fought admirably by being tough on bottom. Hidlay had over 4 minutes of riding time and finishes with an easy 14-5 major decision.
165: T. Bullard: (L) Very slow start for Thomas. Loses 4-0 and he looked rusty in his first match of the season. Bullard never got anything going. Couldn't get a takedown, couldn't get an escape, and then couldn't get back points as he rode his opponent out in the third. This is a bad loss and will likely drop his #10 ranking. His stamina must not be back after missing time from an injury.
174: D. Bullard: (L) Daniel with the opposite of his brother with a fast start with an early takedown, facing Flitz (ranked 17). Flitz beat Bullard last season, one of his six losses. After a huge scramble ends with no score late in the third period, they went to OT. Flitz got the takedown for the win early into OT. Not a bad loss, but not a good night for the Bullard twins.
184: Jacob Ferreira: (L) Ferreira filling in for Trent Hidlay for the second straight match (out from an appendectomy) and the junior was probably feeling some pressure as the team score had tightened a bit after back to back App wins. Ferreira wrestles under control, and keeps himself out of trouble but gave up a late second period takedown and went to the 3rd down 2-1. After an App escape, Ferrreira needed a takedown in the third to tie up the match and he just couldn't get it. Obviously with Hidlay typically in that spot, no concern moving forward but the dual quickly became 14-12.
197: N. Reenan: (W) Reenan looked healthy, with two early takedowns and 8 near fall points, he jumped out to a big early lead then got the stick in just over 2 minutes to clinch the dual win for State. Reenan was State's most impressive wrestler of the night. Encouraging start to the season for Nick.
285: D. Wilson: (W) Wilson faced App's backup heavyweight, as the starter was unavailable (Wilson got pinned by Miller of App last season but he's graduated). Wilson wasn't tested as his opponent has a losing record, and cruised to a typical, low-scoring, heavyweight win. Wilson has great stamina for a heavyweight, and it was nice to see him work for his offense and earned a major decision against an overmatched opponent.

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I've been a Reenan hater in the past but he looks healthy. Looks bigger. That was a very atypical Reenan match from what I'm used to based on my expectations based on his recruiting ranking. He just went in there and clutched the team win with no doubt. Hoping for a big year from him. Would go a long way towards winning the ACC.

***Edit: didn't realize we weren't ending at heavyweight so didnt clutch the match but good stuff.

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Reenan looked really good. Can he be successful up at 197 against quality competition? We've yet to see it.

Great recap.

Thomas looked bad. Almost apathetic. Hopefully he gets his head into it moving forward.

Reenan looked incredible. Totally different from last year when he seemed very hampered by his knee, understandably. Two years ago Reenan.

Scott looked like he got his bell rung when he gave up that takedown. A lot to be excited about with him. He's going to be incredible.

Really hope they allow fans this season.

https://gopack.com/news/2021/1/8/wrestling-4-packwrestle-scores-24-12-home-win-over-app-state.aspx

The #4 NC State Wrestling team scored a 24-12 win over visiting App State in its first home dual of the season Friday night in Reynolds Coliseum.

The Wolfpack (2-0) won four of the first five matches to jump out to a 14-3 lead, and had four bonus point wins on the night overall including a pin at 197 pounds and major decision at heavyweight to close out the dual.

Up Next: The Pack will open its ACC slate next weekend, traveling up to Virginia for a Friday night dual.

Reynolds would have been electric with the Reenan fall!! Good showing by the Pack. ACC will be tough to conquer as there are solid competitors for all schools.

Results from today's 'extra matches' vs. App State:

125 | Camacho - 1-0 (5-1)
125 | Noto - 0-2
133 | Jack 4-0 (including 9-2 vs. starter Sean Carter)
133 | Trombley 1-0 (13-11 SV1)
133 | Urquiza 3-0 (including 5-4 TB1 vs. starter Sean Carter)

141 | Orine 2-0
141 | Papcsy 1-2 (all pins)
141 | Shaw 0-2
141 | Wilson 1-0 (16-3))
149 | Fields 2-0 (both bonus pts)
149 | Grippi 1-1
149 | Leitten 0-1
149 | Lewis 2-0 (both pins, including over #10 Millner)
149 | Scott 1-0 (21-6)

157 | Hidlay 1-0 (0:23 pin)
157 | Kovacs 1-1 (both pins)
165 | Barnes 1-1
165 | Bele 1-0 (pin)
165 | T Bullard 1-0 (1:45 pin)
165 | Cates 0-2

174 | D Bullard 1-0 (2:01 pin)
174 | Faison 1-0 (10-4 over #17 Flitz)
174/184 | Reinert 0-3
197 | Reenan 1-0 (13-5)
197 | Trumble 2-0 (both pins)
285 | Houghton 1-1
285 | Trephan dec. Lawler, 3-1

@ACCWrestling Wrestler of the Week

Congrats to R-Fr. Hunter Lewis (149 pounds), as he was named co-ACC Wrestler of the Week after he scored a first period PIN over #10 Millner of App State this past weekend!

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With an abbreviated nonconference schedule, this is just the third dual of the year for @PackWrestle (2-0) and the second for Virginia (1-0).

Last season: NC State 28 - 9 UVA
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125: #6 R-So. Jakob Camacho (3-0) vs. R-So. Patrick McCormick (4-2)

125 | BONUS!!!

A late takedown by Camacho clinches bonus points in the first bout, 16-7!

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@PackWrestle 4 | UVA 0

133: Fr. Ryan Jack (5-0) vs. #13 R-Sr. Louie Hayes (5-0)

Dual debut for Jack!

133 | #13 Hayes takes the 11-6 decision over Fr. Ryan Jack

@PackWrestle 4 | UVA 3

141: #10 R-Sr. Tariq Wilson (3-0) vs. R-Jr. Brian Courtney (4-0)

141 | Tariq Wilson gets a reversal with 10 seconds left and claims an 8-6 win!

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@PackWrestle 7 | UVA 3

149: Fr. Ed Scott (2-1) vs. So. Denton Spencer (1-0)


149 | BONUS!!!

Fr. Ed Scott gets 3 takedowns and 2 turns and scores a 13-1 major decision!

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@PackWrestle 11 | UVA 3

157: #2 R-Sr. Hayden Hidlay (3-0) vs. #16 R-So. Justin McCoy (4-0)

157 | Hayden Hidlay adds a takedown in the third, and scores a 6-3 decision over #16 McCoy!

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@PackWrestle 14 | UVA 3 - halfwaythrough

165: #10 R-Sr. Thomas Bullard (1-1) vs. #19 R-Jr. Jake Keating (5-0)

165 | #19 Keating gets a 4-3 upset over #10 Thomas Bullard.

@PackWrestle 14 | UVA 6 - 4 bouts left

174: #12 R-Sr. Daniel Bullard (2-1) vs. R-So. Vic Marcelli (3-1)


174 | #12 Daniel Bullard scores the lone takedown of the bout in the third period to score a 3-1 decision!

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@PackWrestle 17 | UVA 6 - 3 bouts left

184: #4 R-So. Trent Hidlay (0-0) vs. R-Jr. Michael Battista (4-0)

Season debut for Hidlay.

184 | Great to have Trent Hidlay back

With a third period ride out, Hidlay scores a 4-0 decision, with 3:09 of RT, in his season debut!

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@PackWrestle 20 | UVA 6 - 2 bouts left

197: R-Sr. Nick Reenan (3-0) vs. #3 R-Sr. Jay Aiello (4-0)

197 | #3 Aiello uses a third period ride out to get a 2-0 win over Reenan.

@PackWrestle 20 | UVA 9 - 1 bout left

Something is wrong with Thomas.

285: #17 Jr. Deonte Wilson (2-0) vs. #19 R-So. Quinn Miller (4-0)

285 | A third period ride out gives #17 Deonte Wilson a 2-0 decision, with 1:43 of RT, over #19 Miller in the final bout!

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packgrad said:

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Something is wrong with Thomas.

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Yup. Has not looked good.

#4 @PackWrestle goes on the road to open ACC action, and comes away with a 23-9 win at Virginia!

The Pack won 7 of the 10 matches, including a pair of major decisions to improve to 3-0 on the season - 20 straight dual wins!!!

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