The fourth-ranked NC State wrestling team will close out the dual portion of the schedule this weekend, as the Pack plays host to #22 North Carolina Friday night and then a non-conference slate with #7 Virginia Tech on Sunday. Both duals from Reynolds Coliseum will be televised on ACC Network
PROBABLE LINEUPS#4 NC State Wolfpack (11-1, 4-0 ACC)125: #14 R-So.
Jakob Camacho (13-2)
133: #14 R-Fr.
Kai Orine (12-2)
141: #24 Fr.
Ryan Jack (13-5)
149: #3 Gr.
Tariq Wilson (11-0)
157: #11 Fr.
Ed Scott (17-1)
165: #21 Gr.
Thomas Bullard (12-5)
174: #4 Gr.
Hayden Hidlay (11-0)
184: #3 R-So.
Trent Hidlay (13-0)
197: #15 Fr.
Isaac Trumble (14-3)
285: #26 Jr.
Tyrie Houghton (18-7) -OR- R-Fr.
Owen Trephan (16-4)
#22 North Carolina (8-5, 3-1 ACC)125: Fr. Spencer Moore (12-13)
133: #21 R-Jr. Joe Heilmann (16-5) -OR- R-Sr. Jaime Hernandez (6-2)
141: #7 Gr. Kizhan Clarke (16-1)
149: #17 R-Sr. Zach Sherman (5-7)
157: #5 R-Sr. Austin O'Connor (16-1)
165: Fr. Isaias Estrada (11-4)
174: #9 Gr. Clay Lautt (13-4)
184: #9 R-Fr. Gavin Kane (15-2)
197: #27 R-So. Max Shaw (9-5) -OR- R-Jr. Mark Chaid (8-9)
285: Sr. Brandon Whitman (11-11)
FEATURED BOUTS149: #3 Tariq Wilson vs. #17 Zach ShermanThe two will be meeting for the eighth time, in the third different weight class. Wilson is 6-1 all-time, and the two have split the last two years in the ACC final at 141 pounds. Wilson, like last year, comes in undefeated at 11-0 overall, 10-0 in duals and 3-0 in ACC action. Sherman has seven losses this season, has faced one of the toughest schedules nationally and he is coming off an All-American season last year.
157: #11 Ed Scott vs. #5 Austin O'ConnorThey met last year in the dual at 149 pounds (O'Connor won by major decision), but both have moved up a weight class and both have been the two highest ranked at 157 in the ACC all year. Scott's lone loss this year was an upset by Keating of UVA, but he already has a pair of top-10 wins this season. O'Connor is coming off a national title at 149 last year, and his only loss this season was to #2 Sasso of Ohio State.
174: #4 Hayden Hidlay vs. #9 Clay LauttHidlay goes for history, as he enters his final ACC dual a perfect 22-0 all-time. Lautt has made the ACC finals each of the last two years at 165 pounds, winning the conference title in 2020.
#7 Virginia Tech (8-3, 3-1 ACC)125: #20 R-So. Sam Latona (9-6)
133: #5 Gr. Korbin Myers (14-1)
141: #22 R-Jr. Collin Gerardi (9-6)
149: #5 Jr. Bryce Andonian (6-1)
157: #28 R-So. Connor Brady (11-5)
165: So. Clayton Ulrey (15-11)
174: #3 R-Jr. Mekhi Lewis (16-0)
184: #14 R-Sr. Hunter Bolen (18-3)
197: #30 R-Jr. Dakota Howard (13-6) -OR- So. Andy Smith (7-4)
285: #14 Gr. Nathan Traxler (16-1)
FEATURED BOUTS125: #14 Jakob Camacho vs. #20 Sam LatonaA rematch of last year's ACC Final at 125 pounds, Latona has won all three previous matchups - 10-5 in the 2020 Southern Scuffle, 7-4 in the dual last year and then 2-1 (TB1) in the 2021 ACC Final. Camacho is 13-2 on the season, with 10 bonus point wins. Latona finished sixth at the NCAAs last year, and is 9-6 this season. Both are a perfect 3-0 in ACC action.
149: #3 Tariq Wilson vs. #5 Bryce AndonianA first-ever meeting, as Wilson has moved up to 149 pounds for his final season. Wilson is the consensus #3 wrestler at 149 pounds, off to an 11-0 start. Andonian took time to compete at the 2021 Junior World Championships and is 6-1 on the season, but returned to the Hokie lineup with a pins over #25 Madrigal of George Mason and more recently #14 Finesilver of Duke in just 14 seconds.
174: #4 Hayden Hidlay vs. #3 Mekhi LewisThe headline match, one school's first-ever four-time All-American (Hidlay) vs. the other school's first-ever NCAA Champion (Lewis). For the first time, they are in the same weight class, Hidlay moving up from 157 pounds and Lewis from 165 pounds. Hidlay is #4 in every poll, while Lewis is right ahead of him at #3 in all five polls. Hidlay is 11-0 and Lewis is a perfect 16-0.
184: #3 Trent Hidlay vs. #14 Hunter BolenThe second ACC Final rematch from last year, the two will battle for the fifth time over the last three seasons. Bolen leads the head-to-head 3-1 (by a combined score of 8-6), but Hidlay won the last matchup for the ACC title with a takedown in extra time (3-1). The largest margin of victory in their series has been just two points, and the most points scored by an individual has only been three. Hidlay is 13-0 thus far, while Bolen is 18-3 on the season.
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