Hidlay just rolling as always regardless of what happens around him

tough turnaround in the 3rd for Trephan. He was right there for his own takedown then got it turned around on him

same with Camacho. Felt like he was in there then gets it turned around on him. Tough back to back results. 5 guys left

Seems to be a trend this tournament. Same thing with Camacho.

🚨TUNE IN TONIGHT - 8 p.m. EST on ESPN🚨

Here's who is still alive for the Wolfpack and will wrestle in tonight's session.#PackMentality || #PackNCAAs pic.twitter.com/kcNK2owpyg

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) March 22, 2024

What does blood round mean?

Packamylase said:

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What does blood round mean?

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Win and you're an All American. Lose and you go home.

125 has been such a wild weight to follow this season. Semi's are 8v12 and 3v10.

Orine with the win in blood round, our second All American so far

Will be nice to be done with the COVID years and the guys that have been in college for 7 years

Ryan Jack majors his way to All American

Ed Scott just got just pinned quick in the bloodround

Arrington loses 5-4. Just a brutal day for State.

SportManagementEngineer said:

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Arrington loses 5-4. Just a brutal day for State.

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Watched that one. Equal match.

SportManagementEngineer said:

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Arrington loses 5-4. Just a brutal day for State.

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Just didn't like that no since of urgency after the take down knowing how important one point can be which ended up deciding the match.

SportManagementEngineer said:

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Ed Scott just got just pinned quick in the bloodround

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He looked devastated, just got caught.

Fishback looked gassed at the end of the match. Just could not escape.

vT showing up in late matches. They're#5. We have dropped out of top 10.

Another year not performing up to our ranking.

Hidlay to the finals

For the second time in his career, Trent Hidlay will return to the NCAA Wrestling Championships final round after defeating South Dakota State's Tanner Sloan 4-1 in the semifinal match Friday night. The championship match will be aired at 8 p.m. EST on ESPN Saturday night.

After day two of the national championships at the T-Mobile Center in downtown Kansas City, only three members of the Pack survive and advance. Saturday morning, Kai Orine and Ryan Jack will wrestle in the consolation bracket to determine whether they will be dubbed seventh or eighth place. Hidlay will wrestle his longtime foe, Aaron Brooks of Penn State, to determine whether he is crowned a national champion for the first and only time.

Three wrestlers were named All-Americans from winning their first bouts of the blood rounds. Hidlay joined the five-time honors club, Orine picked up his second-straight and Jack earned his first-ever All-American honor.
In the morning session, Alex Faison's collegiate career was ended when he was defeated in overtime. Faison is a six-year member of the program and a 2023-24 season captain, upon completion of the semester he will join the Army and serve our country.

In the evening session, Jakob Camacho, Jackson Arrington, Ed Scott, Dylan Fishback, and Owen Trephan all fell in the blood rounds of the consolation bracket to close out their seasons.

125 pounds - Jakob Camacho
Cons. Round 2 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) 15-6 won by fall over Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 14-10 (Fall 5:34)
Cons. Round 3 - Luke Stanich (Lehigh) 22-4 won by decision over Jakob Camacho (NC State) 15-6 (Dec 4-1)

133 pounds - Kai Orine
Quarterfinal - Vito Arujau (Cornell) 16-2 won by major decision over Kai Orine (NC State) 17-3 (MD 13-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Kai Orine (NC State) 18-4 won by decision over Aaron Nagao (Penn State) 17-7 (Dec 11-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) 27-3 won by decision over Kai Orine (NC State) 18-4 (Dec 6-2)

141 pounds - Ryan Jack
Quarterfinal - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 23-4 won by decision over Ryan Jack (NC State) 20-4 (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Ryan Jack (NC State) 21-5 won by major decision over Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) 21-9 (MD 9-0)
Cons. Round 5 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 23-9 won by fall over Ryan Jack (NC State) 21-5 (Fall 4:48)

149 pounds - Jackson Arrington
Quarterfinal - Austin Gomez (Michigan) 12-2 won by decision over Jackson Arrington (NC State) 20-4 (Dec 12-9)
Cons. Round 4 - Tyler Kasak (Penn State) 22-5 won by decision over Jackson Arrington (NC State) 20-5 (Dec 5-4)

157 pounds - Ed Scott
Quarterfinal - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) 20-5 won by decision over Ed Scott (NC State) 23-6 (Dec 13-7)

174 pounds - Alex Faison
Cons. Round 2 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 24-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Alex Faison (NC State) 14-14 (SV-1 6-3)

184 pounds - Dylan Fishback
Cons. Round 2 - Dylan Fishback (NC State) 20-8 won by decision over Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) 20-14 (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Dylan Fishback (NC State) 20-8 won by decision over Will Feldkamp (Iowa State) 14-11 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Bernie Truax (Penn State) 18-5 won by decision over Dylan Fishback (NC State) 20-9 (Dec 5-0)

197 pounds - Trent Hidlay
Quarterfinal - Trent Hidlay (NC State) 27-0 won by major decision over Silas Allred (Nebraska) 26-8 (MD 11-3)
Semifinal - Trent Hidlay (NC State) 28-0 won by decision over Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) 26-2 (Dec 4-1)

285 pounds - Owen Trephan
Cons. Round 2 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) 35-4 won by decision over Owen Trephan (NC State) 18-7 (Dec 7-3)

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https://gopack.com/news/2024/3/22/wrestling-hidlay-returns-to-the-ncaa-championship-match

GuerrillaPack said:

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I've only been following wrestling since 2020, but the pattern of the last 4 years of being overrated in the regular season and flopping in the NCAAs is really getting old. I love winning ACC Championships, but this puts a huge damper on every season and the offseason.

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Then please stop following. Win/win.

College Wrestling
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Day 3, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
Announcers: Shawn Kenney/Tim Johnson/Rock Harrison (rules)//Quint Kessenich
Medal Round ESPNU, 11 a.m.
Announcers: Shane Sparks/Anthony Robles
Quarterfinals MatCast ESPN+, 11 a.m.
Announcers: Mike Couzens/Jordan Burroughs/Daniel Cormier/Rock Harrison (rules)//Quint Kessenich
Championship ESPN, 8 p.m.
Trophy Presentation ESPN+, 10 p.m.

MoCoWolf said:

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GuerrillaPack said:

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I've only been following wrestling since 2020, but the pattern of the last 4 years of being overrated in the regular season and flopping in the NCAAs is really getting old. I love winning ACC Championships, but this puts a huge damper on every season and the offseason.

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Then please stop following. Win/win.

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Hey, if you think it's great to come into the tournament projected to finish 2nd based on seeding, but then perform poorly and finish outside the top 10, then more power to you, and good for you to accept underachievement.

I will continue to support the program. This is constructive criticism. I want this program to live up to its potential and achieve greater things.

Results -> Statistics -> Team Stats -> Largest Seed-Place Difference

https://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&TIM=1711041539653&pageName=%2Fpredefinedtournaments%2FTeamStats.jsp&twSessionId=phjvliihir

Ouch.

(I could very well be misinterpreting what this stat means, or maybe we really should wait until all matches are done before looking at this page)

Manual Count of all our results (as of end of tournament):
Won as favorite: 21
Lost as favorite: 13
Won as underdog: 2
Lost as underdog: 6

The order of championship matches tonight is 285, 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, and 197.

Trent Hidlay's match vs. Aaron Brooks will be the season finale of the 2023-24 wrestling season.

The order of championship matches tonight is 285, 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, and 197.

Trent Hidlay’s match vs. Aaron Brooks will be the season finale of the 2023-24 wrestling season.

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) March 23, 2024

End today with a 7th and 8th finish.

WolfpackHooligan said:

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Brooks is just one of the best to ever do it. No shame losing to that dude.

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Yeah, that was crazy. Those Penn State boys are built different.

Packamylase said:

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WolfpackHooligan said:

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Brooks is just one of the best to ever do it. No shame losing to that dude.

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Yeah, that was crazy. Those Penn State boys are built different.

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They were built different before they got there.