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    Eight NC State wrestlers go undefeated at Journeymen Tussle

    NC State's Kevin Jack defeated Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers (Photo/Ray Nelson)

    TROY, N.Y. -- Ninth ranked NC State had an impressive showing at the Journeymen Tussle on Sunday. With 14 wrestlers seeing action, the Pack went a combined 36-8 on the day, as eight members of the Pack finished the day with a perfect mark in their weight class.

    In the final round of action, NC State posted 11 wins from the 13 wrestlers that finished the day. The Pack was also a perfect 3-0 against top-12 ranked foes in that final round, with wins over No. 5 (141), No. 9 (149) and No. 12 (197).

  • Sean Fausz - 133 pounds. Fausz went a perfect 3-0 on the day, with a pair of tech fall victories. Fausz started with a 17-2 tech fall over Vespa of Hofstra, and then downed Ambrose of Campbell 16-1. In the first place bout, Fausz defeated Delvecchio of Rutgers 7-2.

  • No. 6 Kevin Jack - 141 pounds. Jack made quick work of his first two opponents today, then battled in a top-10 matchup for first place. Jack started with a 16-1 tech fall win over Vindici of Penn, then pinned Krasavage of Hofstra in the second period. Jack advanced to the title bout against No. 5 Ashnault of Rutgers, and came away with a 2-0 win. After a scoreless first, Jack rode Ashnault the entire second period. Jack then scored an escape point in the third, and with the ride time point, upset No. 5 Ashnault 2-0.

  • No. 16 Sam Speno - 149 pounds. Speno was the second Pack wrestler to bring home a top-10 win. Speno started the day with a pair of decisions - 13-6 over Burkert of Hofstra and 9-6 over Giraldo of Rutgers. In the final dual for top honors, Speno defeated No. 10 Theobold of Rutgers 8-1. Speno scored a pair of takedowns in the match, and scored a four-point near fall after his first takedown. In addition to defeating No. 10 Theobold today, Speno also knocked off Zovistoski of Appalachian State (19-7) in the Pack's dual on Wednesday for a pair of top-15 wins this week.

  • Nick Reenan - 174 pounds. Reenan picked up the most wins on the day for NC State, going a combined 4-0 with all each being bonus point wins. On the day. The freshman stormed out of the gates, netting three straight tech fall wins. In the final, Reenan pinned Krasowski of Penn in just 1:14. Reenan outscored his opponents 46-10, and also had that final pin.

  • No. 17 Michael Macchiavello - 184 pounds. Machiavelli cruised to top honors at 184 pounds, as all three of his wins were bonus point victories. Macchiavello's day started with a 23-7 tech fall over Duane of The Citadel. He then closed out with back-to-back first-period pins.

  • Malik McDonald - 197 pounds. The Pack scored its third top-12 win in the final round from McDonald at 197 pounds. McDonald started the day with a 17-2 tech fall over Ng of Penn and then a 13-3 major decision over Haddad of Hofstra. In the final match, McDonald scored a comeback 7-6 win over No. 12 Mattiace of Penn. McDonald fell behind 3-0, but rallied to tie the score at 5-5 and picked up the winning takedown with 26 seconds left.

  • Tyler Johnson - 197 pounds. McDonald's teammate Tyler McDonald also finished with a perfect 3-0 record at 197 pounds. Johnson scored three decisions on the day, the final one a 6-4 win over Laughlin of Penn.

  • Michael Boykin - 285 pounds. Another perfect 3-0 mark for NC State, as Boykin won all three of his matches. His day started with an 18-5 major decision over Hall of Penn. Boykin then picked up back-to-back decisions - 10-5 and 3-1 - to take top honors at heavyweight.
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