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    Photo: Photo/Juan Garcia

    Piccininni, Valencia knock off NCAA champs at NWCA All-Star Classic

    Oklahoma State's Nick Piccininni defeated NCAA champ Darian Cruz of Lehigh (Photo/Juan Garcia)

    PRINCETON, N.J. -- Results from the 52nd NWCA All-Star Classic at Princeton University's Jadwin Gym in Princeton, New Jersey. The All-Star Classic is hosted by the Wrestlers in Business Network.

    Notables

  • Returning NCAA champions Darian Cruz (Lehigh) and Mark Hall (Penn State) both lost in the event. Cruz fell to returning All-American Nick Piccininni of Oklahoma State while Hall fell to All-American Zahid Valencia in a rematch of a 2017 NCAA Division I semifinal at 174 pounds.

  • NC State had all three of its wrestlers win on Sunday. Rider, Campbellsville and Simon Fraser wrestlers each went 2-0.

    U23 U.S. World Team members Dom Parrish (Simon Fraser), Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville) and Megan Black (McKendree) were all victorious on the women's side.

    Men
    125: No. 5 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 2 Darian Cruz (Lehigh), 8-5
    133: No. 1 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) dec. No. 2 Stevan Micic (Michigan), 7-1
    141: No. 2 Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. No. 3 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 8-7
    149: No. 3 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton), 4-3
    157: No. 7 B.J. Clagon (Rider) dec. No. 6 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), 10-4
    165: No. 5 Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. No. 18 Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton), 4-3
    174: No. 2 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State), 3-2
    184: No. 3 Pete Renda (NC State) dec. No. 4 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa), 5-2
    197: No. 10 Michael Macchiavello (NC State) dec. No. 13 Frank Mattiace (Penn), 3-2
    285: No. 4 Nick Nevills (Penn State) dec. No. 3 Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 2-0

    Showcase Bouts
    165: Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) maj. dec. May Bethea (Penn), 17-8
    285: Youssif Hemida (Maryland) dec. Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 3-2

    Women
    101: Marina Doi (King) pinned Hiba Salem (Menlo), 1:51
    109: Charlotte Fowler (Campbellsville) tech. fall Maria Vidales (Emmanuel), 14-3
    116: Victoria Gutierrez (Emmanuel) tech. fall Makayla Bourbon (U. of the Cumberlands), 12-0
    123: Dom Parrish (Simon Fraser) tech. fall Amber Pair (Eastern Oregon), 10-0
    130: Megan Black (McKendree) dec. Shelby Hall (Campbellsville), 6-0
    136: Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville) tech. fall Solin Piearcy (Menlo), 10-0
    143: Mallory Velte (Simon Fraser) tech. fall Desiree Zavala (Grays Harbor), 10-0
    155: Niauni Hill (Lindenwood-Belleville) dec. Kiera Gabaldon (Warner Pacific), 7-0
    170: Brandy Lowe (McKendree) dec. Kacie Moorehouse (Grays Harbor), 7-0
    191: Paige Baynes (Grays Harbor) tech. fall Alyssa Cantu (Missouri Valley), 10-0
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