An injury default in the dual's final bout, gave NC State a 21-17 road win at No. 2 Iowa in the NWCA National Duals Championships Series. A close dual that saw five lead changes came down to the final bout once again.
The Wolfpack completes its dual season with a 23-1 mark with wins at No. 2 Iowa, at No. 4 Oklahoma State and vs. No. 5 Missouri.
No. 3 Kevin Jack of NC State dominated Brady Grothus, earning a technical fall (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens)Starting at 125 pounds, Iowa scored the first two bouts of the day and jumped out to a 7-0 lead, with both wins coming from wrestlers ranked No. 3 or better.
NC State got on the scoreboard at 141 pounds, as No. 3 Kevin Jack netted five team points with his 18-3 technical fall. Jack recorded five takedowns, two near falls (first for two, then one for four), and a reversal in getting the tech fall. The win was Jack's 15th straight on the year and he improves to 21-3. Jack's win pulled the Pack within 7-5 after three bouts.
Iowa scored its second bonus win with a major decision at 149 pounds.
No. 4 Tommy Gantt of NC State earned his second major decision over Edwin Cooper (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com)At the halfway point, Iowa was up 11-9.
The Pack captured its first lead right after the intermission, as No. 6 Max Rohskopf picked up a 6-3 decision. After a scoreless first, Rohskopf scored the lone points in the second period with a takedown at the end of the period. An escape and another takedown pushed his lead to 5-0 early in the third before winning 6-3 and giving the Pack a 12-11 lead after six bouts.
The lead was short-lived as an Iowa decision at 174 pounds made the team score 14-12 with three bouts left.
NC State faught back once again and retook the lead at 15-14 with two bouts left. No. 16 Pete Renda scored a 7-3 upset over No. 10 Sammy Brooks. Ronda scored two first period takedowns and after an escape was up 5-1 entering the third. Ronda stayed on the attack with another takedown and his 7-3 win gave the Pack the lead. The win was the second straight for Renda over a top-11 foe.
Iowa retook the lead once again with a 9-4 decision at 197 pounds. Going into the final bout, Iowa was up 17-15.
No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski completed his NC State dual career a perfect 55-0 in duals, as he earned an injury default in the final match, giving NC State the 21-17 win. Up 10-1 in the second over No. 7 Sam Stoll, the bout was stopped for an injury and NC State completed the comeback win.
Results:
125: #2 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) maj. dec. Sean Faust; 15-5 - 0-4
133: #3 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Jamal Morris; 9-3 - 0-7
141: #3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) tech. fall Brody Grothus; 18-3 - 5-7
149: #2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) maj. dec. Beau Donahue; 13-4 - 5-11
157: #4 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) maj. dec. #18 Edwin Cooper, Jr.; 13-5 - 9-11
165: #6 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Patrick Rhoads; 6-3 - 12-11
174: #10 Alex Meyer (Iowa) dec. Nicky Hall; 4-2 - 12-14
184: #16 Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. #10 Sammy Brooks; 7-3 - 15-14
197: #4 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. #14 Michael Boykin; 9-4 - 15-17
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) by injury default over #7 Sam Stoll; 4:46 - 21-17
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