Caramanica, who made his season debut Monday at the Scuffle while recovering from a knee injury, took a 4-2 decision over Kent State's Drew Lashaway Tuesday, giving Caramanica a 5-0 start to his season and the championship at 141 pounds in this year's Southern Scuffle. Caramanica is now 78-25 for his career.
Moments later, Caldwell, a 2008 All-American and the nation's third-ranked 149-pounder, pinned Navy's Bryce Saddoris, at 2:05, to improve to 20-0 in 2008-09 and win the Scuffle championshop at 149. Caldwell also was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler. The pin of Saddoris was Caldwell's third of the tournament, his ninth of the season, and the 42nd of his career. Saddoris entered the tournament ranked No. 5 nationally, and Caldwell now has won all four of his bouts this season against wrestlers in the top 10, two of them by first-period pin. Caldwell's career record now stands at 76-11, an .874 winning percentage, which ranks fourth in school history.
Earlier Tuesday, Kody Hamrah finished fifth at 157 pounds, and that, combined with the wins by Caramanica and Caldwell, gave NC State a 10th-place finish at the Southern Scuffle.
The Wolfpack wrestling team will return to action Saturday at the NC State Duals, which will begin at noon at Reynolds Coliseum. Admission is free.
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