Wallace pinned Addison Nuding of Duke at the 3:25 mark of the finals match to win the 157-pound title, while McEntire took the 174-pound crown after Duke's Turner Rooney forfeited for medical reasons.
Wallace, who was the four seed at 157, reached the finals on a first-round forfeit, a 19-3 quarterfinals techfall against Spartanburg Methodist's Cody Galloway and a 13-6 decision over Duke's Cameron harms in the semi-finals.
McEntire, who was one of eight UNCP wrestlers competing at 174-pounds, downed Duke's Tad Anderson 8-1 in his opening match, while pinning Anthony White of Auburn in the quarterfinals and earning a 7-0 decision over Pembroke's own Andre Adams in the semis to advance to the championship bout.
Fellow Brave Michael Hall reached the 197-pound finals but fell to South Carolina's Eric Lambert 3-2 to earn runner-up honors, as teammate Richard Alstrom placed third at 174 by defeating The Citadel's Clint Degain 9-2. After winning his first match, Alstrom was sent to the wrestleback bracket by Degain in the quarterfinals, only to avenge that loss in the championship 's consolation match.
UNCP will next host the 25th Annual UNCP Classic on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12 in the Jones Center. Action will get underway at 5 pm on Friday, while wrestling will begin at 9 am on Saturday with the finals tentatively set for 6 pm Saturday evening.
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