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Finals pairings set for ACC (team race led by NC State) and SoCon (team race led by Campbell)

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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling

The championship finals have been set for two of the NCAA Div. I conference meets which started and will be completed today.

NC State leads the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Wrestling Championships after the semifinals. The event is being held at the University of Pittsburgh.

There are 35 automatic NCAA qualifiers from the ACC.

Campbell leads the Southern Conference (SoCon) after the semifinals, and into the consolation rounds. The event is being held at Appalachian State.

There are 14 automatic NCAA qualifiers from the SoCon.

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
At Pittsburgh, Pa., March 8, 2020

Finals pairings (seeds listed)

125 - No. 1 Jack Mueller (Virginia) vs. No. 2 Jakob Camacho (NC State)
133 - No. 1 Mickey Phillipi (Pittsburgh) vs. No. 2 Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina)
141 - No. 1 Tariq Wilson (NC State) vs. No. 2 Zachary Sherman (North Carolina)
149 - No. 1 Austin O`Connor (North Carolina) vs. No. 2 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech)
157 - No. 1 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) vs. No. 3 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh)
165 - No. 3 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 4 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh)
174 - No. 2 Daniel Bullard (NC State) vs. No. 4 Clay Lautt (North Carolina)
184 - No. 1 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State)
197 - No. 1 Jay Aiello (Virginia) vs. No. 3 Brandon Whitman (North Carolina)
285 - No. 1 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh) vs. No. 2 Deonte Wilson (NC State)

Semifinal results

125
No. 1 Jack Mueller (Virginia) won by major decision over No. 4 Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) (MD 11-1)
No. 2 Jakob Camacho (NC State) won by decision over No. 3 Joseph Melendez (North Carolina) (Dec 5-1)

133
No. 1 Mickey Phillipi (Pittsburgh) won by decision over No. 4 Louie Hayes (Virginia) (Dec 1-0)
No. 2 Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina) won by decision over No. 3 Jarrett Trombley (NC State) (Dec 7-2)

141
No. 1 Tariq Wilson (NC State) won by decision over No. 4 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) (Dec 10-9)
No. 2 Zachary Sherman (North Carolina) won by injury default over No. 3 Mitch Moore (Virginia Tech) (Inj. 0:01)

149
No. 1 Austin O`Connor (North Carolina) won by decision over No. 4 Denton Spencer (Virginia) Dec 5-0)
No. 2 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) won by decision over No. 3 AJ Leitten (NC State) (Dec 10-3)

157
No. 1 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) won by major decision over No. 5 Justin McCoy (Virginia) (MD 11-2)
No. 3 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh) won by decision over No. 2 Austin Headlee (North Carolina) (Dec 6-4)

165
No. 4 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) won by decision over No. 1 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina) (Dec 3-2)
No. 3 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) won by decision over No. 2 Thomas Bullard (NC State) (Dec 4-1)

174
No. 4 Clay Lautt (North Carolina) won in tie breaker - 1 over No. 1 Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) (TB-1 5-4)
No. 2 Daniel Bullard (NC State) won by decision over No. 3 Mason Eaglin (Duke) (Dec 10-4)

184
No. 1 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) won by tech fall over No. 4 Michael Battista (Virginia) (TF-1.5 5:52 (17-0))
No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State) won in tie breaker - 1 over No. 3 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) (TB-1 3-2)

197
No. 1 Jay Aiello (Virginia) won by tech fall over No. 5 Vincent Baker (Duke) (TF-1.5 5:00 (16-0))
No. 3 Brandon Whitman (North Carolina) won by decision over No. 2 Kellan Stout (Pittsburgh) (Dec 4-0)

285
No. 1 Demetrius Thomas (Pittsburgh) won by major decision over No. 4 John Borst (Virginia Tech) (MD 10-1)
No. 2 Deonte Wilson (NC State) won by decision over Mo. 3 Quinn Miller (Virginia) (Dec 7-1)

Team Standings at this point
1 NC State, 58.5
2 North Carolina, 50.0
3 Pittsburgh, 47.5
4 Virginia Tech, 38.0
5 Virginia, 34.5
6 Duke, 2.0

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
At Boone, N.C., March 8

Finals pairings

125 - No. 1 Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) vs. No. 3 Korbin Meink (Campbell)
133 - No. 1 Noah Gosner (Campbell) vs. No. 2 Codi Russell (Appalachian State)
141 - No. 1 Joshua Heil (Campbell) vs. No. 3 Mason Wallace (Chattanooga)
149 - No. 1 Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) vs. No. 2 Tanner Smith (Chattanooga)
157 - No. 1 Matt Zovistoski (Appalachian State) vs. No. 2 Matt Dallara (Campbell)
165 - No. 1 Quentin Perez (Campbell) vs. No. 3 William Formato (Appalachian State)
174 - No. 1 Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State) vs. No. 2 Neal Richards (VMI)
184 - No. 1 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) vs. No. 2 Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga)
197 - No. 1 Rodney Jones (Chattanooga) vs. No. 3 Demazio Samuel (Appalachian State)
285 - No. 1 Jere Heino (Campbell) vs. No. 2 Cary Miller (Appalachian State)

Semifinal results

125
No. 1 Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) 1-0 won by major decision over No. 4 Cian Fischer (Davidson) 1-1 (MD 12-1)
No. 3 Korbin Meink (Campbell) 2-0 won by decision over No. 2 Sean Carter (Appalachian State) 1-1 (Dec 5-3)

133
No. 1 Noah Gosner (Campbell) 2-0 won by fall over No. 4 Kyle Gorant (Davidson) 1-1 (Fall 4:28)
No. 2 Codi Russell (Appalachian State) 2-0 won by decision over No. 3 Wade Cummings (Chattanooga) 1-1 (Dec 4-3)

141
No. 1 Joshua Heil (Campbell) 2-0 won by major decision over No. 5 Jacob Dado (The Citadel) 17-17 (MD 12-1)
No. 3 Mason Wallace (Chattanooga) 2-0 won by decision over No. 2 Bradley Irwin (Appalachian State) 1-1 (Dec 9-3)

149
No. 1 Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) 2-0 won by major decision over No. 5 Job Chishko (VMI) 1-1 (MD 9-1)
No. 2 Tanner Smith (Chattanooga) 2-0 won by decision over No. 3 Jason Kraisser (Campbell) 1-1 (Dec 6-4)

157
No. 1 Matt Zovistoski (Appalachian State) 1-0 won by major decision over No. 4 Douglas Gudenburr (The Citadel) 12-23 (MD 10-0)
No. 2 Matt Dallara (Campbell) 2-0 won by decision over Tyler Shilson (Chattanooga) 1-1 (Dec 9-5)

165
No. 1 Quentin Perez (Campbell) 2-0 won by major decision over No. 4 Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) 23-12 (MD 14-4)
No. 3 William Formato (Appalachian State) 2-0 won by decision over No. 2 Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) 1-1 (Dec 3-2)

174
No. 1 Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State) 1-0 won by decision over No. 4 Hunter Fortner (Chattanooga) 1-1 (Dec 4-1)
No. 2 Neal Richards (VMI) 2-0 won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 3 Austin Kraisser (Campbell) 1-1 (SV-1 3-1)

184
No. 1 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) 2-0 won by fall over No. 5 Sam Mora (Gardner-Webb) 1-1 (Fall 4:52)
No. 2 Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) 2-0 won by fall over Gavin Henry (Davidson) 1-1 (Fall 0:47)

197
No. 1 Rodney Jones (Chattanooga) 1-0 won by decision over No. 4 Zach Brown (Vmi) 1-1 (Dec 9-5)
No. 3 Demazio Samuel (Appalachian State) 2-0 won by decision over No. 2 Chris Kober (Campbell) 0-1 (Dec 10-3)

285
No. 1 Jere Heino (Campbell) 2-0 won by major decision over No. 4 Chris Beck (VMI) 1-1 (MD 13-4)
No. 2 Cary Miller (Appalachian State) 2-0 won by fall over No. 3 Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) 20-19 (Fall 1:52)

Team Standings (consolations ongoing)
1 Campbell, 87.0
2 Appalachian State, 79.0
3 Chattanooga, 62.5
4 VMI, 18.5
5 The Citadel, 11.5
5 Davidson,11.5
7 Gardner-Webb, 4.0
8 Presbyterian College, 0.5

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