CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Led by four individual champions, NC State claimed its fourth straight ACC Championships on Sunday.

Individual champions for NC State were Jakob Camacho (125), Tariq Wilson (149), Ed Scott (157) and Trent Hidlay (184).

Scott defeated 2021 NCAA champion Austin O`Connor in the finals, 3-1. Camacho stopped 2021 ACC champion Sam Latona of Virgina Tech, 3-1 as well. Wilson stopped Bryce Andonia of Virginia Tech in the finals, 10-4 for his second straight ACC title. Hidlay repeated as ACC champion with an 11-0 major decision over Gavin Kane of North Carolina.

NC State scored 98.5 points for the title, with Virginia Tech in second with 76 points and Pitt in third with 51 points.

Virginia Tech champions were Korbin Myers (133), 2019 NCAA champion Mekhi Lewis (174) and Nathan Traxler (285). Lewis won his second ACC title and was named Outstanding Wrestler.

Pitt also had three champions, Cole Matthews (141), Jake Wentzel (165) and Nino Bonaccorsi (197). Wentzel became a three-time ACC champion and Bonaccorsi won his second straight conference title.

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NC STATE PRESS RELEASE
By Brian Reinhardt

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – Powered by four individual championships, the NC State Wrestling team claimed its fourth straight ACC Championship Sunday night in Charlottesville, Va. NC State had all 10 wrestlers post a podium finish (top-three) and all 10 wrestlers also automatically qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships in Detroit.

The Pack tied a school record with its fourth straight ACC Championship (1988-91).

NC State captured the team title with 98.5 points. The 98 points scored were the most at the conference tournament since NC State had 103.5 in 2007. Virginia Tech finished second with 76 points. Pitt was third with 51 points, North Carolina fourth (48), Virginia fifth (39.5) and Duke sixth (11).

FINALS
157: #3 Ed Scott vs. #1 Austin O’Connor, UNC
After a scoreless first, Scott started the second with an escape. He then got the bout’s lone takedown in the second period to defeat O’Connor, a 2021 National Champion, 3-2 to start the championship round.

184: #1 Trent Hidlay vs. #2 Gavin Kane, UNC
Trent Hidlay went back-to-back ACC titles at 184 pounds, as he won by a convincing 11-0 major decision over UNC’s Kane. Hidlay scored three takedowns, a two-point near fall and racked up 5:26 of ride time for the bonus point win that clinched the ACC title for the Pack.

197: #1 Isaac Trumble vs. #2 Nino Bonaccorsi, Pitt
Fr. Isacc Trumble came away with a second place finish in his first trip to the ACC Championship. The top seed fell to 2021 NCAA Finalist Bonaccorsi of Pitt in the final at 197 pounds, 5-2.

285: #2 Tyrie Houghton vs. #1 Nathan Traxler, VT
In his first ACC Championship up at heavyweight, Jr. Tyrie Houghton comes away with a second place finish and qualifies for the NCAA Championships. Houghton fell in the final to top-seed Traxler of VT, 9-6.

125: #2 Jakob Camacho vs. #1 Sam Latona, VT
R-So. Jakob Camacho returned atop the ACC podium at 125 pounds, he won in 2020, with a last-second win over top-seeded Latona of Virginia Tech. With the score tied 1-1 late, Camacho converted the lone takedown of the match with just five seconds left to win 3-1.

141: #3 Ryan Jack vs. #1 Cole Matthews, Pitt
After a top-10 win in the semifinals, Fr. Ryan fell short in his second top-10 matchup of the day and lost to #5 Matthews of Pitt in the final, 3-2. Matthews scored the bout’s lone takedown in the first period.

149: #1 Tariq Wilson vs. #2 Bryce Andonian, VT
Gr. Tariq Wilson gets ACC Gold for the second straight year with a 10-4 decision over #8 Andonian of VT in the final. Wilson scored all 4 takedowns in the bout and added in 2:39 of RT.

THIRD PLACE BOUTS
All three Pack wrestlers that saw action in a third place bout, won and came away with a podium finish.

• R-Fr. Kai Orine avenged a loss in the dual, and scored a 5-3 decision over second seed Heillman of UNC at 133 pounds. Orine posted a takedown in the second and had 2:09 of ride time and went 3-1 at his first ACC Championship.

• Gr. Thomas Bullard used an escape in the second period for the bout’s lone point, and scored a top-three ACC placement for the fourth straight year with a 1-0 decision over VT’s Ulrey at 165 pounds.

• Gr. Hayden Hidlay was down 4-3 in the third vs. Duke’s Finesilver but put together a reversal-two-point near fall combo for the 7-6 decision at 174 pounds.

UP NEXT
The 2022 NCAA Championship seeds will be announced on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The tournament will run March 17-19 from Detroit.

ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Charlottesville, Va., March 6

125 (3 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Jakob Camacho (NC State) RS Jr. over Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) RS So. (Dec 3-1)
3rd Place Match - Patrick McCormick (Virginia) Sr. over Spencer Moore (North Carolina) Fr. (Dec 2-1)

133 (5 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) RS Sr. over Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) RS Sr. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match - Kai Orine (NC State) Jr. over Joseph Heilmann (North Carolina) RS Jr. (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match - Brian Courtney (Virginia) RS Sr. over Drake Doolittle (Duke) Jr. (TF-1.5 5:53 (15-0))

141 (4 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) RS Jr. over Ryan Jack (NC State) So. (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) So. over Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) RS Jr. (Dec 7-5)

149 (4 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Tariq Wilson (NC State) over Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) RS So. (Dec 10-4)
3rd Place Match - Zachary Sherman (North Carolina) RS Sr. over Josh Finesilver (Duke) RS Fr. (M. For.)

157 (5 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Ed Scott (NC State) So. over Austin O`Connor (North Carolina) RS Sr. (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match - Jake Keating (Virginia) RS Fr. over Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) RS So. (Dec 6-1)
5th Place Match - Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) RS Sr. over Wade Unger (Duke) Jr. (Dec 5-3)

165 (3 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) over Justin McCoy (Virginia) Sr. (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match - Thomas Bullard (NC State) over Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) RS Fr. (Dec 1-0)

174 (4 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) 3-0, RS Jr. over Clay Lautt (North Carolina) 15-5, RS Sr. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match - Hayden Hidlay (NC State) 2-1, . over Matt Finesilver (Duke) 27-7, RS Sr. (Dec 7-6)

184 (5 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Trent Hidlay (NC State) RS Jr. over Gavin Kane (North Carolina) RS Fr. (MD 11-0)
3rd Place Match - Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) RS Sr. over Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) (Fall 1:42)
5th Place Match - Michael Battista (Virginia) RS Fr. over Vincent Baker (Duke) Jr. (Dec 12-6)

197 (3 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) RS Sr. over Isaac Trumble (NC State) So. (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match - Jay Aiello (Virginia) over Max Shaw (North Carolina) Jr. (MD 8-0)

285 (3 NCAA qualifiers)
1st Place Match - Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech) RS Sr. over Tyrie Houghton (NC State) Sr. (Dec 9-6)
3rd Place Match - Quinn Miller (Virginia) RS Sr. over Brandon Whitman (North Carolina) Sr. (Dec 4-1)

Team Standings
1 NC State 98.5
2 Virginia Tech 76.0
3 Pittsburgh 51.0
4 North Carolina 48.0
5 Virginia 39.5
6 Duke 11.0

Led by four champions, NC State wins its fourth straight ACC Championships, with Virginia Tech in second

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