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North Carolina State
Top-20 Battle in Jadwin Sunday as Princeton Hosts N.C. State
January 05, 2022 | Wrestling
vs. N.C. State, Sunday, 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | Match Program
Princeton has announced it will be limiting spectators at indoor athletic events to Princeton students, faculty, and staff who are fully compliant with the University's COVID-19 protocols. This attendance restriction will begin immediately and extend through January 31. Princeton students, faculty, and staff who are fully compliant with the University's COVID-19 protocols may show their Princeton ID at the door to gain admission to athletics events from now through January 31. All seats will be general admission.
Princeton Tentative Probables (InterMat rankings):
125: #1 Patrick Glory
133: Nick Masters
141: Danny Coles
149: Marshall Keller
157: #5 Quincy Monday
165: Grant Cuomo or Jake Marsh
174: Nate Dugan
184: #22 Travis Stefanik
197: Aidan Conner
HWT: Matt Cover
N.C. State Tentative Probables (InterMat rankings):
125: #10 Jakob Camacho
133: Jarrett Trombley
141: #15 Ryan Jack or Jarred Papcsy
149: #3 Tariq Wilson
157: #11 Ed Scott or AJ Kovacs
165: Donald Cates
174: #5 Hayden Hidlay or Alex Faison
184: #3 Trent Hidlay or Nick Reenan
197: #13 Isaac Trumble or Jacob Ferreira
HWT: #23 Owen Trephan or Tyrie Houghton
Series History • Princeton leads the all-time series with N.C. State 2-1, winning 29-11 in the 1976-77 season in Princeton, 24-12 in the 1977-78 season in Annapolis, Md., and with N.C. State winning 29-12 on Jan. 11, 2020 in Raleigh.
Current Tigers vs. Current Wolfpack:
141: Matt Fields (N) mdec. Josh Breeding (P), 11-1, 3/2/19, National Collegiate Open
141: Tariq Wilson (N) mdec. Marshall Keller (P), 17-4, 1/11/20, dual at N.C. State
157: Hayden Hidlay (N) dec. Quincy Monday (P), 7-2, 1/11/20, dual at N.C. State
165: Grant Cuomo (P) dec. Thomas Bullard (N), 7-6, 1/11/20, dual at N.C. State
184: Trent Hidlay (N) mdec. Nate Dugan (P), 18-6, 1/11/20, dual at N.C. State
HWT: Deonte Wilson (N) dec. Aidan Conner (P), 6-1, 1/11/20, dual at N.C. State
Taking on the best • Princeton will wrestle six fellow teams in the most recent NWCA team rankings, which have Princeton at No. 19. Along with No. 1 Iowa in November and Sunday's match against No. 5 N.C. State, the Tigers will host No. 7 Arizona State next Sunday and No. 8 Cornell in February, and visit No. 17 Lehigh and No. 12 Rutgers later in February.
Some familiar, some new • Six Tigers who were in the lineup for the 2020 dual at N.C. State (weights from that match) are with the team this year in Patrick Glory (125), Marshall Keller (141), Quincy Monday (157), Grant Cuomo (165), Nate Dugan (184) and Aidan Conner (HWT).
He's No. 1 • Junior Patrick Glory (125), who won the title at the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas, is ranked No. 1 in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News, InterMat, WrestleStat, and The Open Mat.
Rank 'em • Along with Glory, three more Princeton wrestlers are included in the latest InterMat rankings, with Quincy Monday ranked No. 5 at 157, Travis Stefanik No. 22 at 184, and Luke Stout No. 17 at 197.
Ranked wins • Princeton wrestlers have 12 wins over InterMat-ranked opponents this season, including: Jack DelGarbino (HWT) over #3 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa dual), Nate Dugan (174) over #16 Jackson Turley (Rutgers, MatMen Open), Patrick Glory (125) over #16 Jake Medley (Michigan, Cliff Keen), and #7 Devin Schroder (Purdue, Keen), Nick Masters (133) over #23 Mosha Schwartz (N. Colorado, Keen), Quincy Monday (157) over #30 Connor Brady (Va. Tech, SE Open), #6 Kaleb Young (Iowa dual), #15 Will Lewan (Michigan, Keen), #6 Peyton Robb (Nebraska, Keen), Travis Stefanik over #20 Max Lyon (Purdue, Keen), and Luke Stout (197) over #32 Andrew Davison (Northwestern, Keen) and #21 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State, Keen).
What a year it was • Along with defeating Rutgers for the first time in 30 years, Princeton beat Cornell for the first time since 1986 in 2020, winning the program's first Ivy League title since 1986 and snapping a Cornell Ivy dual-match win streak that had lasted since 2002. The wrestling program had been the holder of the longest Ivy League title drought among the 33 Princeton sports that compete for Ivy League titles.
On our way back • Patrick Glory (125), Quincy Monday (157), Grant Cuomo (165) and Travis Stefanik (184) were four of Princeton's six qualifiers to the 2020 NCAA Championships, along with 2021 grads Matthew Kolodzik (149) and Patrick Brucki (197).
Quite a resume • Since Chris Ayres took over the program in 2006, 18 Princeton wrestlers have earned a total of 38 NCAA Championship bids, all since 2010. The previous 18 NCAA qualifiers to the Ayres era came over a span of 30 years, twice the amount of time Ayres has been at the helm, and the previous 38 NCAA bids were earned over a period of 32 years. Ayres' tenure has seen 10 All-America honors, all since 2016, where the program's previous 10 All-America honors came over a span of 33 years.
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