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NC state’s Hidlays capture ACC titles

By Kenny Varner Jr.
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Updated: March 1, 2021

Courtesy of NC State Athletics

RALEIGH, N.C. – Powered behind five individual ACC Champions, the NC State wrestling team claimed its third straight ACC Championship Sunday night in Reynolds Coliseum.

NC State claimed top team honors with 89.5 team points.

157 ACC Finals | #2 Hayden Hidlay vs. #16 Justin McCoy, VT

For the fourth straight year, Hidlay left the ACC with gold at 157 pounds, becoming the 10th wrestler in ACC history to win four and fifth to do so at NC State. Hidlay scored all five takedowns in his bout, the last with 10 seconds left, and added in 2:20 of RT for a 12-3 major decision over #16 McCoy of UVA.

ACC DOMINANCE for Hayden Hidlay

the wrestler in ACC history with 4 ACC titles (first since 2011-12, 14-15)

third wrestler in @PackWrestle with 4 ACC titles (first since 2007-09, 11)

The Wolfpack claimed its third straight ACC Championship after Hidlay’s win, with six bouts left.

The final four NC State championship bouts all went to OT, and three ended with a Wolfpack wrestler’s hand raised.

184 ACC Finals | #3 Trent Hidlay vs. #1 Hunter Bolen

In a top-3 battle, Hidlay took down the nation’s #1 wrestler in Bolen to claim his ACC title. Both wrestlers notched an escape in regulation, pushing the contest in OT at 1-1. Hidlay secured the winning takedown with just eight seconds left in the first extra period for the 3-1 win.