NC State wrestlers have built a championship tradition at the NCAA Tournament by winning nine individual national titles, including four since 2009. Team success hasn’t come as easily. Despite winning four straight ACC crowns, the […]
RALEIGH — COVID-19 succeeded where everyone on NC State’s wrestling schedule failed in 2020. It denied the Wolfpack a chance at victory. Coach Pat Popolizio’s talented team went undefeated through its dual match season for […]
The goal of every team at the start of every season, regardless of the sport or the level, is to go undefeated. It’s a standard few can to get close to, let alone accomplish. That’s […]
Former NC State wrestling champion Max Rohskopf found himself at the center of a controversy after making his UFC debut. Rohskopf won the 2016 ACC championship with the Wolfpack at 165 pounds and twice qualified […]
RALEIGH — The wall outside the wrestling practice gym at NC State’s Weisiger-Brown Athletic Facility is adorned with the photos of the Wolfpack’s seven national champions. At the far end is an eighth panel with […]
The NSJ sports staff is again taking a stab at what will happen in 2020 — and some of the predictions aren’t for the weak-hearted. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and […]
Former NC State wrestler Darrion Caldwell made his first successful defense of the Bellator Bantameight title with a first-round submission of Leandro Higo on Friday night. Defending the title he won in October, Caldwell made […]
There’s an old saying among fighters that you aren’t really a champion until you’ve defended your title at least once. Don’t tell that to Darrion Caldwell, though. “I don’t think that’s true,” said the former […]
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