There’s something special brewing down on the mats in Raleigh. The NC State Wolfpack wrestling team has established itself as one of the most dominant and electric programs at the university and they’ve only continued […]
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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