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The ACC earned a record 39 NCAA tournament allocations, demonstrating how much the conference has improved over the last five years, but who will earn those spots? Here's everything you need to know about this tournament, the top contenders and the five biggest storylines heading into the event.

After a long and painful hiatus, NC State (10-1, 3-0) finally got some action at home against a conference opponent from Virginia. The Cavaliers (3-5, 0-3) were outmatched and got thoroughly...

Virginia placed fourth in the competition behind NC State, Virginia Tech and North Carolina, buying bids to the NCAA Championship for six of 10 wrestlers who competed on the day.

N.C. State takes home the conference title Led by ACC champions Tariq Wilson, Hayden Hidlay, Daniel Bullard, Trent Hidlay, and Deonte Wilson, the N.C. State Wolfpack won their third consecutive ACC title. The Wolfpack came into the tournament as the No. 2 team in the conference after dropping a dual earlier in the year on criteria to the Virginia Tech Hokies, but Sunday night was all about the Pack.  The Hidlay brothers headlined the success of the team, with Hayden winning his fourth conferen...

College wrestling: Penn State tops Michigan and other headlines from last weekend Oklahoma States Daton Fix reads heartfelt letter from his parents Share Fireworks. That’s the only word to describe the college wrestling matches from this past weekend. The Penn State Nittany Lions returned to the mat and looked as close to championship form as this team has looked all season, Michigan pulled out a narrow, rivalry win against the Buckeyes and Navy topped Army 20-13 in another historic dual. Ad...

The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team hosted the No. 21 Virginia Cavaliers for senior night and its last dual meet of the season on Saturday, overcoming UVA, 25-9.

UNC rolls Virginia on Senior Night University of North Carolina Sports Information 2/13/2021 CHAPEL HILL -- No. 14 North Carolina earned its third-straight victory on Saturday evening against No. 21 Virginia, 25-9. Eight Tar Heel seniors were honored pre-match as part of North Carolinas senior night in Carmichael Arena. Sawyer Davidson, Andrew Gunning, Ethan Hoffman, Devin Kane, Nick Lirette, Will MacDonald, Josh McClure, and Kennedy Monday were each recognized for thei...

UVA has eight wrestlers in contention for NCAA Championships berths Published Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, 6:43 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© Michael Chamberlin – stock.adobe.com) Eight UVA wrestlers were included in the first coaches ranking for the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships released on Thursday. Virginia ha...

No. 12 Pitt wrestling upset by Virginia, 17-16 Share this story On Friday, the Pitt wrestling team was back in action against Virginia. The No. 12 Panthers (3-2) by the Cavaliers (2-2) in a dual that came right own to the final bout. At 125 pounds, Colton Camacho continued as the Pitt starter in the first bout of the night. Camacho didn’t look great, unable to get much going offensively and being called for stalling twice, leading to a point for his opponent Patrick McCormick. But McCormick s...

UVA’s Jake Keating named ACC Wrestler of the Week Published Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, 2:50 pm Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Sports » Sports2 » UVA’s Jake Keating named ACC Wrestler of the Week Virginia redshirt junior Jake Keating has been named the ACC Wrestler of the Week after his impressive win in last Friday night’s ma...