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NC State 125 pounder Jarrett Trombley scores upset in first round of 2023 NCAA Wrestling Tournament

IMG_6598by:Nick Kosko03/16/23

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Jarrett Trombley scored an upset win for NC State to open up the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Tournament. The No. 20 seed knocked off the No. 13 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) in a wild opening bout.

Trombley scored first to go up 2-0 after a takedown in the first period. Peterson earned an escape to cut it 2-1 but eventually the Wolfpack grappler had an escape in the second period to make it 3-1.

Peterson’s reversal in the third period tied the bout but an escape for Trombley was the difference. However, Peterson nearly stole the bout in the third period.

It appeared Peterson landed a go ahead takedown in the third period but it was waved off. After a lengthy review, it was ruled no takedown and with the action allowed to continue, Trombley got the win.

Trombley will take on No. 4 Matt Ramos (Purdue) in the Round of 16.

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The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships were held March 16-18 at the BOK Center in Tulsa (Okla). The tournament consists of 330 wrestlers in total across 10 weight classes. Each weight class features wrestlers seeded No. 1 through No. 33.

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Over the course of the three-day tournament, wrestlers can achieve national champion status by going 5-0 in their bracket, through Saturday night’s finals. The top eight placewinners in each bracket are considered All-Americans.

Losing one match does not eliminate a wrestler from competition. The consolation bracket is designed to determine the remaining spots on the podium (third through eighth place).

Since there are 33 wrestlers in each weight, the competitors seeded No. 32 and 33 compete in a “pigtail bout” prior to the first round to determine who matches up against the No. 1 seed in Round 1.

Losing the pigtail drops the wrestler to the consolation bracket where there is still opportunity to finish as high as third place in the weight class.

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