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Five Top-15 Wins Helps #7 Pack Command its R16 Win Over #14 UNI
11/15/2025 2:21:00 PM | Wrestling
TULSA, Okla. – In the opening round of the National Duals Invitational, seventh-ranked NC State wrestling commanded its 27-8 win over 14th-ranked Northern Iowa to advance to the quarter-finals later today.
Highlighted by freshman Will Denny taking out fifth-ranked Ryder Downey at 165 lbs in a buzzer-beater takedown, the Pack looked strong in the round of 16 at the inaugural National Duals.
Another highlight that helped set the tone early in the dual was Zach Redding getting a top-15 win at 133 lbs in sudden victory over 12th-ranked Julian Farber. The victory is his first as part of the Pack after transferring in from Iowa State over the summer.
Both Redding and Koy Buesgens were successful in tallying a win in extra time over their opponents.
Overall, NC State won all four of the head-to-head ranked match-ups at 125 lbs, 133 lbs, 149 lbs, and 174 lbs, marking five top-15 victories in total.
Up Next
The Pack takes on No. 5 Oklahoma State in the quarter-finals this evening. The match will be streamed on FloWrestling at 6 p.m. (ET).
Results
#7 NC State 27, #14 Northern Iowa 8
Location: BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
125 | #1 Vincent Robinson (NCSU) dec. #13 Trever Anderson (UNI) 4-2 // 3-0
133 | #18 Zach Redding (NCSU) dec. #12 Julian Farber (UNI) 5-2 (SV) // 6-0
141 | #7 Ryan Jack (NCSU) dec. Cory Land (UNI) 4-3 // 9-0
149 | #10 Koy Buesgens (NCSU) dec. #14 Caleb Rathjen (UNI) 10-7 (SV) // 12-0
157 | #4 Jackson Arrington (NCSU) dec. RJ Weston (UNI) 3-1 // 15-0
165 | Will Denny (NCSU) dec. #5 Ryder Downey (UNI) 6-4 // 18-0
174 | #5 Matty Singleton (NCSU) dec. #10 Jared Simma (UNI) 9-5 // 21-0
184 | Don Cates (NCSU) win by injury default Nick Fox (UNI) // 27-0
197 | Kalob Runyon (UNI) dec. Cason Howle (NCSU) 5-0 // 27-3
285 | #10 Wyatt Voelker (UNI) tech fall Everest Ouellette (NCSU) 19-4 (5:59) // 27-8
*Individual rankings based on InterMat (11/11/25)
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