March 25, 2002

RALEIGH, N.C. - After rolling to the ACC team championship two weeks earlier, the NC State wrestling team finished a disappointing 65th at the NCAA Championships, held March 21-23 at Albany, N.Y.

The Wolfpack qualified five wrestlers for the national tournament. All five lost in the first round, although senior 165-pounder Pierre Pryor came within one match of making All-America after winning three straight matches in the wrestle-back brackets. Pryor los 3-2 to Josh Henson of Pennsylvania.

Elsewhere, sophomore 149-pounder Jake Giamoni and sophomore 174-pounder Dustin Kawa both won once in the wrestle-back bracket before being eliminated.

Following are the NC State wrestlers' match-by-match results in the NCAA Championships:

George Cintron, 125 Pounds

* Lost to Chris Fleeger, Purdue, 1-4

* Lost to Rob Rebmann, Drexel, 2-3

Jake Giamoni, 149 Pounds

* Lost to Justin Giovinco, Pittsburgh, 0-9

* Defeated Greg Austin, Rutgers, 5-3, sv

* Lost to Scott Frohardt, Air Force, 1-4

Pierre Pryor, 165 Pounds

* Lost to Nate Baker, Minnesota, 11-13

* Defeated John Garriques, Hofstra, 4-2

* Defeated Burt Pierson, UC Davis, 8-5

* Defeated Nick Frost, Arizona State, 8-7

* Lost to Josh Henson, Pennsylvania, 2-3

Dustin Kawa, 174 Pounds

* Lost to Tony Gansen, Central Michigan, 8-11

* Defeated Ralph Everett, Hofstra, 5-4

* Lost to Brian Glynn, Illinois, by fall at 6:59

Jason Gore, 197 Pounds

* Lost to Avery Zerkle, Lock Haven, 4-8

* Lost to Tyrone Byrd, Illinois, 0-2