Niesenbaum’s Second Place Finish at ACC Championship Earns NCAA Bid

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Niesenbaum’s Second Place Finish at ACC Championship Earns NCAA Bid

3/6/2023 1:38:00 AM | Wrestling

RESULTS

RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior Jonah Niesenbaum earned himself an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Championships after placing second at the ACC Wrestling Championships at Reynolds Coliseum on Sunday.

Overall, Duke compiled 14.0 team points on the day to place sixth at the conference championships.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Junior Logan Agin battled to a fourth-place finish at 133 after falling to top-seeded and eventual ACC Champion Kai Orine of NC State in the opening round.
The Lancaster, Ohio, native, bounced right back in the consolation semifinals, with a win over Virginia's Marlon Yarbrough to move into the third-place bout.
Agin then dropped in a major decision to Sam Latona of Virginia Tech to finish fourth and earn 5.0 points for the Blue Devils.
Junior Jack Wimmer showed tremendous fight throughout the event but came up just short in the fifth-place match at 184 pounds, falling to Virginia's Neil Antrassian in a 6-0 decision.
As the No. 1 seed in the heavyweight bracket, Niesenbaum earned a bye into the semifinal round where he defeated Jake Slinger of Pitt, 3-2.
Niesenbaum met NC State's Owen Trephan in the championship match but dropped a 7-2 decision for the silver medal. The Allentown, Pa., native rounded out the Blue Devils' scoring with his 9.0 points.

NOTES

Niesenbaum improves to 25-4 on the year and is set to make his first career appearance at the NCAA Championship.
With his accomplishment, Duke has now sent a wrestler to the national event in 15-straight seasons.

UP NEXT
Niesenbaum will compete in the NCAA Wrestling Championship at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., on March 16-18.
RESULTS
125: Ethan Grimminger
Quarterfinal: Jack Wagner (North Carolina) tech fall over Ethan Grimminger (Duke) – 17-2
Cons. Semi: Colton Camacho (Pitt) major decision over Ethan Grimminger (Duke) – 17-3

133: Logan Agin – Fourth Place
Quarterfinal: Kai Orine (NC State) fall over Logan Agin (Duke) – 2:34
Cons. Semi: Logan Agin (Duke) fall over Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) – 0:42
3rd Place Match: Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) major decision over Logan Agin (Duke) – 13-2

141: Jarred Papcsy
Quarterfinal: Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) decision over Jarred Papcsy (Duke) – 6-3
Cons. Semi: Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) sudden victory decision over Jarred Papcsy (Duke) – 3-1

149: Patrick Rowland
Quarterfinal: Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) decision over Patrick Rowland (Duke) – 6-2
Cons. Semi: Zachary Sherman (North Carolina) decision over Patrick Rowland (Duke) – 2-1

157: Logan Ferrero
Quarterfinal: Ed Scott (NC State) fall over Logan Ferrero (Duke) – 1:22
Cons. Semi: Jake Keating (Virginia) decision over Logan Ferrero (Duke) – 7-3

165: Gabe Dinette
Quarterfinal: Matthew Singleton (NC State) decision over Gabe Dinette (Duke) – 8-2
Cons. Semi: Holden Heller (Pitt) decision over Gabe Dinette (Duke) – 5-4

184: Jack Wimmer
Quarterfinal: Gavin Kane (North Carolina) major decision over Jack Wimmer (Duke) – 10-2
Cons. Semi: Reece Heller (Pitt) major decision over Jack Wimmer (Duke) – 12-0
5th Place Match: Neil Antrassian (Virginia) decision over Jack Wimmer (Duke) – Dec 6-0

197: Vincent Baker
Quarterfinal: Michael Battista (Virginia) major decision over Vincent Baker (Duke) – 10-2
Cons. Semi: Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) major decision over Vincent Baker (Duke) – 16-5

285: Jonah Niesenbaum – Second Place
Semifinal: Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) decision over Jake Slinger (Pitt) – 3-2
Finals: Owen Trephan (NC State) decision over Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) – 7-2

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