CLEVELAND, Ohio – After day two of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, two members of the Pack are nonetheless alive to see day three. Isaac Trumble at 285 lbs will wrestle in the nationwide finals session starting at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN.
For the third season in a row, NC State wrestling has a nationwide finalist.
In the morning session, sixth-year Isaac Trumble superior by the quarterfinal spherical with a 4-0 win over seventh-seed Konner Doucet of Oklahoma State. He then secured a takedown in the remaining seconds of his semifinal match with No. 3 seed Taye Ghadiali of Michigan. Tomorrow in the night session he’ll face No. 1 seed Yonger Bastida of Iowa State in the nationwide championship match.
Redshirt-sophomore Vincent Robinson at 125 lbs, went to work on the bottom of the bracket. In the night session, he defeated Virginia Tech’s No. 2 seed Eddie Ventresca in sudden victory for the first time in his profession to earn All-American standing for the second season in a row. After advancing in the comfort brackets, Robinson then took out the No. 6 seed Jore Volk of Minnesota, additionally in sudden victory. He now faces Troy Spratley of Oklahoma State as soon as once more, a win places him in the third/fourth place match and a loss places him in the fifth/sixth place match.
Freshman Will Denny and redshirt-junior Matty Singleton simply narrowly missed the podium, bowing out in the blood spherical (spherical of 12), each by selections. Denny was defeated 8-7 by five-time NCAA Qualifier Andrew Sparks of Minnesota, whereas Singleton was crushed 11-8 by Michigan’s Beau Mantanona.
Losing in session three, Ryan Jack closed out his time with the Wolfpack. After six seasons in Raleigh, the Danbury, Connecticut native will transition to his teaching profession at the KD Training Center.
RESULTS
Session 3 Results
Champ. Quarterfinals
165 – (2) Joey Blaze (Purdue) choice (10) Will Denny (NC State), 4-3
285 – (2) Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec. (7) Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State), 4-0
Cons. Round 2
125 – (12) Vincent Robinson (NC State) choice (27) Brady Roark (South Dakota State), 11-6
141 – (15) Elijah Griffin (Rider) choice (16) Ryan Jack (NC State), 5-2
149 – (5) Koy Buesgens (NC State) choice (27) Andre Gonzales (Cal Poly), 4-1
174 – (6) Matty Singleton (NC State) main choice (21) Lenny Pinto (Rutgers), 11-0
Cons. Round 3
125 – (12) Vincent Robinson (NC State) main choice (13) Stevo Poulin (Iowa State), 11-3
149 – (4) Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech) choice (5) Koy Buesgens (NC State), 6-1
174 – (6) Matty Singleton (NC State) choice (13) Carter Baer (Binghamton), 2-1
Session 4 Results
Champ. Semifinals
285 – (2) Isaac Trumble (NC State) choice (3) Taye Ghadiali (Michigan), 4-1
Blood Round
125 – (12) Vincent Robinson (NC State) choice (2) Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech), 4-1 (SV-1)
165 – (13) Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) choice (10) Will Denny (NC State), 8-7
174 – (9) Beau Mantanona (Michigan) choice (6) Matty Singleton (NC State), 11-8
Cons. Round 5
125 – (12) Vincent Robinson (NC State) choice (6) Jore Volk (Minnesota), 4-1 (SV-1)
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