The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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22 ■ THE WOLFPACKER TRACKING THE PACK 4 All-Americans for the wrestling team at the 2018 NCAA Championships, a new school record which paved the way for a fourth-place team finish. 197-pound national champion Michael Macchia- vello was joined on the final podium by redshirt freshmen Hayden Hidlay (second at 157) and Tariq Wilson (third at 133), and senior Kevin Jack (sixth at 141). Jack became just the fifth in program his- tory to be three-time All-American, which requires a top-eight finish at the NCAA Championships. 9 Scholarship offers for NC State defensive end Bradley Chubb coming out of Powder Springs (Ga.) Hillgrove in the class of 2014. The Rivals.com three- star, who had seven Power Five offers, went No. 5 in the 2018 NFL Draft to the Denver Broncos. Former wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson helped NC State land Chubb over Wake Forest on June 24, 2013. 13 NFL Draft picks from NC State over the last three years, which ranks third in the ACC, trailing only Clemson (18) and Miami (17). 14 Picks in the 2018 NFL Draft that hailed from the state of North Caro- lina, which ranked fifth nationally. NC State was the lone school with multiple North Carolina natives selected (five); the only other in-state programs to produce a native draftee were UNC, Western Carolina and North Carolina A&T (one each). 16 NC State football players have been selected in the first round of the draft, with Chubb joining the exclusive club April 26. 36 Points scored in an NCAA Tournament game by fifth-year senior Allerik Freeman in the 94-83 loss to Seton Hall March 15. The total was the second most in NC State history in the NCAA Tourney, trailing the 40 points by David Thompson in the 1974 regional semifinals against Providence. 15,100,000 Viewers for the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, which was co-hosted by former NC State men's basketball player Terry Gannon on NBC. ■ By The Numbers 5 Ranking among college quarterbacks for NC State sixth-year senior RYAN FINLEY in the 2019 NFL Draft by Tom Fornelli of CBSSports.com. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN