NC State wrestling went 13-5 on the first day of the NCAA Championships and even made program history by pushing five through to the championship quarterfinals.

That sets a good pace for what is possible for the Wolfpack — the only other time in school history the team had more than three in the championship quarterfinals was four in 2018, the same year that NC State tied for fourth at the NCAA Championships and brought home a team trophy.

NC State went 5-3 in the second round of the championship bracket tonight, and 0-1 in the consolations, meaning eight of their nine qualifiers are still alive for the second day of the tournament.

The Hidlay brothers — 157 Hayden Hidlay and 184 Trent Hidlay — both recorded technical fall victories for the Pack in round two, giving the squad an extra three team points. Between the two of them, the brothers have three technical fall wins and one by major decision.

Both are ranked among the top 10 individual scorers in terms of team points contributed at the event — Trent is tied for fifth (5.0), while Hayden is tied for 10th (4.5).

Those bonus points could be big in what is expected to be a tight race for the team trophies. At the end of day one, NC State sits in fourth place overall as a team, one point ahead of No. 5 Oklahoma State and just 2.5 points behind No. 3 Missouri.

However, it's too early to read too much into those team scores. Tomorrow morning's quarterfinals will be a big one for those. Each win in a championship quarterfinal is worth six team points, and NC State is favored by the seeds in three of those. Here are the quarterfinal matchups for tomorrow morning:

125: No. 6 Jakob Camacho vs. No. 3 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)

141: No. 4 Tariq Wilson vs. No. 21 Real Woods (Stanford)

157: No. 2 Hayden Hidlay vs. No. 23 Jacob Wright (Wyoming)

174: No. 8 Daniel Bullard vs. No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Iowa)

184: No. 2 Trent Hidlay vs. No. 7 Brit Wilson (NIU)

None of those Wolfpackers have faced their quarterfinal opponent in college before.

The wrestlers still alive in the wrestlebacks are: 133 Jarrett Trombley, 165 Thomas Bullard and heavyweight Deonte Wilson.

Wrestling will begin tomorrow at 11 a.m. A full breakdown of the Wolfpack results from day one of NCAAs is below:

10:48 p.m. — No. 10 heavyweight Deonte Wilson lost 7-2 to No. 7 Ethan Laird (Rider) to fall to the wrestlebacks. His day will start tomorrow in the consolation bracket against No. 26 Nathan Traxler (Stanford). They have not wrestled in college before.

10:16 p.m. — No. 28 197-pounder Nick Reenan lost his first match of the wrestlebacks, 6-1, and is eliminated.

10:08 p.m. — No. 2 184-pounder Trent Hidlay racked up a ton of points en route to a 20-5 technical fall victory. He'll face No. 7 Brit Wilson (NIU) in tomorrow's quarterfinals.

9:38 p.m. — No. 8 174-pounder Daniel Bullard survives a few scares, including a throw to his back late, and advances after a 6-4 win over No. 9 Donnell Washington (Indiana). He will face top-seeded Michael Kemerer (Iowa) in the quarterfinals tomorrow morning.

9:13 p.m. — The second half of the second round begins with No. 17 165-pounder Thomas Bullard falling 13-2 to No. 1 Alex Marinelli.

In his first consolation match tomorrow morning, he'll take on No. 31 David Ferrante (Northwestern), who just upset No. 15 Dan Braunagel (Illinois), 11-5.

NC State wrestling went 3-1 in their four matches that comprised this mini-session. 125 Jakob Camacho (10-8), 141 Tariq Wilson (7-3) and 157 Hayden Hidlay (20-3 technical fall) all advanced to tomorrow morning's quarterfinals, with Hidlay scoring bonus points for the second straight match. Their opponents are included in the match recaps below.

The team scores with 165-heavyweight still to come, beginning at 9 p.m. have the Wolfpack in fifth place, just one point behind No. 4 Oklahoma State … but again, it's too early to read too much into the team scores.

7:55 p.m. — No. 2 157-pounder Hayden Hidlay moves on to the quarterfinals with a second-straight bonus point win, this time it's a 20-3 tech fall over No. 18 Cade DeVos. Hidlay dominated from beginning to end.

In the quarterfinals, Hidlay will take on No. 23 Jacob Wright (Wyoming).

7:03 p.m. — No. 4 141-pounder Tariq Wilson tops ACC rival and No. 20 Brian Courtney (Virginia), 7-3, on the strength of two takedowns and more than two minutes of riding time to advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals.

Big news about who he'll see there — No. 5 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) was upset by No. 21 Real Woods (Stanford). Woods is better than his seed indicates — he was 19-1 last year and earned the No. 3 seed for the NCAA Championships, but had not wrestled this year prior to the Pac-12 Championships.

6:40 p.m. — No. 12 133-pounder Jarrett Trombley fell in a hard-fought 6-1 decision to No. 5 Micky Phillippi (Pitt). Trombley will drop to the consolation bracket, where he'll compete tomorrow morning against No. 27 Jacob Allen (Navy).

6:30 p.m. — No. 6 125-pounder Jakob Camacho prevails in a wild 10-8 victory over No. 11 seed Dylan Ragusin of Michigan. Camacho won the takedown battle 3-0 against a really tough opponent and wrestled smart at the end.

Tomorrow morning, Camacho will wrestle in the quarterfinals against No. 3 seed Brandon Courtney of Arizona State. If he wins there, he could force an ACC rivalry rematch with Virginia Tech's second-seeded Sam Latona, who has beaten Camacho in a pair of close ones this year, in the semifinals.

NC State went 8-1 in the first round of action and was thisclose from making it a perfect 9-0. Fifth-year senior 197-pounder Nick Reenan was the only Wolfpacker to fall in his opening match, and it came in controversial fashion, with Reenan at one point early in the first period appearing to have pinned the No. 5 seed … and then he was hit with two stalling calls (one penalty point for each) in the final minute, which helped force the bout to overtime.

The Pack tallied four bonus point wins — technical falls from 141 Tariq Wilson and 184 Trent Hidlay, and major decisions from 125 Jakob Camacho and 157 Hayden Hidlay.

In the team's first nine matches, they outscored the competition by a combined score of 90-30. The Pack's 90 points scored in individual bouts are the third-highest total of the tournament in the first round, trailing only Iowa (142) and Penn State (116).

The dominant start has the Pack tied for fourth in the team scores, with Arizona State (13 points), just one point behind No. 3 Missouri … but it's far too early to read much into the team scores.

Second round and wrestlebacks for 125-157 pounds will start at 6 p.m.

3:48 p.m. — Junior heavyweight Deonte Wilson uses a third-period takedown (plus riding time) to break the tie and secure a 4-1 victory over No. 23 Michael McAleavey (Citadel) to move on to the second round. He'll face No. 7 Ethan Laird (Rider) in the second round tonight.

3:12 p.m. — 197-pounder and No. 28 seed Nick Reenan had the wrestling world on the edge of its collective seat after hitting a left-handed headlock early against No. 5 Jacob Warner in the first period for a 6-0 lead.

However, that was all of the scoring for Reenan outside of a second-period escape and Warner wins 9-7 in sudden-victory overtime. Reenan falls to the consolation bracket (albet controversially), where he'll take on No. 21 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) tonight.

3:00 p.m. — Redshirt sophomore Trent Hidlay, the No. 2 seed at 184 pounds, add to the bonus point parade for the Wolfpack and picks up a dominant 17-2 technical fall victory to move on to the second round. He tallied a takedown 10 seconds in and racked up nearly five minutes of riding time in the impressive performance.

He'll face No. 18 Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) in round two.

2:34 p.m. — 174-pound fifth-year senior Daniel Bullard, the No. 8 seed, uses a pair of takedowns to coast to a 4-0 victory over No. 25 Cody Surratt (Air Force).

He'll face No. 9 Donnell Washington of Indiana (10-5) tonight.

2:12 p.m. — 165-pound fifth-year senior Thomas Bullard (No. 17 seed) opens up the second half of the first session for NC State with a 3-2 win. His takedown early in the first is the difference and allows him to get revenge for a regular-season loss to App State's Will Formato, the No. 16 seed.

He's face No. 1 Alex Marinelli of Iowa next.

1:01 p.m. — 157-pound fifth-year senior Hayden Hidlay, the No. 2 seed at his weight, finishes the early session for the Wolfpack with a takedown clinic and 14-5 major decision victory.

He'll face No. 18 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) in the next round.

Pack starts 4-0 in the early going, with three bonus-point wins.

The 165-pounders through heavyweights will begin their first-round action at 2 p.m. ET.

12:07 p.m. — Fifth-year senior Tariq Wilson, the No. 4 seed at 141 pounds, struck early and often against No. 29 Chris Zollman (Wyoming). He only needed two takedowns with his nifty top work and posted a 17-0 technical fall victory in the second period.

Wilson will face a familiar ACC foe next in No. 20 Brian Courtney (Virginia). He has beaten Courtney in the dual each of the last two years, but they were both close — 8-5 in 2020 and 8-6 this season.

The Pack is two for three so far in earning bonus points, and 3-0 on the day overall.

11:46 a.m. — Redshirt sophomore 133-pounder Jarrett Trombley struck immediately in his match with a takedown 15 seconds in, and that held up in a 3-2 victory over No. 21 Jared Van Vleet (Air Force).

He'll face a familiar foe in No. 5 Micky Phillippi (8-1) of Pitt next. Trombley has wrestled close with Phillippi in a pair of losses the last two years — 4-0 last season and 4-2 this winter.

11:25 a.m. — Redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Jakob Camacho (No. 6 seed, 8-2) had a scary start in his opening match against No. 27 Gage Curry (American), giving up the first takedown and then two near-fall points before getting on the board.

However, it was all Camacho after that and he even scored bonus points with a 21-9 major decision. Seven straight takedowns for Camacho, who will face No. 11 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) tonight in the second round.

10:45 a.m. — The NCAA Championships are set to get underway in 15 minutes. Some related reading to get you ready for the action:

How High Can NC State Finish At The NCAA Championships?

Tice's Predictions: NCAA Championships

Bracket Breakdown: Analyzing NC State's NCAA Draws

Pack Not Satisfied With Third Straight ACC Title — They Want To Win It All

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