The wrestling team got back in action just after Christmas when it traveled to Greensboro to compete in the Southern Scuffle Dec. 29-30. Junior Darrion Caldwell and senior Joe Caramanica claimed championships in the tournament that featured wrestlers from 31 schools. Caramanica defeated Kent State’s Drew Lashaway in a 4-2 decision to claim the championship in his first appearance this season after recovering from a knee injury. Caldwell, who entered the tournament as the nation’s No. 3 wrestler for the 149-pound weight class, pinned Navy’s Bryce Saddoris at 2:05 to claim his 20th straight victory of the season and the Southern Scuffle championship.Kody Hamrah also excelled for the Pack, finishing fifth place at 157 pounds. As a team, the Wolfpack finished 10th in the tournament. The Wolfpack then faced Campbell and Anderson in Reynolds Coliseum Jan. 3. Caramanica, Caldwell, Hamrah, Darrius Little and Jake Burge won both their matches as State defeated Campbell 25-24 and Anderson 36-17. Caldwell won by forfeit against Campbell and pinned Anderson’s Nick DiCarlo at 1:13. The pin was his 10th of the season and 43rd of his career.Burge, a freshman 174-pounder, pinned Anderson’s John Hamrick at 4:58. He followed that up with a pin over Campbell’s Ryan Ham at 5:00. The wins improved the Wolfpack to 3-4 on the season. Stateís next match will be Sunday when the Pack takes on Hofstra in Hempstead, N.Y.Source: N.C. State Athletics