NDSU

North Dakota State Wrestling Head Coach Obenson Blanc announced the addition of Hayden Hidlay to the coaching staff Monday May 22, 2023. Hidlay joins the staff as an Assistant Coach, coming to Fargo from North Carolina State.
 
HIdlay, a native of Lewistown, Pa., was a five-time All-American, four-time ACC Champion and one of the winningest wrestlers in NC State school history before joining the program as a student-athlete development coordinator for the 2022-23 season.
  
Last season, he served as personal coach for Trent Hidlay, who earned a silver medal at the U23 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. He also worked closely with NC State wrestlers Ed Scott (157-pound All-American), Jackson Arrington (149-pound NCAA Qualifier) and Alex Faison (174-pound NCAA Qualifier) during the 2022-23 season.
  
Hidlay, who wrestled under Blanc for three seasons when he was an assistant at NC State, finished his career second in school history in winning percentage (110-11, .909), and his 110 wins are tied for third-most in NC State history. He was the first-ever five-time All-American in school history. He was an NCAA Finalist in 2018, along with third, fourth and fifth-place finishes and was a first-team selection in 2020 when NCAAs were canceled.

Hayden is one of 10 wrestlers in ACC history to claim four individual titles. He was also named the 2020 ACC Wrestler of the Year and also the ACC Wrestling Scholar Athlete of the Year that same season.