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Eleven UNC Wrestlers To Compete In U23 Nationals And U20 World Team Trials This Weekend
Eleven UNC wrestlers continue the 2024 freestyle season, heading to Geneva, Ohio for the 2024 U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials this weekend. Ten Tar Heels will represent the Tar Heel Wrestling Club in the U23 division, with Spencer Moore (61 KG) wrestling in the U20 portion of the event. Action begins Saturday with the finals on Sunday. (
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UNC Athletics Dominate Duke in the 2023-2024 Cycle
UNC either beat, tied, or split the series with Duke in the following: Field Hockey: UNC won 2-1. Volleyball: UNC won the series in five sets (3-2). Men’s Soccer: UNC won 2-1. Women’s Soccer: Tie. Football: UNC won 47-45 in double-overtime. Wrestling: UNC won 41-9. Men’s Basketball in Chapel Hill: UNC won 93-84. Men’s Basketball in Durham: UNC won 84-79. (
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Two-time UNC wrestling national champion Austin O'Connor set for MMA debut
Two-time UNC wrestling national champion Austin O'Connor is set for his mixed martial arts debut a month from now. UFC Fight Pass announced a date for O’Connor to join the Fury FC promotion and get in the cage. He’s set to fight June 9th at Fury FC 91 against Camden Fontenot. O’Connor served as an assistant wrestling coach for Illinois this past season. (
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Four Tar Heel Wrestlers Victorious At 2024 National Freestyle Duals
Four UNC wrestlers were victorious this past weekend in freestyle competition, at the 2024 National Freestyle Duals. Marco Tocci (57 KG), Derek Guanajuato (61 KG), Gavin Kane (86 KG), and Cade Lautt (92 KG) collected titles representing the Tar Heel Wrestling Club in the two-day event. Tocci rattled off four-straight victories to secure the 57 KG title. (
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Tyler Eischens To Compete In Olympic Wrestling Trials This Weekend
UNC wrestling alum Tyler Eischens travels to Pennsylvania this weekend to take part in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The two-day event, which begins Friday on the Penn State campus, will determine the United States' Olympic wrestling team for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Eischens is competing at 77 kg (170 lbs.) in the Greco-Roman division. (
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North Carolina Third In Learfield Directors' Cup Standings
UNC scored 361 points, the seventh most in the country among the winter sports, to bolster the Tar Heels' overall third-place performance in the updated LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, which were released Thursday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. UNC has six top-10 finishes thus far in NCAA post-season play. (
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Five UNC Wrestlers Land On All-ACC Academic Team
Five UNC wrestlers have been named to the 2023-24 All-ACC Wrestling Academic Team, the league announced Monday. Gavin Kane, Cade Lautt, Lachlan McNeil, Spencer Moore, and Jayden Scott earned recognition from the conference office for their efforts in the classroom. Monday's announcement is tied for the most in a single-season in program history. (
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Lachlan McNeil Tabbed NWCA Scholar All-America
North Carolina wrestling sophomore Lachlan McNeil collected Scholar All-America recognition, the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced. A native of Toronto, McNeil earns Scholar All-America honors for the second-straight season as a business administration student. On the mat, the Tar Heel 141-pounder became UNC's 58th All-American. (
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Lachlan McNeil Makes NCAA Wrestling Semifinals, Earns All-America Status
Lachlan McNeil advanced to the semifinals and earned All-America status for the second-straight season at the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships. The redshirt-sophomore became UNC's 58th All-America wrestler. In addition, McNeil is the 15th Tar Heel with multiple All-America finishes, and the 12th Carolina wrestler with back-to-back podium finishes. (
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Lachlan McNeil Advances To NCAA Wrestling Quarterfinals
Lachlan McNeil (141 pounds) collected a technical fall and decision, earning his way into the quarterfinals of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Toronto native will wrestle No. 3 Real Woods of Iowa, Friday in the quarterfinals. McNeil was dominant in his opening-round matchup, and advances to the quarterfinals for the second-straight season. (
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