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Lachlan McNeil Finishes Fifth At NCAA Wrestling Championships
North Carolina 149-pounder Lachlan McNeil earned a fifth-place finish Saturday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. On Friday, McNeil became the sixth Tar Heel with three-or-more All-America honors, joining Jan Michaels,
Rob Koll, TJ Jaworsky, Justin Harty, and Austin O'Connor. UNC has posted at least one All-America wrestler the past seven years. (
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UNC's Lachlan McNeil Becomes Three-Time Wrestling All-American
UNC Wrestling 149-pounder Lachlan McNeil battled back from a quarterfinal loss with two-straight consolation bracket victories, earning All-America status Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. McNeil became the sixth Tar Heel with three-or-more All-America honors, joining Jan Michaels,
Rob Koll, TJ Jaworsky, Justin Harty and Austin O'Connor. (
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Six UNC Wrestlers Advance To Day Two Of NCAA's, Lachlan McNeil Into Quarterfinals
Six UNC wrestlers advanced through day one of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday in Philadelphia. Lachlan McNeil (149) will wrestle Friday morning in the quarterfinals, as Spencer Moore (125), Ethan Oakley (133), Jayden Scott (141), Joshua Ogunsanya (174), and Gavin Kane (184) will take the mat in the consolation bracket. (
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UNC Wrestling Begins NCAA Championships Thursday
Eight North Carolina wrestlers begin their quests for national championships Thursday morning in the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia. Three Tar Heels earned top-15 seeds, led by No. 6 Lachlan McNeil at 149 pounds. Ethan Oakley (No. 12 at 133) and Spencer Moore (No. 14 at 125) rounded out the Carolina representation in the top-15. (
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Lachlan McNeil Finishes Runner-Up, Six UNC Wrestlers Earn Podium Finishes At ACC Championship
Lachlan McNeil's runner-up finish led six UNC wrestlers earning NCAA automatic qualification, at the 2025 ACC Championship on Sunday. In addition to McNeil (149), Ethan Oakley (133), Sonny Santiago (157), Joshua Ogunsanya (174), Gavin Kane (184), and Nolan Neves (285) earned automatic bids to the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia. (
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UNC's Joshua Ogunsanya Named ACC Wrestler Of The Week
UNC Wrestling 174-pounder Joshua Ogunsanya has been named ACC Wrestler of the Week, announced Tuesday. Ogunsanya's 3-0 mark on the week was highlighted by his 15-13 decision over Stanford's fourth-ranked Lorenzo Norman Friday night. The win over Stanford last weekend helped the Tar Heels claim a share of the ACC regular-season title. (
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No. 16 UNC Wrestling Claims Share Of ACC Title With Win Over No. 17 Stanford
No. 16 UNC Wrestling closed out the ACC regular season, cruising to a 24-9 victory over No. 17 Stanford on Friday. With the win, Carolina claims a share of the ACC regular-season title, splitting the championship with Virginia Tech and NC State. The dual championship is the 19th in program history for the Tar Heels, the first since the 2018-19 season. (
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No. 16 UNC Wrestling Cruises to 26-10 Victory Over Virginia On Senior Night
No. 16 UNC wrestling cruised to a 26-10 victory over Virginia, Friday at Carmichael Arena (
Highlights). Prior to the match, GA athletic trainer Megan Maxwell, Isaias Estrada, Aydin Guttridge, Gavin Kane, Spencer Moore, Sonny Santiago, and Blaze Yawn were honored on Senior Night, for their contributions to the program during their time in Chapel Hill. (
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UNC's Nolan Neves Named ACC Wrestler Of The Week
Nolan Neves has been named the ACC Wrestler of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. The honor is the St. Paris, Ohio native's first of his Tar Heel career. In Carolina's win over No. 15 Pitt last Friday night, Neves' victory at 285 pounds served as the difference maker, as the redshirt-freshman defeated No. 13 Dayton Pitzer by decision, 14-9. (
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No. 18 UNC Wrestling Takes Down No. 15 Pitt
Nolan Neves' victory at 285 pounds was the difference maker, as No. 18 UNC Wrestling defeated No. 15 Pitt off criteria, 16-16, Friday in ACC action (
Highlights). With the team score knotted at 16-all after the 10 bouts, total match points served as the deciding factor in the night's matchup, as Neves' late takedown gave Carolina the advantage, 52-49. (
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