UNC wrestling rattled in tough N.C. State road environment

Rob Koll tapped to replace Coleman Scott as UNC wrestling coach

By Shelby Swanson and Lucas Thomae | August 31

Koll was a 1988 national champion wrestler at UNC and previously coached at Stanford and Cornell. In his 30 years of coaching experience, Koll has helped ...

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'It's going to be hard to forget me': Austin O'Connor's second national title cements his place in UNC history

By Evan Rogers | March 30

Austin O'Connor topped the podium for the second time in his collegiate career after defeating Penn State's Levi Haines by a 6-2 decision on Saturday, ...

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Austin O'Connor national champion once again as UNC wrestler claims 157-pound NCAA title

By Evan Rogers | March 18

O’Connor cemented himself as one of the best wrestlers to ever step foot in Chapel Hill. A year removed from earning All-American status on a torn ACL, ...

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Austin O'Connor continues perfect sixth season in regular season finale against N.C. State

By Evan Rogers | February 19

Despite North Carolina falling in its regular-season finale to N.C. State 28-6 on Friday night,  Austin O’Connor continued his perfect sixth season. ...

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UNC wrestling concludes regular season with 28-6 loss to N.C. State

By Evan Rogers | February 18

The North Carolina wrestling team (6-9, 2-3 ACC) fell to No. 8 N.C. State (14-1, 4-1 ACC), 28-6, on Friday night in Carmichael Arena.  

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Former UNC wrestlers Chasen Blair and Andre Petroski chase mixed martial arts dreams

By Erin Singleton | January 25

Current UNC wrestler Austin O’Connor and Blair were roommates at Chapel Hill for three years. They keep in contact on a weekly basis as O’Connor looks ...

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UNC wrestling earns third straight win with 37-6 triumph over Duke

By Evan Rogers | January 22

Behind a plethora of dominating dual wins, the North Carolina wrestling team (5-6, 1-0 ACC) cruised past the Duke Blue Devils (3-6, 0-1 ACC), 37-6, on ...

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UNC wrestling sweeps Harvard and Brown ahead of ACC season

By Matthew Greene | January 17

North Carolina gained an early lead in its first dual against Harvard with wins from Palmer and McNeil. After O’Connor’s pinfall victory in the Brown ...

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Analysis: Despite high expectations, UNC wrestling off to slow start in new season

By Evan Rogers | January 9

The Tar Heels returned a quartet of talented graduate seniors, and the preseason No. 16-ranked team looked to make a push to earn UNC’s first conference ...

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UNC wrestling drops second-straight dual match at home against Ohio State

By Brendan Lunga | November 23

“I don’t think we’ve seen our full potential by any means,” head coach Coleman Scott said. “They’ve just got to keep plugging away and it’ll ...

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UNC wrestling falls to No. 4 Ohio State for second consecutive top-five loss

By Brendan Lunga | November 20

After earning a victory against Campbell to begin the season, the Tar Heels have now been dominated in two matches against premier wrestling programs. ...

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UNC wrestling loses 23-12 to No. 5 Michigan in first-ever dual at Boshamer Stadium

By Evan Rogers | November 14

“Especially this year, we have high expectations for ourselves,” Lautt said. “We want to win the ACC. We want to be in the top five in the country." ...

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No. 16 UNC wrestling loses to No. 5 Michigan, 23-12, in matchup at Boshamer Stadium

By Evan Rogers | November 13

Battling against a top-five team should serve as a litmus test for the Tar Heels. With a number of North Carolina’s returning core pieces still recovering ...

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UNC wrestling program receives new practice mats, resolves safety issues

By Sydney Beyer | October 5

The UNC wrestling team is finally receiving new practice mats after plans for a new wrestling facility were unfortunately halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...

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Squad of sixth-year wrestlers set to return for UNC, determined to win ACC title

By Evan Rogers | July 26

After a variety of injuries produced dissatisfying ends to last season, Austin O’Connor, Jaime Hernandez, Zach Sherman and Clay Lautt decided to return ...

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