Wrestling: Facility update slow in coming
Athletic renovations can be seen all around campus whether it's the construction on Carmichael Auditorium or the opening of the baseball season at the newly renovated Boshamer Stadium.
WRESTLING
Wrestling: Ramirez Dobies see success despite loss
The eighth loss of the season for the North Carolina wrestling team might carry the most substance moving toward the ACC Tournament. The Tar Heels fell 24-15 to No. 4 Nebraska on Saturday night in the Smith Center in a match that was closer than the score indicated.
Wrestling: Grappling for recognition
In 2008 the North Carolina wrestling team sent two representatives to nationals. Both of them then-juniors Justin Dobies and Keegan Mueller failed to reach All-America status. This season the two seniors are looking to make it back to nationals and both are well on their way.
Wrestling: Va. Tech snaps six-match Tar Heel winning streak
Youth beat experience Sunday at Fetzer Gym. Virginia Tech (17-1 2-0 ACC) took a 19-15 decision from North Carolina (10-7 3-1) while starting no one but underclassmen. The match figured to rest on the back-to-back matchups of top-25 grapplers weighing in at 141 and 149 pounds.
Wrestling: Wrestlers makes it six straight
Vincent Ramirez was in deep trouble. Down 0-3 in the second period of Friday's matchup with Virginia's Nick Nelson Ramirez looked as though he might give up another takedown and fall further behind.
Check in on break's results
The North Carolina basketball teams weren't the only ones busy during the winter break. Several of the Tar Heels' Olympic sports travelled across the country to compete in some key match-ups.
Mueller shines despite close UNC losses
Keegan Mueller answered any questions about his bum shoulder and banged-up knee Saturday. The senior 165-pounder shined on a dismal day for a Tar Heel team that went 0-3 against Michigan State Wisconsin and Illinois in the third annual ACC/Big Ten Clash at Eddie Smith Field House.
