O’Connor and Shaw stood out with the two major decision victories for the Tar Heels. The extra fourth point given to North Carolina for each of the major decisions was the deciding factor of the dual meet, considering UNC won by two points.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team fell to both No. 15 Rutgers and No. 19 Wisconsin in the Garden State Grapple this Saturday in the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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North Carolina fans filled Carmicheal Arena to watch the UNC wrestling team's second home dual of the season. With a 24-12 win over Campbell, UNC improves to a 3-2 season. In many ways, this match served as a reset button on a season that has quickly proved tumultuous for the Tar Heel wrestling squad.
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The No. 14 North Carolina men's wrestling team (3-2) defeated the Campbell Fighting Camels (3-2), 24-12, on Sunday night in Carmichael Arena.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (2-2) lost 27-6 to No. 10 Nebraska (3-0) on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.
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The No. 12 North Carolina wrestling team (2-1) lost to the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) 12-23 on Sunday at the Covelli Center in Ohio.
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The North Carolina wrestling team opened up its season with a daunting task: two dual matches within hours of each other against Life University and Queens University. Although the challenges were apparent, the Tar Heels remained unfazed, winning the matches 29-6 and 48-0 to ignite a dominant start to this year.
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After winning its first match Monday afternoon, the No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (2-0) dominated Queens University (0-1), 48-0 in the team's second dual Monday night.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (1-0) opened its season with a 29-6 win over Life University (0-1) Monday afternoon in the Tar Heels first of two duals on Monday.
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“I started so late that it wasn’t like I had a lot of success in the beginning,” assistant wrestling coach Jamill Kelly said. “I just wanted to get better and I knew that I needed to learn more so it was something that was really exciting to me.”
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From March 18-20, the North Carolina wrestling team competed in the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. The Tar Heels were led by Austin O'Connor, who won the school's first championship since 1995.
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For the UNC wrestling team, the disappointment of canceled 2020 ACC and NCAA tournaments soon shifted to motivation. The Tar Heels would be returning most of their key pieces next season. It was time to put last year behind them and run it back.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team finished third in the ACC Wrestling Championship at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh on Sunday. The best performance came from redshirt junior Austin O'Connor, who won his second consecutive ACC title at 149 pounds.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team hosted the No. 21 Virginia Cavaliers for senior night and its last dual meet of the season on Saturday, overcoming UVA, 25-9.
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The No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (4-2, 2-2 ACC) completed its weekend in Pennsylvania with a 26-6 win against No. 25 Lehigh (3-3, 2-1 EIWA) on Saturday night, extending its top-25 win streak to two straight meets.
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After two straight losses at the hands of No. 3 N.C. State and No. 8 Virginia Tech, the No. 14 North Carolina wrestling team (4-2, 2-2 ACC) traveled to No. 15 Pittsburgh (3-3, 1-3 ACC) and came out as victors, 23-12.
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This is UNC’s first loss to Virginia Tech in over two years and second loss in two days after a 28-10 defeat to No. 4 N.C. State on Friday.
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UNC showed a fierce fight, but the Wolfpack’s strength could not be tamed, and they ran out of Carmichael Arena with the 28-10 win
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"We’ve had to make some adjustments, but these guys have been able to handle this like men,” UNC head wrestling coach Coleman Scott said. “We can’t worry about the uncertainties, and it’s hard not to, but we’ve got to keep focused on what we can do and what we can handle.”
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Dominant performances from the Tar Heels’ star wrestlers propelled No. 14 North Carolina (2-0, 1-0 ACC) to a 29-9 rout of conference rival Duke (0-2, 0-2) in its first ACC competition of the season.
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