“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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This postponement comes two weeks after the wrestling team announced it was unable to host Campbell in its season-opening dual meet on Jan. 1 for similar reasons.
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“Today goes to show that the work that we have been doing shows,” first-year Julian Tagg said. “The next match is the same as this match in that we’ll try to score points, try to dominate and try to win.”
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The UNC wrestling team's season-opening meet against Campbell University has been postponed due to unspecified coronavirus-related issues within the team.
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Associate head coach Tony Ramos said redshirt junior Austin O'Connor is one of many Tar Heels looking to improve on an already successful career in the upcoming season.
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After missing out on a chance to compete in the NCAA tournament following his senior season, former UNC wrestler A.C. Headlee has moved on to post-collegiate competition.
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Mason Fannin signed a National Letter of Intent to become an official member of the UNC wrestling team last November and has been an inspiration to the team ever since.
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Spencer Moore finished in second place in Kentucky's high school state championship in February 2019 before going 48-0 en route to a win in this February's championship match. On Sunday evening, he announced that he's committed to wrestle for the Tar Heels once he graduates.
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Despite a premature ending to the 2019-20 season and an uncertain future, the UNC wrestling team is prepared for a return to the mats, whenever that time comes.
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After all winter championships were canceled by the NCAA, the UNC wrestling team had to face the reality that after one of the best seasons in recent history, the team's chances at individual national titles were gone.
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