North Carolina wrestling looks to build on big 2018 season
By James Tatter | Nov. 6, 2018UNC wrestlers and staff plan to stick to the strategies that won them their first winning ACC season under head coach Coleman Scott last season.
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UNC wrestlers and staff plan to stick to the strategies that won them their first winning ACC season under head coach Coleman Scott last season.
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Devon Riggsbee stood in his Chapel Hill yard, towering over his surrounding weights and workout equipment, and smiled as a passing driver honked and yelled something unintelligible out the window.
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The Eye of the Tiger. Murderer's Row. When redshirt senior wrestler Troy Heilmann secured his first All-American honor, he remembered where he came from.
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The Tar Heels capped off their season with a 20th place team finish in the NCAA tournament, their highest finish since 1995.
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After a day full of matches and hours of anxiously waiting, the time had finally come for three North Carolina wrestlers to compete in their respective weight classes for the ACC Wrestling Championship.
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North Carolina wrestling hosted the ACC Wrestling Championships at Carmichael Arena on Saturday. The Tar Heels finished the night with two ACC champions, six medalers and seven of their nine competing wrestlers earning a bid to the NCAA tournament.
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The No. 24 North Carolina wrestling team was defeated by No. 11 Cornell Big Red, 32-6, on the road on Friday night.
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The career of a student-athlete holds moments that one will cherish forever: personal accolades, rivalries and the support of fans. Perhaps one of the greatest occurrences in college sports combines all three of these aspects: a win, against a bitter rival, in your final home match.
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The No. 24 North Carolina wrestling team fell to No. 6 N.C. State Wolfpack, 26-7, in Raleigh on Friday night.
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The No. 25 North Carolina wrestling team entered Friday’s meeting expecting a tough match against the Pittsburgh Panthers. However, the Tar Heels dominated Pitt en route to a 26-10 victory.
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Coming off its conference win over Virginia last week, the No. 25 North Carolina wrestling team faced off against Pittsburgh in Carmichael Arena on Friday night. Although the Tar Heels started slow, they were able to turn the tide in the 141-pound matchup and never looked back for their second straight victory in a 26-10 win over the Panthers.
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The No. 25 North Carolina wrestling team entered Friday’s match against Virginia on a two-match losing streak, including a close, 18-17 loss to Rutgers last week. The Tar Heels turned around their recent struggles in the ACC opener.
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No. 24 North Carolina wrestling falls to No. 17 Rutgers 18-17, losing on criteria for the second time this season “I’m tired of losing on criteria,” head coach Coleman Scott said. “And I’m tired of losing close matches.”
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The No. 19 North Carolina wrestling team suffered a defeat at the hands of No. 11 Arizona State in a heavyweight showdown on Saturday at Carmichael Arena.
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The No. 24 North Carolina wrestling team flew south this winter to Deerfield Beach, Fla., and spent its break facing off against some of the top talent in the country at the South Beach Duals. Head coach Coleman Scott has never shied away from heavy competition, so UNC ended its year in signature fashion — with two of its four opponents for the weekend being ranked in the top ten. UNC won three of four duals and improved its overall record to 5-4.
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Going up against its second top-15 opponent in as many days, the North Carolina wrestling team (2-3) fell to No. 15 Northern Iowa on Monday night. UNC had two instances of back-to-back wins but ended up losing on a tiebreaker after the match ended at 16-16.
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The North Carolina wrestling team (2-2) earned a 22-14 upset win against No. 12 Nebraska on Sunday afternoon. Troy Heilmann and Kennedy Monday led the way for the Tar Heels, as each earned a win over a top-10 opponent.
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Behind strong showings from Troy Heilmann and Zach Sherman, the North Carolina wrestling team finished 15th in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
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The No. 22 North Carolina men’s wrestling team lost two dual matches on Saturday against the No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys, 22-9, and the unranked Purdue Boilermakers, 31-6.
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UNC Wrestling took a trip to Roanoke, VA for the Hokie open this Sunday. North Carolina had several wrestlers place.
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