Tar Heels wrestling sweep Carolina Duals
North Carolina sophomore Evan Henderson threw his arms in the air, sending the crowd into frenzy.
WRESTLING
UNC wrestler Ward fought back from tough start
North Carolina wrestler Joey Ward remembers the arms of his opponent tightening around his neck like a boa constrictor.
UNC wrestling beats Duke for ninth straight time
North Carolina wrestler Tanner Eitel had plenty to deal with as he stepped onto the mat Tuesday night.
UNC wrestling beats VMI easily
Sandwiched between North Carolina’s wrestling duals with N.C. State and Duke was a less-hyped match-up with the Virginia Military Institute on Friday at Carmichael Arena.
UNC wrestlers tackle Wolfpack
Coming into Friday’s match against N.C. State, the North Carolina wrestling team was riding a four-match losing streak that included a performance against Navy coach C.D. Mock called one of the worst he’d ever seen.
Freshman wrestler delivers a energetic performance
Freshman North Carolina wrestler Nathan Kraisser is tenacious. He’s feisty. He’s a ball of hurt packed neatly into 125 pounds.
Tar Heel wrestlers ready for Wolfpack
Following last year’s dual meet against N.C. State, the North Carolina wrestling team returned from Raleigh the tougher of the two teams with a 20-18 victory, snapping a six-dual losing streak.
Wrestlers fold in both weekend matches
Last year, when Maryland defeated North Carolina’s wrestling team at home by 15 points, Coach C.D. Mock told his wrestlers — for what he hoped would be the first and only time — that he was ashamed to be associated with them.
UNC wrestlers face shallow roster
Last weekend, North Carolina freshman 125-pounder Nathan Kraisser opened UNC’s dual meets against then-No. 11 Virginia and then-No. 9 Virginia Tech with upsets in consecutive days.
Wrestlers ?ounder against ACC foes
North Carolina wrestling coach C.D. Mock has said his team needs to start winning matches it’s not supposed to win.
UNC wrestling relies on freshman Nathan Kraisser
North Carolina wrestling coach C.D. Mock is in his 10th season coaching UNC — 10 years of heading a roster of 20-plus Division-I wrestlers, some nationally ranked.
UNC wrestling wins weekend duals in Pennsylvania
Last year on the second weekend in January, the North Carolina wrestling team lost to Edinboro and The Citadel which began a six-match losing streak that lasted until the early days of February.
UNC wrestling team forced to ?ll a 197-pound hole
North Carolina wrestling coach C.D. Mock acknowledges that dual meets are not his team’s forte.
UNC wrestlers looking for spark
After enduring several disappointing seasons, North Carolina wrestling coach C.D. Mock is confident that the new crop of Tar Heel wrestlers will help the team to bounce back from a 6-14 record last season.
UNC wrestling's consistency tested at Penn State
As of 9 p.m. Sunday, the North Carolina wrestling team was gliding along the highway in a bus, hours still remaining on its trip back to Chapel Hill from the Nittany Lion Open in State College, Pa.
UNC wrestling bounces back with a strong performance over the weekend
A week ago, in two separate outings, the North Carolina wrestling team had two contrasting performances.
Tar Heels fall short in dual meet against ASU
For Evan Henderson, there was no solace in merely doing his part. The sophomore wrestler, ranked 19th in the country in his 141-pound weight class, may have secured a major decision during North Carolina’s dual meet with Arizona State, but Henderson regarded his performance — and that of his team — with pure contempt.
Tar Heels dominate Wolfpack Open despite wrestling unattached
In one of his finest days as a coach, North Carolina wrestling coach C.D. Mock didn’t do any coaching at all.
UNC opens fall schedule in Virginia
The North Carolina wrestling team’s performance at the Hokie Open in Salem, Va., on Sunday, did not produce any first place finishes.
UNC athlete recognized by NASCAR driver
Established in 2010 by NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick and his wife, DeLana, the Kevin Harvick Foundation aims to support programs across the country that improve the lives of children.
