Austin O'Connor Leads Eight Tar Heels In NCAA Wrestling Brackets

Posted Mar 14, 2019
All eight North Carolina wrestlers heading to the NCAA Wrestling Championships have received their seeds as the brackets for next week's tournament were announced Wednesday. Freshman Austin O'Connor leads the way for UNC as the No. 6 seed at 149 pounds. Eight wrestlers qualified matches the most Tar Heels at nationals since 1999. (GoHeels.com)

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