Chip Ness, Austin O'Connor Become All-Americans in Advancing to NCAA Wrestling Quarterfinals
Posted Mar 22, 2019
At 149 pounds, Austin O’Connor defeated George Mason’s Tejan Anthony 3-1 in his opening match–before knocking off Campbell’s Josh Heil to punch his ticket to the final eight. The other Tar Heel to accomplish the feat was 184-pounder was No. 15 seed Chip Ness, who notched a stunning come-from-behind 8-5 win against Penn State’s Shakur Rasheed to advance.
(Chapelboro.com)
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