Eight Tar Heels Featured In Preseason Wrestling Rankings

Posted Oct 16, 2019
Top-ranked Austin O'Connor leads eight Tar Heels in Trackwrestling's first rankings of the 2019-20 season. Redshirt juniors Devin Kane (No. 10 at 174 pounds) and Kennedy Monday (No. 12 at 165 pounds) both cracked the top 15. At 125 pounds, redshirt freshman Joey Melendez continues to be highlighted nationally, No. 24 in this batch of rankings. (GoHeels.com)

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