Squad of sixth-year wrestlers set to return for UNC, determined to win ACC title

Posted Jul 27, 2022
In his first full recruiting cycle in 2015, UNC wrestling coach Coleman Scott hauled in four top-100 recruits: Austin O’Connor, Jaime Hernandez, Zach Sherman, and Clay Lautt. With a combined eight All-American honors, four ACC individual titles and one NCAA championship, each of these four wrestlers decided to return for a sixth and final season at UNC. (Daily Tar Heel)

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