Austin O'Connor Advances To NCAA Wrestling Final; Kane, McNeil Earn All-America Honors

Posted Mar 18, 2023
Austin O'Connor advanced to the 157-pound finals, as Gavin Kane and Lachlan McNeil joined him garnering All-America honors on day two of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. O'Connor advanced to the final in dramatic fashion over No. 5 seed and previously undefeated Josh Humphreys of Lehigh, 4-3. (GoHeels.com)

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