Former UNC National Champion Rob Koll Named New Tar Heels Wrestling Coach

Posted Aug 31, 2023
Rob Koll, a 1988 national champion wrestler at the University of North Carolina who has coached 74 All-Americas, has been named the head coach of UNC's wrestling program. Koll becomes the seventh head coach in team history and returns to his alma mater after spending the last two seasons at Stanford and the previous 28 as the head coach at Cornell. (GoHeels.com)

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