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UNC Wrestling Signs Four To 2020 Recruiting Class
UNC Wrestling signed four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent for its 2020 signing class, coach
Coleman Scott announced Monday. Wil Guida (Rockaway, N.J.), Gavin Kane (Alpharetta, Ga.), Cade Lautt (Olathe, Kan.), and Julian Tagg, (Brecksville, Ohio) will enroll at UNC next fall and begin competition in Chapel Hill during the 2020-21 season. (
GoHeels.com)
No. 17 UNC Wrestling Falls To Stanford, 21-11
No. 17 North Carolina dropped its first wrestling dual of the season to Stanford on Saturday, 21-11. Jaime Hernandez and Clay Lautt both picked up major decision wins for the Tar Heels. The two teams traded wins at 125 and 133 pounds, with Jaime Hernandez winning with a major decision over Brandon Kier, 15-5, to give UNC its first lead. (
GoHeels.com)
Clayton 7-year-old battling leukemia signs with UNC wrestling team
A unique signing day on UNC's campus in Chapel Hill and for a great cause. A youngster from Clayton, who's battling leukemia, put pen to paper joining the Tar Heels wrestling program. Through a non-profit organization called TEAM IMPACT, Mason will attend practices, go to meets, team dinners, and other events just like the wrestlers on the roster. (
ABC 11)
A.C. Headlee Named ACC Wrestler Of The Week
North Carolina's A.C. Headlee has been named ACC Wrestler of the Week after his pivotal win over a top-10 opponent helped the No. 17 Tar Heels beat No. 19 Michigan. Wrestling his first dual meet at 157-pounds – up two weight classes from where he competed last season – Headlee turned back the Wolverines' 10th-ranked Will Lewan, 5-2. (
GoHeels.com)
No. 17 UNC Wrestling Picks Up Big Road Win Against No. 19 Michigan
Clay Lautt's first-period pin and A.C. Headlee's win over No. 10 Will Lewan helped lead No. 17 North Carolina Wrestling to a 19-17 win at No. 19 Michigan. Jaime Hernandez stormed out of the gate to collect a 20-7 major decision over Austin Assad. Zach Sherman followed up Hernandez's standout performance with a 9-3 with over Ben Freeman. (
GoHeels.com)
Two-Time Georgia State Champion Caden McCrary Commits To UNC Wrestling
Coleman Scott and Tony Ramos are picking up steam on the recruiting trail, as two-time state champion wrestler Caden McCrary of Woodland High School (GA) committed to UNC. McCrary also reached the finals of NHSCA's as a freshman and a sophomore. Recently, McCrary was the second-highest placing underclassmen at Super 32 at 138 pounds. (
Flo Wrestling)
UNC Wrestling Completes 2019 Wrestle-Offs
Team Navy picked up a 17-15 win over Team Carolina Blue as North Carolina Wrestling completed its 2019 wrestle offs in Carmichael Arena on Thursday night. The match was highlighted by a large group of incoming wrestlers hitting the mat for the Tar Heels, including freshman Timothy Decatur in his 125-pound win over Jeremiah Derby, a 7-6 decision. (
GoHeels.com)
Eight Tar Heels Featured In Preseason Wrestling Rankings
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)
UNC wrestler Jeremiah Derby draws superheroes, then competes like one on the mat
When your father was an MMA fighter and boxer, life revolves around the wrestling mat and boxing ring. Jeremiah Derby, a UNC sophomore majoring in studio art, said his father, David Derby, started bringing him to wrestling practices and fights when he was 4 years old. Jeremiah is on UNC's wrestling team and boxes with the Carolina Boxing Club. (
Daily Tar Heel)
No. 1 Austin O’Connor Leads Five Tar Heels in FloWrestling’s Preseason Rankings
Seeking to be UNC’s first NCAA wrestling champion since 1995, sophomore Austin O’Connor will begin this season as the No. 1 ranked wrestler at 149 pounds–according to FloWrestling’s preseason rankings. O’Connor, who went 34-6 and finished third at the NCAA championships as a freshman, is one of five Tar Heels listed in the preseason rankings. (
Chapelboro.com)