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Former UNC Strength Coach Dies in Car Crash; Community Raises Money for Family
Former Carolina Athletics strength coach Dominick Vetell died last week in a car crash, with the UNC community and beyond rallying together to raise money to help his wife and young daughter. Vetell, known as Nick, held the position of assistant director of sports performance at Carolina before departing after the wrestling season. (
Chapelboro.com)
UNC community mourns loss of strength coach Nick Vetell, who died in car crash
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill community is mourning the loss of Domminick “Nick” Vetell, the school’s previous assistant strength and conditioning coach for Olympic sports. Vetell died early Friday morning in a car crash. He was 32. Vetell joined the UNC Olympic Strength and Conditioning staff in January 2019. (
WRAL.com)
T.J. Jaworsky Looks Back At His Storied UNC Wrestling Career
A three-time NCAA champion in perhaps the most physically grueling sport there is. Most Outstanding Wrestler in the NCAA Tournament. National Wrestler of the Year. Undefeated senior season. Given that list of accomplishments, it is fair to include
T.J. Jaworsky, 30 years after his final college match, as one of the finest to ever compete at UNC. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Athletics Gathers To Celebrate 2025 RAMMYs
Following a year of excellence in athletics and in the classroom, UNC student-athletes dressed to impress and came together to celebrate championships and outstanding feats at the 2025 RAMMY Awards on Monday night. Members from all 28 of UNC's varsity teams strutted across the Carolina Blue carpet into Memorial Hall at the heart of campus. (
GoHeels.com)
Lachlan McNeil Finishes Fifth At NCAA Wrestling Championships
North Carolina 149-pounder Lachlan McNeil earned a fifth-place finish Saturday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. On Friday, McNeil became the sixth Tar Heel with three-or-more All-America honors, joining Jan Michaels,
Rob Koll, TJ Jaworsky, Justin Harty, and Austin O'Connor. UNC has posted at least one All-America wrestler the past seven years. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC's Lachlan McNeil Becomes Three-Time Wrestling All-American
UNC Wrestling 149-pounder Lachlan McNeil battled back from a quarterfinal loss with two-straight consolation bracket victories, earning All-America status Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. McNeil became the sixth Tar Heel with three-or-more All-America honors, joining Jan Michaels,
Rob Koll, TJ Jaworsky, Justin Harty and Austin O'Connor. (
GoHeels.com)
Six UNC Wrestlers Advance To Day Two Of NCAA's, Lachlan McNeil Into Quarterfinals
Six UNC wrestlers advanced through day one of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday in Philadelphia. Lachlan McNeil (149) will wrestle Friday morning in the quarterfinals, as Spencer Moore (125), Ethan Oakley (133), Jayden Scott (141), Joshua Ogunsanya (174), and Gavin Kane (184) will take the mat in the consolation bracket. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Wrestling Begins NCAA Championships Thursday
Eight North Carolina wrestlers begin their quests for national championships Thursday morning in the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia. Three Tar Heels earned top-15 seeds, led by No. 6 Lachlan McNeil at 149 pounds. Ethan Oakley (No. 12 at 133) and Spencer Moore (No. 14 at 125) rounded out the Carolina representation in the top-15. (
GoHeels.com)
Lachlan McNeil Finishes Runner-Up, Six UNC Wrestlers Earn Podium Finishes At ACC Championship
Lachlan McNeil's runner-up finish led six UNC wrestlers earning NCAA automatic qualification, at the 2025 ACC Championship on Sunday. In addition to McNeil (149), Ethan Oakley (133), Sonny Santiago (157), Joshua Ogunsanya (174), Gavin Kane (184), and Nolan Neves (285) earned automatic bids to the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC's Joshua Ogunsanya Named ACC Wrestler Of The Week
UNC Wrestling 174-pounder Joshua Ogunsanya has been named ACC Wrestler of the Week, announced Tuesday. Ogunsanya's 3-0 mark on the week was highlighted by his 15-13 decision over Stanford's fourth-ranked Lorenzo Norman Friday night. The win over Stanford last weekend helped the Tar Heels claim a share of the ACC regular-season title. (
GoHeels.com)