Wrestling Ready For Weekend Doubleheader

Saturday, January 14

Cambridge, Mass.

1 PM

North Carolina

Harvard

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

January 13, 2023 | Wrestling

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - The No. 27 North Carolina wrestling program concludes its non conference portion of the 2022-23 schedule this weekend, facing Harvard and Brown in a Saturday doubleheader.

Last Time Out
The Tar Heels competed twice last weekend in Pennsylvania, boasting three individual champions at the F&M Open, before falling to Penn in dual action Saturday evening.

At the F&M Open, the trio of Lachlan McNeil (141), Austin O'Connor (157) and Gavin Kane (184) were victorious, closing out their weekend victorious against the Quakers to each finish unblemished at 7-0. UNC saw runner-up performances by Jayden Scott (149) and Jack Wagner (125), as Spencer Moore (125) also finished top-three in his respective class. Wil Guida (149), Joey Mazzara (165), Cade Lautt (197) and Max Shaw (197) rounded out the day for the Tar Heels placing in the event.

Against Penn, Jack Wagner (125), McNeil (141), O'Connor (157), Joey Mazzara (165) and Kane (184) secured wins for UNC.

Tar Heels In The Polls
Entering Saturday's matchup, the team features six wrestlers ranked in this week's InterMat Wrestling rankings:

125 - Jack Wagner - No. 29
141 - Lachlan McNeil - No. 17
149 - Zach Sherman - No. 18
157 - Austin O'Connor - No. 4
174 - Clay Lautt - No. 9
184 - Gavin Kane - No. 15

Harvard Dual Information
Date/Time: Jan. 14 - 1 PM
Location: Cambridge, Mass.
Watch: ESPN+

Brown Dual Information
Date/Time: Jan. 14 - 6:30 PM
Location: Providence, R.I.
Watch: ESPN+

North Carolina Probables
125: No. 29 Jack Wagner
133: Joey Melendez or Jace Palmer
141: No. 17 Lachlan McNeil
149: No. 18 Zach Sherman or Wil Guida
157: No. 4 Austin O'Connor
165: Joey Mazzara or Gino Esposito
174: No. 9 Clay Lautt or Michael Goldfeder
184: No. 15 Gavin Kane
197: Max Shaw or Cade Lautt
285: Aydin Guttridge or Brandon Whitman