Wrestlers Ready For NCAA Championships

KANSAS CITY, MO. - Five North Carolina wrestlers begin their quests for national championships tomorrow morning, taking part in the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

Tournament Information
Dates: Thursday, March 21 - Saturday, March 23
Location: T-Mobile Center - Kansas City, Mo.
Watch: ESPNU/ESPN+ (Morning) and ESPN/ESPN+ (Evening)
Brackets: TrackWrestling

Lachlan McNeil was the lone Tar Heel earning a top-10 seed, clocking in at No. 6 in 141 pounds. Carolina 197-pounder Max Shaw joined McNeil in the top-15 seeds, earning the 15th-seed.

The trio of Tyler Eischens (No. 21 at 174 pounds), Gavin Kane (No. 22 at 184 pounds) and Sonny Santiago (No. 27 at 157 pounds) rounded out the Tar Heel seeding for the national tournament.

North Carolina Opening Round Matchups:
141: No. 6 Lachlan McNeil vs. No. 27 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota)
157: No. 27 Sonny Santiago vs. No. 6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford)
174: No. 21 Tyler Eischens vs. No. 12 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
184: No. 22 Gavin Kane vs. No. 11 Colton Hawks (Missouri)
197: No. 15 Max Shaw vs. No. 18 Nikolas Stemmet (Stanford)

The morning session of each day can be watched live on ESPNU/ESPN+ and the evening sessions for the three-day event will be live on ESPN/ESPN+.

To view complete brackets for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, click here.

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Eischens

Gavin Kane

Lachlan McNeil

Sonny Santiago

Max Shaw