No. 23 Wrestling Hosts Northern Colorado Sunday In Home Opener

Sunday, November 9

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Noon

North Carolina

Northern Colorado

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Nolan Neves
285-bout
University of North Carolina Wrestling v Virginia
Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, February 14, 2025

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

No. 23 Wrestling Hosts Northern Colorado Sunday In Home Opener

November 6, 2025 | Wrestling

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The 23rd-ranked North Carolina wrestling program opens its dual portion of the 2025-26 campaign this Sunday, hosting Northern Colorado in the Tar Heels' home opener.

Dual Information
Date/Time: Sunday, Nov. 9 - Noon
Location: Carmichael Arena - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Watch: ACCNX
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Last Time Out
• Last weekend, the Tar Heels opened the season at the Southeast Open, with 11 Carolina wrestlers finishing on the podium.
• Jacob Levy was victorious at 285-pounds in the freshman/sophomore division, collecting four bonus-point victories on the day. In addition to Levy, Matthew Botello (5th at 133) and Luke Sipes (3rd at 165) placed in the freshman/sophomore division.
• In the open division, Luke Simcox finished runner-up at 141-pounds, with seven additional Tar Heels finishing in the top-six.

All-Time Versus Northern Colorado
• Carolina in 3-0 all-time versus the Bears, winning the matchups by a combined score of 79-43.
• Sunday is the first meeting between the two programs in Chapel Hill, as Carolina traveled to Northern Colorado during the 1975-76 season, and neutral-site affairs in 2005-06 and 2006-07 at the Lone Star Duals.

Tar Heels In The Polls
• Entering the weekend, seven Tar Heels are ranked in the weekly InterMat Wrestling rankings:
- 125: Kysen Terukina - No. 20
- 133: Ethan Oakley - No. 20
- 141: Luke Simcox - No. 19
- 165: Bryce Hepner - No. 19
- 174: Joshua Ogunsanya - No. 15
- 197: Robert Platt - No. 32
- 285: Nolan Neves - No. 25
• As a team, Carolina is ranked No. 23 in the NWCA Coaches Poll.

Probable Lineups: North Carolina vs. Northern Colorado
125: No. 20 Kysen Terukina vs. Aydan Thomas
133: No. 20 Ethan Oakley vs. No. 13 Dominick Serrano
141: No. 19 Luke Simcox vs. KJ Evans or Ramon Salazar
149: Nate Askew or Nick O'Neill vs. Emilio Trujillo or Brady Hankin
157: Joey Showalter or Laird Root vs. Daishun Powe
165: No. 19 Bryce Hepner or Charlie Darracott vs. Kilian Schultz or Logan Glynn
174: No. 15 Joshua Ogunsanya vs. Murphy Menke
184: Jake Dailey vs. Mahonri Rushton
197: No. 32 Robert Platt vs. Andrew Donahue
285: No. 25 Nolan Neves or Jacob Levy vs. Enzo Cappabianca