University of North Carolina Athletics
Sunday, November 9
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Noon
North Carolina
40
vs
0
Northern Colorado
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
No. 23 Wrestling Blanks Northern Colorado, 40-0
November 9, 2025 | Wrestling
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 23rd-ranked North Carolina wrestling team opened the dual portion of the 2025-26 campaign with a 40-0 victory over Northern Colorado, inside Carmichael Arena.
The Tar Heels, who featured seven new starters in the lineup on Sunday, secured three technical falls, one major decision, five decisions and a forfeit.
Beginning the match against the Bears at 141-pounds, redshirt-freshman Luke Simcox earned his first collegiate dual win with a 15-0 technical fall. True freshman Nate Askew followed with his own first dual victory, a 4-2 decision.
After Laird Root's 14-4 major decision at 157-pounds, Bryce Hepner, Joshua Ogunsanya, and Jake Dailey posted three-straight decisions, in favor of the Tar Heels.
Redshirt-freshman Robert Platt (17-2) and heavyweight Nolan Neves (21-4) claimed back-to-back technical falls at the bottom of the lineup, with 125-pounder Kysen Terukina earning his first Carolina win, a 6-2 decision to close out the day.
Up next, the Tar Heels are back in action on Saturday at 3 PM, hosting Navy.
No. 23 North Carolina 40, Northern Colorado 0
Nov. 9, 2025 | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Carmichael Arena | Attendance: 541
125: No. 25 Kysen Terukina (UNC) over Aydan Thomas (Northern Colorado): 6-2 Dec
133: No. 20 Ethan Oakley (UNC) over No. 13 Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado): Forfeit
141: No. 19 Luke Simcox (UNC) over KJ Evans (Northern Colorado): 15-0 TF
149: Nate Askew (UNC) over Emilio Trujillo (Northern Colorado): 4-2 Dec
157: Laird Root (UNC) over Daishun Rowe (Northern Colorado): 14-4 MD
165: No. 19 Bryce Hepner (UNC) over Kilian Schultz (Northern Colorado): 8-5 Dec
174: No. 15 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) over Murphy Menke (Northern Colorado): 7-1 Dec
184: Jake Dailey (UNC) over Mahonri Rushton (Northern Colorado): 4-3 Dec
197: No. 32 Robert Platt (UNC) over Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado): 17-2 TF
285: No. 25 Nolan Neves (UNC) over Enzo Cappabianca (Northern Colorado): 21-4 TF
The Tar Heels, who featured seven new starters in the lineup on Sunday, secured three technical falls, one major decision, five decisions and a forfeit.
Beginning the match against the Bears at 141-pounds, redshirt-freshman Luke Simcox earned his first collegiate dual win with a 15-0 technical fall. True freshman Nate Askew followed with his own first dual victory, a 4-2 decision.
After Laird Root's 14-4 major decision at 157-pounds, Bryce Hepner, Joshua Ogunsanya, and Jake Dailey posted three-straight decisions, in favor of the Tar Heels.
Redshirt-freshman Robert Platt (17-2) and heavyweight Nolan Neves (21-4) claimed back-to-back technical falls at the bottom of the lineup, with 125-pounder Kysen Terukina earning his first Carolina win, a 6-2 decision to close out the day.
Up next, the Tar Heels are back in action on Saturday at 3 PM, hosting Navy.
No. 23 North Carolina 40, Northern Colorado 0
Nov. 9, 2025 | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Carmichael Arena | Attendance: 541
125: No. 25 Kysen Terukina (UNC) over Aydan Thomas (Northern Colorado): 6-2 Dec
133: No. 20 Ethan Oakley (UNC) over No. 13 Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado): Forfeit
141: No. 19 Luke Simcox (UNC) over KJ Evans (Northern Colorado): 15-0 TF
149: Nate Askew (UNC) over Emilio Trujillo (Northern Colorado): 4-2 Dec
157: Laird Root (UNC) over Daishun Rowe (Northern Colorado): 14-4 MD
165: No. 19 Bryce Hepner (UNC) over Kilian Schultz (Northern Colorado): 8-5 Dec
174: No. 15 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) over Murphy Menke (Northern Colorado): 7-1 Dec
184: Jake Dailey (UNC) over Mahonri Rushton (Northern Colorado): 4-3 Dec
197: No. 32 Robert Platt (UNC) over Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado): 17-2 TF
285: No. 25 Nolan Neves (UNC) over Enzo Cappabianca (Northern Colorado): 21-4 TF
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