Tar Heels Receive NCAA Seeding, Three Seeded Top-15

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The eight North Carolina wrestlers who earned berths to the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships earned their seeding and first round opponents Wednesday evening.

This year's tournament will take place next week, March 20-22, at Wells Fargo Center 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.

Rounding out the Carolina seeding, Gavin Kane collected the 17-seed at 184 pounds, Joshua Ogunsanya earned the 21-seed at 174 pounds, Nolan Neves was slotted No. 24 at heavyweight, Sonny Santiago was tabbed the 25-seed at 157 pounds and Jayden Scott finished the Tar Heel seeding with No. 29 at 141 pounds.

North Carolina NCAA Seeding and Opening Matchups
125: No. 14 Spencer Moore vs. No. 19 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota)
133: No. 12 Ethan Oakley vs. No. 21 Angelo Rini (Indiana)
141: No. 29 Jayden Scott vs. No. 4 Josh Koderhandt (Navy)
149: No. 6 Lachlan McNeil vs. No. 27 Kaden Cassidy (George Mason)
157: No. 25 Sonny Santiago vs. No. 8 Joey Blaze (Purdue)
174: No. 21 Joshua Ogunsanya vs. No. 12 Myles Takats (Bucknell)
184: No. 17 Gavin Kane vs. No. 16 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers)
285: No. 24 Nolan Neves vs. No. 9 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)

Players Mentioned

Gavin Kane

Lachlan McNeil

Spencer Moore

Nolan Neves

Ethan Oakley

Joshua Ogunsanya

Sonny Santiago

Jayden Scott

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