McNeil Earns All-America Status On Day Two Of NCAA Championships

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McNeil Earns All-America Status On Day Two Of NCAA Championships

March 22, 2025 | Wrestling

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – North Carolina wrestling 149-pounder Lachlan McNeil battled back from a quarterfinal loss with two-straight consolation bracket victories, earning All-America status.

McNeil became the sixth Tar Heel with three-or-more All-America honors, joining Jan Michaels, Rob Koll, TJ Jaworsky, Justin Harty and Austin O'Connor.

After falling in the quarterfinals to third-ranked Shayne Van Ness (Penn State), the redshirt-junior followed with a decision and major decision in the evening to earn the podium finish.

With McNeil's All-America effort, the program has posted at least one All-America wrestler in seven-straight national tournaments.

To begin consolation bracket action, Spencer Moore defeated Ohio State's Brendan McCrone by decision, dropping the ensuing bout by major decision.

Ethan Oakley (133), Jayden Scott (141), Joshua Ogunsanya (174) and Gavin Kane (184) all fell in the second consolation round by decision.

2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
March 21, 2025 | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pa.

Session Three (Afternoon)
Quarterfinal
149: Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over No. 6 McNeil (UNC): 7-2 Dec

Consolation Round Two
125: No. 14 Moore (UNC) over No. 20 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State): 4-1 Dec
133: No. 11 Evan Frost (Iowa State) over No. 12 Oakley (UNC): 8-4 Dec
141: No. 14 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) over No. 29 Scott (UNC): 2-1 Dec
174: No. 22 Nick Incontrera (Penn) over No. 21 Ogunsanya (UNC): 8-4 Dec
184: No. 15 Dylan Fishback (NC State) over No. 17 Kane (UNC): 6-4 Dec

Consolation Round Three
125: No. 11 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) over No. 14 Moore (UNC): 11-3 MD

Session Four (Evening)
Consolation Round Four
149: No. 6 McNeil (UNC) over No. 9 Cross Wasilewski (Penn): 4-2 Dec

Consolation Round Five
149: No. 6 McNeil (UNC) over No. 22 Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State): 10-2 MD