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Wrestling Receives Seeding, First-Round Matchups For NCAA Championships
March 11, 2026 | Wrestling
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The six North Carolina wrestlers who earned berths to the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships learned seeding and first-round opponents Wednesday evening.
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The year's tournament will take place next week, March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Two Tar Heels earned top-15 seeding, led by Bryce Hepner's No. 9 seed at 165 pounds, as well as Luke Simcox seeded 12th at 141 pounds.
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Rounding out the Carolina seeding, four-time NCAA qualifier Kysen Terukina earned the No. 19 seed at 125 pounds, Laird Root collected the 30th-seed at 157 pounds, Collin Carrigan will face an ACC opponent in the opening round as the No. 27 seed at 174 pounds, and 184-pounder Jake Dailey was awarded the No. 18 seed.
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North Carolina NCAA Seeding and Opening Matchups
125: No. 19 Kysen Terukina vs. No. 14 Jacob Moran (Indiana)
141: No. 12 Luke Simcox vs. No. 21 Tyler Wells (Oklahoma)
157: No. 30 Laird Root vs. No. 3 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell)
165: No. 9 Bryce Hepner vs. No. 24 Sean Seefeldt (Penn)
174: No. 27 Collin Carrigan vs. No. 6 Matty Singleton (NC State)
184: No. 18 Jake Dailey vs. No. 15 Sal Perrine (Ohio)
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The year's tournament will take place next week, March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Two Tar Heels earned top-15 seeding, led by Bryce Hepner's No. 9 seed at 165 pounds, as well as Luke Simcox seeded 12th at 141 pounds.
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Rounding out the Carolina seeding, four-time NCAA qualifier Kysen Terukina earned the No. 19 seed at 125 pounds, Laird Root collected the 30th-seed at 157 pounds, Collin Carrigan will face an ACC opponent in the opening round as the No. 27 seed at 174 pounds, and 184-pounder Jake Dailey was awarded the No. 18 seed.
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North Carolina NCAA Seeding and Opening Matchups
125: No. 19 Kysen Terukina vs. No. 14 Jacob Moran (Indiana)
141: No. 12 Luke Simcox vs. No. 21 Tyler Wells (Oklahoma)
157: No. 30 Laird Root vs. No. 3 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell)
165: No. 9 Bryce Hepner vs. No. 24 Sean Seefeldt (Penn)
174: No. 27 Collin Carrigan vs. No. 6 Matty Singleton (NC State)
184: No. 18 Jake Dailey vs. No. 15 Sal Perrine (Ohio)
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