University of North Carolina Athletics
2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Collin Carrigan
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- High School:
- Glenbard West
Awards and Accomplishments
2026 NCAA Qualifier
2026 ACC Championships Third Place (174 lbs.)
2025-26 (Pre-NCAAs): Wrestled at 174 and 184 pounds during redshirt-freshman season as a Tar Heel • Entering the NCAA Championships, has 13 wins on the season • Opened the campaign with two wins at the Southeast Open (11/2) • Posted three-straight victories at the Mountaineer Open (11/23) • Competed in back-to-back ranked dual meets against No. 6 Nebraska (12/19) and No. 12 Northern Iowa (12/21) • Earned three decisions and a technical fall at the F&M Open (1/6) • Wrestled in all six ACC Duals for the Tar Heels • Won first career ACC dual in sudden victory against No. 30 Sergio Desiante of sixth-ranked Virginia Tech (2/13) • Posted a decision versus Collin Guffey of No. 12 Stanford in the regular-season finale (2/20) • Represented the Tar Heels at the 2026 ACC Championships (3/8) • As the six seed, won three matches at the conference tournament by decision, finishing third at 174 pounds • Qualified for the 2026 NCAA Championships in Cleveland, his first NCAA appearance
2024-25: Appeared at 165 and 174 pounds during true freshman campaign in Chapel Hill • Won 12 matches during rookie season • Made collegiate debut at the Southeast Open (11/2), collecting two decisions and a major decision • Earned two wins at the Mountaineer Invitational (11/9) • Made dual debut at th College Wrestling Duals in Nashville (12/21), earning the 6-1 decision versus Lock Haven's Caden Dobbins • Collected a technical fall and fall on way to eighth-place finish at 165 pounds at Soldier Salute (12/29-12/30) • Earned the start versus Virginia Tech in first ACC dual (1/10) • Had wins at the Appalachian Open (1/25) and Wildcat Open (2/23)
Prep/Personal: Collin Carrigan is the son of Ryan and Kathleen Carrigan • Has one sibling • Father, Ryan, wrestled for head coach Rob Koll at Cornell • Was an All-State wrestler at Marmion Academy and Glenbard West during prep career • Became Glenbard West's first state champion since 1966, winning the 165-pound title his senior year • Intends to major in business
2026 NCAA Qualifier
2026 ACC Championships Third Place (174 lbs.)
2025-26 (Pre-NCAAs): Wrestled at 174 and 184 pounds during redshirt-freshman season as a Tar Heel • Entering the NCAA Championships, has 13 wins on the season • Opened the campaign with two wins at the Southeast Open (11/2) • Posted three-straight victories at the Mountaineer Open (11/23) • Competed in back-to-back ranked dual meets against No. 6 Nebraska (12/19) and No. 12 Northern Iowa (12/21) • Earned three decisions and a technical fall at the F&M Open (1/6) • Wrestled in all six ACC Duals for the Tar Heels • Won first career ACC dual in sudden victory against No. 30 Sergio Desiante of sixth-ranked Virginia Tech (2/13) • Posted a decision versus Collin Guffey of No. 12 Stanford in the regular-season finale (2/20) • Represented the Tar Heels at the 2026 ACC Championships (3/8) • As the six seed, won three matches at the conference tournament by decision, finishing third at 174 pounds • Qualified for the 2026 NCAA Championships in Cleveland, his first NCAA appearance
2024-25: Appeared at 165 and 174 pounds during true freshman campaign in Chapel Hill • Won 12 matches during rookie season • Made collegiate debut at the Southeast Open (11/2), collecting two decisions and a major decision • Earned two wins at the Mountaineer Invitational (11/9) • Made dual debut at th College Wrestling Duals in Nashville (12/21), earning the 6-1 decision versus Lock Haven's Caden Dobbins • Collected a technical fall and fall on way to eighth-place finish at 165 pounds at Soldier Salute (12/29-12/30) • Earned the start versus Virginia Tech in first ACC dual (1/10) • Had wins at the Appalachian Open (1/25) and Wildcat Open (2/23)
Prep/Personal: Collin Carrigan is the son of Ryan and Kathleen Carrigan • Has one sibling • Father, Ryan, wrestled for head coach Rob Koll at Cornell • Was an All-State wrestler at Marmion Academy and Glenbard West during prep career • Became Glenbard West's first state champion since 1966, winning the 165-pound title his senior year • Intends to major in business
| Year | Overall | Dual | ACC | MD | TF | Fall |
| 24-25 | 12-11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 25-26 | 13-10 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 25-21 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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