No. 17 North Carolina Travels To Little Rock Friday

No. 17 North Carolina (3-1) will travel to Arkansas this week to wrestle Little Rock (1-0) Friday at 7:30 p.m. EST. Fans can watch the dual on Little Rock's athletic website at this link.

UNC returns to the mat for the first time since December 1 when the team defeated Appalachian State at Carmichael Arena, 19-13. Zach Sherman led the way at 141 pounds with a major decision, while Clay Lautt (174) pushed his season dual meet record to 4-0 with his 8-5 decision win.

The Tar Heels have three wrestlers ranked in Intermat's rankings: No. 1 Austin O'Connor (149), No. 19 A.C. Headlee (157) and No. 17 Kennedy Monday (165).

Little Rock hosts Carolina Friday as a part of its inaugural season as a program. Led by head coach Neil Erisman – a UNC assistant from 2014-2018 – the Trojans won their first dual against the University of the Ozarks, 34-6, on November 24.

Full coverage from the weekend can be found on GoHeels.com and Twitter (uncwrestling).

Little Rock Probables

125: Jayden Carson
133: Paul Bianchi
141: Conner Ward
149: Tyler Brennan OR Tommy Lisher
157: Jose Champagne
165: Will Edgar OR Tristan Tadeo
174: Cash Jones
184: Matthew Muller
197: Dylan Johnson OR Drake Barbee
285: Dylan Johnson OR Drake Barbee

North Carolina Probables

125: Jeremiah Derby, R-Fr. OR Joey Melendez, R-Fr.
133: Jaime Hernandez, R-So.
141: Zach Sherman, R-So.
149: #1 Austin O'Connor, R-So.
157: #19 A.C. Headlee, R-Sr. OR Josh McClure, R-Jr.
165: #17 Kennedy Monday, R-Jr.
174: Clay Lautt, R-So.
184: Joey Mazzara, R-Fr. OR Max Shaw, Fr.
197: Brandon Whitman, So.
285: Andrew Gunning, R-Jr. OR Keaton Kluever, R-Fr.

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Players Mentioned

Jeremiah Derby

Andrew Gunning

A.C. Headlee

Jaime Hernandez

Keaton Kluever

Clay Lautt

Joey Mazzara

Josh McClure

Joey Melendez

Kennedy Monday

Austin O'Connor

Max Shaw

Zach Sherman

Brandon Whitman