University of North Carolina Athletics
O'Connor Grabs Third ACC Weekly Honor
February 5, 2019 | Wrestling
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina 149-pound redshirt freshman Austin O'Connor has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week for February 5.
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The ACC weekly honor is the third of the season for O'Connor and the first for the Lockport, Illinois, native since he was recognized in back-to-back weeks November 20-27.
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O'Connor upped his impressive record to 25-3 with a pair of pins in the 17th-ranked Tar Heels' team wins over Bucknell and No. 13 Pitt. O'Connor is now 14-1 in dual competition in his first collegiate season. He has seven pins thus far, and 15 of his 25 wins have been of the bonus-point variety.
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O'Connor opened on Friday night by taking down Bucknell's Matthew Kolonia in a time of 3:15. He followed up on Saturday with a pin of Pitt's Robert Lee in 4:25, earning points that proved to be the difference in UNC's 19-16 ACC victory over the Panthers.
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The ACC weekly honor is the third of the season for O'Connor and the first for the Lockport, Illinois, native since he was recognized in back-to-back weeks November 20-27.
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O'Connor upped his impressive record to 25-3 with a pair of pins in the 17th-ranked Tar Heels' team wins over Bucknell and No. 13 Pitt. O'Connor is now 14-1 in dual competition in his first collegiate season. He has seven pins thus far, and 15 of his 25 wins have been of the bonus-point variety.
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O'Connor opened on Friday night by taking down Bucknell's Matthew Kolonia in a time of 3:15. He followed up on Saturday with a pin of Pitt's Robert Lee in 4:25, earning points that proved to be the difference in UNC's 19-16 ACC victory over the Panthers.
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