No. 13 North Carolina Set To Open Season Against Campbell

Friday, January 1

Chapel Hill, N.C.

6 PM

North Carolina

Campbell

Photo by: Barron Northrup

December 31, 2020 | Wrestling

By: UNC Athletic Communications

No. 13 North Carolina kicks off its dual meet season Friday at 6:00 p.m. EST when the team hosts Campbell in Carmichael Arena. The dual in Chapel Hill will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

The Tar Heels return to the mat for the first time since the ACC Championships last season, where the team notched three individual titles – Zach Sherman (141), Austin O'Connor (149) and Clay Lautt (174).

Carolina posted a 14-3 (4-1 ACC) record last season, good for a .823 winning percentage which marked the team's best since 1997. Coleman Scott's team was ranked No. 7 in the final NWCA poll of the season. The Tar Heels knocked off five ranked opponents over the course of the dual meet season, including No. 3 Virginia Tech and No. 9 Pittsburgh.

Campbell went 11-2 last season, marked by a win over No. 11 Iowa State and a first-place finish at the Southern Conference Championships.

North Carolina Probables

125 pounds: Julian Tagg, Fr.
133 pounds: Gabriel Tagg, R-Fr.
141 pounds: No. 9 Zach Sherman, R-Jr.
149 pounds: No. 1 Austin O'Connor, R-Jr.
157 pounds: Josh McClure, R-Sr.
165 pounds: No. 12 Kennedy Monday, R-Sr.
174 pounds: No. 13 Devin Kane, R-Jr.*
184 pounds: Chasen Blair, R-Jr.
197 pounds: Max Shaw, R-Fr.
285 pounds: Andrew Gunning, R-Sr.

*Kane is ranked No. 13 at the 184-pound weight class by Intermat.

Campbell Probables

125: Korbin Meink, Dom Zaccone
133: Gabe Hixenbaugh
141: No. 9 Josh Heil*
149: Jason Kraisser
157: Ben Barton, Troy Nation
165: Austin Kraisser
174: Austin Murphy, Mike Ferree
184: Caleb Hopkins
197: Chris Kober, Taye Ghadiali
285: Chad Nix

*Heil is ranked No. 9 at the 149-pound weight class by Intermat.