McNeil To Compete In Canadian Wrestling Championships

WATERLOO, ONTARIO - North Carolina wrestling redshirt-freshman Lachlan McNeil is set to head back to his home country of Canada this weekend, to compete in the Canadian Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

McNeil joins nearly 600 of Canada's top wrestlers competing for Senior, Junior and Cadet championships. The event is key in determining the country's representation at the upcoming Pan-American Games and World Wrestling Championships.

The Toronto, Ontario native has already boasted an outstanding international resume thus far, collecting gold medals at the Pan-American Championships (2016, 2017, 2021), and a silver medal at the 2018 Pan-American Championship. In 2021, McNeil was named the WCL's Most Outstanding Junior Wrestler.

Last May, McNeil was dominant at the Canadian Wrestling Trials, winning the 65 KG title, as well as a runner-up finish at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in August.

After competing this weekend, McNeil will turn his focus to the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on March 16-18, in Tulsa, Okla. Last evening, McNeil earned the No. 10 seed in the 141-pound bracket, drawing No. 23 Cole Mattin of Michigan in the opening round.

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