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Wrestlers Travel To Las Vegas For US Open
April 25, 2023 | Wrestling
LAS VEGAS, NEV. - Eight members of the North Carolina wrestling program are heading to Las Vegas this week, to partake in the 2023 US Open.
The US Open is a key event in the freestyle schedule, used to finalize the field for the 2023 United State World Team, which will compete at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
Beginning tomorrow at Noon eastern, Cade Lautt (97 KG) and Aydin Guttridge (130 KG) are set to begin the Senior Greco Roman portion of competition on Wednesday and Thursday.
Six Tar Heels will represent the Tar Heel Wrestling Club in the U20 freestyle division. The freestyle action gets underway Saturday, with the finals Monday evening.
2022 US Open participants Spencer Moore and Cole Hunt make their return to the event for UNC, at 57 KG.
Making their debuts in the event are Jayden Scott (65 KG), Nick Fea (74 KG), Cade Tenold (79 KG) and Marcus Murabito (79 KG).
Last weekend in the freestyle season opener, all seven wrestlers who made the trek to New Jersey placed in their divisions on the day. Starting at 61 KG, Caden McCrary was one of three runner-ups in the tournament for North Carolina, with Jace Palmer finishing fourth in the division as well.
UNC's second silver finish of the day came at 65 KG, with redshirt-freshman Wil Guida securing runner-up honors of his own. At 70 KG, Tar Heel freshman Danny Nini completed the trio of second place showings for UNC in the event.
Santiago cruised into the championship match at 74 KG, picking up three technical falls and one decision on the way. In the title bout, the Downey, Calif. product was victorious over James Johnston of LIU via injury default.
Much like Santiago, Dahnweih also was in control throughout the day, collecting four technical falls of his own, including a 10-0 TF against Michael Toranzo of Rutgers in the championship.
Rounding out the day at 125 KG, Adam Honis earned a seventh-place finish, to complete the Tar Heel sweep with all seven placing in the event.
Fans can follow the action all weekend long in Las Vegas on Twitter, at both @TarHeelWC and @UNCWrestling.
The US Open is a key event in the freestyle schedule, used to finalize the field for the 2023 United State World Team, which will compete at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
Beginning tomorrow at Noon eastern, Cade Lautt (97 KG) and Aydin Guttridge (130 KG) are set to begin the Senior Greco Roman portion of competition on Wednesday and Thursday.
Six Tar Heels will represent the Tar Heel Wrestling Club in the U20 freestyle division. The freestyle action gets underway Saturday, with the finals Monday evening.
2022 US Open participants Spencer Moore and Cole Hunt make their return to the event for UNC, at 57 KG.
Making their debuts in the event are Jayden Scott (65 KG), Nick Fea (74 KG), Cade Tenold (79 KG) and Marcus Murabito (79 KG).
Last weekend in the freestyle season opener, all seven wrestlers who made the trek to New Jersey placed in their divisions on the day. Starting at 61 KG, Caden McCrary was one of three runner-ups in the tournament for North Carolina, with Jace Palmer finishing fourth in the division as well.
UNC's second silver finish of the day came at 65 KG, with redshirt-freshman Wil Guida securing runner-up honors of his own. At 70 KG, Tar Heel freshman Danny Nini completed the trio of second place showings for UNC in the event.
Santiago cruised into the championship match at 74 KG, picking up three technical falls and one decision on the way. In the title bout, the Downey, Calif. product was victorious over James Johnston of LIU via injury default.
Much like Santiago, Dahnweih also was in control throughout the day, collecting four technical falls of his own, including a 10-0 TF against Michael Toranzo of Rutgers in the championship.
Rounding out the day at 125 KG, Adam Honis earned a seventh-place finish, to complete the Tar Heel sweep with all seven placing in the event.
Fans can follow the action all weekend long in Las Vegas on Twitter, at both @TarHeelWC and @UNCWrestling.
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