Wrestling Welcomes No. 4 Nebraska In Home Opener

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Twenty-fifth ranked North Carolina wrestling begins the home portion of the 2024-25 schedule Friday night, hosting No. 4 Nebraska inside Carmichael Arena.

Match Information
Date/Time: Friday, November 15 - 8 PM
Location: Carmichael Arena - Chapel Hill, N.C.
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(Note: Friday night's dual will not be streamed)

All-Time With Nebraska
• Friday is the 16th meeting between the Tar Heels and Cornhuskers.
• The match is the first between the two program since 2021-22, and the first in Chapel Hill since 2018-19.

Familiar Face
• Nebraska head coach Mark Manning began his coaching career at North Carolina as an assistant coach under Bill Lam from 1985-1993.
• In Manning's tenure in Chapel Hill, Carolina head coach Rob Koll wrestled under Manning's assistance, joining the coaching staff as a graduate assistant following his career.
• During Manning's time in Chapel Hill, Carolina collected four Atlantic Coast Conference titles, and three top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships.
• Individually, 15 Tar Heel wrestlers made the All-America podium, four of which were national finalists. Koll (1988) and T.J. Jaworsky (1993) won national championships during that span.

Tar Heels In The Polls
• Entering the weekend, seven Tar Heels are ranked in the weekly InterMat Wrestling rankings:
- 125: Spencer Moore - No. 25
- 133: Ethan Oakley - No. 16
- 149: Lachlan McNeil - No. 6
- 157: Sonny Santiago - No. 26
- 174: Joshua Ogunsanya - No. 12
- 184: Gavin Kane - No. 22
- 285: Aydin Guttridge - No. 31
• As a team, Carolina is ranked No. 25 in the NWCA Coaches Poll.

Probable Lineups - No. 25 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Nebraska
125: No. 25 Spencer Moore vs. No. 3 Caleb Smith or Alan Koehler
133: No. 16 Ethan Oakley vs. No. 11 Jacob Van Dee
141: Jayden Scott vs. No. 4 Brock Hardy or Blake Cushing
149: No. 6 Lachlan McNeil vs. No. 5 Ridge Lovett or Scott Robertson
157: No. 26 Sonny Santiago vs. No. 4 Antrell Taylor
165: Nicholas Fea vs. No. 18 Bubba Wilson or Christopher Minto
174: Isaias Estrada vs. No. 6 Lenny Pinto or Ethan DeLeon
184: No. 22 Gavin Kane vs. No. 6 Silas Allred
197: Cade Lautt vs. No. 28 Camden McDanel
HWT: No. 31 Aydin Guttridge vs. Harley Andrews

Scoreboard Slider

University of North Carolina Athletics

Players Mentioned

Isaias Estrada

Nicholas Fea

Aydin Guttridge

Gavin Kane

Cade Lautt

Lachlan McNeil

Spencer Moore

Ethan Oakley

Joshua Ogunsanya

Sonny Santiago

Jayden Scott

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