McNeil, Ogunsanya Advance To Soldier Salute Semifinals

CORALVILLE, Iowa – Lachlan McNeil and Joshua Ogunsanya advanced to the semifinals on day one of Soldier Salute, as the duo outscored their opponents 44-14 in four matches between the two Tar Heels.

The tandem were two of five Tar Heels who made the quarterfinals on the first day, joined by freshmen Nick O'Neill (141), Laird Root (157) and Collin Carrigan (165).

After dropping matches in the quarterfinals, Root and Carrigan responded with a decision and fall, respectively, to advance in the consolation bracket on day two.

In the semifinals tomorrow morning, McNeil is set to face No. 17 Colin Realbuto of Northern Iowa, with Ogunsanya squaring off against Iowa's Patrick Kennedy.

Soldier Salute Day One Results
133: Elias Navida
First Round: Elias Navida (UNC) over Canon Acklin (Iowa State): 8-7 Dec
Round of 16: Max Leete (American) over Elias Navida (UNC): Fall (0:22)
Consolation: David Saenz (Wyoming) over Elias Navida (UNC): 14-7 Dec

141: Nick O'Neill
Round of 16: Nick O'Neill (UNC) over Aidan Harris (Iowa): Fall (3:16)
Quarterfinals: Tyson Peach (SDSU) over Nick O'Neill (UNC): 6-0 Dec
Consolation: Caleb Gross (SDSU) over Nick O'Neill (UNC): 9-6 Dec

149: Lachlan McNeil
Round of 16: No. 6 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over Nate Pulliam (Missouri): 19-4 TF
Quarterfinals: No. 6 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over Miguel Estrada (Iowa): 5-2 Dec

157: Laird Root
Round of 16: Laird Root (UNC) over Luke Leclerc (Bellarmine): 17-1 TF
Quarterfinals: No. 19 Jared Hill (Wyoming) over Laird Root (UNC): 5-1 Dec
Consolation: Laird Root (UNC) over Danny Nini (Illinois): 7-1 Dec

157: Joey Showalter
First Round: Joey Showalter (UNC) over Warren Carr (Wyoming): 11-3 MD
Round of 16: Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) over Joey Showalter (UNC): 20-3 TF
Consolation: Danny Nini (Illinois) over Joey Showalter (UNC): 13-9 Dec

165: Collin Carrigan
Round of 16: Collin Carrigan (UNC) over Cael Miller (Bellarmine): 30-14 TF
Quarterfinals: Marcus Espinoza-Owens (SDSU) over Collin Carrigan (UNC): 13-3 MD
Consolation: Collin Carrigan (UNC) over Cole Nance (Bellarmine): Fall (1:21)

174: Joshua Ogunsanya
Round of 16: No. 19 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) over Nick Fox (Northern Iowa): 8-5 Dec
Quarterfinals: No. 19 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) over No. 24 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota): 12-3 MD

174: Cade Tenold
First Round: Cade Tenold (UNC) over Hesston Johnson (Unaffiliated): 17-7 MD
Round of 16: Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) over Cade Tenold (UNC): 11-0 MD
Consolation: Grant Odell (Bellarmine) over Cade Tenold (UNC): 6-0 Dec

184: Jake Dailey
Round of 16: Kennan Wyatt (Bellarmine) over Jake Dailey (UNC): 12-8 Dec
Consolation: Jake Dailey (UNC) over Nathan Campbell (Unaffiliated): 18-2 TF
Consolation: Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) over Jake Dailey (UNC): 11-1 MD

197: Robert Platt
First Round: Sawyer Bartelt (Iowa State) over Robert Platt (UNC): 4-2 Dec
Consolation: Robert Platt (UNC) over Kennedy Wyatt (Bellarmine): Fall (2:35)
Consolation: Robert Platt (UNC) over Quin Morgan (SDSU): 10-9 Dec
Consolation: Thomas Dineen (SDSU) over Robert Platt (UNC): 9-3 Dec

Players Mentioned

Collin Carrigan

Jake Dailey

Lachlan McNeil

Elias Navida

Danny Nini

Nick O'Neill

Joshua Ogunsanya

Robert Platt

Laird Root

Joey Showalter

Cade Tenold

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