Wrestling Opens 2025-26 Campaign Sunday At Southeast Open

Sunday, November 2

Salem, Va.

All Day

North Carolina

Southeast Open

Photo by: NATE SKVORETZ

October 29, 2025 | Wrestling

SALEM, Va. - The 2025-26 North Carolina wrestling team begins the season this Sunday, traveling to the Southeast Open hosted by Virginia Tech.

Tournament Information
Date/Time: Sunday, Nov. 2 - All Day
Location: Salem, Va.
Watch: FloWrestling
Live Results

New Faces, New Places
• Entering year three in the Rob Koll era, the program welcomed nine new faces to the program in the offseason.
• The Tar Heels welcomed two transfers, Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) and Kysen Terukina (Iowa State).
• Carolina's 2025 recruiting class features seven freshmen: Nate Askew (149), Matthew Botello (133), Mikey Calcagno (197), Liam Hickey (133), Jacob Levy (285), Luke Sipes (165) and Mitchell Younger (149).

Recapping Last Season
• Carolina secured a share of the ACC regular season championship, the first ACC title since 2018-19 and the 19th in program history.
• The Tar Heels qualified eight wrestlers for the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, the most for the program since 2021.
• Four NCAA qualifiers from a season ago return to the mat for the Tar Heels this year, Ethan Oakley (133), Jayden Scott (141), Joshua Ogunsanya (174) and Nolan Neves (285).

Tar Heels In The Polls
• Entering the weekend, seven Tar Heels are ranked in the weekly InterMat Wrestling rankings:
- 125: Kysen Terukina - No. 20
- 133: Ethan Oakley - No. 14
- 141: Jayden Scott - No. 23
- 165: Bryce Hepner - No. 18
- 174: Joshua Ogunsanya - No. 16
- 197: Robert Platt - No. 30
- 285: Nolan Neves - No. 22

Carolina Lineups This Weekend
Open:
125: Cameron Stinson Jr.
133: No. 14 Ethan Oakley, Max Martin, Marco Tocci
141: No. 23 Jayden Scott, Elias Navida, Luke Simcox
149: Nate Askew, Nick O'Neill, Mitchell Younger
157: Omaury Alvarez, Cullen Kane, Laird Root, Joey Showalter
165: Charlie Darracott
174: Sabino Portella, Cade Tenold
184: Collin Carrigan, Jake Dailey, Nicholas Fea, Marcus Murabito, Carson Tenold
197: No. 30 Robert Platt, Mikey Calcagno
285: No. 22 Nolan Neves

Freshman/Sophomore:
133: Matthew Botello
165: Luke Sipes
285: Jacob Levy