No. 16 Wrestling Grabs Share Of ACC Title With Win Over Stanford

Friday, February 21

Stanford, Calif.

10 PM

North Carolina

Stanford

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No. 16 Wrestling Grabs Share Of ACC Title With Win Over Stanford

February 22, 2025 | Wrestling

STANFORD, Calif. – The 16th-ranked North Carolina wrestling team closed out the regular season portion of the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule, cruising to a 24-9 victory over No. 17 Stanford Friday night.

With the win, Carolina claims a share of the ACC regular season title, splitting the dual meet championship with Virginia Tech and NC State, following the Hokies' victory over the Wolfpack in Blacksburg this evening.

The dual championship is the 19th in program history for the Tar Heels, the first since the 2018-19 campaign.

Beginning the night at 157 pounds, Sonny Santiago kickstarted the Tar Heels on the night with a 13-7 decision in the opening match.

Dropping the ensuing bout at 165 pounds in sudden victory, 18th-ranked Joshua Ogunsanya earned arguably the best win of the night, a 15-13 decision over No. 4 Lorenzo Norman. Trailing 9-3 entering the final period, Ogunsanya collected four third-period takedowns, clipping the nation's fourth-ranked.

After Gavin Kane's decision at 184 pounds, Carolina secured its next victory at heavyweight, with Nolan Neves claiming the third-period score, earning the 3-2 decision over No. 29 Peter Ming. For Neves, the Tar Heel redshirt-freshman won his third-straight ACC dual, all utilizing late-match scores.

A Stanford forfeit at 125 pounds awarded Carolina six team points, followed by No. 11 Ethan Oakley's 4-2 victory over sixth-ranked Tyler Knox.

Rounding out the match at 149 pounds, No. 5 Lachlan McNeil and 15th-ranked Jaden Abas battled to a 1-1 deadlock after seven minutes. In the overtime period, McNeil converted on the takedown and collected four near-fall points, securing the 8-1 win.

Up next, the Tar Heels close the west coast trip and the regular season, traveling to Oregon State on Sunday. Action between Carolina and the Beavers gets underway at 5 PM ET.

No. 16 North Carolina 24, No. 17 Stanford 9
Feb. 21, 2025 | Maples Pavilion | Stanford, Calif.
125: No. 11 Spencer Moore (UNC) over N/A: Forfeit
133: No. 11 Ethan Oakley over No. 6 Tyler Knox (Stan): 4-2 Dec
141: No. 21 Jason Miranda (Stan) over No. 22 Jayden Scott (UNC): 2-0 Dec
149: No. 5 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over No. 15 Jaden Abas (Stan): 8-1 SV Dec
157: No. 23 Sonny Santiago (UNC) over Zach Hanson (Stan): 13-7 Dec
165: No. 13 Hunter Garvin (Stan) over Charlie Darracott (UNC): 4-1 SV Dec
174: No. 18 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) over No. 4 Lorenzo Norman (Stan): 15-13 Dec
184: No. 19 Gavin Kane (UNC) over Cole Han-Lindemyer (Stan): 6-1 Dec
197: No. 15 Nick Stemmet (Stan) over Robert Platt (UNC): 5-4 Dec
285: Nolan Neves (UNC) over No. 29 Peter Ming (Stan): 3-2 Dec