2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Gavin Kane
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Milton, Ga.
- High School:
- Cambridge
2024-25: Competed at 184 pounds during fifth season as a Tar Heel • Collected 20 wins during the season • Began the year with three wins at the Southeast Open (11/2) • Collected two-straight dual victories over No. 32 Giuseppe Hoose of Drexel and Daniel Williams of Navy (11/9) • Earned a 9-5 decision over Illinois' No. 9 Edmond Ruth (11/25) • Had three dual victories at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Nashville (12/21) • Opened Southern Scuffle with two-straight victories (1/4-1/5) • Began ACC dual season with back-to-back wins over No. 29 TJ Stewart of Virginia Tech by fall (1/10) and Duke's David Hussey by technical fall (1/17) • Ended the regular season with three consecutive dual victories • Represented the Tar Heels at the 2025 ACC Wrestling Championships held at Duke (3/9) • Earned three wins to finish the ACC Championships with a third-place finish • Collected the No. 17 seed for the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia • Went 1-2 at the national tournament, recording a 9-1 major decision against No. 32 Caden Rogers of Lehigh
2023-24: Competed at 184 pounds during fourth season in Chapel Hill • Collected 20 wins throughout the year • Made season debut with a decision over Buffalo's Chase Kranitz at WrangleMania (11/11) • Had a decision over Illinois' No. 25 Dylan Connell (11/19) • Added a major decision over No. 13 Troy Fisher of Northwestern at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/1) • Won back-to-back duals by major decision against Morgan State (12/16) and Appalachian State (12/17) • Competed for the Tar Heels at Soldier Salute (12/29) • Began ACC action with a sudden victory decision against Virginia Tech's TJ Stewart (1/26) • Won three-straight matches at the F&M Scramble (2/24) • Had two decisions and a fall to finish runner-up at the Wildcat Open (2/25) • Represented the Tar Heels at the ACC Championships (3/10) • Collected two decisions at the ACC Championships • Earned the No. 22 seed for the 2024 NCAA Championships in Kansas City • Added a decision over Clarion's No. 27 Cameron Pine at the national tournament • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022-23: Competed at 184 pounds during third season in Chapel Hill • Collected 25 wins throughout the year • Began the season with three decisions at the Southeast Open to claim a third place finish (11/5) • Defeated Campbell's Shane Quick by major decision at the Battle at Bragg (11/11) • Collected a decision against Central Michigan's Benjamin Cushman and Cornell's Evan Canoyer at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in New Orleans (12/19) • Went 6-0 to claim the 184 pound title at the F&M Open (1/6) • Had a six-match winning streak in Carolina duals • Earned major decisions against Brown's Nick Oliveri and Harvard's Leo Tarantino (1/14) • Began ACC dual action with a major decision against Duke's Luke Chakonis (1/20) • Represented the Tar Heels at the 2023 ACC Wrestling Championships (3/5) • Collected victories against Duke's Jack Wimmer and Virginia Tech's Hunter Bolen to secure a runner-up effort • Earned the No. 11 seed for the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, Okla. • Collected four-straight wins at the NCAA Championships • Defeated Virginia Tech's Hunter Bolen by decision to secure All-America status • Finished the NCAA Championships with an eighth-place finish to claim All-America honors for the first time • Helped UNC post multiple All-America wrestlers for the fifth-straight year • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2021-22: Compiled a 16-6 overall record and a 9-2 dual record at 184 pounds for the Tar Heels • Finished second at the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open • Collected ranked wins over No. 16 Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) and No. 14 Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) • Went on an 11-match win streak in the middle of the season • Earned impressive major decisions over No. 22 Michael Battista (Virginia) and No. 32 Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) • Earned the highest-ranked win of his career with a 3-1 sudden victory over No. 10 Hunter Bolen of Virginia Tech • Named ACC Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 15 • Took All-ACC honors with a runner up finish at ACC Championships • Qualified for NCAA Championships as a 14 seed • Named to the ACC All-Academic team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
2020-21: Compiled a 4-1 record • Notched a 16-0 technical fall on Jan. 10 over Samuel Mora of Gardner-Webb • Collected a 15-6 major decision over Duke's Conor Becker on Jan. 22 • Picked up an 8-2 decision on Jan. 30 over Sam Fisher of Virginia Tech • Finished the season DQ win over Lehigh's Trey Cornish on Feb. 6
Personal/Prep: Gavin Lee Kane is the son of Richard and Beth Kane • Born on October 25, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois • Coached by Don St. James at Cambridge High School • Four-time Georgia state champion • Pittsburgh Classic Team USA member • Super-32 Runner-Up • Two-time NHSCA All-American • 167-2 high school record • Honor roll student • Brother, Devin, also wrestles at Carolina
| Year | Overall | Dual | ACC | MD | TF | Fall |
| 20-21 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 21-22 | 16-6 | 9-2 | 4-1 | 5 | - | 1 |
| 22-23 | 25-9 | 10-4 | 3-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 23-24 | 20-12 | 9-3 | 2-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 24-25 | 20-9 | 11-3 | 4-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 85-37 | 41-12 | 14-6 | 21 | 7 | 5 |
