Nick O'Neill

Weight:
149
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School:
Malvern Prep

2025-26: Wrestled at 141 and 149 pounds during second season as a Tar Heel • Posted 14 wins throughout the year • Made season debut at the Southeast Open (11/2) • Competed versus UNC Pembroke and Greensboro College at the Carolina Duals (11/21) • Earned two falls and two decisions to win the 141-pound title at the Mountaineer Open (11/23) • Collected four wins over the two-day Soldier Salute (1/3-1/4) • Posted back-to-back victories to secure the 141-pound title at the Appalachian Open (1/24) • Competed in first collegiate and ACC dual versus No. 14 Pitt (1/30) • Recorded a second-period fall against No. 22 Tom Crook of sixth-ranked Virginia Tech (2/13) • Won three-straight matches by fall to claim the 141-pound title at the Wildcat Open to end the season (2/22)

2024-25: Competed at 141 and 149 pounds during true freshman season in Chapel Hill • Earned 10 wins during the season • Made collegiate debut with three wins and the 141-pound title at the Southeast Open (11/2) • Collected a fall at the Mountaineer Invitational (11/9) • Had three falls and a decisions at Soldier Salute (12/29-12/30) • Finished the year with two wins at the Appalachian Open (1/25)

Prep/Personal: Nick O'Neill is the son of Jason and Kerri O'Neill • Has two siblings, Matthew and Scarlett • Wrestled for four years at Malvern Prep under head coach Nathan Lautar • Plans to major in finance