U.N.C. Wrestling Releases 2025-26 Schedule
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Entering year three under the direction of head coach Rob Koll, the North Carolina wrestling program announced its 2025-26 schedule Thursday afternoon.
The slate for the upcoming campaign is highlighted six home duals and the 2025 Carolina Duals inside Carmichael Arena.
In the opening month of November, the Tar Heels begin the season at the Southeast Open (Nov. 2), followed by two-straight home duals versus Northern Colorado (Nov. 9) and Navy (Nov. 15).
The Tar Heels close the month on Nov. 21 hosting the Carolina Duals, squaring off with Davidson, Greensboro College and UNC Pembroke.
Carolina concludes the calendar year with a home date versus West Virginia (Dec. 12), followed by two-straight duals at Nebraska (Dec. 19) and Northern Iowa (Dec. 21). Ringing in the new year, Carolina travels to Iowa for Soldier Salute (Jan. 3-4), prior to beginning the Atlantic Coast Conference slate. The Tar Heels will wrestle Pitt, Duke and Stanford at home inside Carmichael Arena in ACC action, with road dates versus Virginia, NC State and Virginia Tech.
Carolina opens the ACC slate with back-to-back duals on the road, traveling to Virginia (Jan. 16) and rival NC State (Jan. 23). The Tar Heels conclude the month of January with the conference home opener against Pitt (Jan. 30), followed by a home matchup against Duke (Feb. 6).
The program closes the conference portion of the regular season at Virginia Tech (Feb. 13) and the home finale against Stanford (Feb. 20). The 2026 ACC Championships will be held March 8 at Virginia Tech, … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2025/9/11/wrestling-releases-2025-26-schedule
Russell Added to Duke Wrestling Staff
DURHAM, N.C. —Duke wrestling head coach Glen Lanham has added Codi Russell to the coaching staff for the 2025-26 campaign.
Russell, a 2021 Appalachian State graduate, joins the Blue Devils after spending the last two years as an assistant coach at Hofstra. He has also spent time at Army West Point and at the Minion Training Center as a coach following his time in Boone.
“Super excited about Codi,” said Lanham. “Cody comes from App State. We watched him compete for many years, and I was always impressed with how tough he was. I remember one time he came in with a walking boot on, and we’re like, oh, Russell must be out of the lineup. That’s good for us. And then he ends up taking the boot off, whooping us and then putting it back on again. He’s going to bring just a level of toughness to the lightweights and also the ability to get out there and be hands-on with these young guys. With Cody out there, he’s the same size as those guys, so it just really makes it better. We have definitely shown that we’re dedicated to our lightweights by adding another lightweight coach in the mix. With bringing Cody in and coach Erkin before that, it just shows that we’re committed to, developing our lightweights.”
A standout wrestler at Appalachian State, Russell was a four-time NCAA Championship qualifier and three-time Southern Conference Champion. Russell, who wrestled at 125 and 133 pounds, … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2025/9/11/russell-added-to-duke-wrestling-staff
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