No. 23 Wrestling Blanks Northern Colorado, 40-0
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 23rd-ranked North Carolina wrestling team opened the dual portion of the 2025-26 campaign with a 40-0 victory over Northern Colorado, inside Carmichael Arena.
The Tar Heels, who featured seven new starters in the lineup on Sunday, secured three technical falls, one major decision, five decisions and a forfeit.
Beginning the match against the Bears at 141-pounds, redshirt-freshman Luke Simcox earned his first collegiate dual win with a 15-0 technical fall. True freshman Nate Askew followed with his own first dual victory, a 4-2 decision.
After Laird Root’s 14-4 major decision at 157-pounds, Bryce Hepner, Joshua Ogunsanya, and Jake Dailey posted three-straight decisions, in favor of the Tar Heels. Redshirt-freshman Robert Platt (17-2) and heavyweight Nolan Neves (21-4) … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2025/11/9/no-23-wrestling-blanks-northern-colorado-40-0
#7 N.C. State Dominates Season-Opening Dual with Northern Colorado
RALEIGH – Opening the 2025-26 dual-match wrestling season, seventh-ranked NC State dominated its match in Reynolds on Saturday with Northern Colorado in the first-ever meeting between the two. Starting the evening, redshirt-freshmen Gavin Linsman and Luca Felix wrestled in two exhibition matches at 141 lbs and 149 lbs.
Shortly after, Vincent Robinson’s 2025 125 lb national championship banner was dropped from the rafters of Reynolds Coliseum, to be seen for the first time. Each of the three true freshmen, Will Denny at 165 lbs, Cason Howle at 197 lbs, and Everest Ouellette at 285 lbs, who made their collegiate debut, claimed wins to start their career with the Pack.
Coming off their redshirt seasons, Jackson Arrington and Ryan Jack both made their returns to the NC State lineup. Arrington made his official debut at 157 lbs after spending the previous three seasons at 149 lbs. The only loss for the Pack was by Zach Redding at 133 pounds … more at … https://gopack.com/news/2025/11/8/-7-wrestling-dominates-season-opening-dual-with-northern-colorado
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