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
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