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| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
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| University | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
| Head Coach | Coleman Scott (6th season) |
| Conference | ACC |
| Location | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Arena | Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill (Capacity: 6,822) |
| Nickname | Tar Heels |
| Colors | Carolina blue and white[1] |
| Team national championships | |
| 0 | |
| National championship years | |
| 5 | |
| NCAA individual champions | |
| 3 | |
| All-Americans | |
| 50 | |
| Conference championships | |
| 2019, 2020, 2021 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 | |
References
edit- ^ "Primary Identity" (PDF). Carolina Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines. April 20, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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Following Coach Sam Barnes who built the modern wrestling program at UNC (1953-1971), Head coach Bill Lam led the Tar Heel wrestling program for 30 years until his retirement in 2002, where his former wrestler and 1982 NCAA Champion C.D. Mock became his replacement. Under Lam, the Tar Heels were a consistent top 25 NCAA team. Lam led the Tar Heels to 15 ACC tournament titles in addition to being named ACC coach of the year 10 times. Following the Lam era, Mock was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2006 in addition to claiming two ACC team titles.[10] In 2015, Mock was fired as head wrestling coach. He was shortly replaced by Olympic bronze medalist and Oklahoma State University graduate Coleman Scott.
The Tar Heel wrestling program boasts many ACC champions, All-Americans, and has 3 individual NCAA champions: C.D. Mock (1982), Rob Koll (1988), and T.J. Jaworsky (1993, 1994, 1995). Jaworsky is known as one of the greatest college wrestlers of all time as he is the first and only ACC wrestler to win three NCAA titles in addition to winning the inaugural Dan Hodge Trophy, given to college wrestling's most dominant wrestler. Koll is now the head coach at Cornell University where he has led the program to new heights with multiple top 10 NCAA finishes.
UNC wrestling All-Americans: C.D. Mock, Dave Cook, Jan Michaels, Bob Monaghan, Mike Elinsky, Rob Koll, Bobby Shriner, Tad Wilson, Al Palacio, Lenny Bernstein, Doug Wyland, Enzo Catullo, Pete Welch, Shane Camera, Jody Staylor, Marc Taylor, Stan Banks, Justin Harty, Evan Sola, Chris Rodrigues, Evan Henderson, Ethan Ramos, and Joey Ward.
Other notable alumni include C.C. Fisher, 1998 ACC champion and Most Outstanding wrestler, who went on to become a successful wrestler on the international stage where he was as high as second on the United States Olympic latter. Fisher also went on to become a successful coach for multiple Division 1 wrestling programs including Iowa State and Stanford.
The late Sen. Paul Wellstone attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) on a wrestling scholarship. In college he was an undefeated Atlantic Coast Conference wrestling champion.
The Tar Heel wrestling program has won 17 total ACC championships: 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006
UNC's best finish at the NCAA tournament was 5th in 1982.[11] They also took 6th in 1995.
Carmichael Arena is currently the home to the Tar Heels Wrestling team located centrally on campus.[12]