Tar Heels Score Top-20 Finish At NCAA Wrestling Championships

Posted Mar 17, 2018
A fourth-place finish by senior Troy Heilmann and a seventh-place finish by junior Chip Ness capped the most successful national tournament for North Carolina in nearly 25 years Saturday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Tar Heels finished the competition with 27 team points, their most since 1996, and in 20th place, their highest finish since 1995. (GoHeels.com)

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