@UNCBearsWrestle Starts Off 2019 at the Southern Scuffle

Calendar

Oct 31

6 p.m. MT

Wrestling

vs Blue and Gold Scrimmage

Nov 8

TBD

Wrestling

at NC State

Nov 9

TBD

Wrestling

at North Carolina

Nov 22

TBD

Wrestling

at Nebraska Kearney

Dec 6

TBD

Wrestling

at SIUE

Dec 19

6 p.m. MT

Wrestling

vs Campbell University

Dec 30

TBD

Wrestling

vs Cal Baptist

Jan 3

TBD

Wrestling

at UT Chattanooga

Jan 11

2 p.m. MT

Wrestling

vs Penn

2019 starts fast for Northern Colorado wrestling as the team travels to compete in the Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear in Chattanooga, Tenn. The tournament takes place from Jan. 1^st through Jan. 2^nd, with competition starting at 8 am(MST) both days.

A pair of UNC wrestlers continue to be listed among the best in the nation by national wrestling media outlets. Jacob Seely earns his highest ranking from The Open Mat, placing him at No. 12 in the 197 lb class. Seely is ranked No. 17 by both Trackwrestling.com and W.I.N. Magazine, while coming in at No. 19 by Flowrestling.com. Entering the Scuffle, Seely has a 5-1 record after competing in all duals this season.

Rico Montoya is ranked No. 17 by both Intermat.com and Trackwrestling, while W.I.N. slated him at No. 19. Montoya has posted a 6-2 overall record and 2-2 in dual matches in the 125 lb weight class.

UNC enters the new year with a 2-4 overall record and 0-3 in the Big 12 duals. Earlier in December, UNC picked up wins over Virginia Military Institute(35-9) and Hofstra(21-13). The Bears dropped their most recent dual against No. 3 Oklahoma State(0-47) at Bank of Colorado Arena.

At the 2018 Southern Scuffle, UNC tied for 12^th place with 46 points, which is the best finish at the tournament in program history. Montoya placed fourth in the 133 lb class, marking the best individual performance for a UNC wrestler at the Scuffle. Keilan Torres also placed for the Bears, giving the team two placers at the Scuffle for the second consecutive season.

Following the Bears
Northern Colorado opens its competition at the 2019 Southern Scuffle on Tuesday, Jan. 1^st. The tournament opens with the pigtail rounds at 8 am followed by the Championship round of 32 at 8:45 am.

All matches will be streamed live on Flowrestling.com and the bracket can be viewed on FlowArena for live results both days of competition. Follow the action on Twitter for live updates and results with @UNCBearsWrestle.