CLEVELAND --- Troy Heilmann and Chip Ness advanced to the quarterfinals to lead North Carolina on day one of the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Quicken Loans Arena. Carolina had five of its eight competitors win opening-round matches, the most for the Tar Heels since 1997. With 9.5 team points, UNC stands in 17th place in the overall standings after day one.
Heilmann started his day with a major decision, blanking SIU-Edwardsville's Tyshawn Williams 9-0. The redshirt senior 149-pounder then outlasted Iowa State's Jarrett Degen 7-5 to book his spot in the quarterfinals. Heilmann, who has doubled his career win total at NCAAs, will face No.