CHAPEL HILL --- All-American redshirt senior Chip Ness leads four members of the North Carolina wrestling team listed in FloWrestling's preseason individual rankings for the upcoming 2018-19 campaign. Following a year in which the program had two All-Americans for the first time since 1995, Ness is joined by redshirt senior Cory Daniel, redshirt sophomore Kennedy Monday and redshirt freshman Austin O'Connor.
Following his All-American season, Ness is the highest-ranked Tar Heel on the publication's list, coming in at No. 6 at 184 pounds. The senior was 21-12 last year, finishing third at the ACC Championships and grabbing a seventh-place finish at NCAAs.