11-27-05
Vincent Ramirez Captures First at Carolina Open
Four UNC Wrestlers Take Second

Chapel Hill, N.C. - The North Carolina wrestling team hosted the 2005
Carolina Open in Wollen Gymnasium on Saturday and had several wrestlers
finish at the top of their division. UNC's Vicent Ramirez captured first
place in the 141-pound division, while Bobby Shaw (125), Alex Maciag
(174), David Dashiell (197), and Spencer Nadolsky (Hwt) each earned
second-place honors at their respective weights.

Ramirez's individual title marks his first as a Tar Heel and follows an
impressive fourth place finish at the East Stroudsburg Open.  In the
first two rounds of the Carolina Open, he won by technical fall and
major decision.  He then went on to defeat his opponents 7-0 and 1-0 in
the semifinals and finals, respectively.  Ramirez, a Durham native, now
has a 10-2 record in open tournaments this season.

UNC heavyweight Spencer Nadolsky improved to 14-2 on the season after
his second-place finish at Saturday's event.  Nadolsky opened the
tournament with a 3-1 decision over David Hazell of Appalachian State,
followed by a 5-0 decision over Kelly Anundson of Newberry.  He then
faced teammate Daniel Goetter, who forfeited in the semifinals.
Nadolsky lost his only match of the day by a narrow 4-3 margin to UNC
Greensboro's Tyler Shovlin.  Goetter went on to claim fourth in the
heavyweight division.

In other action for the Tar Heels, junior Bobby Shaw took second place
at 125 pounds, while teammate Jared Royer captured third in the same
class.   Coming off of a second place finish at the East Stroudsburg
Open, sophomore Alex Maciag won by technical fall and pin in his first
two matches on Saturday.  He then won a semifinal match over Chad Davis
of Gardner Webb before losing to Jay Borschel of Virginia Tech in the
174-pound finals.  Junior David Dashiell took second place at 197
pounds. Dashiell pinned teammate Dennis Drury to advance to the finals,
but lost in the championship match.

The Tar Heels return to action on December 4, when they travel to State
College, Pa. for the Penn State Open.

2005 CAROLINA OPEN FINALS RESULTS
125: Andy Bricker (UNA) def. Bobby Shaw, 11-7
133: Joey Slaton (VT) def. Anton Prater (VT), Fall 2:55
141: Vincent Ramirez (UNC) def. Kevin Artis (UNC-G), 1-0
149: Brent Metcalf (VT) def. Daniel Elliott (Garner Webb), 8-6
157: Joey Knox (UTC) vs. Scott Ervin (ASU)
165: Phil Bliss (Belmont Abbey) def. Aaron Glover (Duke), 7-5
174: Jay Borschel (VT) def. Alex Maciag (UNC), 10-5
184: Steve Borja (VT) def. Dan Tulley (Duke), 3-1
197:
Hwt: Tyler Shovlin (UNC-G) def. Spencer Nadolsky (UNC), 4-3