Each team will wrestle the three schools from the opposing conference in a dual match format, and the league with the most victories will bring home the ACC/Big Ten Clash Cup. Fans will be able to watch simultaneous action on three mats.
In addition to featuring the nation's 10th-ranked team in Northwestern, the event will showcase 19 wrestlers ranked in the InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Preseason Individual Rankings. Five wrestlers ranked in the top five in their respective weight classes are also expected to be in action: North Carolina's Spencer Nadolsky (No. 4, heavyweight), Northwestern's Ryan Lang (No. 1, 141 pounds), Jake Herbert (No. 1, 184 pounds) and Dustin Fox (No. 5, heavyweight) and Wisconsin's Tyler Turner (No. 5, 149 pounds).
The Big Ten is annually regarded as one of the top wrestling conferences in America, and Saturday will mark a rare chance for wrestling fans in the Southeast to be able to see three traditional powers square off against three up-and-coming teams from the ACC.
Complete results of the event will be posted on TarHeelBlue.com following the final matches of the day.
Last time out, the Tar Heels posted seven placewinnners at the Michigan State Open, including individual champions Nadolsky and Vincent Ramirez of Durham at 141 pounds. Keegan Mueller, a transfer from Ohio State, earned a second-place finish in his first action as a Tar Heel.
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