Stabile, who was victorious at 141 pounds, and Robinson, who won at 125, led a strong showing by the Tar Heels in the Freshman/Sophomore Division. Twelve of the 14 Carolina wrestlers entered placed in the top five of their respective weight classes. In addition to Stabile and Robinson, Danny Lopes (133), Keenan Duffie (149) and Thomas Scotton (157) each posted runner-up finishes. Jason DeLuca (third at 125), Jeremy Shaw (fifth at 133), Mike Rappo (third at 149), Thomas Ferguson (fourth at 157), Rudy Moures (fifth at 157), Kyle Kiss (fifth at 174) and Nick Tenpenny (fourth at 184) also finished as placewinners.
Dobies, who was making his debut at heavyweight, led the Tar Heels in the open division with his third-place finish. Drew Forshey (fifth at 125), Dennis Drury (sixth at 197) and Kevin Owen (sixth at 174) were also placewinners.
Dobies, who wrestled at 184 for two seasons before redshirting a year ago, suffered an opening round loss but rebounded to win five straight bouts to take third. He downed Travis Clark of Findlay in the third-place bout.
In the Freshman/Sophomore Division, Robinson won his first collegiate bout with a pin of Manchester's Jason Ray and never looked back, taking the 125-pound title with a 4-0 record on the day. He topped Michigan State's Eric Owlanoski by a 5-3 margin in the final.
Stabile brought home the Tar Heels second title with a 4-0 record at 141. He allowed just two points on the day and pinned Michigan's Mark Beaudry in the final in 2:35.
Carolina is back in action Saturday at the second-annual ACC/Big Ten Clash at the Tar Heels' Eddie Smith Field House. UNC will face Michigan State at noon and Purdue at 4 p.m.
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