Elevating North Carolina wrestling into the nation's top 10 by uniting elite wrestlers statewide for advanced training opportunities.
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A new era begins 🌅⚔️
We're proud to announce Tim McCall as the next head coach of @CitadelSports wrestling program 🫡🤝
Additional details ⤵️
📰: bit.ly/4ugTKpw#NextDogUp
One course. One challenge. One community.
From high school to college athletes, parents, and families—everyone showed up and got after it.
That’s what makes this different.
Not just training… a shared experience.
Doing hard things together—that’s Strength in Unity.
#NCUnited#StrengthInUnity#NCWrestling#Spartan#NCSpartanRaise@SpartanRace
The difference is the model.
Families are paying $15K–$20K+ per year to compete at a high level.
That’s the reality.
The question is —
what are we doing about it?
A true 501(c)(3) (non-profit) model changes everything:
Community-backed funding
Tax-deductible donations
More access for more athletes (Scholarships)
A path where athletes can actually earn support (Life development skills)
This isn’t theory.
You've raised $7K+ in 1 week.
The system works — if we use it.
The Spartan Raise is just the start.
To scale this across the state, it takes:
Families
Athletes
Community
Corporate support
We can keep doing what we’ve always done…and keep getting the same results.
Or we change the model — and change the outcome.
Race with us
or
Donate to a specific athlete or the NCU Spartan Raise Fund
👉 app.ncwrestlingunited.com/spartan#NCUnited#StrengthInUnity#TheSpartanRaise#SpartanRace#NCWrestling#NCNonprofit
🚨 132 — MAC JOHNSON 🚨
THE 2026 NC NATIONAL TEAM
• Class of 2027 - Cape Fear High School
• NCHSAA State Champion (2026)
• NCHSAA State Finalist (2025)
• NHSCA Nationals — 6-2 (2026)
• NC United National Team — NHSCA Duals (5-2)
• NC United National Team — UCD (6-1)
• Top 10 RecruitNC (Class of 2027)
Strength in Unity.
#NCUnited l #NCWrestling l #NHSCADuals l #RecruitNC#NCNationalTeam
This is what families are actually spending.
Not all at once. Not in one place.
It comes in pieces — and that's why most never see the total until it's already happened.
We spoke to 25 parents of NC United Blue members and put the full picture on paper.
👉 Full breakdown:
app.ncwrestlingunited.com/news#NCUnited#NCWrestling#RecruitNC#StrengthInUnity#SpartanRaise
The opportunity is here. What you do with it is up to you.
Here’s exactly how it works:
You can support in 3 simple ways:
1. Race
Sign up for any Spartan Race (May 2–3)
and enter a wrestler’s name at checkout
2. Sponsor an athlete
Pick any wrestler — they don’t have to be racing
Make a tax-deductible donation toward their training
3. Donate to the NC United Training Fund
Support NC wrestlers broadly through our athlete training fund
(100% of funds are applied toward training and competition this spring and summer)
How athletes raise money:
Share the link
Text family and friends
Ask them to enter your name at checkout
👉 One message can turn into $500–$1,500+ toward your training
You do NOT have to race to support.
Open to ALL wrestlers in North Carolina — not just NC United (boys and girls).
👉 Get involved here:
app.ncwrestlingunited.com/spartan
Earn your Aroo.
#NCUnited#StrengthInUnity#NCWrestling#EarnYourAroo#SpartanRace@SpartanRace
Free Shirt!
Strength In Unity.
This shirt represents everything good about our wrestling community —
the work, the support, the belief in each other, and the path forward.
Every athlete, parent, coach, and supporter who steps in —
that’s what this stands for.
United.
🛡️ Anyone participating in the Spartan Race (any distance, May 2–3) will receive a shirt.
🛡️ Any donation or sponsorship of $100+ will also receive one.
This isn’t just gear.
It’s a symbol of where we’re going —
a community that shows up for each other and helps athletes earn their opportunities.
👉 Sign up or support here:
app.ncwrestlingunited.com/spartan
Strength In Unity.
#NCUnited#StrengthInUnity#RecruitNC#NCSpartanRaise#NCWrestling#EarnYourAroo
🚨 THE BACK HALF IS LOADED 🚨
6 Clubs, 6 High Schools Represented.
Strength in Unity.
9 All-American honors
7 State titles
12 State placements
All ranked Top 25 in their class — RecruitNC
160 — Tobin McNair
2× NCHSAA State Champion
NHSCA All-American (5th, 6th)
170 — Dominic Blue
2× NCHSAA State Champion
2x NHSCA All-American (3rd, 7th)
Undefeated — NC United National Team (2025 NHSCA Duals)
182 — Brieon Mayfield
2× NCHSAA State Placer
2026 NHSCA Nationals — 4-2
190 — Luke Padgett
NCHSAA State Champion
2025 Tiger Champion
220 — Gavin Lopez
NCHSAA State Champion
3× NHSCA All-American
Undefeated — NC United National Team, UCD (HWT)
HWT — Keyshon Morrison
NCHSAA State Champion
2× NHSCA All-American
Strength in Unity.
Middle weights are up next!
#NCUnited l #NCWrestling l #NHSCADuals l #RecruitNC#NCNationalTeam@MatScouts1
This is a partnership that can change the trajectory of North Carolina wrestling.
NC United has partnered with Spartan Race to give athletes a real opportunity to earn their spring and summer training.
How it works:
• Sign up for a race or donate
• Enter an athlete’s name
• Funds go directly toward their training
NO requirement to run. ANY race counts. ANYONE can support.
Open to ALL NC wrestlers.
Funds can be used for tournaments, travel, camps, club fees, privates, and training.
Tax-deductible (NC United is a 501(c)(3)).
Check out the “Thousand Dollar Text” on our site — one message can turn into $500–$1,500+ toward your summer.
If this goes under-leveraged, we stay the same.
If we lean into it, it can change everything.
We can talk about the cost — or we can change it
Earn your Aroo.
app.ncwrestlingunited.com/spartan#NCUnited#StrengthInUnity#NCWrestling#EarnYourAroo
📣 NC UNITED PARTNERS WITH SPARTAN to help Fund Your Spring/ Summer Training & Competition
Earlier today we said big news was coming.
This is it and it's HUGE!
NC United has officially partnered with Spartan for the Fayetteville race (May 3).
Spartan has agreed to give back EVERY dollar raised directly to support your training and competition.
This is open to the entire NC Wrestling community.
🔗 app.ncwrestlingunited.com/spartan
THIS IS MORE THAN A FUNDRAISER
For a lot of people, a Spartan race is a bucket-list experience.
Hard. Dirty. Uncomfortable.
The kind of thing you remember.
Now you get to do it with your teammates, coaches, and the NC wrestling community.
HOW IT WORKS
• Sign up to race with us
• Recruit your people
• If they can’t race — they can donate
Every signup and donation is tracked to you in real time.
WHAT THIS CAN LOOK LIKE
10 people in your network sign up
= $1,500 toward your training
Add a few donations…
Now you’re over $2,000
All funds go directly toward your summer:
travel, training, Guild sessions, clinics, camps, and competition.
Anyone who signs up or donates $100+ receives a
“Strength in Unity” tee
This is about ownership.
No shortcuts. No handouts.
Earn it, Let’s get after it.
app.ncwrestlingunited.com/spartan#NCUnited l #NCWrestling l #Spartan
ALL-AMERICANS. STATE CHAMPS. BEATEN.
This was an upset weekend.
NC wrestlers took out #3 seeds.
#4 seeds.
#5 seeds.
#7 seeds.
Across multiple weights.
Across the bracket.
This wasn’t one moment.
It happened all weekend.
NC Bringing Home Hardware. 🔨
Read more about NC's journey at NHSCA on RecruitNC.
app.ncwrestlingunited.com#NCUnited l #NCWrestling l #RecruitNC l #NHSCA#Unseeded l #EarnedNotGiven
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8 of NC’s 18 All-Americans walked into Virginia Beach unseeded.
No rankings. No protection. No expectations.
They walked out with hardware:
• Isaac Young — 6th
• Landon Gallagher — 7th
• Aiden White — 4th
• Carson Worrick — 4th
• Samuel Gantt — 8th
• Jacob Reigel — 8th
• Cael Dunn — 7th
• Avery Rhymer — 8th
No shortcuts. No hype. Just results.
That is the NC Ecosystem growing
Read more about our their journey on RecruitNC.
app.ncwrestlingunited.com#NCWrestling#NCUnited#NHSCA#Unseeded#EarnedNotGiven
📣 BENTLEY SLY | NC's NHSCA MOW — Senior Division
NC United is proud to name Bentley Sly (152 lbs) as the NHSCA Most Outstanding Wrestler — Senior Division.
3x NHSCA All-American. #2 seed. 6-1. Runner-up.
Facing #3 seed Noah Bull (UT) — 3x Utah State Champion and Nebraska commit — Bentley Sly was down 7 points and running out of time. Then he did what Bentley Sly does. Pin. Match over. Ticket punched to the finals.
That's not just a win. That's a statement.
Three years. Three All-American finishes. One of the most decorated Senior wrestlers North Carolina sent to Virginia Beach. Bentley Sly's career at NHSCA is nothing short of legendary.
Congratulations, Bentley.
Read more about our MOWs on RecruitNC
app.ncwrestlingunited.com#NCUnited | #RecruitNC | #NHSCAMOW | #NCWrestling | #NHSCA2025
📣 AIDEN WHITE | NC's NHSCA Co-MOW — Junior Division
NC United is proud to name Aiden White (132 lbs) as a NHSCA Most Outstanding Wrestler — Junior Division.
Unseeded. 9-2. One of the deepest runs of the entire tournament.
Aiden's path was defined by resilience. He fell to #5 seed AL State Champ Corey Powe in the championship round — They met again in consolations, White was ready, winning 7-0 in dominant fashion.
Along the way he also took down:
— #3 seed Gabriel Serros (NM) — 2x NHSCA All-American & 2x State Finalist
Unseeded. 4th place. 9 wins on the weekend. Uncommitted, Aiden White proved he belongs in any room in the country.
Congratulations, Aiden.
Read more about our MOWs on RecruitNC
app.ncwrestlingunited.com#NCUnited | #RecruitNC | #NHSCAMOW | #NCWrestling | #NHSCA2025
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