Feb. 5, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. - After another strong weekend of competition and two more impressive wins, North Carolina's Keegan Mueller has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week. The weekly honor is the second of the season for the Dallas, Texas, junior, and the third for a North Carolina athlete in 2007-08.

In his first match-up of the weekend on Saturday, Mueller faced Billy Haydt of Drexel. Against one of the Dragons' best wrestlers, the 165-pounder was dominant, outscoring his opponent 8-1 as the Heels posted a 26-12 team victory. Later in the day, Mueller, who ranks 13th nationally in the latest polls, was again victorious, recording a 9-0 major decision win over No. 17 Zack Shanaman of Penn. Now 22-3 on the season, Mueller is 12-0 in dual meets this season and has outscored his last seven opponents by a score of 81-3.

Mueller will look to further extend his 16-match unbeaten streak this Friday when North Carolina travels to Raleigh, N.C., to face-off against defending league-champion NC State. Both teams enter the meet at .500 in league competition.