Lachlan McNeil (wrestler)

Lachlan McNeil
Personal information
Full nameLachlan Maurice McNeil
Born (2001-01-19) January 19, 2001 (age 23)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
Sport
Country Canada
SportWrestling
Weight class143 lb (65 kg)
Event(s)Freestyle and folkstyle
College teamTar Heels
ClubTar Heel Wrestling Club Team Impact Wrestling Club (Canada)
Coached byColeman Scott
Tony Ramos (wrestler)
Jamill Kelly
Mohamed Abdelfatah
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 65 kg
International Tournaments
Gold medal – first place 2023 Madrid 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madrid 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Summerside 65 kg
U20 Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oaxtepec 65 kg

Lachlan Maurice McNeil (born January 19, 2001) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms.[1] During his professional career Lachlan has won two Canadian Freestyle titles earning the right to represent Team Canada at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships. He was a silver medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Lachlan also wrestles for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Freestyle career

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Lachlan wrestled at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships representing team Canada. He earned a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] He earned a bronze medal at the 2022 Grand Prix of Spain.[4]

In 2024, he competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] He was eliminated in his third match.[5]

College career

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McNeil became an NCAA All-American at the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships for the University of North Carolina.[6][7] He finished third at the 2023 ACC Wrestling Championships.

Freestyle record

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Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament DNP at 65 kg
Loss 26–9 India Sujeet Kalkal TF 0–10 May 11, 2024 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament

Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

Win 26–8 Sierra Leone Sahid Kargbo 16–12
Win 25–8 Hong Kong Heung Tsz Hei TF 10–0
2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 24–8 Mexico Austin Gomez 3–6 March 1, 2024 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament

Mexico Acapulco, Mexico

Win 24–7 Ecuador Josh Kramer TF 12–1
Win 23–7 Peru Sixto Auccapiña TF 10–0
2023 Canada World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 22–7 Canada Mike Asselstine TF 10–0 December 15–17, 2023 2023 Canada World Team Trials

Canada Edmonton, Canada

Win 21–7 Canada Mike Asselstine 7–2
2023 World Championships 43rd at 65 kg
Loss 20–7 Ukraine Erik Arushanian TF 0–10 September 18, 2023 2023 World Championships

Serbia Belgrade, Serbia

2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial 5th at 65 kg
Loss 20–6 Kyrgyzstan Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov TF 0–10 July 13–16, 2023 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament

Hungary Budapest, Hungary

Loss 20–5 Mongolia Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga TF 0–10
Win 20–4 Kazakhstan Akbar Kurbanov 6–4
Win 19–4 Germany Kizhan Clarke 5–3
2023 Grand Prix of Spain 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 18–4 Belgium Ayub Musaev 9–5 July 7–9, 2023 2023 Grand Prix of Spain

Spain Madrid, Spain

Win 17–4 South Korea Kim Sung-gwon 10–4
Win 16–4 Kazakhstan Bekzat Yermekbay TF 14–4
Win Peru Joao Benavides FF
2023 Stepan Sargsyan Cup 15th at 65 kg
Loss 15–4 Iran Peiman Biabani 4–5 June 15, 2023 2023 Stepan Sargsyan Cup

Armenia Yerevan, Armenia

2023 Canada World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 15–3 Canada Jacob Alexander Torres TF 10–0 March 9–13, 2023 2023 Canada World Team Trials

Canada Waterloo, Canada

Win 14–3 Canada Hassan Al-Hayawi TF 10–0
Win 13–3 Canada Jeremy Podlog TF 10–0
Win 12–3 Canada Mike Asselstine TF 10–0
2022 World Championships 20th at 65 kg
Loss 11–3 Uzbekistan Abbos Rakhmonov 2–5 September 17, 2022 2022 World Championships

Serbia Belgrade, Serbia

2022 Commonwealth Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 11–2 India Bajrang Punia 2–9 August 5, 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games

England Birmingham, England

Win 11–1 Pakistan Inayat Ullah TF 11–0
Win 10–1 Scotland Ross Connelly TF 10–0
2022 Grand Prix of Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 9–1 Germany Leon Gerstenberger TF 10–0 July 8–10, 2022 2022 Grand Prix of Spain

Spain Madrid, Spain

Loss 8–1 Puerto Rico Sebastian Rivera 2–4
Win 8–0 Germany Moritz Langer TF 10–0
Win 7–0 United Kingdom Ross Connelly TF 11–0
2022 Canada Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 6–0 Jamaica Jordan Mitchell TF 12–1 July 2, 2022 2022 Canada Cup

Canada Summerside, Canada

Win 5–0 Canada Garrett Saunders TF 10–0
Win 4–0 South Korea Minwoo Choi TF 11–0
2022 Canada World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 3–0 Canada Jacob Alexander Torres Fall May 26–29, 2022 2022 Canada World Team Trials

Canada Edmonton, Canada

Win 2–0 Canada Daniel Coles TF 18–8
Win 1–0 Canada Jason Reeves TF 11–0

References

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  1. ^ "Lachlan McNeil". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Toronto wrestler Lachlan McNeil settles for silver at Commonwealth Games". CBC. 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lachlan McNeil". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Freeborn, Jeremy (July 12, 2022). "Team Canada wins 14 wrestling medals at Spanish Grand Prix". Canadian Sport Scene. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Tar Heel Duo Finishes NCAA Championships With All-America Status". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Lachlan McNeil - Wrestling". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.