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C.D. Mock

C.D. Mock was the head wrestling coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his alma mater, from 2003 until 2015. Upon his hiring, Mock led an immediate revitalization of the Carolina program by capturing back-to-back ACC titles in 2005-2006. He was the 2005 and 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year.
In 2013, the Tar Heels finished 9-6 overall and 2-3 in the ACC, which featured three of the top 25 teams in the country. Carolina also sent five qualifiers to the NCAA Championships. There were four UNC qualifiers at nationals in 2014. Mock guided the Tar Heels a 22nd-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Championships and a 25th-place finish in 2014, the program’s first consecutive top-25 finishes since 1985-97. The performances were highlighted by Evan Henderson, who followed up a 2013 ACC title at 141 pounds with a pair of All-America performances at NCAAs. Henderson finished sixth in 2013 and then fourth in 2014, the best finish for a Tar Heel in 18 years.
Mock wrestled for four seasons at Council Rock High School, in Newtown, PA, where he won a state title in his senior season and graduated from Council Rock in 1978. Four years later, Mock became Carolina's first NCAA wrestling champion and was one of the leaders of the Tar Heel team that finished fifth at the NCAA Championships. He finished that season a perfect 35-0 en route to the national title at 134 pounds and also received the prestigious Patterson Medal, which is presented to the UNC senior student-athlete that best demonstrates athletic excellence.
After graduation, he returned to Pennsylvania to coach the Council Rock wrestling team and then became an assistant coach at UNC.