Lachlan McNeil

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
149
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario
High School:
Wyoming Seminary

Prior to Michigan
• Graduated from the University of North Carolina (2025)
• Three-time NCAA All-American at 141 and 149 pounds
• Placed fifth at 149 pounds at the 2025 NCAA Championships; claimed fourth (2023) and sixth (2024) at 141 pounds
• Posted an 82-25 record over four seasons; posted 49 bonus wins with seven falls, 14 tech falls and 28 major decisions
• Posted three straight top-three finishes at the ACC Championships, including a runner-up effort in 2025
• Also earned top-three finishes at the 2023 CKLV and 2024 Soldier Salute
• Represented Canada at 65kg freestyle at the 2022 and 2022 Senior World Championships
• Claimed 65kg silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games; also claimed bronze at the 2022 Grand Prix of Spain
• Three-time NWCA Scholar All-American; two-time Academic All-ACC Academic Team (2024, '25) and ACC Academic Honor Roll (2022, '24)

Prep
• Graduated from Wyoming Seminary Academy (2020)
• Captured the 145-pound title at the 2020 National Preps; named the Outstanding Wrestler
• Posted a 36-8 record in two seasons at Wyoming Sem, including a 22-1 mark as a senior
• Claimed the 65kg freestyle title at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships
• Two-time Pan American cadet champion (2016, '17) and runner-up (2018)
• Ranked as the No. 5 overall recruit by FloWrestling and the No. 1-ranked 145-pound wrestler

Personal
• Enrolled in Rackham Graduate School, pursuing a graduate certificate in real estate development
• Earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from North Carolina in spring 2025
• Born on January 19, 2001
• Son of Calum and Renee McNeil
• Father represented Great Britain at 68kg freestyle at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, claimed bronze at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
• Has three siblings, Alec, Michiela and Gregor
• Brother Gregor currently wrestles at McMaster University