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D2 · Conference Carolinas · Pembroke, NC · Super Region 2

University of North Carolina at Pembroke Men's Wrestling

ActiveRecruiting form ✓verified 2026-08-16

Coaching & contact verified 2026-08-18

Othello "O.T." Johnson head coach

Official email
othello.johnson@uncp.edu from official staff page
Office phone
775-4116
Other staff
Bryce Walker (Assistant Coach); Vito Pasone (Volunteer Assistant Coach)

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Recruiting verified 2026-08-18

Questionnaire
Wrestling-specific recruiting questionnaire — open form ↗
Official links
Athletics site ↗Wrestling page ↗Roster ↗
Suggested first step
Submit the wrestling questionnaire, then email head coach Othello "O.T." Johnson at othello.johnson@uncp.edu referencing your weight class and the roster crowding at that weight.
Women's wrestling
No

Roster depth & fit Recruit Pass verified 2026-09-03

8 crowded weights · 0 lighter weights on the 2025-26 roster (50 listed) · Wrestling competitiveness: Strong

Counted from the 2025-26 roster. We recount when UNC Pembroke's 2026-27 roster goes up, and the change log shows it.

  1. The 2025-26 team went 16-5 and finished second at the Conference Carolinas championship - what has to change to beat Lander in the final?
  2. You have qualified three wrestlers for the NCAA D2 Championships in each of the last two seasons; what does the plan look like to turn qualifiers into All-Americans?

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School facts verified 2026-08-18

Type
Public
Conference (all sports)
Conference Carolinas
Undergraduates
5,330 federal (College Scorecard)
Admission rate
93% federal (College Scorecard)
Average net price
$10,260 federal · after aid, all costs
Cost of attendance
$17,261 federal · Scorecard 2026-06 release
Completion rate
44% federal
Student : faculty
14:1
Notable programs
Business, Computer Science, Nursing, Psychology

Results & trajectory verified 2026-08-18

Conference finishes
2026: 2
Recent dual record
2025-26: 16-5 overall, 8-2 Conference Carolinas; 2024-25: 9-6 overall, 7-2 Conference Carolinas
Notable
2025-26: beat Montevallo 31-15 in the Conference Carolinas championship semifinal, then lost the final to top-seeded Lander 2-39. Placed 5th of 12 with 111.5 points at the NCAA Super Region II Championships and qualified 3 wrestlers; finished T21st of 49 with 13.5 points at the NCAA Division II Championships. 2024-25: placed 2nd of 13 at Super Region II and again qualified 3 wrestlers, scoring 3.5 team points at the NCAA Division II Championships.

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Sources & verification

Last verified 2026-08-16. Official beats secondary; nothing here is inferred. How we work.

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