Chris Daggett

Height:
5-11
Weight:
184
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Parkersburg, W.Va.

Preseason Note: Entered the year ranked No. 19 by the NWCA at 184 pounds.
2008 (Jr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … named to the Dean's List … one of six grapplers to advance to the NCAA National Championship following a victory at the NCAA East Regionals hosted by Liberty … wrestled at three different weight classes throughout the year (174, 184 and 197 pounds) … one of 11 wrestlers to finish the season with double-digit wins … picked up a 19-2 technical fall victory (3:28) over Hofstra's Jon Rothman at the Navy Classic (12/2) ... helped the Flames post a 26-9 win over NAIA No. 7 Campbellsville with a win by fall over Josh Young (12/8) … placed second at the Virginia State Intercollegiates at 184 pounds … won seven out of his last eight regular-season matches … helped the Flames to a 34-6 dual match victory over Gardner-Webb at the Eastern Regional Duals (2/3) with a 3-2 decision over Dustin Porter … claimed two victories in a tri match hosted by Liberty (2/5), picking up a 16-5 major decision win over George Mason's Bill Widener and a 4-2 decision over UNC Greensboro's Jeremy Cannon … helped the Flames to a 30-12 victory over VMI with a 12-1 major decision win over Curtis Moore (2/22) … posted a perfect 3-0 mark at the NCAA East Regional to earn his first trip to the NCAA National Championship (3/9) … opened the event with a win by fall (3:50) over Wagner's Edward Broderick ... captured the individual title with consecutive major decisions, defeating Gardner-Webb's Matthias Piasecki (11-2) and Duquesne's Ryan Sula (16-6).
2007 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … finished the year with a 12-12 overall record at 184 pounds … posted a 9-8 mark in dual matches … was 4-2 in matches decided by fall … 3-2 in matches determined by major decision … ranked sixth on the team with victories in dual matches … posted his first collegiate victory with a win by fall (1:37) against James Madison's Dan Rafeedie at the Liberty Quad (11/22) … was 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20) … posted major decision wins over Stanford's Zack Gleson (15-5) and Duke's Dan Fox (9-1) … picked up an 11-8 decision over Bucknell's George Mann to help Liberty to a 25-24 dual match victory (1/19), while starting an individual six-match winning streak … posted two wins by fall in a tri-match at Wilkes (1/30) … 2-2 at the Eastern Regional Duals (2/4) … picked up a 13-2 major decision over Millersville's Steve Funk and a 10-9 decision over Gardner-Webb's Brandon Beach … defeated Beach again by 6-4 decision, at the NCAA East Regional (3/4), helping the Flames pick up the team championship at the event.
Prep: Graduated from Parkersburg South School … claimed a state championship at 160 pounds as a sophomore … was named an All-American during his sophomore campaign.
Personal: Son of Tony Daggett and Pam Roubenstrauch … birthday is on May 9 … a general studies major at Liberty … if he could be someone for a day, he would be King David or Alexander the Great … people say the cartoon character he resembles the most is Max Goof, Goofy's son.