2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Chaid, Danny

Danny Chaid
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Bellarmine Prep
Bio
2016-17: Finished his first season at Carolina with a 20-14 mark that included a 9-5 record in dual competition • Earned All-ACC honors an automatic bid to nationals at 197 pounds after finishing second at the ACC Championships • Won three matches at the NCAA Championships, including a 10-5 win over No. 9 Nate Rotert of South Dakota State, and finished one round short of All-America status • Upset NC State’s Malik McDonald in the ACC semifinals before falling to No. 3 Jared Haught of Virginia Tech in the final • Had eight bonus-point wins on the year - five majors, one tech fall and two pins.
Prior to UNC: Spent his first two seasons at Oklahoma before transferring to Grand Canyon • Transferred to UNC after Grand Canyon cut its wrestling program • Took fourth at the Big 12 Championships at 184 as a true freshman at OU • Beat OSU’s Kyle Crutchmer during Oklahoma’s dual win over the Sooners.
Prep: Attended Bellarmine College Prep, where he lettered four seasons and graduated in 2012 • Junior Fila Freestyle Pan Am Champion • Five-time freestyle California state champion • Fargo runner-up in Greco • Finished fourth in Fargo freestyle • Two-time California state placer (finished eighth and third) • Two-time CCS Champion • University Nationals fourth-place finisher in Greco.
Personal: Daniel Chaid is the son of Dan and Theresa Chaid • Father competed at OU and was a four-time All-American and 1985 NCAA Champion.
Prior to UNC: Spent his first two seasons at Oklahoma before transferring to Grand Canyon • Transferred to UNC after Grand Canyon cut its wrestling program • Took fourth at the Big 12 Championships at 184 as a true freshman at OU • Beat OSU’s Kyle Crutchmer during Oklahoma’s dual win over the Sooners.
Prep: Attended Bellarmine College Prep, where he lettered four seasons and graduated in 2012 • Junior Fila Freestyle Pan Am Champion • Five-time freestyle California state champion • Fargo runner-up in Greco • Finished fourth in Fargo freestyle • Two-time California state placer (finished eighth and third) • Two-time CCS Champion • University Nationals fourth-place finisher in Greco.
Personal: Daniel Chaid is the son of Dan and Theresa Chaid • Father competed at OU and was a four-time All-American and 1985 NCAA Champion.
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