2002-03 Wrestling Roster
David Dashiell
- Position:
- Wrestling
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chesapeake, Va.
- High School:
- Great Bridge
• NCAA Qualifier (2003, 2005, 2006)
• ACC Champion (2003, 2005)
2005-06 Season: Won a career-best 33 matches en route to a 33-13 overall record ... Went 14-5 in duals and 2-1 in the ACC ... Qualified for his third NCAA Championships and posted a 1-2 record at the event ... Earned All-ACC honors as the runner-up at 197 at the league championships ... Defeated Duke's Konrad Dudziak (7-4) and Virginia's Brent Jones (8-6) before falling to NC State's Ryan Goodman in the final, 5-3 ... Recorded one pin, one technical fall and six major decision victories ... Placed first at the Carolina Open and was second at the Nittany Lion Open at 197 ... Was fifth at the East Stroudsburg Open ... Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2004-05 Season: Went 24-16 as the Carolina starter at 197 pounds ... Won the 2005 ACC individual crown at 197 pounds for his second conference title ... Defeated Duke's Mark Thompson in overtime to win the championship ... Made his second trip to the NCAA Championships and posted a 1-2 record ... Finished with a perfect 6-0 mark against ACC competition ... Recorded a third-place finish at the Irwin-Carolina Open and a fourth-place finish at the Mat-Town USA Invitational.
2003-04 Season: Went 10-6 at 197 pounds ... Placed fourth at both the Beast of the East and Carolina Rubbermaid Open ... Was 4-2 at the Beast of the East and 3-1 at the Rubbermaid Open ... Had two wins via fall ... Did not compete after late December and redshirted.
2002-03 Season: Started at 197 pounds for the Tar Heels ... Went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships falling to 12th-seeded Morgan Horner (Lockhaven), 9-1, and Brett Faustman (Central Michigan), 2-0 ... Earned his first ACC title with a win over Virginia's Zach Freday, 5-4 OT ... Ended the season with an overall record of 22-15 ... Posted a dual record of 7-6 and a 3-2 mark in the ACC ... Had two pins, two technical falls and three major decisions for the year ... Finished second at the Carolina-Sharpie Open and fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions.
Prep: Earned four varsity letters in wrestling under coach Steve Martin at Great Bridge ... Three-time state champion ... Earned all-region honors for four consecutive years ... Senior high school national champion ... Ranked No. 1 in the nation in his weight class ... Also played football in freshman and sophomore seasons on the defensive line.
Personal: Born David Alan Dashiell on Dec. 16, 1983, in Chesapeake, Va. ... Parents are Cindi and John Dashiell ... Majoring in communication studies.
Dashiell's Career Record
Year Overall Dual Falls 2002-03 22-15 7-6 2 2003-04 10-6 0-0 2 2004-05 24-16 8-7 2 2005-06 33-13 14-5 1 Totals 89-50 29-18 7
