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Daggett 6th, Wrestling 33rd At NCAA Championships

| By: Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Strategic Initiatives
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Nick Daggett officially claimed all-America honors for the third-straight year with a sixth-place finish in the 125-pound tournament, and the UNC Pembroke wrestling team walked away from Chaifetz Arena with a 33rd-place showing on Saturday evening at the NCAA Division II Championships.
 
Daggett, who registered a pair of victories on Friday to advance through to the semifinal round for the second-straight year, dropped a tough bout with top-ranked and top-seeded Cole Laya from West Liberty in his opener on Saturday. The showing marked the fourth time that Daggett has climbed to the podium at the NCAA Championships, including a runner-up finish last year.
 
The Braves amassed 10-1/2 team points and finished among the nation's top 35 teams for the 21st-straight season.
 
125 Pounds
No. 8 Nick Daggett (UNCP) pinned Branden Mendoza (Tiffin) F 1:17
No. 8 Nick Daggett (UNCP) dec. No. 3 Dawson Collins (Colorado Mesa) SV-1 3-1
No. 1 Cole Laya (West Liberty) pinned No. 8 Nick Daggett (UNCP) F 1:55
Paxton Rosen (Central Oklahoma) pinned No. 8 Nick Daggett (UNCP) F 5:36
Dawson Collins (Colorado Mesa) maj. dec. No. 8 Nick Daggett (UNCP) M 14-2
149 Pounds
No. 4 Noah Hermosillo (Adams State) maj. dec. Jake Piccirilli (UNCP) M 8-0
No. 8 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) dec. Jake Piccirilli (UNCP) D 7-2
165 Pounds
No. 7 Dillon Keane (Pitt-Johnstown) maj. dec. Rahsaan Vereen (UNCP) M 17-4
Ruben Garcia (CSU Pueblo) dec. Rahsaan Vereen (UNCP) D 7-5
184 Pounds
No. 7 Billy Higgins (Nebraska-Kearney) maj. dec. Jovaun Johnson (UNCP) M 18-5
Logan Hall (Notre Dame) maj. dec. Jovaun Johnson (UNCP) M 12-2
197 Pounds
No. 1 Dalton Abney (Central Oklahoma) dec. Bryce Walker (UNCP) D 4-0
Darius Parker (Lander) pinned Bryce Walker (UNCP) F 1:49
285 Pounds
No. 3 Ian Kuehl (McKendree) dec. No. 12 Zach Shaffer (UNCP) SV-2 2-0
No. 12 Zach Shaffer (UNCP) dec. No. 4 Jacob Robb (Mercyhurst) D 2-0
No. 11 Freddie Nixon (Gannon) dec. No. 12 Zach Shaffer (UNCP) D 2-1
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