AS A JUNIOR (2013-14): A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships … Posted a 26-9 (.743) record, including a 12-1 (.923) mark in dual meets … Tallied four pins and one major decision … Went 16-6 (.727) against NCAA Division II competition … Placed in three events, including a first place finish at the Pembroke Classic … Also placed fifth at both the Midwest Classic and the NCAA Super Region 2 Tournament … Won his first five matches of the season, including a perfect 4-0 mark at the Pembroke Classic … Had his five-match win streak snapped with an overtime loss to Virginia Tech’s Dan Garwood at the Wolfpack Open … Went 2-1 at the Wolfpack Duals, including his only dual loss of the season at N.C. State’s Nick Gwiazdowski who would go on to win the NCAA Division I national championship … Closed the season with nine-straight wins in dual meets … Debuted at No. 8 in the Basford National Rankings in mid-December … Registered a 5-2 mark at the Midwest Classic … Went 2-2 at the NCAA Super Region 2 Tournament, including a 3-2 win over fourth-ranked Kevin Christmas of Tiffin in the fifth place match … Went 1-2 at the NCAA Division II National Championships, including a 5-2 decision over Chadron State’s Mike Hill in the consolation bracket … Also suffered losses to two of the nation’s top 3-ranked individuals at nationals.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13): A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Compiled a 27-7 (.794) record, including a 20-5 mark in tournaments … Tallied a 14-5 record against NCAA Division II competition … Registered a pair of wins by pin and one by major decision … Went 7-3 in overtime matches … Placed at four tournaments, including tournament championships at The Citadel Open and the Central Florida Open … Also placed third at the Pembroke Classic and fourth at the Midwest Classic … Won 19 of his first 20 matches of the season, including unblemished marks at The Citadel Open (5-0) and Central Florida Open (4-0) … Went 5-1 at the Pembroke Classic … Had a 13-match win streak ended with a loss to top-ranked Matthew Meuleners of Northern State … Meuleners would later finish runner-up at the NCAA Championships … Split four matches at the NCAA Super Region I Tournament, including a second period (5:00) pin of Anderson’s Zachary Newton in his opening match.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011-12): Turned in a 17-8 (680) record, including a 13-6 (.684) clip in tournaments … Tallied a 4-2 record in dual meets … Also finished the season with a 10-4 (.714) record against NCAA Division II opponents … Tallied one win by pin, one by technical fall and another by major decision … Grabbed a second place finish at the Newberry Open and finished third at The Citadel Open … Turned in a 5-1 record at The Citadel Open, including a perfect 4-0 run through the consolation bracket … Dropped his only match of the tournament to Duke’s Brendan Walsh (3-2 decision), but rebounded with a 5-2 decision over Duke’s Michael Chapman in the third place match … Split four matches at the Pembroke Classic, including a second period pin of N.C. State’s John Hyzak … Split four matches at the Davidson Open, including a 2-0 shutout decision over N.C. State’s Joshua Davis … Won his first three matches at the Newberry Open before falling to teammate James De La Riva by a 3-2 decision in the title bout.
AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11): Redshirted … Competed in five tournaments as an unattached wrestler … Turned in an 11-10 (.524) record, including a 2-5 (.286) mark against NCAA Division II competition … Collected three pins on the season … Finished second at the SMC Pioneer Open and sixth at the Newberry Open … Split four matches in his collegiate debut at The Citadel Open, including picking up his first win – a 3-2 decision over Central Florida in his second match of the day … Also split four matches at the Pembroke Classic, including victories over two UNC Greensboro wrestlers … Dropped his opening match at the SMC Pioneer Open, including a 5-3 decision over Lindsey Wilson’s Zach Wimpelberg in the third place bout … Recorded a pair of wins at the Newberry Open, including victories over two Newberry wrestlers.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Glenn High School for coach Joe McGormick … Finished prep career with 123 victories, including a 46-2 mark as a senior … Earned second-straight all-conference and area wrestler of the year honors following a senior campaign that saw him finish third at the state tournament … Amassed a 49-7 clip as a junior en route to qualifying for the state tournament … Also lettered in football for the Bobcats, earning all-conference nods as a senior.
PERSONAL: The son of Tina and Christopher Giddens, Sr. … Has an older sister, Brittany … Enrolled in pre-major studies at UNCP.
