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2017-18 Wrestling Roster

Darian Edwards

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 174
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Fayetteville, N.C.
  • High School Westover HS

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Compiled a 5-5 (.500) record, including a 5-2 mark in tournament competition … Logged one victory via pin … Went 1-2 against NCAA Division II competition … Took top honors at the Citrus Invitational … Grabbed first collegiate victory with a 9-6 decision over North Carolina’s Lance Armenta at the Pembroke Classic … Won all four bouts at the Citrus Invitational, including a first-period pin of Joe Cotugno from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
 
AS A FRESHMAN AT FERRUM (2016-17): Compiled a 7-6 (.545) record with a trio of wins via pin … Logged a runner-up finish at the Panther Open.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Westover High School for coach Jamaal Williams … Compiled a 28-5 (.848) record as a senior and qualified for the state tournament … Also earned his second-straight conference title, as well as team most outstanding wrestler laurels … Turned in a 14-7 (.667) clip as a junior … Also lettered in football for the Wolverines.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Cureston Brice and Dorian Edwards … Has an older brother, Ameer … Maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average at Westover High School … A business management major at UNCP.