Chris Dardanes earned All-American honors as a freshman (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Dardanes was named Most Improved Wrestler of the Year by his teammates and received Big 10 All-Academic honors.
Dardanes finished the 2011-2012 season 25-12 overall, 7-4 in duals and 5-2 in Big 10 competition. Dardanes registered 6 pins, 1 technical fall and 7 major decision wins during the 2011-2012 season.
Schopp began his rookie season with a title win at the UB Open. Schopp finished his season winning three additional titles: MSU Open Champion, PSAC Champion, and EWL Champion. With his win at the EWL Championships, Schopp qualified for the NCAA Championships.
Schopp was named Freshman and Rookie of the Year by his teammates for the 2011-2012 season.
Schopp finished the 2011-2012 season 39-6 overall and 12-1 in duals. Schopp registered 19 falls, the third most by any wrestler on his team, 7 technical falls and 2 major decision wins during the 2011-2012 season.
Dardanes and Schopp will face off at the All-Star Classic for the first time since their last meeting at the 2012 NCAA Championships. In the second round of the NCAA Championships, Dardanes, the tenth seed, defeated Schopp, the seventh seed, in a 7-3 decision.
The NWCA All-Star Classic presented by the United States Marine Corps will occur on November 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in Bender Arena on the campus of American University in Washington D.C. The NWCA All-Star classic is hosted by the DC Athletic Club and Greater Washington Wrestling Business Network and is also sponsored by Balance Bar.
For more information on the event, visit the NWCA website and follow the NWCA Facebook and Twitter pages.
The NWCA Classic serves as a premier event to help grow the sport of wrestling. Proceeds from the event will go towards supporting the sport in the Washington DC area.
About the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA)
The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The membership embraces all people interested in amateur wrestling. The three core competencies of the NWCA are: coaching development, student-athlete welfare, and promotion of wrestling.
About the United States Marine Corps
On November 10, 1775, the Marine Corps was established by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since then, the Marine Corps, through service on land, in air, and at sea, have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term "Marine" has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue. Whether facing our nation's foes or conducting humanitarian relief and disaster recovery operations at home or abroad, today's Marine Corps stands ready to continue in the same proud tradition of faithful service to the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Marines.com.
About Balance Bar
Founded in 1992, Balance Bar, one of America's original nutrition/energy bars, inspires consumers to lead active, well-rounded and balanced lives by providing great-tasting, healthy and convenient nutrition for lasting energy. Balance Bars are available in seven unique product lines (Original, Gold, Bare, Café, CarbWell, nimble and mini) and all 23 flavors are based on the 40/30/30 nutrition model (40% of calories come from healthy carbohydrates, 30% from quality protein and 30% from dietary fat). For more information, visit www.Balance.com. Follow Balance Bar for tips and nutritional information on Facebook (www.facebook.com/Balancebar) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/Balancebar).
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