2011-12 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Overall Record: 25-12 Dual Meet Record: 7-4 Big Ten Record: 5-2 Pins: 6 Major Decisions: 7 Technical Falls: 1
All-American • Finished fourth at his first NCAA championship • UNI Open Champion • Southern Scuffle Champion • Voted the Gophers' Most Improved Wrestler of the Year • Moved into the starting lineup after winning the Southern Scuffle • First dual was a 5-3 decision over No. 2 Logan Stieber of Ohio State, scoring a late takedown to defeat the future NCAA champion • Took second at the Bison Open after falling to teammate David Thorn (2-1 decision) in the championship match • Finished second at the Body Bar with a fall over Virginia's Joe Martinez in the first round • Won the UNI title after defeating Iowa's Alden Isenberg 9-4 in the finals • Pinned Duane Robinson of Upper Iowa in the second round • Defeated No. 13 Nick Soto of Chattanooga 7-2 for the Southern Scuffle (T.N.) championship • Fell 9-6 to No. 5 Bernard Futrell of Illinois before battling picking up a 9-7 decision over No. 8 Cashe Quiroga of Purdue • Won a major decision over Wisconsin border rival Shane McQuade (14-4 major) • Beat No. 18 Zach Stevens of Michigan by a 5-1 decision • Dropped a 5-2 decision to Iowa's No.4 Tony Ramos before routing No.18 Ridge Kiley of Nebraska 15-6 • Named to the Big Ten All-Academic • Earned his first letter.
2010-11 • REDSHIRTED: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Oak Park River Forest High School • 2010 Illinois State Champion at 135-pounds • Placed fourth in the USA Wrestling Junior National Freestyle Tournament • Ranked No. 5 nationally at 135 by Amateur Wrestling News and No. 13 nationally by InterMat • Two-time state place winner as a junior and sophomore.
PERSONAL: Born Nov. 13, 1991 • Son of Deanne Glorioso and John Dardanes • Has two younger brothers, Jack (16), Luke (2), and one older brother Eric (25) • Twin brother, Nick, also is a member of the Gopher wrestling team • Majoring in Sport Management • His most memorable sports thrill was wrestling at Penn State in 2011 • Loves to hunt and fish.
