Nick Dardanes
	Class: RS Junior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Oak Park River Forest HS Weight: 141 Experience: 1L

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2011-12 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE:
Overall Record: 30-9
Dual Meet Record: 13-5
Big Ten Record: 6-2
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: 12
Technical Falls: 0

Had 30-9 overall 2012-2013 season record • Recorded a 13-5 dual record and 6-2 Big Ten record •Shared team's Intensity Award • Saw Academic All-Big Ten honors • Earned All-American honors • Finished seventh at the NCAA Championships with a 9-5 decision over Zach Neibert of Virginia Tech • Named to National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Top-30 team • Saw third place finish at the Big Ten Championships finishing with a 3-1 record • won by major decision against No. 5 Brandon Nelsen of Purdue • Finished in first place at Bison Open (11/10/12) • Had string of major decision victories from Nov. 16 - Nov. 24• Finished third place in the Southern Scuffle after a 10-4 decision over Chris Mecate of Old Dominion in the third round • Had 12-4 major decision over No. 7 Mark Ballweg of Iowa at the National Duals Finals.

2011-12 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN:
Overall Record: 22-10
Dual Meet Record: 12-4
Big Ten Record: 5-2
Pins: 2
Major Decisions: 9
Technical Falls: 1

Finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships • Appeared in his first NCAA championships and finished with a record of 2-2 • Finished the season with 22 wins and nine major decision victories • Had a seven-match winning streak over the course of the season • Won the Bison Open championship after meeting teammate Seth Lange in the title match (11-10 decision) • Fell 9-6 decision to No. 17 Mike Nevinger of Cornell before winning five straight dual matches, including a sudden victory (14-12) over No. 7 Josh Kindig of Oklahoma State • Went 5-2 in Big Ten competition, dropping close matches to No. 6 Hunter Stieber of Ohio State (8-10) and No. 7 Montell Marion of Iowa (2-3),but finishing the stretch with a 3-2 victory over No. 5 Jake Sueflohn of Nebraska • Went undefeated with two major decisions in the National Duals • Named to the Big Ten All-Academic • Earned his first letter.

2010-11 • REDSHIRTED:
Went 20-4 overall in his first season with the Gophers • Recorded four pins, six major decisions and one technical fall • Placed second in the Bison Open to begin the season • Won his first title as a Gopher at the Kaufman-Brand Open after claiming a 13-3 major decision in the quarterfinals and a 10-5 decision over Seth Noble of Northern Iowa in the championship • Edged Augsburg's Cody Hansen in the finals with a 9-6 decision to pick up his second title of the season • Defeated Northwestern's Colin Shober 7-4 at the Midlands Championship • Wrapped up his first season of action at the Flash Open taking third place, beating Wisconsin's Thomas Glenn by a 14-3 major decision in the third-place match.