2018-19 Wrestling Roster
Daniel Bullard
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
- High School:
- Archer HS
- Weight:
- 174
All-American HM (174 pounds): 2020
NCAA Qualifier (174 pounds): 2018, 2019, and 2020
All-ACC: 2020
2019-20
• Earned 2020 All-America Honorable Mention honors by the NWCA.
• Seeded #15 for the 2020 NCAA Championships.
• Earned All-ACC honors by making the finals. Started as the #2 seed, and scored a ranked win in the semifinals.
• Went 24-6 on the season, 11-1 in duals. New career-best in total wins and tied career-best for dual wins. 12-1 in bonus point matches, six pins.
• Won 11 of his final 13 matches on the season, with seven of those for bonus points.
• Placed third at the Southern Scuffle, going 7-1 and outscoring his foes 49-18. Also placed third in the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open.
• Finished the season ranked #17 at 174 pounds by FloWrestling and #18 by InterMat.
• Named a 2020 NWCA Scholar All-American for the third straight year.
• Named to the 2020 All-ACC Academic Team and named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19
• NCAA Qualifier at 174 pounds for the second straight season. Earned the #23 seed and went 1-2.
• 21-11 on the season, 11-8 in duals.
• Placed third at the ACC Championship going 3-1 with a pair of ranked wins. With an automatic NCAA bid on the line, scored a 19-3 tech fall.
• Finished first in the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open, going 3-0 and outscoring his foes 33-6.
• Named to the NWCA’s All-Academic Team and the 2019 All-ACC Academic Team.
2017-18
• NCAA Qualifier at 174 pounds in his first year of action, after he redshirted his first season.
• Went 17-11 on the season, 9-7 in duals.
• Notched three wins over ranked foes, and was 11-3 in bonus point bouts.
• Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships, both losses coming in OT to seeded wrestlers. After a first round loss, scored an 18-0 tech fall win.
• Placed third at the ACC Championships to earn an NCAA automatic bid. Went 3-1, and notched a pair of ranked wins, including 12-6 over #19 Finesilver of Duke in the third place bout.
• Named to TheOpenMat’s All-Freshman second-team. Also named #3 rookie at 174 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News and finished the season ranked #20 in FloWrestling’s final rankings.
• Named to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Team and the 2017-18 ACC Academic Honor Roll. Also named to the NWCA’s All-Academic Team.
2016-17
• Redshirted the season
• Wrestled in four opens at 165 pounds and one at 174. Was 15-8 overall, 11-7 at 165 and 4-1 at 174.
Prep
• A 2015-16 ASICS All-America honorable mention selection at 182 pounds.
• A four-time Georgia 6A State Champion (182 pounds as a senior, 170 pounds as a junior with a 56-1 record, 160 pounds as a sophomore with a 56-4 record, and 138 pounds as a freshman with a 58-5 record).
• Placed third at the NHSCA Junior Nationals (160 pounds).
• Won the NHSCA Freshman (138 pounds) and Sophomore Nationals (160 pounds).
• Was second at the Super 32 at 160 pounds in 2015 and fifth at 160 pounds in 2014.
• Won the PowerAde Championship in 2014.
Rankings
• Ranked No. 15 at 160 pounds and No. 42 nationally by FloWrestling.org.
• Ranked No. 3 nationally at 170 pounds and No. 18 overall by Intermat.com.
Personal
• Twin brother, Thomas, is also a 2020 All-American (2nd-team) and three-time NCAA Qualifier for NC State.
• Graduated with an undergrad degree in Business Administration in May 2020.