2007-08: Was scheduled to redshirt but was forced into action late in the season due to injuries at the upper weights ... Finished 5-4 on the season at 197 pounds with two major decisions ... Went 2-0 in ACC matches and 3-3 in dual meets ... Went 1-1 at the East Stroudsburg Open as an unattached wrestler at 184 pounds ... Earned the No. 4 seed at the ACC Championships and picked up two wins there to place third.

High School: Lettered four times for Coach Tom Champion at Naperville North High ... Was the Illinois state runner-up his senior year ... Took fourth place as a junior and was a state qualifier as a sophomore ... Placed second at the 2006 Fargo nationals, third in 2005, fourth in 2004 and seventh in 2007 ... A two-time FILA Cadet Champion.

Personal: Daniel James Bruce was born January 1, 1989 ... The son of Pam Bruce ... Majoring in management.