- Class
- Weight
- High School/Other
- Hometown
- r-Senior
- 197 lbs.
- Naperville
- Naperville, Ill.
| Year | Overall | Dual | League | Major Dec. | Tech Fall | Fall | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | 5-4 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 |
| 2008-2009 | 25-12 | 14-7 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1:20 | 64 |
| 2009-2010 | 7-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1:08 | 21 |
| Career | 37-16 | 21-10 | 4-3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1:08 | 95 |
2010-11: Did not train with the team while taking the season off.
2009-10: Went 7-0 early on before tearing his ACL and having season-ending surgery … Qualified for a medical hardship waiver … Wrestled all seven matches at heavyweight … Was 4-0 in dual matches … Won the Navy Classic by going 3-0.
2008-09: Qualified for his first NCAA Tournament by placing fourth at the ACC Tournament … Went 0-2 at the Championships … Posted an overall mark of 25-16 on the year … Went 14-7 in dual meets and 2-3 in ACC competition … Had four major decisions, two technical falls and eight pins … Scored 64 points for the team in dual meets … Took second at the Navy Classic and seventh at the Las Vegas Invitational … Beat then-No. 20 and former Hokie Cody Gardner of Ohio State, 6-5, in overtime at the Vegas Invite … Had a big pin in the Rutgers match to tie the dual up heading to the final bout, which Tech won … Sealed the upset win at No. 6 Central Michigan.
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 … 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 accounting.






