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NCAA Qualifier at 157 pounds As a Senior (2002-03) ... Started for most of the season at 149 pounds ... ended the year with a record of 10-9 at 149 and 5-7 at 157 ... went 7-8 in dual matches and 3-2 in the ACC ... placed second at the ACC Championship at 157 pounds falling to No. 17 Scott Garren (NC State) 2-1 ... dropped his two matches at the NCAA Tournament at 157, losing to seventh-seeded Derek Zinck (Lehigh), F 5:45, and Derek Jenkins (Rider), 7-6 ... had a second-place finish at the Carolina-Sharpie Open at 149 pounds. As a Junior (2001-02) … Appeared in 13 meets for the Tar Heels … ended the season with an overall record of 12-14 … went 3-2 in the ESU and Sharpie Opens … picked up victories over Cumberland’s Jason Moody, 6-5, and UNC-Greensboro’s Nate Parmenter, 4-2 … largest margin of victory came against Drexel’s Mike Wernett, 14-3. As a Sophomore (2000-01) … Transferred from Pittsburgh University ... finished the season at 11-10 wrestling at 157 pounds … had a 6-7 dual meet record … took first place at 157 pounds in the VerticalNet Open wrestling unattached … finished 3-2 in ACC competition … took third place at the ACC Tournament, defeating Maryland’s Rob Booth, 3-0, in the third-place match. At Pittsburgh (1998-00) … Was a starter at 141 pounds his freshman year … was red-shirted in 1999-00. Prep … Three-time state qualifier … All-America at Junior Nationals … All-Pennsylvania Academic wrestling team … all-league catcher in baseball. Off the Mat … Christopher John DiGuiseppe is the son of Christine and James DiGuiseppe … born May 20, 1980, in Newtown, Pa. … made the ACC Honor Roll in the 2001-02 academic year … majoring in communications.
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