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Chance McClure

184
Position
Redshirt Senior
Class
Commerce, Ga.
Hometown
Commerce
High School
Chance McClure - Wrestling - Virginia Cavaliers

2018-19
• Wrestled at 184 pounds for the season
• Competed in nine meets, all dual meets for the Cavaliers
• Posted a 4-5 record, including an 0-2 mark in ACC duals
• Notched wins vs. West Virginia (12/29), SIUE (12/30), VMI (1/18) and Ohio (1/20)
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2017-18
• Saw action in two weekends before his season was cut short due to injury
• Wrestled at 184 pounds, dropping down from 197 the previous season
• Posted two wins at the Clarion Open (11/5) before medically forfeiting his next two
   matches
• Wrestled against Kent State and No. 12 Rutgers at the Journeymen Duals (11/11)
• Did not see action after the Journeymen Duals

2016-17
• Wrestled at 197 pounds, posting a 15-17 record
• Claimed the championship at the Clarion Open (11/6) to open the season
• Claimed the championship at the U.S. Collegiate Championship (2/19)
• Went 2-2 at the ACC Championships with decisions over John Rizzo (Pitt) and Luke
   Fairnaro (Duke)
• Also defeated both Fairnaro and Rizzo in the regular season meetings

2015-16
• Redshirt season
• Wrestled at the NWCA Classic in an unattached capacity
• Posted a 4-2 record after wrestling at the Hokie Open (11/8) unattached
• Finished sixth at the Hokie Open
• Also competed at the Wolfpack Open

2014-15
• Was 10-12 at 197 pounds during freshman season
• Took runner-up honors at Lock Haven Inviational (12/29)
• Scored three wins at Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (1/18)
• Competed in his first UVa dual on Nov. 24 against eventual NCAA runner-up Kyle Snyder
  (Ohio State)
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-time Georgia state champion
• Won state title at 189 pounds his freshman year, then won three straight 220
  championships
• Posted 191-2 record in high school
• Coached by Kendal Love at Commerce High
• Won Greco national championship at Fargo (2013)
• Named Freestyle All-American at Fargo (2013)
• Placed third at NHSCA Championship as freshman
• Also played football (linebacker/fullback) for four years
• Was all-state linebacker his junior and senior seasons and was named the region’s
  Defensive Player of the Year in 2013
• Was four-time all-region selection at linebacker

PERSONAL
• Parents are Tracie and the late Chip McClure
• Father played football at West George; great uncle Red Barron, played football at Georgia
  Tech
• Has one sister, Sydney
 

Weight Class  Overall Record Dual Record ACC Dual Record Dual Points
Scored
ACC Championship Record NCAA Championship Record Major Decisions Tech Falls Pins Fastest Pin
2014-15 197 8-10 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 4:06
2015-16* 197 4-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2:59
2016-17 197 15-16 5-11 2-3 13 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 4:24
2017-18 184 2-2 0-2 0-0 0    0-0    0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018-19 184 4-5 4-5 0-2 13 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1
Career 29-34 9-16 2-5 26 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-1 2-3 4:24

*Denotes redshirt season which does not count in career records