Elmira College Athletics

Honors & Awards
Empire 8 President's List (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023)
NWCA Academic All-American (2023-24)
Booster Club Player of the Year (2022, 2023, 2024)

2023-24 Season
Wrestled at 285 pounds for the Soaring Eagles in his senior season...Finished with an overall record of 25-13 while going 6-1 in duals...Recorded 16 victories via fall along with a tech. fall victory...Earned a pair of fourth-place finishes at the Blue Jay Classic and Penn College Invite...Placed third in the Will Abele Invite, notching three victories via pin...Placed runner-up in the Jamestown CC Open, recording a victory via tech. fall in the semifinal round...Earned a seventh-place finish at the NCAA DIII Mideast Regionals with two victories via pin.

2022-23 Season
Paced the Soaring Eagles for a second straight season in overall victories and dual victories...Finished the season with a 15-7 overall record along with a 6-1 mark in duals while wrestling as a heavyweight...Recorded eight victories on the season via fall along with a pair of major-decision victories...Wrestled to a sixth-place finish at the Lycoming Invite followed by a third-place finish at the Will Abele Invite...Closed the season with four consecutive victories for the Soaring Eagles.

2021-22 Season
Wrestled in the heavyweight division for the Soaring Eagles and compiled an overall record of 14-7 in tournament action...Went 3-0 for Elmira at the Lycoming Invitational...Recorded a third-place finish and secured 17.5 team points for the Purple & Gold at the NYS Collegiate Tournament...Placed fourth with three victories at the Elizabethtown Invite...Recorded a pair of victories to open the NCAA DIII Mideast Regional and tallied four points.

Before Elmira
Wrestled and played football at Forsyth Central High School in Cumming, Georgia...Qualified for the Georgia High School State Championships three times...Was a sectional runner-up and collected All-County First Team honors as a senior...Finished with over 100 career wins on the mat...Received All-Region honors as an offensive lineman for the Forsyth football team.

Personal
Darius is majoring in Human Services and Psychology.