2011-12: Named Co-captain during his redshirt senior campaign... Honored with the Team Leadership Award at the end of the season... Finished the year with a record of 12-14 and a third place finish in the CAA Championships after going 3-1 in the tournament... Was 9-9 in dual matches during the season.
2010-11:
Was
tied for third on the team in overall victories with an overall record of 9-15...
Was third on the team in dual wins posting a record of 8-13... Recorded three
major decisions which was tied for second on the team... Wrestled at 141 pounds.
2009-10:
Finished with an 8-10 record at 133 pounds during the season... Was 2-6 in dual matches and 2-3 against CAA opponents... Recorded two falls during the season... Finished fourth at the WWSport.com/BU Open... Finished in third place at the Navy Classic.
2008-09:
Finished with an 18-13 overall record at 133 pounds... Was 11-6 in dual matches and 4-2 against CAA opponents... Recorded four falls during the year... Posted two victories by major decision... Finished in fourth place at the Navy Classic at 133 pounds... Placed third at the Nittany Lion Open at 133 pounds.
2007-08:
Earned a medical redshirt after being sidelined with a leg injury... Went 10-5 during his freshman season at 125 pounds... Won two of his matches by fall... Recorded a 3-2 record in dual matches... Finished as the runner-up at the Pembroke Classic at 125 pounds.
Prep:
Earned four wrestling letters, along with three in golf and four in cross country at Grafton High School... Wrestling captain all four years for the Clippers... Grafton High School wrestling MVP from 2005-2007... Three-time Bay Rivers District Champion... Three-time Region 1 Champion... 2005 Virginia State Champion... 2006 Virginia State runner-up... Placed fourth at the 2007 Virginia State Championships... Finished seventh at the Beast of the East Tournament... Went undefeated in his weight class during the 2005 season... Nationally ranked by Wrestling USA magazine in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Personal:
Full name is Dennis Ray Herndon III... Parents are Dennis and Sonia Herndon... Has one sister, Kristen... Father wrestled at JMU for five years... A 2007 graduate of Grafton High School... Also recruited by Virginia Tech, N.C. State, Hofstra and Old Dominion... Majoring in civil and infrastructure engineering.
Career Statistics
Year Wgt. CAA Dual Overall Falls TF MD
2007-08 125 0-1 3-2 10-5 2 0 0
2008-09 133 4-2 11-6 18-13 4 0 2
2009-10 133 2-3 2-6 8-10 2 0 0
2010-11 141 2-5 8-13 9-15 0 0 3
Totals 8-11 24-27 45-43 8 0 5
