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Pat DeGain enters his second season as an assistant coach for the Cavaliers. DeGain works with the upper weight divisions for the Cavaliers and assists in recruiting. He aided UVa in landing back-to-back top 25 recruiting classes, including heavyweight Jack Danilkowicz, who was FILA Junior National Champion in roman greco.
DeGain, a 2005 graduate of Indiana University, serves as Garland's second assistant. DeGain joined the Cavalier coaching staff for the 2005-06 season with a wealth of collegiate wrestling experience after enjoying a stellar wrestling career at Indiana. He turned in an overall record of 115-32 in four years of action as a Hoosier and capped of his career by placing third at Nationals to become an All-American. As a senior at Indiana, DeGain finished the year 35-6 overall and placed third at the NCAA Championships to seal an All-American season. He ended his career as a Hoosier ranked fifth on Indiana's all-time career wins list with 115 and became the third IU wrestler in school history to capture a Midlands title. He also took second in the Big Ten Championship in 2004-05. As a junior, DeGain finished 28-8 on the season. His 28 victories were good for fourth on the team as he also went 17-3 in dual action that year. Of his 28 wins, nine victories were by fall, six were major decisions and one win was by technical fall. He turned in a first-place showing at the Northern Iowa Open and also qualified for the NCAA Championships after a third place finish at the Big Ten Championships.
As a sophomore, DeGain opened the season with an individual title at the Missouri Open in the 197-pound weight class. He followed that with a third place finish at the Northern Iowa Open, beginning an 18-match undefeated streak. For the season, DeGain compiled an overall record of 29-7 on the year with a 20-4 dual meet record. He finished the season among the top wrestlers in the nation in wins and pins and was ranked as high as fifth in the nation during the season. DeGain finished the year with a 23-11 record and a 6-2 mark in the Big Ten. He came up just short of All-American status at the NCAA Championship after posting a 3-2 record at Nationals. DeGain was ranked 20th by the NWCA and 19th by W.I.N. Magazine and finished second on the team with eight pins on the year. As a high school prep, DeGain was a two-time state champion and won the last 99 matches of his high school career. The Clarkston, Mich. native finished his high school career ranked No. 4 in the NHSCA/Asics Senior rankings. He placed fifth at the 1997 Cadet Freestyle National Championships and took fifth at the 1998 Cadet Greco-Roman National Championships. WrestlingUSA.com ranked DeGain as the No. 4 wrestler in the nation at his weight.
He and his wife, Nicole, reside in Charlottesville.
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