2008-09: Battled a knee injury throughout the season which limited his participation during the year ... rebounded after losing his first round match at the SoCon Championships to finish in third place ... earned an at-large bid to make it to the NCAA Championships for the second straight year ... had a tough draw at the NCAA Championships where he face No. 11 seed Quentin Wright from Penn State in the first round and 12th ranked Jeff James from Oklahoma in the consolation bracket ... opened the year by finishing in fourth place at the NC State Open ... scored a first period pin over Ohio State's Jeremy Sanders ... advanced to the finals of the Navy Classic with a pin and a major decision before narrowly falling, 3-2, in the finals to Navy's Luke Rebertus ... won his first two matches at the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational before falling to No. 1 Steve Luke from Michigan ... came back from his injury to go 3-1 in SoCon dual matches, including a pin over VMI's Andrew Szymborski.
2007-08: Was 16-16 on the season, 4-1 in the Southern Conference, 9-9 in duals and 7-7 in tournaments... Mat Jam/SoCon Champion at 165 lbs., defeating Appalachian State's Tommy Hutchinson and Chattanooga's Nick Davis... earned a berth to the NCAA Championships... tallied 11 decisions, three falls, and one major decision... was third at the North Carolina State Open, going 3-1 with wins over Maryland's Ricky Tippett, Old Dominion's T.C. Pendleton and North Carolina State's Jalil Dozier... quickest fall was 1:17 against Tippett.
2006-07: Redshirted
High School: Three-time state champion at 152 pounds... state runner-up in 2003 at 145 pounds... finished career with the longest win streak (115) at Bandys High School and the Midwest Region... helped Bandys capture two state championships... earned All-American Academic award.
Club: An 11-year member of the Trojan Wrestling Club... earned eight All-American honors... two-time national champion and a three-time state champion... also finished as a national runner-up twice.
Personal: Byron Alexander Sigmon... born January 15, 1988 in Hickory, NC... son of Ronnie and Deborah Sigmon... has two brothers, Jason and Shawn... brother, Jason, wrestled at UNC Pembroke... cousin, Eric Burns, wrestled at Appalachian State, and cousin, Daren Burns, was a standout wrestler at UNCG... majoring in parks and recreation management.
