Duke Announces 2007-08 Wrestling Schedule

DURHAM, N.C. ? Head coach Clar Anderson and the Duke wrestling team released their 2007-08 schedule today. The slate includes six regular season tournaments and upwards to 20 dual meets. All dates have been finalized, yetthe times of some meets are still to be announced.

The Blue Devils will have their annual exhibition Blue-White meet on Sat., Oct. 27, to determine rankings of their wrestlers in each weight class.

The season kicks off on Sat., Nov. 3 in Charleston, S.C. at the Freshman and Sophomore Open hosted by the Citadel. That is followed by two more weekends of tournaments: Nov. 9-10 at the UNC Pembroke Open and Nov. 17 at the East Stroudsburg Open.

Duke heads to Bloomington, Ind., on Sat., Nov. 24 for the Indiana Duals. Indiana, Oregon St., Ohio and Liberty will all be at the competition.

Three more tournaments (two in the first weekend of the month and one in the last weekend) await the Blue Devils in December, with a four-week break in between.

January and February are loaded with dual meets. The home opener is a dual matchup with ACC rival N.C. State on Wed., Jan. 9 at 7 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. At home, Duke also faces Virginia on Sun., Feb. 10 at 6 p.m., Virginia Tech at 1 p.m. and VMI at 4 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 16, and Duquesne on Sun., Feb 24 at 6 p.m., which will also be senior night.

The ACC Championship will be hosted by the University of Maryland on Sat., March 8 in College Park, Md. The NCAA Tournament takes place March 20-22 in St. Louis, Mo.

The Blue Devils are coming off of a 7-9 season and return seven of 10 starters to their lineup.

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Duke Announces 2007-08 Wrestling Schedule

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