DURHAM, N.C.—Duke head wrestling coachÂ
Glen Lanham has announced his team's 2019-20 schedule.
The Blue Devils will host five home duals and wrestle four duals against NCAA top-25 finishers from a season ago.
Duke is coming off its second consecutive year in which it finished in the top-25 at the NCAA Championships, taking 24th out of the 70-team pool. The Blue Devils return four starters from last season, including three NCAA qualifiers.
Prior to kicking off the season, the Blue Devils will host a Black and Blue wrestle-off on October 27th. The outside meet will take place in Krzyzewskiville on Duke's campus.
The season officially starts November 3rd at the Battle at the Citadel in Charleston, S.C. The Blue Devils will then travel to Boone, N.C., for the Mountaineer Invitational on Nov. 9th, before ending the month at the Keystone Classic on the 24th.
Duke has a little time off for the holidays before it's back in action December 29th-30th at the South Beach Wrestling Duals in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
After the New Year, the Blue Devils head to Virginia Beach for the Virginia Duals from January 10th-11th. Duke will then wrestle Fresno State, Cal Bakersfield and Appalachian State all within a seven-day span from Jan. 17th-23rd.
Duke opens its challenging ACC schedule Jan. 25 hosting Pittsburgh, who finished last season ranked 16th. The Blue Devils then make a trip to cross-town rival North Carolina on Jan. 31st before kicking off the month of February hosting Gardner-Webb on the 5th.
Duals at Virginia Tech (8th), and against Navy (9th), Virginia (14th), and N.C. State (21st) wrap up Duke's regular season slate.
Postseason begins for Duke at the ACC Championships, March 8 in Pittsburgh, Pa. The NCAA Championships run from March 19-21 Minneapolis, Minn., at U.S. Bank Stadium.