DURHAM, N.C.— Duke wrestling will host a Gray and Blue wrestle-off on Sunday at noon in preparation for its season opener next week.
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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.
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Representing the Gray team will be
Patrick Rowland,
Ty Mills,
Brandon LaRue,
Harrison Campbell,
Eric Carter,
Kaden Russell, and
Mason Eaglin. On the Blue team it will be
Ethan Krause,
Bryson Neace,
Drake Doolittle,
Wyatt Pfau,
Vincent Baker,
Josh Finesilver,
Kai Blake,
Jonah Niesenbaum, and
Benjamin Anderson.
Wade Unger will wrestle on both teams at two different weights.
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The wrestle-off will be held outside in Krzyzewskiville on the Duke campus. If there is inclement weather the wrestle-offs will be moved inside to Card Gym. Please check GoDuke.com or the Duke wrestling twitter (
@DukeWRES) for continued updates.
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Duke will kick off its 2019-20 season next Sunday at the Battle at the Citadel. That event will run all day in Charleston, S.C.
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Sunday's Tentative Schedule
Krause   vs. Rowland
Neace   vs. Mills
Unger   vs. LaRue
Doolittle vs. Campbell
Pfau      vs. Carter
Baker   vs. Russell
Finesilver vs. Unger
Blake   vs. Eaglin
Finesilver vs. LaRue
Niesenbaum vs. Russell
Anderson  vs. TBA
*Head-to-head matches are subject to change.
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