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Final
Wrestling
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Thursday, March 16
Tulsa, Okla.
All Day
Duke University
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NCAA Championships
Niesenbaum Concludes NCAA Championship Run
3/17/2023 10:55:00 PM | Wrestling
TULSA, Okla. – Senior heavyweight Jonah Niesenbaum wrapped up a career-best season on day two of the NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Okla., after falling to Tyrell Gordon of Northern Iowa in a 6-1 decision on Friday.
WHAT HAPPENED
QUOTES
"We are really proud of Jonah and the effort he put in, not only here at the NCAA Championships, but the season as a whole. He has represented what is best about Duke and that is being the total student-athlete. His work in the classroom as well as on the mat have been nothing short of impressive. Coach Lanham has built a program here at Duke off the simple fundamentals of being a student-athlete. If you look at the history of our program, those who embraced the fundamentals Coach Lanham has laid become successful, not only on the mat but in the classroom and the real world as well. Jonah has led our program from start to finish this year and we are looking for him to do the same for us next year." - Assistant Coach Tom Erikson
RESULTS
Championship Rd 1: No. 14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) dec. No. 19 Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) – 8-1
Consolation Rd 1: No. 19 Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) dec. No. 30 Hayden Copass (Purdue) – 6-0
Consolation Rd 2: No. 13 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 19 Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) – 6-1
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WHAT HAPPENED
- After splitting a pair of matches on the opening day, No. 19 Niesenbaum matched up with No. 13 Tyrell Gordon in the second round of the consolation bracket.
- The two battled it out in the first two periods before Gordon used an escape to score the first point of the match.
- Niesenbaum evened the score, 1-1, after a penalty call on Gordon in the third period.
- Gordon registered a four-point nearfall in the final minute of the match to pull ahead and tacked on an additional riding time point for a 6-1 decision.
- Niesenbaum finished the year with a 26-6 ledger, including a five wins over nationally ranked opponents.
QUOTES
"We are really proud of Jonah and the effort he put in, not only here at the NCAA Championships, but the season as a whole. He has represented what is best about Duke and that is being the total student-athlete. His work in the classroom as well as on the mat have been nothing short of impressive. Coach Lanham has built a program here at Duke off the simple fundamentals of being a student-athlete. If you look at the history of our program, those who embraced the fundamentals Coach Lanham has laid become successful, not only on the mat but in the classroom and the real world as well. Jonah has led our program from start to finish this year and we are looking for him to do the same for us next year." - Assistant Coach Tom Erikson
RESULTS
Championship Rd 1: No. 14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) dec. No. 19 Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) – 8-1
Consolation Rd 1: No. 19 Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) dec. No. 30 Hayden Copass (Purdue) – 6-0
Consolation Rd 2: No. 13 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 19 Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) – 6-1
To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".
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