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Wallace Places Second at Southern Scuffle
1/5/2025 7:55:00 PM | Wrestling
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Duke redshirt freshman Aidan Wallace turned in a second-place finish on Sunday to close action at the Southern Scuffle, which was held at UT-Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn.
For the weekend in the 165-weight class, Wallace posted a 5-1 ledger along with his first two ranked wins of his career and two seeded victories. He became the first Duke finalist at the event since Josh Finesilver in 2022.
HOW IT HAPPENED
NOTES
WHAT'S NEXT
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Duke Results
165 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) DEC Tate Picklo (Oklahoma), 10-6
165 - Gunner Filipowicz (Army) TF Aidan Wallace (Duke), 18-3 4:39
285 - Connor Barket (Duke) F Gabe Christenson (Virginia), 5:39
285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) MD Connor Barket (Duke), 14-4
285 - Connor Barket (Duke) MD Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine), 10-2
For the weekend in the 165-weight class, Wallace posted a 5-1 ledger along with his first two ranked wins of his career and two seeded victories. He became the first Duke finalist at the event since Josh Finesilver in 2022.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- On Sunday, Aidan Wallace opened action in the semifinals with a 10-6 decision against 32nd-ranked Tate Picklo of Oklahoma.
- In the finals, Wallace dropped an 18-3 tech fall to 13th-ranked Gunner Filipowicz of Army.
- Redshirt sophomore Connor Barket turned in a seventh-place ledger on the weekend with a 4-2 record in the heavyweight bracket.
- Barket posted a fall at the 5:39 mark against Virginia's Gabe Christenson and then dropped a 14-4 major decision against Hunter Catka of Virginia Tech.
- In the seventh-place match, Barket posted a 10-2 major decision against Daulton Mayer of Bellarmine to close action.
NOTES
- Aidan Wallace now owns a team-high 20 wins and an overall record of 20-5 on the season.
- Connor Barket has totaled a 19-4 record at the heavyweight ledger.
WHAT'S NEXT
- Duke will next make the short trip to Raleigh, N.C., to face NC State on Friday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".
#GoDuke
Duke Results
165 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) DEC Tate Picklo (Oklahoma), 10-6
165 - Gunner Filipowicz (Army) TF Aidan Wallace (Duke), 18-3 4:39
285 - Connor Barket (Duke) F Gabe Christenson (Virginia), 5:39
285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) MD Connor Barket (Duke), 14-4
285 - Connor Barket (Duke) MD Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine), 10-2
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