Boulanger, Dunbar & Wallace Go 2-0; Blue Devils Split at VMI Tri-Meet

Saturday, November 22

Lexington, VA

1 p.m.

Duke University

Mercyhurst

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Boulanger, Dunbar & Wallace Go 2-0; Blue Devils Split at VMI Tri-Meet

11/22/2025 7:32:00 PM | Wrestling

LEXINGTON, Va. — The Duke wrestling trio of Mikey Boulanger, Aurelius Dunbar and Aidan Wallace went a perfect 2-0 Saturday at the VMI Tri-Meet as the Blue Devils split as a team with Mercyhurst and VMI at Cormack Hall in Lexington.

The Blue Devils opened the day with a 53-0 victory over Mercyhurst and closed the afternoon with a 28-10 loss to VMI. Duke moved to 4-3 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED – DUKE VS. MERCYHURST

The Blue Devils kicked off the day with a forfeit win for Riley Rowan at 125.
Redshirt freshman John King collected his first dual match win as he totaled a tech fall, 18-3, against Edwin Mooney at 133 pounds.
After a tech fall, 21-5, win by Raymond Adams over Marcus Colson at 141, Duke redshirt freshman Dylan Ross registered his first collegiate dual match win with a 17-1 tech fall victory against Colin Scherer.
True freshman Mikey Boulanger totaled his fifth win of the season as he posted a 19-4 tech fall win versus Xavier Dombkowski at 157 pounds.
Both Aurelius Dunbar and Aidan Wallace won at 165 and 174 pounds with tech fall victories.
Junior David Hussey posted his third dual match win and sixth overall victory of his career with a 17-0 tech fall win against Jake LeClerc at 184 pounds.
Redshirt freshman Owen McGrory added his fifth win of the year and third in dual match action with a pin against Josh Johnson-Cantrell at 197 pounds.
Graduate student Tyler O'Boyle posted his first Duke victory at heavyweight with a pin against Gino Guerrisi.

HOW IT HAPPENED – DUKE VS. VMI

Versus host VMI, the Blue Devils registered three straight wins at 157, 165 and 174 pounds, but it wasn't enough in a 28-10 loss.
Mikey Boulanger closed a nice afternoon by the rookie with a major decision, 16-3, victory against Ray Cmil at 157 pounds.
Graduate student Aurelius Dunbar continued his hot start to his Blue Devil career as he moved to 4-1 on the year at 165 pounds with a 6-3 decision against Ryan Vigil.
Aidan Wallace, who is ranked No. 24 nationally, registered his second victory on the day to improve to 9-1 on the year. He totaled a 5-1 decision against Beau Lewis.

NOTES

Aidan Wallace collected his 32nd career victory and 18th all-time dual match win to close the day.
Mikey Boulanger is now 6-4 on the season and 3-4 in dual match play.
Graduate student Tyler O'Boyle competed in his second dual match of his Duke career against Mercyhurst and totaled his first victory.
Aurelius Dunbar moved to 14-11 over his collegiate career and 4-1 in dual match play.

WHAT IS NEXT

Duke will be off for the Thanksgiving holiday and then return to action Wednesday, Dec. 3 at Gardner-Webb.The match will feature a first bout at 6 p.m.

To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".

Duke 53, Mercyhurst 0
125: Riley Rowan (DUKE) over (MERC) (For.)
133: John King (DUKE) over Edwin Mooney (MERC) (TF 18-3 4:23)
141: Raymond Adams (DUKE) over Marcus Colson (MERC) (TF 21-5 4:04)
149: Dylan Ross (DUKE) over Colin Scherer (MERC) (TF 17-1 6:21)
157: Mikey Boulanger (DUKE) over Xavier Dombkowski (MERC) (TF 19-4 2:43)
165: Aurelius Dunbar (DUKE) over Keith Mincin (MERC) (TF 18-3 4:14)
174: Aidan Wallace (DUKE) over Maxx Fesinger (MERC) (TF 16-1 2:48)
184: David Hussey (DUKE) over Jake LeClerc (MERC) (TF 17-0 3:13)
197: Owen McGrory (DUKE) over Josh Johnson-Cantrell (MERC) (Fall 0:22)
285: Tyler O`Boyle (DUKE) over Gino Guerrisi (MERC) (Fall 1:16)

VMI 28, Duke 10
125: Waylon Rogers (VMI) over Riley Rowan (DUKE) (MD 14-2)
133: Kyle Gibson (VMI) over John King (DUKE) (Dec 6-0)
141: Phoenix Alyea (VMI) over Raymond Adams (DUKE) (MD 11-2)
149: Patrick Jordon (VMI) over Dylan Ross (DUKE) (MD 12-1)
157: Mikey Boulanger (DUKE) over Ray Cmil (VMI) (MD 16-3)
165: Aurelius Dunbar (DUKE) over Ryan Vigil (VMI) (Dec 6-3)
174: Aidan Wallace (DUKE) over Beau Lewis (VMI) (Dec 5-1)
184: Andrew Barford (VMI) over David Hussey (DUKE) (Dec 8-4)
197: Toby Schoffstall (VMI) over Owen McGrory (DUKE) (MD 11-1)
285: Cole Will (VMI) over Tyler O`Boyle (DUKE) (Fall 4:10)