Blue Devils Head West for Pair of Matches

Duke (6-6) at Stanford (2-4)
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 * 10 p.m. (ET)
Stanford, Calif. * Maples Pavilion
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Duke (6-6) at Cal Poly (2-2)
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 * 10 p.m. (ET)
San Luis Obispo, Calif. * Mott Athletics Center
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SETTING THE SCENE
• The Duke wrestling team (6-6) returns to dual match action this weekend as the Blue Devils travel to the West Coast for a pair of matches against Stanford and Cal Poly. Duke faces Stanford Friday, Jan. 9 at 10 p.m. (ET) and Cal Poly Saturday, Jan. 10 at 10 p.m. (ET).
• Friday's contest at Stanford will be Duke's ACC opener.

HOW TO FOLLOW
• Fans can follow the action live on FloWrestling.
• The Stanford match will be aired live on ACC Network Extra, while the Cal Poly contest will be aired live on X.

THE SERIES WITH STANFORD
• Duke and Stanford will meet for the fifth time in program history with the Cardinal leading the series with a 4-0 ledger.
• In matches played at Stanford, the Blue Devils feature an 0-2 mark with losses coming in 2016 and 2023.

THE SERIES WITH CAL POLY
• Duke and Cal Poly will meet up for the third time in program history. The series is tied with a 1-1 mark with the last meeting coming in 2023.
• Both contests have taken place in California.
• Cal Poly won the last meeting, 38-6, on Nov. 3, 2023.
• Duke's victory came on Jan. 17, 2016 with a 28-18 ledger.

LAST TIME OUT
• For the second year in a row, Duke standout Aidan Wallace placed third at the Southern Scuffle as he posted a 6-1 ledger over the weekend at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga.
• Wallace, a native of Mahwah, New Jersey, won his first four matches to reach the semifinals of the scuffle. After dropping the semifinal match to Penn State's Will Henckel (8-3 decision), Wallace collected a victory with a 7-6 decision against Hudson Rogers of Utah Valley to advance to the third-place match. Wallace, who is ranked No. 22 nationally, was impressive to close the event with a 14-1 major decision against Max Magayna to finish third in the 174-pound class.
• Duke's Connor Barket registered a fifth-place finish at heavyweight and now owns a seventh place and fifth-place finish over the last two years. He also placed eighth in 2024.
• At 141 pounds, junior Raymond Adams collected a win in the consolation round with a 4-2 decision against Kyison Garcia of Penn State.Adams dropped his other two bouts Saturday.
• Also at 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Noah Kochman totaled his second win of the season with a 10-7 decision against Hudson Waldrop of Campbell in the consolation round.
• Redshirt freshman Dylan Ross opened the event with an 11-5 decision against Brandon Bauer of Campbell.After a loss in the round of 32, Ross went on to win three-straight matches to advance to the quarterfinals of the 149-pound bracket.He dropped a 4-2 decision to Wynton Denkins of Virginia to conclude action.
• SP O'Donnell collected a pair of wins totaling a 16-0 tech fall against Jason Kennedy of Campbell and a 13-1 major decision versus Brandon Bauer of Campbell.
• Redshirt junior Connor Barket opened the scuffle with three wins in a row.He totaled a 14-1 major decision versus Christian Bell of The Citadel, 9-6 decision against Shilo Jones of North Dakota State and a 4-1 decision versus Emannuel Ulrich of American.In the semifinals, Barket dropped a 22-6 tech fall to 14th-ranked Jimmy Mullen of Virginia Tech. Barket then dropped a 10-3 decision to Army's 18th-ranked Brady Colbert in the consolation semifinals.

WALLACE NOTCHES MILESTONE
• With his six wins at the Southern Scuffle, redshirt junior Aidan Wallace reached 20 victories on the season. He has now collected 20+ wins at the 164-pound weight class and the 174-pound class over the last two seasons.
• Wallace became the 14th Blue Devil to notch back-to-back 20+ win seasons -- Matt Finesilver, Frank Cornely, Levi Craig, Voris Tejada, John Barone, Diego Bencomo, Jacob Kasper, Conner Hartmann, Mike Mitchell, Immanuel Kerr-Brown, Josh Finesilver, Marcus Cain and Tommy Hoang.
• Wallace has become just the fourth Blue Devil to collect 20+ wins in multiple weight classes -- Frank Cornely (174, 184), Voris Tejada (157 and 174), John Barone (174/184 & 184/197) and Josh Finesilver (133 and 141).

DUKE REACHES SIX WINS
• Duke has opened the season with a 6-6 ledger. It marks the most victories by the Blue Devils since the 2021-22 campaign when Duke totaled a 7-10 ledger.
• Over the last 10 years, Duke has reached five or more wins only three times -- 2025-26, 2021-22 and 2017-18.

OTHER NOTES
• Of Duke's 220 points scored on the season, 112 have come from the 165, 174 and Heavyweight divisions.

BARKET & WALLACE RANKED NATIONALLY
• Duke wrestling redshirt junior Connor Barket is currently listed in four different rankings -- FloWrestling (#27), Intermat (#25) and WrestleStat (#28).
• Seeing action at 174 pounds this season, redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace is also ranked in three different polls -- Intermat (#20), WrestleStat (#31) and FloWrestling (#23).
• Wallace (20-2) and Barket (15-3) have combined for a 35-5 start to the 2025-26 campaign.

WHAT IS NEXT
• Duke will return home following the trip to California as the Blue Devils host Pittsburgh Sunday, Jan. 18 at 11 a.m., inside Card Gymnasium.

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