Josh Finesilver

Josh Finesilver_NCAA Championships_3.17.22

Photo by: Geoffrey Riccio

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Josh Finesilver_ACC Championships_3.6.22

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Photo by: Duke Athletics

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Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Josh Finesilver_Southern Scuffle_1.2.22_2

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Josh Finesilver competed Thursday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships

Josh Finesilver gets ready to take on a UNC wrestler during Duke's dual

Position:
141
Weight:
0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Greenwood Village, Colo.
High School:
Cherry Creek

2021-22: Starter at 149 pounds ... NCAA Qualifier ... One of only three in Duke history to qualify for four NCAA Championships ... Finished the season with an overall record of 28-8, including 14-3 in dual match play ... Set new personal bests in wins and ranked wins, with a 6-8 record against ranked opponents ... Opened the season with the title at 149 pounds at the Battle at The Citadel, beating Dylan Martinez of Air Force in the final ... Rattled off 16 straight victories from Nov. 14 to Jan. 2, beginning with a win over No. 30 Graham Rooks (Indiana) ... Finished the season with 14 bonus point victories, including a team-leading six by fall (matching Logan Agin) ... Took home the prestigious Southern Scuffle title at 149 pounds, defeating No. 22 Josh Edmond (Missouri) in the final ... Opened ACC play with a sudden victory win over No. 20 Zach Sherman of North Carolina ... Downed Virginia's No. 31 Jarod Verkleeren by fall ... Finished fourth at ACC's with two wins, but had to medically forfeit the third place match ... Advanced to the round of 16 at NCAA's for the first time, defeating No. 19 Yahya Thomas of Northwestern ... Named a 2022 ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Award recipient ... Duke's Senior Male Student Athlete of the Year ... NSCA All-American ... NWCA Scholar All-America ... All-ACC Academic Team.

2020-21: Starter at 149 pounds ... NCAA Qualifier ... Compiled a 9-5 overall record .. Went 6-3 in tournament competition and 3-2 in dual matches ... Recorded a 3-2 mark in ACC play ... Earned three victories over ranked wrestlers, for the most in single season in his collegiate career ... Opened the season with wins in three of the first four ACC dual matches, defeating Luke Kemerer of Pittsburgh, Nick Lirette of North Carolina and Denton Spencer of Virginia Tech ... Finished third at the ACC Championships, winning decisions over Spencer, Michael Burnett of Pittsburgh and Ed Scott of NC State ... Defeated three-straight ranked opponents at the NCAA Championships, falling one match short of All-America honors ... Earned wins over No. 22 Jimmy Hoffman of Lehigh, No. 5 Ridge Lovett of Nebraska (by fall) and No. 20 Joshua Heil of Campbell ... NWCA Scholar All-America ... All-ACC Academic Team.

2019-20: Redshirt season.

2018-19: Starter at 141 pounds … NCAA qualifier … Compiled a 22-13 overall record … Went 15-9 in tournament action and 7-4 in dual matches … Posted a 3-2 mark in ACC action … Totaled a career-best six falls … Finished fifth at the Hokie Open, second at the Keystone Classic and third at the ACC Championships … Went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle … Earned ACC victories against Scott Kiyono of Virginia, LJ Bentley of Pittsburgh and A.C. Headlee from North Carolina … Also defeated Headlee in the third-place match at the ACC Championships to earn a spot on the podium … NWCA Scholar All-America … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18: Competed at 133 pounds … NCAA qualifier … Posted a 20-19 overall record ... Went 6-8 in duals … Took second in the freshman and sophomore division of the Hokie Open … Finished third at the Keystone Classic … Registered his first career fall at the Hokie Open … Posted a hard-fought 5-4 decision against Cody Trybus of Navy to help Duke upend the Midshipmen in criteria … Went 2-0 in the duals when he returned to his home state … Also posted dual victories over Appalachian State and Old Dominion to guide Duke to wins … Ten of his 19 losses came to top 20 opponents Became the fifth Duke true freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships, joining his brother, Matt and Mitch … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Duke: A four-year letterwinner at Cherry Creek High School … A three-time all-league honoree and three-time state qualifier … Finished as the state runner-up his senior season at 126 pounds … Posted a career-best 53-5 record as a junior at 106 pounds … Captured the regional title and took third at the state championships in 2015 … Regional runner-up and state qualifier at 106 pounds as a sophomore … Voted first team all-league as a junior and senior and garnered second-team recognition his sophomore season … Garnered Centennial Athlete of the Month honors as a junior and was an Aspire Athlete of the Month finalist as a senior.

Personal: Son of Brenda and Steve Finesilver … Twin brother Matt is also a members of the Duke wrestling team … Older twin brothers Mitch and Zach were members of the Duke wrestling program as well (2014-2018) ... Mitch is a two-time NCAA qualifier and Zach a 2016 NCAA qualifier … Born April 15, 1998.