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Wrestling Weekend That Was: Cornell names tournament after late coach Mike Duroe

Cornell honored late coach Mike Duroe by placing his name on its home tournament and Ben Hewson made sure the Rams could celebrate some gold. Wrestling had marquee matches, controversial finishes and standout performances in the Wrestling Weekend That Was:

Honoring Mike Duroe

Cornell College hosted its annual invitational wrestling tournament last weekend. The event has been a staple on the college wrestling schedule. This season, the Matman has been renamed the Cliff Keen-Mike Duroe Invitational, honoring former Rams Coach Mike Duroe, who died in July at age 63 after a battle with brain cancer. Duroe was a great ambassador for wrestling, competing and coaching at the high school, college and international levels. He became Cornell’s all-time dual wins leader in 13 seasons as head coach. He coached 47 NCAA qualifiers, 22 All-Americans and five NCAA finalists at Cornell, including 2014 NCAA Division III 197-pound national champion Alex Coolidge.

The day was special for the Rams and those associated with the Charles City native. “You could tell the guys were inspired and motivated,” said first-year head coach Brent Hamm, who wrestled four years and assisted three years for the Hall of Famer. “This day was extremely important to our program and it hit home for me personally. I am proud of the guys and how they bounced back from a tough weekend a week ago. We’ll use this as momentum going down the final stretch.” Rest of the story and details at https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/wrestling-weekend-that-was-cornell-names-tournament-after-late-coach-mike-duroe-20190114?mc_cid=739d39d282&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 22, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized