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Adams, Barket & Console Tabbed Duke University Captains for 2024-25

DURHAM, N.C. — The 2024-25 Duke wrestling team will feature a trio of captains – sophomore Raymond Adams, redshirt sophomore Connor Barket and redshirt sophomore Gaetano Console – as announced Thursday by Blue Devil head coach Glen Lanham.   
It marks the second straight season that Barket and Console will serve as captains. Adams, a product of Merrick, New York, is coming off a freshman campaign where he competed in 17 dual matches and posted five overall wins at 133 pounds.  He closed the regular season with his lone ACC victory at North Carolina and also collected a pair of wins at the Southern Scuffle. 
Coming off a season where he led the Blue Devils with 16 victories at heavyweight, Barket looks to build on a solid first full season for Duke.  Barket, who hails from West Lafayette, Indiana, closed the 2024 regular season by winning three out of his final four matches against North Carolina, NC State and Pitt.  He also had a stretch where he won seven out of eight matches during the middle of the season as well.  Over the summer, Barket turned in fifth place finishes at the U-23 Nationals and the U.S. Open Wrestling Championships.
A native of Barrington Hills, Illinois, Console has notched 14 victories over the last two seasons.  He totaled nine wins a season ago, including four at the annual Keystone Classic.  Console saw action at 165-pounds for most of the season before moving up to compete … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2024/9/5/wrestling-adams-barkett-console-tabbed-captains-for-2024-25.aspx

September 19, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized