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Coming off First NCAA Bid, Barket Hungry for More

DURHAM, N.C.– There were plenty of moments worth remembering during Connor Barket’s 2024-25 season. The redshirt sophomore earned a top-five placement at the ACC Championship, four victories against ranked opponents and his first career appearance at the NCAA Championship last month in Philadelphia.
When recently asked to reflect on his breakout season, however, the heavyweight had only one moment in mind: wrestling on the NCAA Championship mats next season in Cleveland. “It’s hard to get my mind off of it,” said Barket. “I’ve just become obsessed with thinking about Cleveland next year and what I need to do.”
That type of obsession is what propelled Barket to one of the most successful years of wrestling in recent Duke history. After collecting 24 wins, the product of West Lafayette, Ind., now sits at fifth-place all-time in single-season wins by a Duke heavyweight. “Seeing the first weekend down at the Citadel and then all the way up to Nationals — it’s been an extremely long journey. Looking back, I can confidently say I’ve grown tremendously over the last season and even more so than I think I did last season.”
After an impressive freshman campaign in which he topped the team in wins with a 16-15 record, Barket began the year on a hot streak. He placed second at the opening Battle at the Citadel tournament, before wrestling his way to an undefeated record at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic in Pennsylvania. … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2025/5/15/wrestling-coming-off-first-ncaa-bid-barket-hungry-for-more

May 16, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Wick, Hidlay, Rademacher, Hendrickson win men’s freestyle gold at Pan American Championship; USA claims team title handily

MONTERREY, Mexico – The United States men’s freestyle team finished strong on the final day of the 2025 Senior Pan American Championships, adding seven medals to its haul, including four more champions, as well as the team title. U.S. wrestlers who won gold-medal matches on Sunday night were Evan Wick (79 kg), Trent Hidlay (92 kg), Justin Rademacher (97 kg) and Wyatt Hendrickson (125 kg).
Hendrickson rocked the house in the last match of the finals, needing only 23 seconds to pin Richard Deschatelets of Canada. After getting four points on a blast double right off the whistle, Hendrickson was able to lock up and toss Deschatelets with a five point power drive, and finish off the fall. Hendrickson, a 2023 U23 World champion, had two pins and a technical fall in the tournament.
Rademacher was inspiring in his 5-4 victory over 2024 Olympian and 2023 Pan American Games silver medalist Arturo Silot Torres of Cuba. Rademacher took a 2-0 lead early, stretched it to 5-2 in the second period. Silot scored a takedown to make it 5-4 but could not score again. Rademacher, a 2024 U20 World bronze medalist, competes for Oregon State. Wick and Hidlay finished off undefeated runs in their round robin competition.
Wick won all four of his matches with 10-0 technical falls, including his Sunday night 10-0 shut out of Victor Hernandez Luna of Mexico. Wick earned a gold on his first U.S. continental team. Hidlay was also dominant, … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/may/11/wick-hidlay-rademacher-hendrickson-win-men-s-freestyle-gold-at-pan-american-championship-usa-claims-team-title-handily

May 16, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment