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Russell Added to Duke Wrestling Staff

DURHAM, N.C. —Duke wrestling head coach Glen Lanham has added Codi Russell to the coaching staff for the 2025-26 campaign. 
Russell, a 2021 Appalachian State graduate, joins the Blue Devils after spending the last two years as an assistant coach at Hofstra.  He has also spent time at Army West Point and at the Minion Training Center as a coach following his time in Boone. 
“Super excited about Codi,” said Lanham.  “Cody comes from App State.  We watched him compete for many years, and I was always impressed with how tough he was. I remember one time he came in with a walking boot on, and we’re like, oh, Russell must be out of the lineup. That’s good for us. And then he ends up taking the boot off, whooping us and then putting it back on again. He’s going to bring just a level of toughness to the lightweights and also the ability to get out there and be hands-on with these young guys.  With Cody out there, he’s the same size as those guys, so it just really makes it better. We have definitely shown that we’re dedicated to our lightweights by adding another lightweight coach in the mix.  With bringing Cody in and coach Erkin before that, it just shows that we’re committed to, developing our lightweights.”
A standout wrestler at Appalachian State, Russell was a four-time NCAA Championship qualifier and three-time Southern Conference Champion.  Russell, who wrestled at 125 and 133 pounds, … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2025/9/11/russell-added-to-duke-wrestling-staff

September 16, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized