Six Duke Wrestlers Make All-ACC Academic Team

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Six Duke Wrestlers Make All-ACC Academic Team

6/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

By: Duke Sports Information

DURHAM, N.C. ? 15 ACC wrestlers were named to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team, announced Friday by Commissioner John D. Swofford. Six Blue Devils made the squad, which led all ACC schools. ACC Champion N.C. State was next, tallying four spots on the chart. All six league schools competing in wrestling were represented on the team.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.

Duke's senior Dan Shvartsman and redshirt freshman John Barone are two of three third-place ACC Championship finishers named to the academic team. Shvartsman was a third-place finisher at 149 pounds, which Barone took home third place at 174 pounds. Also making the team for the Blue Devils were redshirt sophomore Aaron Glover, redshirt junior Patrick Keenum, junior Kellan McKeon and sophomore Wade Van Sickle.

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