Blue Devil Wrestling Heads to Oklahoma for Norman Duals

Norman Duals

SIUE (3-0) vs. Duke (5-4)
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 * 11 a.m.
Norman, Oklahoma * McCasland Field House
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Tarleton State (0-0) vs. Duke (5-4)
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 * 1 p.m.
Norman, Oklahoma * McCasland Field House
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Duke (5-4) at Oklahoma (4-1)
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 * 3 p.m.
Norman, Oklahoma * McCasland Field House
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SETTING THE SCENE
• The Duke wrestling team (5-4) travels to Norman, Okla., to face SIUE, Tarleton State and Oklahoma. All three matches will take place on Sunday, Dec. 21 in McCasland Field House.
• The Blue Devils will take on the SIUE Cougars first at 11 a.m., followed by a bout with the Texans at 1 p.m. Duke will finish with a 3 p.m. match against the hosting Sooners. All times are Eastern.

HOW TO FOLLOW
• Fans can follow the action live on FloWrestling. Duke's contest against Oklahoma will be aired on ESPN+.

THE SERIES WITH SIUE
• Duke and SIUE will meet for the second time in program history with the Blue Devils leading the series, 1-0.
• In the lone match between the programs, Duke won 38-9 on February 2, 2013 in Davidson, N.C.

THE SERIES WITH TARLETON STATE
• Duke and Tarleton State will meet for the first time in program history on Sunday.

THE SERIES WITH OKLAHOMA
• Duke will also be facing the Oklahoma Sooners for the first time in program history.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Duke wrestling team dropped a 31-8 decision to App State Wednesday inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils tallied their eight points after a 4-1 decision from freshman Mikey Boulanger at 157 and redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace's 19-1 tech fall at 174.
• Starting the night at 184 pounds, App State collected wins at 184 and 197 pounds to claim an early lead.
• The heavyweight match was a battle between redshirt junior Connor Barket and the Mountaineers' Stephan Monchery. Barket registered a takedown in the first period but was unable to hold off Monchery, dropping his first match of the season in a 6-4 decision.
• App State continued its momentum, securing wins in the following four weight classes to pull away with a 28-point lead.
• Boulanger put Duke on the board with his 4-1 decision over Jeremiah Price. The match was knotted at 1-1 until Boulanger tallied a takedown in the final two seconds to capture the victory.
• In the final match of the night, Wallace dominated the first period with a takedown and pair of four-point nearfalls. Wallace controlled the rest of the match with two additional takedowns and over two minutes of accumulated riding time to walk away with a 19-1 tech fall over App State's Colt Campbell.
• First year assistant coach Codi Russell went up against his alma mater, Appalachian State, Wednesday night. Russell is a 2021 ASU graduate and a four-time NCAA Championship qualifier and three-time Southern Conference Champion at 125 pounds.

DUKE REACHES FIVE WINS
• Duke has opened the season with a 5-4 ledger. It marks the most victories by the Blue Devils since the 2021-22 campaign when Duke totaled a 7-10 ledger.
• Over the last 10 years, Duke has reached five or more wins only three times -- 2025-26, 2021-22 and 2017-18.

OTHER NOTES
• Of Duke's 177 points scored on the season, 87 have come from the 165, 174 and Heavyweight divisions.

BARKET & WALLACE RANKED NATIONALLY
• Duke wrestling redshirt junior Connor Barket is currently listed in four different rankings -- FloWrestling (#25), Intermat (#22) and WrestleStat (#25).
• Seeing action at 174 pounds this season, redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace is also ranked in three different polls -- Intermat (#22), WrestleStat (#31) and FloWrestling (#23).
• Wallace (11-1) and Barket (9-1) have combined for a 20-2 start to the 2025-26 campaign.

DUNBAR & BOULANGER HAVE SOLID START TO DUKE CAREER
• Freshman Mikey Boulanger has opened his collegiate career in impressive fashion with an 8-4 record. He has won four dual matches in a row.
• Blue Devil graduate student Aurelius Dunbar has featured a solid start to his Duke career with a 5-2 ledger. He has collected wins against Sacred Heart, Morgan State, Mercyhurst and VMI.

WHAT IS NEXT
• Duke will next travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee for the Southern Scuffle, which will take place Jan. 3-4. It will be hosted by UT Chattanooga.

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