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Season Comes to a Close for Barket in NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/20/2026 3:35:00 PM | Wrestling
CLEVELAND, OHIO — The 2025-26 season came to a close Friday for Duke redshirt junior Connor Barket as he dropped a NCAA Wrestling Championship consolation second round match at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
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Barket faced 10th-ranked David Szuba of Arizona State and fell by a 19-4 tech fall.Â
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A native of West Lafayette, Indiana, Barket concluded his season with a 22-9 overall record and now owns a 62-39 ledger over his Duke career. He appeared in the NCAA Championship for the second year in a row and totaled his first NCAA Championship victory a day ago against 25th-ranked Alex Semenenko of Brown, 9-1.Â
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To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".
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NCAA Championship Results
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Thursday, March 19
First Round:
#7 Cole Mirasola (Penn State) def. Connor Barket (Duke) 13-7 decision
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Consolation First Round:
Connor Barket (Duke) def. #25 Alex Semenenko (Brown) 9-1 decision
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Friday, March 20
Consolation Second Round:
#10 David Szuba (Arizona State) def. Connor Barket (Duke) 19-4 tech fall
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Barket faced 10th-ranked David Szuba of Arizona State and fell by a 19-4 tech fall.Â
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A native of West Lafayette, Indiana, Barket concluded his season with a 22-9 overall record and now owns a 62-39 ledger over his Duke career. He appeared in the NCAA Championship for the second year in a row and totaled his first NCAA Championship victory a day ago against 25th-ranked Alex Semenenko of Brown, 9-1.Â
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To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".
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NCAA Championship Results
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Thursday, March 19
First Round:
#7 Cole Mirasola (Penn State) def. Connor Barket (Duke) 13-7 decision
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Consolation First Round:
Connor Barket (Duke) def. #25 Alex Semenenko (Brown) 9-1 decision
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Friday, March 20
Consolation Second Round:
#10 David Szuba (Arizona State) def. Connor Barket (Duke) 19-4 tech fall
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