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Duke Pickett<br />

Senior • 5-10 • Culpeper, Va. (Woodberry Forest School)<br />

<strong>NCAA</strong> Qualifier (2015, 2016) • EIWA Finalist (2016) • EIWA Qualifier (2014, 2015, 2016) • First-Team All-Ivy League (2015) •<br />

Second-Team All-Ivy League (2016) • All-Ivy League Honorable Mention (2014)<br />

165<br />

W - L Falls TF MD Bonus Win Pct. Dual W-L<br />

2012-13 18 -15 1 0 5 6 .545 3 -6<br />

2013-14 17 -7 3 0 4 7 .708 5 -3<br />

2014-15 29 -11 0 0 5 5 .725 11 -3<br />

2015-16 26 -9 2 2 6 10 .743 5 -4<br />

CAREER 90 -42 6 2 20 28 .682 24 -16<br />

NOTES TO KNOW<br />

• Two-time <strong>NCAA</strong> qualifier and three-time EIWA participant.<br />

• EIWA runner-up at 165 pounds in 2016.<br />

• Has a 90-42 career record with 28 bonus wins during his four seasons, including three years as a starter.<br />

• Enters his second <strong>NCAA</strong> tournament with a 26-9 overall record, including 7-8 against <strong>NCAA</strong> qualifiers.<br />

• Is 3-6 against nationally ranked opponents.<br />

• Four of his losses came by a takedown or less, and five of his defeats came at the hands of wrestlers ranked in the top 10.<br />

• Won the Binghamton Open and New York State Intercollegiates and was 5-2 on his way to the podium at the Las<br />

Vegas Invitational.<br />

• Pickett earned a spot on the All-Ivy first team after going 29-11 overall, including 5-0 against Ivy opponents and<br />

14-4 against EIWA foes, in 2014-15.<br />

• Made his first <strong>NCAA</strong> appearance with a pair of narrow losses, one coming in the first tiebreaker to No. 9 Cody Walters<br />

of Ohio and the second as part of a 6-5 decision against Oklahoma’s Matt Reed.<br />

• Finished third at Eastern’s at 174 pounds, topping Army’s Brian Harvey in the third tiebreaker to claim third.• Was an<br />

honorable mention All-Ivy League selection in 2014.<br />

• Made his first EIWA appearance, finishing seventh at 174 pounds.<br />

• Ended his 2014 season with a 17-7 overall record with seven of the victories coming by bonus points.<br />

• Won the B Bracket at the New York State Intercollegiates and went 4-2 at the Southern Scuffle.<br />

• Was 5-3 in dual meets and 5-1 against Ivy League opponents.<br />

• Recorded an 18-15 record with seven bonus wins as a freshman in 2013.<br />

• Saw action in nine dual meets.<br />

• Placed fourth at the Binghamton Open and the New York State Intercollegiate Championships and later in the season<br />

placed second at the Millersville Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Tournament at 174 pounds.<br />

Cornell <strong>NCAA</strong> Champions at 165 Pounds<br />

1953 Don Dickason (167 pounds)<br />

2013 Kyle Dake<br />

Cornell <strong>NCAA</strong> All-Americans at 165 Pounds<br />

1953 Don Dickason (167 pounds)<br />

2008 Mack Lewnes<br />

2013 Kyle Dake<br />

2015-16 Results (26-9)<br />

Record vs. EIWA opponents................................................. 14-2<br />

Record vs. nationally ranked opponents ............................... 3-6<br />

Record vs. Ivy League opponents.......................................... 9-1<br />

Record in dual meets............................................................ 5-4<br />

Record vs. 2016 <strong>NCAA</strong> Qualifiers........................................... 7-8<br />

Record in <strong>NCAA</strong> championship meet..................................... 0-2<br />

Record in EIWA championship meet................................... 10-4<br />

Match-By-Match<br />

Jonathan Kaloust Binghamton Open (5-0, 1st)<br />

11/8 165 Seldon Wright (Old Dominion) W D, 1-0<br />

165 Cody Cordes (Lock Haven) W D, 9-2<br />

165 Brendan Burnham (Maryland) W MD, 9-0<br />

165 Judd Ziegler (Princeton) W Fall, 3:56<br />

165 Geno Morelli (Penn State) W D, 9-3<br />

11/21 165 Austin Rose (Drexel) W D, 9-3<br />

New York State Intercollegiates (5-0, 1st)<br />

11/22 165 Eduardo Ramirez (LIU-Post) W TF, 19-2<br />

165 Mark Milisci (Oswego) W MD, 15-6<br />

165 Colin Barber (Cortland) W MD, 11-3<br />

165 Andrew Mendel (Army West Point) W MD, 12-4<br />

165 Tyrel White (Columbia) W D, 3-2<br />

Grapple at the Garden (0-2)<br />

11/29 165 #4 Austin Wilson (Nebraska) L D, 2-0<br />

165 #9 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) L D, 6-2<br />

Las Vegas Invitational (5-2)<br />

12/4 165 Bobby Fehr (Hofstra) W MD,13-2<br />

165 John Keck (Navy) W D, 7-1<br />

165 Dajour Reece (North Idaho) W D, 8-5<br />

165 #19 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) W D, 4-1<br />

12/5 165 #3 Bo Jordan (Wisconsin) L D, 8-1<br />

165 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) L D, 4-2<br />

165 Devon Gobbo (Harvard) W Fall, 4:08<br />

Southern Scuffle (3-2)<br />

1/1 165 Jason Carr (The Citadel) W TF, 19-0<br />

165 Paul Duggan (Campbell) W D, 7-2<br />

165 #18 Geno Morelli (Penn State) W D, 3-1 (sv1)<br />

1/2 165 Logan Massa (Michigan) L D, 7-3<br />

165 Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) L D, 5-0<br />

1/10 165 #6 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) L D, 3-2 (OT1)<br />

1/23 165 #15 Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) W D, 5-2<br />

2/6 165 Tyrel White (Columbia) W D, 4-1<br />

2/7 165 #1 Alex Dieringer (Ok. State) L Fall, 1:18<br />

2/13 165 Brooks Martino (Penn) W D, 8-2<br />

165 Judd Ziegler (Princeton) W D, 10-5<br />

EIWA Championship (3-1, 2nd)<br />

3/5 165 Judd Ziegler (Princeton) W MD, 13-1<br />

165 Ray Bethea (Penn) W D, 3-0<br />

3/6 165 Tyrel White (Columbia) W D, 6-1<br />

165 #20 Devon Gobbo (Harvard) L D, 2-1<br />

Cornell Big Red at 2016 <strong>NCAA</strong> Championship • Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)<br />

March 17-19, 2016 • Page 18

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