Barone cruised to the title in the 174 pound weight class, improving upon his fourth place finish in The Citadel Open last year. Barone dominated his opponents, especially in the final match when the
opposing wrestler's coach had to pull his wrestler out of the match after he called timeout numerous times. Last year, Barone had Duke's best overall record, with an 11-5 mark, and finished fourth in the Pembroke Open, which is coming up this weekend.
"That's something I've never seen before," said Coach Clar Anderson when commenting on Barone's performance in the final match. Anderson has been around college wrestling for 24 years.
Freshmen Robert Holbrook and Voris Tejada took third place in their respective weight classes. Holbrook turned in an impressive performance at the 184 pound weight class. Tejada was tied with the meet's eventual champ in the semifinals of the 149 pound weight class, but lost that match on a controversial call by the officials.
133 pound contender Spencer Jasper placed fourth in the meet's deepest weight class, while Jack Richards took fifth in the 197 pound division and Ben Wales placed sixth at 157 pounds. James DiMaiolo and Dan Torres also competed in the meet. The Citadel Open was the first meet for all of Duke's competing wrestlers except Barone and Wales. Wales had a 0-2 mark last year, competing in the Carolina Open.
Duke will travel this Saturday to two different meets in-state: the Pembroke Open in Pembroke, N.C., and a quad meet in Boiling Springs, N.C. versus Gardner Webb, Wagner, and Newberry. The latter of those two matches will count towards the team record, the Blue Devils will look to continue their impressive start.
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