Duryee, who transferred to Portland State from Jamestown College, N.D., took second at the Best of the West tournament in Central Point, Ore., on Nov. 19 and led the Vikings with 13 victories. His wins over Pacific's Nick Byrd and Fresno State's Dustin Rocha helped spur the Vikings to back-to-back victories on Jan. 28.
Duryee also tied sophomore Sean Murphy and freshman Brian Lemmon for the team lead in falls with three.
The Homedale, Idaho native earned All-Pacific 10 Conference second team academic honors, maintaining a 3.21 GPA, while majoring in business administration.
The Vikings' Most Improved award went to Lemmon, who led the team with two victories at the Portland State Tournament on Jan. 8. Along with tying for the team lead in pins, Lemmon also tied for the team lead in technical falls with one.
Sophomore Jake Schneider, the final Viking ousted at this season's Pac-10 Championships, earned Most Inspirational. The Milwaukie, Ore., 197-pound wrestler came on late in the season with two victories over Stanford's Larry Ozowara and wins over Pacific's Derek Hendrix and Fresno State's Miguel Rodriguez.
Earning the Scholar Athlete award for the second straight year was Casco. A two-time All-Pac-10 academic second team honoree, Casco maintained a 3.48 GPA while majoring in business administration and wrestling to seven victories.
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