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  Will Durkee
Will Durkee

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.

High School:
Shady Side Academy

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 165

2003-2004: Red-shirted ... finished the season 18-4 overall, with three falls and two major decisions ... took first place at the Cleveland State Open (1/24) and the Edinboro Open (2/21), finishing undefeated in both tournaments ... recorded fourth place in the Eastern Michigan Open (11/1) with five victories ... placed fifth at UNC Greensboro's Southern Scuffle, recording five victories, including one fall (12/29) ... opened the season with five wins at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/1) ... finished the season strong with eight consecutive wins ... at the Eastern Michigan Open, recorded falls against Lock Haven's Carlos Ponce and Edinboro's Bala, had a 15-1 major decision over Gregory Goidosik, and also recorded a 7-2 victory over Max Dean and a 3-1 victory over Central Michigan's Brad Anderson ... pinned Old Dominion's Josh Adams at UNC Greensboro's Southern Scuffle (12/29) ... defeated Appalachian State's Lee Roper by a 5-1 margin, won 11-4 over East Stroudsburg's J. Giandomenico, 2-1 over Duke's Michael Mitchell and 5-4 over Appalachian State's Lee Roper, with five wins total at UNCG's SS ... went undefeated at the Cleveland State Open (1/24) ... recorded a 13-0 major decision over Maryland's Adam Beytin, a 5-0 victory over Central Michigan's Nate Edwards, a 1-0 win over Indiana's Tim Scarl and a 7-1 decisions over CMU's Brad Anderson at the Cleveland State Open (1/24) ... finished the season at the Edinboro Open with four victories: 4-3 over Pittsburgh's Keith Gerin, 8-2 over Navy's J.T. Pruitt, 6-0 over LU's Dave Nukesone and 2-1 over Penn State's Jeremy Hart.

2002-2003: Posted an overall record of 27-14, going 10-5 in dual matches, with two pins, four major decision victories and two technical falls ... set the school record for most matches competed in for a single season at UVa with 41 which ranks 12th all-time at Virginia for all classes ... won first place at the Virginia Intercollegiate State Wrestling Championship (1/19), going undefeated in his three matches, including a technical fall against George Mason's Franco Priolo (16-0) ... helped guide Virginia to an undefeated ACC regular season at 4-0, marking the first time UVa went undefeated in the conference since 1975 ... placed third at the Beast of the East (12/20), posting a 4-1 record, with a fall @ 1:16 against Binghamton's Mark Tae and a 8-0 major decision victory over Matt Denichil of Princeton ... recorded a season-high seven consecutive victories in January, including a major decision win against Stanford's John Garfinkel (11-3) at the Lone Star Duals (1/4) ... placed fourth at the UNC Sharpie Open (11/30) and West Virginia Open (11/16), with records of 3-2 and 4-2, respectively ... finished fifth at Cornell Invitational's Body Bar (11/23).

2001-2002: Finished the season 15-13 overall, 4-6 in dual matches with three wins by fall as a true-freshman ... went 5-2 in his first collegiate event at the West Virginia Open (11/10) and started his collegiate career with a 6-0 victory over Pittsburgh's Matt Catullo ... won four consecutive matches in the WVO after defeating Craig PeQuiGuot (7-2), Davidson's Mark O'Hair (2-1), Jesse Grashnick (6-5) and West Liberty State's Matt LaMatte (3-0) ... won three consecutive matches at the Las Vegas Open (12/1) after defeating Northern Colorado's Jared Deaguero (5-0), Central Oklahoma's Mark Gibson (6-0) and Harvard's Patrick O'Donnell (7-5) ... placed fourth at the VISWC (1/19) after defeating VMI's Shannon Meehan (9-6) and Old Dominion's Dave Kaplan (5-4) ... recorded his first collegiate fall by pinning George Mason's Chad Scheidegger at 3:00 (1/5) ... finished the year with three consecutive wins including back-to-back falls over Kent State's Joe Charlton (2/2) and James Madison's Steve Broglie (2/9) in consecutive matches before posting an 8-4 decision over Virginia Tech's Tomas Ovalle (2/10) in his final match of the season.

PREP: Placed seventh in NHSCA Senior Nationals ... PIAA AA State champion ... Two-time District champion ... senior record of 46-0 ... four-year letterman for coach Tim Giel ... named to the soccer All-District team three years.

PERSONAL: Born on August 4, 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... son of Bill Durkee and Maria Caruso ... has one sister, Musetta ... hobby is pottery ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.

 

 

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