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Barket, Console & Wallace Tabbed Wrestling Captains for 2025-26
9/19/2025 4:44:00 PM | Wrestling
DURHAM, N.C. —With the wrestling season approaching, Duke head coach Glen Lanham has announced tri-captains to lead the 2025-26 squad as Connor Barket, Gaetano Console and Aidan Wallace were selected.
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It marks the third season in a row that Barket and Console will serve as captains.Â
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"All of the guys really put in a really good summer of work," said Lanham. "Gaetano and Connor led us the last two years and now we add in a fresh face in there with Aidan. Aidan is very competitive and wants to take more of a leadership role. So, I think we're heading in the right direction with all of these guys. Obviously, Connor and Gaetano have the experience of leading the team last year and they've done an outstanding job. And now, Aidan has stepped up in the mix. He had a really good season last year, was more vocal in the leadership role, more responsible and was named to the ACC Honor Roll.  Aidan has showed that he was capable of being one of those three guys to lead the program."
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Coming off his first appearance in the NCAA Championship, Barket is primed for another outstanding season with the Blue Devils. He has won 40 matches over the last two seasons and was ranked as high as No. 17 nationally a season ago. Barket, who hails from West Lafayette, Indiana, totaled 24 wins this past year, which were the fifth-most in Blue Devil history as a heavyweight.Â
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A native of Barrington Hills, Illinois, Console has been a steady leader since stepping foot on campus three seasons ago. Wrestling at 165/174 over his career, Console has tallied 19 wins as a Blue Devil. He is a three-time ACC Honor Roll selection and two-time All-ACC Academic team honoree.Â
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Wallace, a product of Mahwah, New Jersey, made a splash on the national scene as a redshirt freshman a season ago, as he collected 22 victories at the 165 weight class. He reached as high as No. 26 nationally and logged three victories against ranked opponents. Wallace went 3-1 at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic and 5-1 at the Southern Scuffle, while placing second on the podium at the scuffle.Â
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It marks the third season in a row that Barket and Console will serve as captains.Â
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"All of the guys really put in a really good summer of work," said Lanham. "Gaetano and Connor led us the last two years and now we add in a fresh face in there with Aidan. Aidan is very competitive and wants to take more of a leadership role. So, I think we're heading in the right direction with all of these guys. Obviously, Connor and Gaetano have the experience of leading the team last year and they've done an outstanding job. And now, Aidan has stepped up in the mix. He had a really good season last year, was more vocal in the leadership role, more responsible and was named to the ACC Honor Roll.  Aidan has showed that he was capable of being one of those three guys to lead the program."
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Coming off his first appearance in the NCAA Championship, Barket is primed for another outstanding season with the Blue Devils. He has won 40 matches over the last two seasons and was ranked as high as No. 17 nationally a season ago. Barket, who hails from West Lafayette, Indiana, totaled 24 wins this past year, which were the fifth-most in Blue Devil history as a heavyweight.Â
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A native of Barrington Hills, Illinois
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Wallace, a product of Mahwah, New Jersey
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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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#GoDuke
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