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2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Aidan Wallace
- Position:
- 165/174
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mahwah, N.J.
- High School:
- Bergen Catholic
Honors/Awards: ACC Honor Roll (2025).
Career: Served as one of three captains for the 2025-26 season ... a starter for the Blue Devils at the 165 and 174 pound weight classes ... has a combined winning record of 49-19 over his career ... achieved 20+ win seasons in back-to-back years, the 14th Blue Devil to do so ... the fourth Blue Devil to earn 20+ wins in multiple weight classes, respectively ... ranked as a high as No. 21 in the NCAA Division I coaches’ rankings for the 2025-26 season ... two-time Southern Scuffle podium finisher ... took first in 174 pound weight class bracket at the 2025 Journeyman Collegiate Classic ... claimed ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 28, 2025 after his overtime defeat of Virginia Tech’s 23rd-ranked Mac Church ... competed in the 2025 and 2026 ACC Championships in the 165 and 174 pound weight classes ... selected to the 2025 ACC Honor Roll.
2025-26 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of the three captains ... starter for the Blue Devils at 174 pounds ... finished the season with a career-high of 26 victories, ranking tied for third in Duke history for his weight class ... his record also makes him the 14th Blue Devil to notch back-to-back 20+ win seasons and the fourth to do so in multiple weight classes ... went 5-1 in ACC regular season dual matches ... was ranked as high as No. 20 on Intermat, No. 23 on FloWrestling, and No. 27 on WrestleStat ... slotted at No. 21 in NCAA Division I coaches’ rankings for his weight class ... took first in the 174 pound weight class at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic with three decisions over Hofstra’s Jurius Clark (10-4), Clarion’s John Altieri (13-4), and Army’s Gage LaPlante (8-1) ... posted third place at Southern Scuffle, his second year in a row making the podium ... competed in the ACC Championship.
2025-26 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of three captains.
2024-25 (Redshirt Freshman): Starter for the Blue Devils at 165 pounds ... finished the season with a career-high of 22 victories, ranking fifth all-time in Duke history for his weight class ... tabbed ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 28, after his overtime victory over Viriginia Tech’s 23rd-ranked Mac Church ... was ranked as high as No. 26 nationally by FloWrestling, No. 28 on Intermat, and No. 30 on WrestleStat ... defeated two other ranked opponents, Campbell’s No. 28 Domonic Baker and Oklahoma’s 32nd-ranked Tate Picklo in 8-4 and 10-6 decisions, respectively ... opened the season with a fourth-place podium finish at the Battle of the Citadel tournament, going 2-2 on the weekend ... finished with a 3-1 record at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic, totaling three tech falls against Calvin Pineda of Sacred Heart (17-2, 2:33), Brett Barbush of Lock Haven (19-2, 5:26) and Ryan Vigil of VMI (16-1, 4:49) ... went 5-1 at the Southern Scuffle tournament, placing second on the podium overall ... made his debut in the 2025 ACC Championships, competing in the first round and consolation semifinals ... ACC Honor Roll selection.
2023-24 (Freshman): Competed at 165 pounds during the season … redshirted the season ... won his first collegiate match against Cal Poly’s Michael Goldfeder, 8-5 in overtime on the road in California.
High School: Four-time New Jersey State placer in four different weight classes ... went 104-23 over his four years at Bergen Catholic High School ... as a senior, finished fifth in the state at 157 pounds, while winning the district and regional championships ... wrestled at 126 pounds his junior year and won the district and regional championships along with finishing fifth in the state ... as a sophomore at 120 pounds, won the district championship, placed third at regionals and seventh at the state championship ... opened his high school career wrestling at 106 pounds ... won the district championship, while finishing third at regionals and seventh at the state championship ... two-time New Jersey Wrestler of the Week selection ... a Bergen Catholic Athlete of the Year nominee ... a National Honor Society selection each of his four years.
Personal: Son of William and Jennifer Wallace ... has two sisters, Gianna and Sienna ... majoring in political science.
Career: Served as one of three captains for the 2025-26 season ... a starter for the Blue Devils at the 165 and 174 pound weight classes ... has a combined winning record of 49-19 over his career ... achieved 20+ win seasons in back-to-back years, the 14th Blue Devil to do so ... the fourth Blue Devil to earn 20+ wins in multiple weight classes, respectively ... ranked as a high as No. 21 in the NCAA Division I coaches’ rankings for the 2025-26 season ... two-time Southern Scuffle podium finisher ... took first in 174 pound weight class bracket at the 2025 Journeyman Collegiate Classic ... claimed ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 28, 2025 after his overtime defeat of Virginia Tech’s 23rd-ranked Mac Church ... competed in the 2025 and 2026 ACC Championships in the 165 and 174 pound weight classes ... selected to the 2025 ACC Honor Roll.
2025-26 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of the three captains ... starter for the Blue Devils at 174 pounds ... finished the season with a career-high of 26 victories, ranking tied for third in Duke history for his weight class ... his record also makes him the 14th Blue Devil to notch back-to-back 20+ win seasons and the fourth to do so in multiple weight classes ... went 5-1 in ACC regular season dual matches ... was ranked as high as No. 20 on Intermat, No. 23 on FloWrestling, and No. 27 on WrestleStat ... slotted at No. 21 in NCAA Division I coaches’ rankings for his weight class ... took first in the 174 pound weight class at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic with three decisions over Hofstra’s Jurius Clark (10-4), Clarion’s John Altieri (13-4), and Army’s Gage LaPlante (8-1) ... posted third place at Southern Scuffle, his second year in a row making the podium ... competed in the ACC Championship.
2025-26 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of three captains.
2024-25 (Redshirt Freshman): Starter for the Blue Devils at 165 pounds ... finished the season with a career-high of 22 victories, ranking fifth all-time in Duke history for his weight class ... tabbed ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 28, after his overtime victory over Viriginia Tech’s 23rd-ranked Mac Church ... was ranked as high as No. 26 nationally by FloWrestling, No. 28 on Intermat, and No. 30 on WrestleStat ... defeated two other ranked opponents, Campbell’s No. 28 Domonic Baker and Oklahoma’s 32nd-ranked Tate Picklo in 8-4 and 10-6 decisions, respectively ... opened the season with a fourth-place podium finish at the Battle of the Citadel tournament, going 2-2 on the weekend ... finished with a 3-1 record at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic, totaling three tech falls against Calvin Pineda of Sacred Heart (17-2, 2:33), Brett Barbush of Lock Haven (19-2, 5:26) and Ryan Vigil of VMI (16-1, 4:49) ... went 5-1 at the Southern Scuffle tournament, placing second on the podium overall ... made his debut in the 2025 ACC Championships, competing in the first round and consolation semifinals ... ACC Honor Roll selection.
2023-24 (Freshman): Competed at 165 pounds during the season … redshirted the season ... won his first collegiate match against Cal Poly’s Michael Goldfeder, 8-5 in overtime on the road in California.
High School: Four-time New Jersey State placer in four different weight classes ... went 104-23 over his four years at Bergen Catholic High School ... as a senior, finished fifth in the state at 157 pounds, while winning the district and regional championships ... wrestled at 126 pounds his junior year and won the district and regional championships along with finishing fifth in the state ... as a sophomore at 120 pounds, won the district championship, placed third at regionals and seventh at the state championship ... opened his high school career wrestling at 106 pounds ... won the district championship, while finishing third at regionals and seventh at the state championship ... two-time New Jersey Wrestler of the Week selection ... a Bergen Catholic Athlete of the Year nominee ... a National Honor Society selection each of his four years.
Personal: Son of William and Jennifer Wallace ... has two sisters, Gianna and Sienna ... majoring in political science.
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