Aurelius Dunbar

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
157/165
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Greencastle, Pa.
High School:
Mercersburg Academy
Prev School:
Penn State

2025-26 (Graduate Student at Duke): Started at Duke in the 165-pound class ... named to NWCA Scholar All-America team ... collected a 5-10 record ... opened his Duke tenure with five wins out of his first six bouts ... defeated AJ Falcone of Sacred Heart to open the season with a 4-2 decision ... totaled other wins against Morgan State, Mercyhurst, VMI and Gardner-Webb.

2020-25 (Penn State): Began his collegiate career at Penn State … redshirted during the 2020-21 season … went 5-3 as a freshman in 2021-22, highlighted by a 3-2 performance at the Bearcar Open and a 2-1 finish at Mat-Town II … appeared in one dual extra bout in 2022-23, dropping a close 4-3 decision to Oregon State’s Graham Gambrall … posted a 2-4 record in tournament action during his junior campaign in 2023-24, including appearances at the Journeymen Classic and Black Knight Invite … during his time at Penn State, was a part of four NCAA Team Titles and four Big Ten Team Titles … varsity letterwinner … transferred to Duke ahead of the 2025-26 season.

High School/Club: Resident of Greencastle, Pa., and a graduate of Mercersburg Academy … collected an outstanding 116-22 record in high school … was a four-time state finalist and a four-time prep-national All-American … Fargo Freestyle All-American as a sophomore … three-time team captain … represented Pennsylvania at Fargo.

Personal: Son of Allison Hu and Koran Dunbar … born on November 10, 2001 … his father, Koran, is also a Penn State graduate … has a younger brother, Caius-Maximo, and a younger sister, Raya ... enrolled in the graduate Liberal Studies program at Duke and will graduate in December of 2026.