Jack Nies with hand raised after a win for AU wrestling
Robert Blakley

Wrestling

Wrestling Scores Huge Victories in North Carolina over Duke and Presbyterian

PITTSBORO, N.C. - Two dominant wins were earned by American University wrestling on a trip to North Carolina, as the Eagles downed Duke 33-6 before taking care of Presbyterian, 43-6. Overall, AU posted three pins, four wins by technical fall, and five major decisions.

Notable
  • Eight AU wrestlers were double-winners for the day, including freshman JJ Peace, junior Raymond Lopez, sophomore Cael McIntyre, redshirt freshman Gage Owen, redshirt senior Jack Nies, redshirt sophomore Caleb Campos, senior Lucas White, and redshirt sophomore Liam Volk-Klos.
  • The fastest pin of the day went to Raymond Lopez at 133, who pinned Presbyterian's TJ Rodier in a blink-and-you-missed-it 14 seconds.
  • At 125 pounds, Peace went 2-0 in his first collegiate bouts, scoring a 20-4 tech fall in 4:22 against Duke's Ethan Grimminger, and pinning Presbyterian's Brayden Adams in 4:39.
  • The only pin in the Duke dual came from White at 184, who didn't waste much time against Owen McGrory with a win by fall in 2:02.
  • Owen came from behind against Duke's Peter Chacon at 149 pounds, using a big third period for a 7-3 decision. Against Presbyterian's Ryan Luna, Owen scored a 16-5 major decision.
  • Nies put together three takedowns and eight near fall points to get Duke's Logan Fite by 18-1 tech fall at 157 pounds. He later dominated again with a 14-3 major decision against Jamison Colongione of Presbyterian.
  • Campos used an eight-point second period to come away with a 17-7 major-decision victory over Duke's Gaetano Console at 174, and he ran away with a 22-6 tech fall victory over Reed Douglass in the second match.
  • Volk-Klos, at 197, scored two third-period takedowns in a 13-7 win vs. Duke's Vincent Lee. He kept the points rolling in the later bout, getting the tech fall against Tyler Hornick of Presbyterian in just 2:51.
Duke (W, 33-6 - Nov. 23, 2024)
  • 125 - JJ Peace (AU) tech. fall Ethan Grimminger (Duke), 20-4 (4:22) (AU 5-0)
  • 133 - Raymond Lopez (AU) major dec. Raymond Adams (Duke), 17-7 (AU 9-0)
  • 141 - Cael McIntyre (AU) dec. Noah Kochman (Duke), 5-1 (AU 12-0)
  • 149 - Gage Owen (AU) dec. Peter Chacon (Duke), 7-3 (AU 15-0)
  • 157 - Jack Nies (AU) tech. fall Logan Fite (Duke), 18-1 (AU 20-0)
  • 165 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec. Kaden Milheim (AU), 5-0 (AU 20-3)
  • 174 - Caleb Campos (AU) major dec. Gaetano Console (Duke), 17-7 (AU 24-3)
  • 184 - Lucas White (AU) pinned Owen McGrory (Duke), 2:02 (AU 30-3)
  • 197 - Liam Volk-Klos (AU) dec. Vincent Lee (Duke), 13-7 (AU 33-3)
  • 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec. Emmanuel Ulrich (AU), 5-0 (AU 33-6)
Presbyterian (W, 43-6 - Nov. 23, 2024)
  • 125 - JJ Peace (AU) pinned Brayden Adams (PC),  4:39 (AU 6-0)
  • 133 - Raymond Lopez (AU) pinned TJ Rodier (PC), 0:14 (AU 12-0)
  • 141 - Cael McIntyre (AU) wins by forfeit (AU 18-0)
  • 149 - Gage Owen (AU) major dec. Ryan Luna (PC), 16-5 (AU 22-0)
  • 157 - Jack Nies (AU) major dec. Jamison Colongione (PC), 14-3 (AU 26-0)
  • 165 - Kaden Milheim (AU) major dec. Joshua Roe (PC), 11-3 (AU 30-0)
  • 174 - Caleb Campos (AU) tech. fall Reed Douglass (PC), 22-6 (AU 35-0)
  • 184 - Lucas White (AU) dec. Caleb Roe (PC), 9-4 (AU 38-0)
  • 197 - Liam Volk-Klos (AU) tech. fall Toler Hornick (PC), 20-4 (2:51) (AU 43-0)
  • 285 - Marvens Saint Jean (PC) pinned Emmanuel Ulrich (AU), 4:05 (AU 43-6)
Next Up
  • The Eagles will be back home for their next dual at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6 against Buffalo.
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Players Mentioned

Caleb Campos

Caleb Campos

Sophomore
165 LBS
Raymond Lopez

Raymond Lopez

Sophomore
141 LBS
Jack Nies

Jack Nies

Redshirt Junior
149 LBS
Liam Volk-Klos

Liam Volk-Klos

Redshirt Freshman
197 LBS
Lucas White

Lucas White

Redshirt Sophomore
174 LBS
Kaden Milheim

Kaden Milheim

5' 10"
Freshman
157 LBS
Emmanuel Ulrich

Emmanuel Ulrich

5' 11"
Freshman
HWT
Cael McIntyre

Cael McIntyre

5' 8"
Freshman
141 LBS
Gage Owen

Gage Owen

5' 11"
Freshman
149 LBS
JJ Peace

JJ Peace

Freshman
125 LBS