Will Durkee

Weight:
165
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
Shady Side Academy

2005-06: Went 21-14 overall, 8-6 in dual meets and 3-5 in conference action ... Started every dual at the 165-pound weight class ... Qualified for his first-career NCAA Championships, where he posted a 1-2 record ... Started the season by placing second at the Michigan State Open with a 3-1 showing ... Went 5-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions, finishing fifth ... Recorded three-straight pins from 12/15-12/18 ... Finished the season ranked third on the team in wins by fall with four ... Won six-consecutive matches from 12/18-12/29 ... Went 2-2 overall at the Big Ten Championships, including a win over Wisconsin's then-17th-ranked Jake Donar ... Posted a 2-2 record at the Midlands Wrestling Championships ... NWCA All-Academic Team selection.

2004-05: Did not compete.

2003-04: Redshirted ... 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 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 Lehigh's Dave Nakasone and 2-1 over Penn State's Jeremy Hart.

2002-03: 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 Virginia with 41 ... 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) ... placed third at the Beast of the East (12/20), posting a 4-1 record, with a fall at 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).

2001-02: 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 West Virginia Open 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.

High School: 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.

General: Graduate student who earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in May, 2005 ... He came to Northwestern as a graduate student with one year of eligibility remaining.

Personal: Born on August 4, 1982 ... Son of Bill Durkee and Maria Caruso ... Has one sister, Musetta. Durkee's Stats

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