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Woodberry Grappler Takes Down School Records
Duke Pickett ’11 of Culpeper, Virginia, ended a record-shattering Woodberry wrestling career at the National Prep Wrestling Championships on February 24-26, 2011, where he placed fourth in a tough 152-pound weight class. Woodberry Forest’s three qualifying grapplers, Duke, Taylor Reuss ’12, and Brandon Walker ’14, earned enough points to put Woodberry into the top one-fifth of teams at the tournament.
Duke ended his Woodberry career with an overall record of 156 wins and 29 losses. He broke four school records during his time as a Tiger: most wins in a season—he had forty-eight wins this year; most consecutive dual meet wins--his forty-four consecutive wins beat the eight-year-old record of thirty; most career wins; and most career pins--his 100 pins beat the previous record of ninety-five.
Varsity wrestling head coach Colin Gay ’93 remarks, “Duke approaches academics and athletics in the same fashion: he sets a goal and then works to achieve it. His preparation and focus are what set him apart.” Recruited by several top programs, Duke will wrestle at Cornell University.
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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