Mitch Finesilver Takes 2nd; Duke Finishes 7th

Courtesy: Sam JanickiCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Duke senior Mitch Finesilver brought home runner-up honors at 149 pounds to highlight an excellent showing by the Blue Devils at the 2019 Southern Scuffle as presented by Compound Sportswear. Four Blue Devils finished on the podium, matching last year’s record total.

Duke finished seventh as a team with 70 points. Matt Finesilver (174) and Zach Finesilver (165) grabbed fifth place, while unseeded Benjamin Anderson (157) was eighth overall. The Blue Devils’ seventh-place finish is the second consecutive top-10 showing at the prestigious event, the first time that has happened in school history. Prior to last year’s fifth-place showing, Duke had never…