DURHAM, N.C.—The brother duo of Mitch Finesilver and Matt Finesilver kicked off the 2017 Maccabiah Games for the Duke contingent competing in Israel by capturing Gold Medals in freestyle wrestling Sunday. The Finesilvers were two of the 12 United States wrestlers to win gold in the competition.
Mitch and Matt were two of the five gold medal winners wearing Red, White and Blue as they return to Durham as freestyle champions at the Maccabiah Games.
Wrestling at 70 kg, Mitch opened his day with a tech fall over his opponent from Israel.