DURHAM - The 2023-24 Duke wrestling team will be embracing a new member of the squad this season, a seventh grader named James Walter. James was matched with the Blue Devil wrestling program via Team IMPACT.
Prior to the Virginia match in Cameron Indoor Stadium, James was recognized on the mat with Duke head coach Glen Lanham and the rest of the Blue Devil wrestling team and staff.
James is a student at Holly Ridge Middle School in Holly Springs, N.C., who played AAU basketball and football for the Holly Ridge Hornets.