Richie Burke
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Ithaca, N.Y.
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- High School:
- Ithaca
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- Major:
- Marketing
2016-17
- Competed in his second season of wrestling
- Selected second-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference at 149 pounds
- Named OAC Wrestler of the Week on December 12, 2016
- Compiled a 16-10 record at 157/ 149 pounds with 11 pins
- Switched to 149 pounds during the early portion of the season
- He also had 18 take downa, 19 escapes, five reversals and eight total near falls
- Earned his second letter
2015-16
- Selected second-team All-OAC at 157 pounds
- Finished fifth at the NCAA Mideast Regional at 157 pounds
- Earned National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-America honors
- Named OAC Wrestler of the Week on February 22, 2016
- Finished the year with a 26-17 record
- Was 3-0 in OAC dual matches
- Had nine pins and three technical falls
- Earned first varsity letter
High School
- Four-year letter winner in wrestling
- Five-time Section 4 Division I champion
- Finished second all-time in school history with 214 career wins
- Earned fourth place finished in the New York State Tournament as a junior and senior
- Placed fifth in the New York State Tournament as a sophomore
- Finished fifth in the New York State Eastern Regional as a junior
- Three-year captain
Personal
- Son of Richard and Karin Burke
