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Published on Friday, May 9, 2008
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Burk wrestled to third of the Northern Star's top 10 list
By STEVE NITZ
Last updated on 00/00/0000 at 12:00 a.m.

After a strong freshman campaign in 2007, Duke Burk continued his success with the NIU wrestling program this season.

Burk finished 28-7 and qualified for nationals for the second straight season, earning the No. 10 spot on the Northern Star’s top 10 athletes of the year list for 2006-2007.

At the NCAA tournament, Burk fell just one match short of becoming an All-American.
Burk also played a key part in NIU’s 22-19 victory over Northwestern on Nov. 30, defeating Northwestern’s nationally ranked Nick Hayes.

After Midlands in December, Burk only lost four matches ­– three of them to Central Michigan’s Brandon Sinnott.

Burk was unavailable for comment.

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