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Cherry Hill Native Closing in on Indiana University Wrestling Record

Walsh set the single season pins record at Indiana as a junior, and is two pins away from the career record.

A Cherry Hill native is two pins away from breaking an Indiana University wrestling record, the Courier Post reports.

Taylor Walsh, who wrestled at Camden Catholic High School, was ranked eighth in the nation at 157 pounds in the 2013-14 season, recording 34 wins and a nation-leading and single season school record 25 pins, according to the report.

He is two pins away from the career record of 47, currently held by Viktor Sveda, according to iuhoosiers.com.

He won the Clarion Open, Michigan State Open and Keystone Classic, pinning four opponents at each tournament, and pinned all six opponents at the Hoosier Duals and Manchester Duals, according to the University's website.

He qualified for the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row as a junior, finished fifth in the Big 10 tournament, and at one point, pinned 15 straight opponents.

For more, visit courierpostonline.com.


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