2-8-13
Iowa Conference Championship Dual
Waverly, Iowa
Levick Arena
#1 Wartburg vs. #14 Coe
Wartburg 33-3
Official: Keith Poolman
Attendance: 1800
125: #7 Gilberto Camacho (WB) wins by 6-0 dec vs. Jimmy Gotto (Coe). WB 3-0
133: #1 Kenny Anderson (WB) wins by fall at 1:03 vs. Jack O'Brien (Coe). WB 9-0
141: Tommy Mirocha (WB) wins by 4-0 dec vs. Beau Westpfahl (Coe). WB 12-0
149: #1 Kodie Silvestri (WB) wins by fall at 4:23 vs. Tim Noverini (Coe). WB 18-0
157: Dimitri Boyer (Coe) wins by 6-4 dec. vs. #3 Cole Welter (WB). WB 18-3
165: #1 Landon Williams (WB) wins by 6-0 dec. vs. Farai Sewera (Coe). WB 21-3
174: #5 Dylan Azinger (WB) wins by 6-4 dec. vs. #10 Ethan Ball (Coe). WB 24-3
184: #5 Sam Upah (WB) wins by 10-4 dec vs. #8 Ryan Sheldon (Coe). WB 27-3
197: #7 Puna Soriano (WB) wins by 2-0 dec vs. #10 Donnie Horner (Coe). WB 30-3
285: #6 Ryan Fank (WB) wins by 3-2 dec. vs. Corey Becker (Coe). WB 33-3
Other Notes:
-Wartburg wins 21
st consecutive Iowa Conference Championship which is the longest conference streak in NCAA Division III wrestling.
-The Knights have now won 165 consecutive duals against Iowa Conference opponents.
-Wartburg wore its orange championship singlets.
-The Knights finished the dual season a perfect 19-0. This marks the first time in program history they have finished with this record. Previous undefeated seasons (18-0) occurred in 1992-93 and 2010-11.
-Azinger recorded his bout-winning takedown with seven seconds left in the third period.
-Anderson moves season-winning streak to 21 and overall streak to 39.
-Williams increased his winning streak to 13 and Silvestri moved his winning string to 12.
-Soriano has now won his last eight consecutive matches.
-Welter’s eight bout streak was snapped.
-This was co-head coach Jim Miller’s last dual and last home contest as he is stepping down from head coaching duties at the end of this season.
"Tonight's really meant a lot to me," said Miller. "Thanks to all the fan's support it was a great atmosphere in here tonight."
"Wartburg's been really good for Jim Miller. There was no limit as to what we could achieve here. When I started here, Wartburg had never won a National Championship. We've won nine since 1996 and it's kind of become an expectation.
"It's crazy to think we've won the Iowa Conference title for last 21 years but now I'll get a chance to reflect on it a little more. To see all the banners and pictures in here tonight just blew me away."
"There is no limit to what any of you can achieve either here at Wartburg. Academically, in athletics, music or whatever groups you choose to get involved with."
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