WAVERLY, Iowa-- No. 1 Wartburg (13-0 overall, 2-0 IIAC) hosts Iowa Conference newcomer Nebraska Wesleyan (1-3, 0-2) Wednesday at 7 p.m. This marks the return of varsity wrestling at NWU; it was previously offered from 1962-82. The two programs have never met.
 
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Nebraska Wesleyan lineup
125         Ryan Smales                       Fr.           Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West
133         Jorge Hernandez              Fr.           Wilber, Neb./Wilber-Clatonia
141         Kendrick Frazier                                Fr            Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Northeast
141         Brayden Dowding            Fr.           Waverly, Neb./Waverly
149         Mitchell Hunt                     So.          Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln North Star
157         Dustin Monroe                 Fr.           Malcolm, Neb./Malcolm
165         Nathan Hunt                      Fr.           Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast
174         Matthew Fricke                                So.          Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Pius X
184         Alex Kerr                             Fr.           Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Pius X
197         Ben Lodema                       So.          Raymond, Neb./Raymond Central
285         Justin Hennessy                               Fr.           Alvo, Neb./Waverly
 
Wartburg
125         Connor Cleveland            Fr.           New Hampton/New Hampton
133         Connor Campo                  Sr.           Covington, La./St. Paul's
141         #4 Cross Cannone            So.          Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull
149         #1 Kenny Martin              Sr.           Omaha, Neb./Lincoln Southwest
157         Shea Hartzler                     Fr.           Marion/Linn-Mar
165         Trevor McLaughlin            So.          La Porte City/Union
174         Brice Duhe                          So.          New Orleans, La./Holy Cross
184         Tyler Lutes                          Jr.           Conrad/BCLUW
197         #3 Kyle Fank                       Jr.           Independence/Independence
285         Kaleb Staack                       Jr.           Waverly/Waverly-Shell Rock

Wartburg Notes:
-Cannone has 17 wins and enters tonight on a five-match winning streak.
-Cleveland also is on a five-match winning streak.
-Martin is on a 20-match winning streak that dates back to last season.
-This is McLaughlin's first appearance in a varsity dual this year.
-Lutes won the Cornell Matman Invite 184 bracket this past weekend. He also has 17 wins on the year and brings a 10-match winning streak into tonight.
-Fank has 21 wins, which ranks second-best on the team. He also is on a 14-match winning streak.
-Wartburg enters tonight on a 48-match overall winning streak.
-Wartburg is on a 190-match winning streak against IIAC opponents.