FORT WAYNE, Ind. – After a first round bye, the No. 1 Wartburg wrestling team defeated Wheaton (Ill.) in the second round of the NWCA National Duals 37-2 and No. 15 Baldwin Wallace 35-3 in the quarter finals on Thursday.

The Knights advance to tomorrow's semifinals round beginning at 11 a.m. against No. 6 Johnson & Wales.

Dual Summary vs. Wheaton
WB wins 37-2 (one team point taken from Wheaton for unsportsmanlike conduct)
125: #5 Arnulfo Olea (WB) won by 5-3 dec vs. #8 Carlos Fuentez (WH)
133: Dusten Reed (WB) won by 14-0 maj dec vs. Josiah Fitzjerrels (WH)
141: Cross Cannone (WB) won by forfeit
149: Blake Meyer (WB) won by 10-2 maj dec vs. Zachary Harrell (WH)
157: #1 Logan Thomsen (WB) won by 16-5 maj dec vs. Frank Aiello (WH)
165: Stephen Aiello (WH) won by 5-2 dec vs. Brady Meyer (WB)
174: #2 Eric DeVos (WB) won by 15-2 maj dec vs. Logan Walkup (WH)
184: Tyler Lutes (WB) won by 3-2 dec vs. Jared Fekete (WH)
197: #5 Kyle Fank (WB) won by 4-2 OT dec vs. #4 Michael Swider (WH)
285: #3 Lance Evans (WB) won by fall (1:18) vs. Max Gierke (WH)

Notes:
-Olea earned his 15^th win of the season.
-Olea moved his winning streak to seven.
-Reed and Cannone won their 13^th matches of the season.
-Thomsen earned his team-best 18^th win of the year.
-Thomsen moved his winning streak to 15 and remains undefeated in DIII.
-DeVos and Lutes increased their winning streaks to six.
-To date, every single match of DeVos' has resulted in bonus points.
-Fifth-ranked Fank upsets fourth-ranked Michael Swider
-Fank earned his 17^th victory of the year.
-Fank moved his winning streak to 10.
-Evans earned his 12^th win, moved his winning streak to 12 and remained undefeated on the year at 12-0.
-Wartburg moves overall winning streak to 44.

Wheaton highlights


Dual Summary vs. #15 Baldwin Wallace
WB wins 35-3
125: #5 Arnulfo Olea (WB) won by 17-7 maj dec vs. Chris Doyle (BW)
133: Charlie Nash (BW) won by 4-1 dec vs. Connor Campo (WB)
141: Cross Cannone (WB) won by 6-3 dec vs. Joshua Decatur (BW)
149: Kenny Martin (WB) won by 6-2 dec vs. Zach Taylor (BW)
157: #1 Logan Thomsen (WB) won by 11-2 maj dec vs. Benjamin Hooff (BW)
165: Andrew Steiert (WB) won by 3-2 dev vs. Anthony Arroyo (BW)
174: #2 Eric DeVos (WB) won by fall (1:00) vs. Graham Montague (BW)
184: #6 Bryan Levsen (WB) won by 7-2 dec vs. Zechary Lehman (BW)
197: #5 Kyle Fank (WB) won by 3-0 dec vs. Tyler Maclellan (BW)
285: #3 Lance Evans (WB) won by forfeit
 
Notes:
-Olea earned his 16^th win of the season.
-Olea moved his winning streak to eight.
-Cannone won his 14^th match of the season.
-This was Martin's and Steiert's return to the varsity lineup.
-Martin moved his winning streak to 17, which dates back to last season (Jan. 16, 2016 at the Cornell Invite)
-Steiert had not wrestled since Jan. 16, 2016 at the Cornell Invite.
-Steiert moved his winning streak to 10, which dates back to last season (Dec. 5, 2015 at the UW-LaCrosse Duals vs. Southwest Minnesota State).
-Thomsen earned his team-best 19^th win of the year.
-Thomsen moved his winning streak to 16 and remains undefeated in DIII.
-DeVos increased his winning streaks to seven.
-To date, every single match of DeVos' has resulted in bonus points.
-DeVos remains undefeated on the year at 7-0.
-Levsen earned his 13^th win of the season.
-Levsen increased his winning streak to six.
-Fank earned his 18^th victory of the year.
-Fank moved his winning streak to 11.
-Evans earned his 13^th win, moved his winning streak to 13 and remained undefeated on the year at 13-0.
-Wartburg moves overall winning streak to 45.

Baldwin Wallace highlights