LINCOLN, Neb.-- The top-ranked Wartburg wrestling team (1-0 overall, 1-0 IIAC) shutout Nebraska Wesleyan (0-1, 0-1) 45-0 Saturday. The Knights return to action next Saturday at the Luther Open.
Wt. Matchup Result Team Score
125 Connor Cleveland (WAR) over Ryan Smales (NWU) Fall, 2:03 6-0
133 Brennen Doebel (WAR) over Brayden Dowding (NWU) Fall, 1:31 12-0
141 Brock Rathbun (WAR) over Jesse Malmkar (NWU) TF, 18-3 17-0
149 #1 Cross Cannone (WAR) over Maison Clark (NWU) TF, 18-0 22-0
157 #1 Logan Thomsen (WAR) over Dustin Monroe (NWU) Fall, 1:36 28-0
165 Derek Lee Loy (WAR) over Nathan Hunt (NWU) Dec. 8-5 31-0
174 Trevor McLaughlin (WAR) over Matthew Fricke (NWU) TF, 19-1 36-0
184 Open 36-0
197 #2 Kyle Fank (WAR) over Ben Lodema (NWU) Dec. 6-0 39-0
HWT #2 Lance Evans (WAR) over Justin Hennessy (NWU) Fall, 0:45 45-0
Exhibition Match
184 Trevor Walton (WAR) over Alex Kerr (NWU) Fall, 1:23
Notes:
-Wartburg has an overall winning streak of 56 straight duals.
-Wartburg moved its IIAC consecutive dual streak to 197.
-Doebel, Rathbun, Lee Loy and McLaughlin's first appearance in a varsity dual.