WAVERLY, Iowa-- The top-ranked Wartburg wrestling team (8-1 overall) seeks its 12th NWCA National Duals title and eighth-straight crown this week. The NWCA National Duals will take place at the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. Thursday and Friday.

The Knights received a first-round bye and will face Olivet Thursday at 10 a.m. (Central).

Wartburg is 9-0 against Olivet and have faced each other in the last seven-straight seasons.

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Invited Division III Teams

Augsburg University
Augustana College
Baldwin Wallace College
Centenary University
University of Chicago
Coe College
Concordia College of Moorhead
Ferrum College
Heidelberg College
Ithaca College
Johnson & Wales University
Manchester University
Millikin University
New York University
North Central College
Ohio Northern University
Olivet College
SUNY Cortland
University of Wisconsin La Crosse
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Wabash College
Wartburg College
Wheaton College
Wilkes University

Location: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

   4000 Parnell Avenue
   Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 

Tickets   Adult All weekend pass: $40
  Adult Daily admission: $20
  Youth (16 and under) All weekend pass: $30
  Youth (16 and under) Daily admission: $15

Other notes:
-Wartburg leads all teams in all divisions with its 11 National Duals championships. 
-Wartburg has appeared in all 16 Division III National Duals finals, since the competition's inception (2002-2017)
-Wartburg has defeated six different teams in 11 finals appearances (Augsburg 5, UW-LaCrosse 2, Elmhurst, UW-Whitewater, Wabash, Elmhurst)
-Minnesota and Oklahoma State in Division I each have eight National Duals Championships. 
-Grand View and Iowa each have six titles. 
-Wartburg has won seven in a row, which tops all-time.
-Grand View has won six in a row.
-Oklahoma City women won five in a row from 2008-2012. 
-Five individuals are undefeated on the season: Logan Thomsen is 16-0, Cross Cannone is 15-0, Tyler Lutes is 14-0, and Lance Evans and Mike Ross are 12-0.
-Evans has nine falls, Brennen Doebel and Max Forsyth have seven, Brenden Baker and Lutes have six
*Some above notes courtesy of Jason Bryant of the NWCA.