WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 2 Wartburg wrestling team (16-2 overall) hosts No. 1 Augsburg (11-1) Thursday at 7 p.m. in the annual Battle of the Burgs. The winner of the dual will own the Swens-Milboy trophy belt for the next year.

This title belt is named for the two coaches who built the Lutheran colleges to national prominence in small-college wrestling -- Augsburg's Jeff Swenson (1980-84, 1986-2007) and Wartburg's Jim Miller (1991-2013). Both coaches led their teams to 10 NCAA Division III national titles during their careers.

The rivalry between the two Lutheran schools is one of the most significant in all of NCAA Division III sports, as the DIII wrestling national championship has been won by either Augsburg or Wartburg every year since 1995. Wartburg holds the DIII wrestling record with its 13 National Championships and Augsburg is second with 12.

Before the college dual, there will be a dedication for the new Jim Miller Championship Mat.

A high school dual between Waverly-Shell Rock and Scott West will take place before the college dual at 5:30 p.m.

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The Series
Wartburg holds the narrow all-time series lead at 18-16, but Augsburg won the meeting earlier this season at the NWCA National Duals final. The Knights had won the nine-straight previous meetings.

Augsburg's lineup
125: #10 Victor Gliva
133: #4 Sam Bennyhoff
141: #3 David Flynn
149: #4 Alex Wilson
157: #3 Ryan Epps
165: #1 Lucas Jeske
174: #10 Tanner Vassar
OR Jackson Graham
OR Tone Fuenffinger
184: #7 Sebastian Larson
OR Jonny Zarnke
197: #7 Lance Benick
OR Wyatt Richardson
285: Ethan Hofacker
-The Auggies enter the night on a seven dual winning streak.

Wartburg
125: Brennen Doebel
OR Brady Kyner
133: #8 Brock Rathbun
141: Martine Sandoval
OR Brenden Baker
149: #1 Cross Cannone
157: #1 Logan Thomsen
165: #2 Mike Ross
OR Max Forsyth
174: #1 Eric DeVos
184: #4 Tyler Lutes
OR Kyle Briggs
197: #2 Kyle Fank
285: #2 Lance Evans
OR Bowen Wileman
Notes:
-Doebel and Evans have nine falls.
-Rathbun and Forsyth have winning streaks of five bouts.
-Rathbun, Ross, and Lutes have seven falls on the season.
-Baker has eight falls.
-Cannone and Thomsen remain undefeated (24-0).
-They co-lead the team with 24 victories.
-Ross remains undefeated (17-0).
-Forsyth has a team-high 11 falls.
-DeVos remains undefeated (8-0).
-He has a 26-match winning streak which dates back to the National Championship match in 2016.
-Fank has a winning streak of 13.
-He is second with 23 wins this season.
-Evans remains undefeated (14-0).