WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 1 Wartburg wrestling team (17-0 overall, 7-0 IIAC) hosts No. 5 Loras (17-0, 7-0) Friday at 7 p.m. for the Iowa Conference Championship. The Knights have won 25 consecutive and 35 overall Iowa Conference titles.
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The Series
Wartburg leads the all-time series at 51-7-3 and have won the last 28 straight. Last year's dual in Dubuque was also for the IIAC Championship.
Loras lineup
125 - Matt Randone
133 - Michael Triplett
141 - Kevin Kelly
149 - #5 Jimmy Davis
157 - Merrick Purcell
165 - Eddie Smith
174 - Sam Schuler
184 - Awais Arain
197 - #3 Guy Patron Jr.
285 - #5 Quin Gilliam
Notes:
-Davis is third in tech falls among all of DIII.
Wartburg lineup
125 Connor Cleveland  Â
or Brennan Doebel      Â
133 #3 Brock Rathbun Â
141 Martine Sandoval  Â
or Brenden Baker          Â
149 #1 Cross Cannone Â
157 #2 Logan ThomsenÂ
165 Derek Lee Loy        Â
or #1 Mike Ross                   Â
174 #1 Eric DeVos       Â
184 #2 Tyler Lutes          Â
197 #2 Kyle Fank            Â
285 #1 Lance Evans        Â
Notes:
-Cleveland, Lutes, and Ross have seven falls.
-Doebel has nine falls.
-Rathbun has a six-match winning streak.
-Cannone is fourth and Fank is fifth in tech falls among all of DIII.
-Ross is second in the NCAA's first edition of Most Dominant Wrestler.
-DeVos has an overall win streak of 27, which dates back to the National Championship match in 2016.
-Fank has a 14 match winning streak.
-Evans has 10 falls.
-Wartburg has won 204 consecutive duals against Iowa Conference opponents.