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No.1 Wartburg Hosts No. 5 Loras for Iowa Conference Championship

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   
or Brennan Doebel       
133 #3 Brock Rathbun  
141 Martine Sandoval   
or Brenden Baker           
149 #1 Cross Cannone  
157 #2 Logan Thomsen 
165 Derek Lee Loy         
or #1 Mike Ross                    
174 #1 Eric DeVos        
184 #2 Tyler Lutes           
197 #2 Kyle Fank             
285 #1 Lance Evans         
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.
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