CLEVELAND, Ohio-- The No. 1 Wartburg wrestling team won its 14th NCAA National Championship Saturday with 136.5 points. This was also the third-straight title for the program.
The Knights had three individual National Champions:
Brock Rathbun, 133;
Cross Cannone, 149, and
Kyle Fank, 197.
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Finals
133: #3
Brock Rathbun won 12-5 dec vs. #4 Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg)
149: #1
Cross Cannone (WB) won 9-1 maj dec vs. #2 Gregory Warner (York)
157: #1 Ryan Epps (Augsburg) won in sudden overtime 3-1 vs. #2
Logan Thomsen (WB)
184: Jordan Newman (UW-Whitewater) won 9-1 maj dec vs. #2
Tyler Lutes (WB)
197: #2
Kyle Fank (WB) won 8-2 dec vs. #3 Guy Patron (Loras)
 Notes:
-This is Rathbun's first career All-American finish and first individual National Championship.
-Rathbun moved his winning streak to 15.
-This is Cannone's second All-American finish and first individual National Championship.
-Cannone remains undefeated (34-0).
-This is Thomsen's second All-American finish.
-This is Lutes's first career All-American finish.
-This is Fank's second All-American finish and first individual National Championship.
-Fank moved his winning streak to 23.
-In Battle of the Burgs: Rathbun beat Bennyhoff 9-6 dec and Epps beat Thomsen 10-6 dec
-Fank has now won the last three against Patron, including an 8-5 decision at the Loras Dual and a 6-1 decision at the Regional Championships.
Cannone
highlights from News 12
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FINALS HIGHLIGHTS
Waterloo Courier recap
Trumbull Times feature on Cannone
Feature on Coach Keller in the Waterloo Courier
Session Three
133: #3
Brock Rathbun (WB) win by 11-0 maj dec vs. Austin Sisco (SUNY Oneonta)
149: #1
Cross Cannone (WB) win by 8-0 maj dec vs. #3 Alex Wilson (Augsburg)
157: #2
Logan Thomsen (WB) win by 7-4 dec vs. #4 Zach Wilhelm (Stevens)
165: #5 Jeff Hojnakci (Messiah) won by 7-1 dec vs. #1 Mike Ross (WB)
165: Ben Hewson (Cornell) won by medical forfeit vs. #1 Mike Ross (WB)
174: #7 Jon Goetz (UW-Platteville) won by 4-2 dec vs. #1
Eric DeVos (WB)
174: #1
Eric DeVos (WB) won by fall 0:39 vs. Sawyer Massie (UW-LaCrosse)
174: #1
Eric DeVos (WB) won by fall 1:57 vs. #4 Darden Schurg (Wabash)
184: #2
Tyler Lutes (WB) win by 4-2 dec vs. 8 John Boyle (Western New England)
197: #2
Kyle Fank (WB) won by 4-0 dec vs. Etini Udott (Centenary)
285: #5 Jake Evans (Waynesburg) win by 8-6 dec vs. #1
Lance Evans (WB)
285: #1
Lance Evans (WB) won by 1-0 dec vs. Konrad Ernst (UW-LaCrosse)
285: #4 Isaiah Bellamy (Wesleyan) won by fall at 4:34 vs. #1
Lance Evans (WB)
Notes:
-Finalists: Rathbun, Cannone, Thomsen, Lutes, Fank
-Rathbun moved his winning streak to 14.
-Cannone remains undefeated (33-0).
-Thomsen moved his winning streak to eight.
-Ross took eighth to earn All-American honors. Story from
Milford Mirror.
-This was DeVos' first loss of the season.
-His overall winning streak was halted at 34.
-DeVos placed third and was his third All-American honor of his career.
-Lutes moved his winning streak to 12.
-Fank moved his winning streak to 22.
-Evans earned his 100
th career win.
-Evans placed fourth and earned his third All-American honor.
SESSION THREE HIGHLIGHTS
