LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- The No. 2 Wartburg wrestling team (9-1 overall) placed third at the NWCA National Duals in its 27-13 win over No. 5 Wabash.

Earlier this morning in the semifinals, the Knights narrowly fell 18-17 to No. 3 Johnson & Wales. 

Semifinal
No. 2 Wartburg vs. No. 3 Johnson & Wales. J&W wins 18-17
125: #2 Jay Albis (JW) won by 10-3 dec vs. #10 Brady Kyner (WB) JW 3-0
133: #1 Brock Rathbun (WB) won by 11-5 dec vs. Bobby Jordan (JW) Tied 3-3
141: #7 Joe Ferinde (JW) won by 4-3 dec vs. Kris Rumph (WB) JW 6-3
149: #3 Da'Mani Burns (JW) won by fall at 2:23 vs. Brady Fritz (WB) JW 12-3
157: #1 Cross Cannone (WB) won by tech fall 15-0 vs. Thomas Grippi (JW) JW 12-8
165: #9 Michael Ross (WB) won by 8-2 dec vs. Adrian Gonzalez (JW) JW 12-11
174: #4 Kyle Briggs (WB) won by 7-0 dec vs. Michael Gargano (JW) WB 14-12
184: #3 Khamri Thomas (JW) won by 4-1 dec vs. Isaiah Cox (WB) JW 15-14
197: #5 Michael DiNardo (JW) won by 5-3 dec vs. #6 Kobe Woods (WB) JW 18-14
285: Bowen Wileman (WB) won by 11-4 dec vs. Tommy Wrzesien (JW) JW 18-17
Notes:
-Rathbun moved his winning streak to six.
-Rathbun earned his team-best 18^th win of the season.
-All but two of Rathbun's wins have been by bonus points.
-This was Rumph's first loss to an NCAA Division III opponent.
-Cannone moved his winning streak to 49; which dates back to the 2017 National Championship match.
-Cannone remains undefeated on the season (15-0)
-This was Cannone's 29^th career tech fall. He has moved into second on Wartburg's career leader list.
-This was Cannone's 102^nd career win. He is now tied for 32^nd in this category.
-Ross moved his winning streak to four.
-Briggs moved his winning streak to nine.
-Briggs gave Wartburg first lead of the match.
-Cox has been in every dual this season.
-Wileman moved his winning streak to six.
-The Knights will face No. 5 Wabash in the third-place match at 2 p.m. Eastern.
-This was Wartburg's first loss of the season.
-This was the first win by Johnson & Wales in the series. The Knights had won all five previous meetings.
-This is the first time in this competitions history (since 2002) Wartburg will not be in the finals.

Third Place match
No. 2 Wartburg vs. No. 5 Wabash. Wartburg won 27-13
125: #10 Brady Kyner (Wartburg) won by 21-4 tech fall vs. Carlos Champagne (Wabash) WB 5-0
133: Brennen Doebel (Wartburg) won by fall 0:38 vs. Chris Diaz (Wabash) WB 11-0
141: Brock Rathbun (Wartburg) won by fall 0:39 vs. #10 Owen Doster (Wabash) WB 17-0
149: #8 Griffin Schermer (Wabash) won by 6-2 dec vs. Max Forsyth (Wartburg) WB 17-3
157: #1 Cross Cannone (Wartburg) won by 8-3 dec vs. Jared Timberman (Wabash) WB 20-3
165: #9 Michael Ross (Wartburg) won by 19-8 maj dec vs. Kyle Hatch (Wabash) WB 24-3
174: #1 Darden Schurg (Wabash) won by 11-4 dec vs. #4 Kyle Briggs (Wartburg) WB 24-6
184: Ethan Herrin (Wabash) won by 11-1 maj dec vs. Isaiah Cox (Wartburg) WB 24-10
197: #6 Kobe Woods (Wartburg) won by 6-1 dec vs. Levi Miller (Wabash) WB 27-10
285: Max Bishop (Wabash) won by 2-1 dec vs. Bowen Wileman (Wartburg) WB 27-13
Notes:
-Doebel moved his winning streak to seven.
-Doebel earned his team-best 11^th fall of the season.
-Rathbun wrestled up a weight, and is ranked No. 1 at 133.
-Rathbun moved his winning streak to seven.
-Rathbun earned his team-best 19^th win of the year.
-Rathbun had his ninth fall of the year.
-First appearance at 149 this season for Forsyth.
-Cannone moved his winning streak to 50; which dates back to the 2017 National Championship match.
-Cannone remains undefeated on the season (16-0)
-This was Cannone's 103^rd career win. He is now tied for 31^st in this category.
-Ross moved his winning streak to five.
-This was Briggs' first loss to an NCAA Division III opponent.
-Cox has been in every dual this season.
-This was Woods' first dual win.
-This is the first time in this competitions history (since 2002) Wartburg was not in the finals.
-Wartburg has won all six duals in the series against Wabash.