LAS VEGAS, Nev. – No. 1 Wartburg College wrestling hosted its annual Desert Duals meet inside the Flamingo Las Vegas ballroom on Sunday, Dec. 22, earning wins over Trine University, No. 10 North Central College, and Division II opponent Northern State University.

Wartburg won 24 of 30 individual bouts, including five pins to improve its undefeated record to 6-0 overall on the season.

The Knights tallied four pins against Trine, including a pair in a minute or under from Zayren Terukina and Max Forsyth.

Kyle Briggs and Isaiah Cox both went 3-0.

Wartburg 44, Trine 4
125 – Noah Padilla dec. Anthony Eberle, 6-4 (3-0)
133 – Joe Pins tech. fall Dominic Pecoraro, 18-0 (8-0)
141 – Zayren Terukina won by fall over Justin Davis, 1:00 (14-0)
149 – Brady Fritz won by fall over Brandon Minear, 2:46 (20-0)
157 – Riley Rasler major dec. Shea Hartzler, 11-1 (20-4)
165 – Max Forsyth won by fall over Owen Conklin, 0:49 (26-4)
174 – #8 Paul Calo major dec. over Nick Miller, 13-0 (30-4)
184 – #1 Kyle Briggs tech. fall Luke Carver, 20-3 (35-4)
197 – Isaiah Cox dec. Chase Gibson, 5-0 (38-4)
HWT – Jordon Brandon won by fall over Jacob Garrett, 3:32 (44-4)
 
Wartburg 24, No. 10 North Central 9
125 – #5 Brady Kyner dec. Enzo Silva, 7-3 (3-0)
133 – #3 Kris Rumph dec. #8 Ian Mullen, 9-2 (6-0)
141 – Nick Meling dec. Marc Fleenor, 5-2 (9-0)
149 – Anthony Rink dec. #5 Brady Fritz, 5-4 (9-3)
157 – Martine Sandoval major dec. Rafael Roman, 16-6 (13-3)
165 – Max Forsyth tech. fall Marcello Macellaio, 16-0 (18-3)
174 – Brock Montford dec. #8 Paul Calo, 8-6 (18-6)
184 – #1 Kyle Briggs dec. #7 Cody Baldridge, 11-7 (21-6)
197 – Isaiah Cox dec. Ben Bergen, 5-3 (24-6)
HWT – Jason Nako dec. Eli Pannell, 4-1 (24-9)
 
Wartburg 31, Northern State 6
125 – #5 Brady Kyner major dec. Landen Fischer, 11-3 (4-0)
133 – #3 Kris Rumph dec. Dayne Morton, 2-1 (7-0)
141 – Zayren Terukina dec. Kenny Jones, 8-5 (10-0)
149 – Caden Moore dec. #6 Brock Rathbun, 5-4 (10-3)
157 – Martine Sandoval tech. fall Garret Thompson, 19-4 (15-3)
165 – Max Forsyth dec. Billy Holtan, 9-6 (18-3)
174 – #8 Paul Calo major dec. Tanner Wiese, 10-0 (22-3)
184 – #1 Kyle Briggs won by fall over Marcus Placide, 2:45 (28-3)
197 – Isaiah Cox dec. Diego Gallegos, 3-2 (31-3)
HWT – Caleb Lefferdink dec. Omar Begic, 13-7 (31-6)
 
Additionally, Wartburg had four non-varsity dual matches. The Knights' second and third squads went 3-1 with wins over North Central, UNLV Club, and Minot State.

Wisconsin La-Crosse B 26, Wartburg B 18
125 – Tristan Jenny won by fall over Noah Padilla, 1:40 (0-6)
133 – Owen McClave dec. Brandon Murphy, 7-1 (3-6)
141 – Zach Stewart tech. fall Zachary Weiler, 20-2 (8-6)
149 – #5 Brock Rathbun major dec. Tyler Shackle, 16-6 (12-6)
157 – Nolan Hertel SV-1 Shea Hartzler, 7-5 (12-9)
165 – Nick Fetzner won by fall over Joaquin Bautista, 4:19 (12-15)
174 – Kaleb O'Reilly major dec. Jacob Herrmann, 9-1 (12-19)
184 – Kalyn Jahn major dec. Bronson Harmon, 16-4 (12-23)
197 – Isaac Gust dec. Brock Meyer, 3-2 (12-26)
HWT – Eli Pannell won by fall over Nolan Tewell, 3:30 (18-26)
 
Wartburg B 44, North Central B 0
125 – Dylan Albrecht won by forfeit (6-0)
133 – Brennen Doebel won by fall over Nicolas Rink, 1:30 (12-0)
141 – Tyler Fleetwood tech. fall Isaac Martinez, 15-0 (17-0)
149 – Jared Ellingwood won by fall over Vincent Rink, 1:56 (23-0)
157 – Joaquin Bautista dec. Cole Cervantes, 8-5 (26-0)
165 – Jacob Herrmann dec. Marcello Macellaio, 11-4 (29-0)
174 – Double forfeit
184 – Bronson Harmon dec. Aaron Helbok, 12-5 (32-0)
197 – Brock Meyer won by fall over Jason Nako, 0:36 (38-0)
HWT – Omar Begic won by fall over Adal Sanabria, 5:00 (44-0)
 
Wartburg C 35, UNLV Club 15
125 – Ahmed Eftin won by forfeit (6-0)
133 – Connor Cleveland tech. fall Pleatheal Roberts, 15-0 (11-0)
141 – Jacob McBride dec. Bravo Juan, 7-3 (14-0)
149 – Blake Bauer won by fall over Nathan Egbalic, 5:27 (20-0)
157 – Justin Stammer SV-1 Elias Edmondson, 6-4 (23-0)
165 – Braxton Doebel won by fall over Austin Holloman, 1:09 (29-0)
174 – Armando Saenz won by forfeit (29-6)
184 – Richard Kilgore dec. Justin Henry, 6-1 (29-9)
197 – Mehrshad Bashang won by fall over Shane Slater, 5:31 (35-9)
HWT – Lord Oroke won by forfeit (35-15)
 
Wartburg C 26, Minot State B 19
174 – Jacob Herrmann won by fall over Isaac Bertalotto, 0:58 (6-0)
184 – Joseph Lopez dec. Justin Henry, 9-2 (6-3)
197 – Je-Mario Jones dec. Brock Meyer, 7-5 (6-6)
HWT – Jacob Belland dec. Eli Pannell, 5-2 (6-9)
125 – Dylan Albrecht won by fall over Jacob Spencer, 1:40 (12-9)
133 – Joe Pins major dec. William Horton-Hayden, 14-2 (16-9)
141 – Nick Meling major dec. Marco Ramirezlazos, 13-2 (20-9)
149 – Kai Stewart won by fall over Matthew Phillips, 4:35 (20-15)
157 – Brody Mohr major dec. Justin Stammer, 11-3 (20-19)
165 – Braxton Doebel won by fall against Alex Sandoval, 3:38 (26-19)