WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 3 Wartburg wrestling team (15-1 overall, 7-0 American Rivers) travels to face No. 8 Loras (13-1, 7-0) Friday at 7 p.m. for the American Rivers Conference Championship.
The Knights have won the last 26-straight and own 36 overall Conference Championships.
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The Series
Wartburg owns the all-time series lead at 52-7-3 and has claimed the last 29 straight, which dates back to the 1991-92 season. The programs have met every year since the 1973-74 season.
Loras
125Â Â Â Jake Hiles
or Matt Randone
133Â Â Â #5 Brice Everson
141Â Â Â Â Clint Lembeck
149Â Â Â #6 Kevin Kelly
157Â Â Â #5 Brandon Murray
165Â Â Â #10 Eddie Smith
174Â Â Â Â Jacob Krakow
184Â Â Â Â Javier Soto
197Â Â Â #2 Guy Patron Jr.
285Â Â Â Quin Gilliam
Notes:
-Lembeck was an All-American his freshman year.
-Krakow transferred from Wartburg at semester.
-Patron is a two-time All-American; lost to Kyle Fank in the the 2018 National Championship match.
Wartburg
125Â Â Â #4 Brady Kyner
133Â Â Â Â #1 Brock Rathbun
or Brennen Doebel
141 Â Â Â Â #7 Brady Fritz
149Â Â Â Kris Rumph
157 Â Â Â Â #1 Cross Cannone
165 Â Â Â Â #4 Michael Ross
174 Â Â Â Â #4 Kyle Briggs
184Â Â Â Â Isaiah Cox
197 Â Â Â Â #8 Kobe Woods
285 Â Â Â Â Bowen Wileman
Notes:
-Rathbun is second on the team in wins (21)
-Doebel leads the team with 16 falls.
-Doebel enters the night on a 13-match winning streak.
-Doebel ranks second in the Most Dominant Wrestler standings among all DIII competitors.
-Fritz enters with a six-match winning streak.
-Cannone has an overall winning streak of 56, which dates back to the National Championship title bout in 2017.
-Cannone is undefeated on the season (22-0)Â Â Â Â
-Cannone leads the team in wins (22).
-Cannone ranks ninth in tech falls in all of DIII.
-All but four of Cannone's wins have been by bonus points.
-Cannone has 109 career victories, and is the program's career leader in tech falls (32).
-Briggs enters the night on a five-match winning streak.
-Cox is the only Wartburg competitor to be in every dual this season.
-Wileman brings a four-match winning streak into the night.
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