DUBUQUE, Iowa-- The No. 3 Wartburg wrestling team won its 27th consecutive and 37th overall conference championship in the 23-16 victory over No. 8 Loras Friday. The Knights finish the dual season 15-1 and a perfect 8-0 in American Rivers, while the Duhawks fall to 13-2 and 7-1.
Complete results:
125: #4 Brady
Kyner (WB) win by fall at 1:46 vs. Jake
Hiles (LC) WB 6-0
133: #3 Brice Everson (LC) win by 8-3 dec vs. #1 Brock Rathbun (WB) WB 6-3
141: Clint Lembeck (LC) win by fall at 5:10 #7 Brady Fritz (WB) LC 9-6
149: Kris Rumph (WB) win by 10-4 dec vs. #6 Kevin Kelly (LC) Tied 9-9
157: #1 Cross Cannone (WB) win by 8-3 dec vs. #5 Brandon Murray (LC) WB 12-9
165: #4 Michael Ross (WB) win by 4-0 dec vs. #10 Eddie Smith (LC) WB 15-9
174: #4 Kyle Briggs (WB) win by 13-5 maj dec vs. Jacob Krakow (LC) WB 19-9
184: Simon Schuler (LC) win by 8-7 dec vs. Trevor Walton (WB) WB 19-12
197: #2 Guy Patron Jr. (LC) win by 10-2 maj dec vs. #8 Kobe Woods (WB) WB 19-16
285: Bowen Wileman (WB) win by 16-3 maj dec vs. Quin Gilliam (LC) WB 23-16
Notes:
-Kyner, Briggs, and Wileman earned their 20
th wins of the season.
-Kyner's sixth fall of the year. Â Â Â
-Rumph earned his 10
th win of the season in his time with the Knights. He transferred at semester.
-Rumph moved his winning streak to four.
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Cannone has an overall winning streak of 57, which dates back to the National Championship title bout in 2017.
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Cannone is undefeated on the season (23-0).   Â
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Cannone leads the team in wins (23).
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Cannone has 110 career victories, which is tied for 21
st on the career leader list.
-Briggs moved his winning streak to six.
-Krakow transferred from Wartburg at semester.
-Wileman moved his winning streak to five.
-The Knights have won the last 30 straight in the series, which dates back to the 1991-92 season.
-Wartburg moved its conference duals winning streak to 213.
-Wartburg wins its 27
th consecutive and 37
th overall conference championship.