WAVERLY - The top-ranked Wartburg wrestling team is set to compete in the 2020 American Rivers Conference duals this Saturday, Jan. 25 in Pella, Iowa. The Knights are scheduled to face Dubuque, Buena Vista, and Central.
WARTBURG COLLEGE (11-0, 3-0 A-R-C) VS. UNIVERSITY DUBUQUE (6-1, 0-1 A-R-C)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020
Time: 10 a.m.
Site: Pella, Iowa // P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium
WARTBURG COLLEGE (11-0, 3-0 A-R-C) VS. BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (3-4, 0-3 A-R-C)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020
Time: 12 p.m.
Site: Pella, Iowa // P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium
WARTBURG COLLEGE (11-0, 3-0 A-R-C) AT #20 CENTRAL COLLEGE (11-2, 1-2 A-R-C)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Site: Pella, Iowa // P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium
LAST YEAR'S A-R-C DUALS
Wartburg hosted a pod of the conference duals last season, going 30-0 while outscoring Dubuque, Buena Vista, and Central 118-13. The Knights dropped just three of 30 individual bouts.
WARTBURG NOTES
- Most recently, the Knights improved to 11-0 with a 47-0 win at Luther College last Thursday, Jan. 16.
- Wartburg is ranked No. 1 in the latest NWCA DIII poll, including seven Knights ranked throughout respective weight classes, including No. 1 rankings for Kris Rumph and Brady Fritz.
- The Knights claimed their 12th NWCA National Duals title in Louisville, Ky. Jan. 11, defeating then-ranked No. 1 Augsburg University 24-15.
- Senior Max Forsyth leads the team with 19 wins, followed by 18 from Fritz and 17 from Kyle Briggs.
- Fritz leads Wartburg with 12 pins on the season.
