WAVERLY, Iowa - The top-ranked Wartburg wrestling team fell 19-17 to No. 3 Loras College in the American Rivers Conference Championship on Feb. 14 at Levick Arena.
Wartburg's conference title streak ends at 27 seasons along with the conference dual streak coming to a halt at 220-straight victories dating back to 1994.
After a pair of Wartburg wins at 125 and 133 from
Brady Kyner and
Kris Rumph gave the home team a 7-0 advantage, the Duhawks responded with three-straight wins including a pin at 157 from No. 4-ranked Brandon Murray to give Loras a 12-7 lead.
Despite wins for the Knights from
Max Forsyth at 165 and
Kyle Briggs at 184, a major decision by Loras' top-ranked Guy Patron Jr. at 197 sealed the win for the Duhawks.
Loras College 19, Wartburg College 17
125 -- #7
Brady Kyner (WAR) over Matt Randone (LOR) DEC 6-2
133 -- #1
Kris Rumph (WAR) over Mason McMillen (LOR) MD 11-3
141 -- #6 Clint Lembeck (LOR) over #4
Brady Fritz (WAR) DEC 5-4
149 -- Daniel Ruiz (LOR) over
Brock Rathbun (WAR) SV-1 4-2
157 -- #4 Brandon Murray (LOR) over
Shea Hartzler (WAR) Fall 5:13
165 -- # 6
Max Forsyth (WAR) over #3 Eddie Smith (LOR) DEC 7-5
174 -- #5 Jacob Krakow (LOR) over
Paul Calo (WAR) DEC 8-2
184 -- #2
Kyle Briggs (WAR) over #8 Shane Liegel (LOR) MD 14-4
197 -- #1 Guy Patron Jr. (LOR) over #3
Kobe Woods (WAR) MD 14-0
HWT -- #8
Jordon Brandon (WAR) over Wyatt Wriedt (LOR) SV-1 3-1
Wartburg drops to 16-1 overall and 7-1 during conference play with its first loss of the season. Up next, the Knights prep for the Central Region Championships in Dubuque on the campus of Loras College Feb. 29-March 1.
