WAVERLY, Iowa - The Wartburg wrestling team has scheduled a dual match at Iowa State University next season, set to face the Cyclones on November 6, 2020 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
Wartburg, ranked tied for second in the final Division III National Wrestling Coaches Association team rankings, will compete against a Division I opponent for the first time since 2011, a 17-16 tiebreaker loss at the University of Wisconsin.
Iowa State, eight-time NCAA Champions, took second at the Big 12 Championships this season. Wartburg is 0-2 all-time versus ISU, most recently a 23-16 loss in 1996, a season in which the Knights went on to earn their first NCAA National Championship in program history.
The Knights are 12-11-1 all-time against Division I schools, with the most recent victory coming against Portland State in 2001.
Wartburg finished the 2019-20 campaign with a 16-1 overall record while claiming the 12th NWCA National Dual Championship in program history while five Knights were named NWCA All-Americans.
