INDIANOLA, IA—The No. 1-ranked Wartburg Knights wrestling squad starts the 2021-22 season off with a 41-3 victory over Simpson College Storm in an opening American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) dual for both squads.

The Knights move to 1-0, 1-0 A-R-C while Simpson sits at 0-2, 0-1 A-R-C.

The Knights dropped the opening bout at 125 as Adrian Rosas debuted for the Knights squad. Knights had three tech falls and two major decisions in the contest, winning the remaining bouts.

Weight            Summary                                                                    
125                  Dylan McChesney (SIM) dec Adrian Rosas, 3-0                
133                  Joe Pins (WAR) major dec. Joe Weaver, 16-2   
141                  Zayren Terukina (WAR) dec Zach Stewart, 6-0               
149                  Kris Rumph (WAR) tech. fall Sam McCoy, 21-6                   
157                  David Hollingsworth (WAR) tech. fall Robert Silva, 21-5      
165                  Matthew Doyle (WAR) major dec. Jakob Slavin, 14-5          
174                  Zane Mulder (WAR) tech. fall Nathan Keating, 20-1             
184                  David Papach (WAR) fall Shane Mathias, 2:45                     
197                  Justin Henry (WAR) dec. Andrew Wolff, 7-6                        
285                  Damari Dancy (WAR) forfeit                                                  
 
The Knights move to a 50-5 record against the Storm.

Nearing 200 Wins

Director of Wrestling, Eric Keller, is nearing his 200^th career dual win. Starting the season, Keller sits at 199-8 dual wins, with 192 wins coming at the helm of the Wartburg Wrestling program.

Next Time on the Mat

The top-ranked Knights travel to the Luther College Open on Nov. 13. Action is slated to begin at 9 a.m. in Decorah, Iowa.

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