WAVERLY, IA—Checking the first win at home off the list, the No. 1 Wartburg Knights cruised to a 52-0 win over the Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves inside Levick Arena.
The Knights move to 2-0, 2-0 A-R-C on the year, while the Prairie Wolves move to 2-1, 0-1 A-R-C.
Match Summary WART NWU
125
Jamal Chakkour (Wartburg) over Isaiah Graves (NWU) (Fall 4:25) 6.0 0.0
133
Joe Pins (Wartburg) over Tyler Laudick (NWU) (TF 16-0 2:08) 5.0 0.0
141
Zayren Terukina (Wartburg) over Christian Keller (NWU) (Fall 2:54) 6.0 0.0
149
Kris Rumph (Wartburg) over Keegan Casey (NWU) (MD 14-5) 4.0 0.0
157
David Hollingsworth (Wartburg) over Collin Quandt (NWU) (MD) 20-7 4.0 0.0
165
Matthew Doyle (Wartburg) over Zeth Gerkensmeyer (NWU) (Dec 10-5) 3.0 0.0
174
Zane Mulder (Wartburg) over Chase Kammerer (NWU) (Fall 2:23) 6.0 0.0
184
David Papach (Wartburg) over Drake Stuhr (NWU) (Fall 6:46) 6.0 0.0
197
Kobe Woods (Wartburg) over Sam Weaver (NWU) (Fall 0:46) 6.0 0.0
285
Damari Dancy (Wartburg) over Nate Fredenburg (NWU) (Fall 1:24) 6.0 0.0
Eclipsing 200 Wins
Director of Wrestling,
Eric Keller, hit the 200-career win mark as the Knights defeated Nebraska Wesleyan inside Levick Arena.
Weekly Rankings
In the D3Wrestle.com rankings, the Knights are represented in eight weight classes. At 133, Pins is ranked No. 3, while Hollingsworth holds the same position at 157. Rumph, at 149, is ranked No. 2. Terukina is an honorable mention at 141. Mulder is No. 2 at 174, while
Jordon Brandon is No. 7 in the HWT class. Cael Kruger and
Kobe Woods are contenders at 184 and 197.
Weekly Honors
After taking top honors at the Luther Open, Mulder earned the Male Athlete of the Week and Wrestler of the Week honors from the A-R-C.
Mulder won first place at the Luther Open in the Elite Bracket, winning at 174. Opening with a first-round bye, Mulder had a tech fall win over UW-La Crosse. Mulder had a fall of UW-Platteville's Nick Dado in 6:36 in round three, before defeating two-time NAIA National Champ and current University of Iowa wrestler, Brennan Swafford.
Next Time on the Mat
The Knights will head to the Augsburg and Concordia Opens on Nov. 20. Action on both mats is set to begin at 9 a.m.
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