WAVERLY, Iowa—The No. 1/No. 2 nationally ranked Wartburg Knights wrestling squad is set to host the Dick Walker Duals on Dec. 11 inside Levick Arena.
The Knights will welcome Olivet College and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville for the Dick Walker duals, which return to Levick Arena. Olivet and UW-Platteville start the day off, with the first match set for 9 a.m. The Knights will take on Olivet at 10:30 a.m. before facing off against UW-Platteville.
Heading into the duals, the Knights have a 10-0 series win streak against Olivet, with the last meeting coming in the 2017-18 season. The Knights hold a 19-9 win streak against UW-Platteville as the two squads have not met since the 2004-05 season.
Against A-R-C Opponents
The Knights swept Nebraska Wesleyan on Nov. 17 in their home opener and defeated Simpson College in the opening dual of the season. The Knights posted a home victory at the Kenny Anderson/Aaron Wernimont Duals over Luther College last week to improve to 3-0 in the conference.
Coach Richard "Dick" Walker
Walker served as the head of Wartburg wrestling for 22 years, recorded a 52-dual meet winning streak, earn the Iowa Conference Championship four times, and was named coach of the year three times in his career. Coach Walker set Knights wrestling on a course for success, coaching the school's first national champion in any sport.
Walker was a member of the Wrestling Sports Committee for Division Three athletics and the NCAA Wrestling rules committee. After his passing, Walker was inducted into the Grinnell College Hall of Fame in 2007, the NCAA Division Three Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1993, and the Wartburg College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998. Walker earned a spot in the Waterloo West High School Hall of Fame.
Knights in the Polls
NWCA Regional Rankings (as of November 19, 2021)
NWCA National Rankings
- The NWCA has the Wartburg Wrestling team ranked No. 2 with 37 points as of November 19, 2021.
- Zayren Terukina sits at No. 8 in the 141 division
- Kris Rumph sits at No. 2 in the 149 division
- Joe Pins sits at No. 6 in the 133 division
- David Hollingsworth sits at No. 5 in the 157 division
- Zane Mulder sits at No. 4 in the 174 division
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