WAVERLY, Iowa - The No. 1/2-ranked Wartburg College wrestling team rounded out its 2021 American Rivers Conference schedule with a 47-3 win over Nebraska Wesleyan University along with a 28-5 victory over Loras College to finish 8-0 during conference action to clinch the A-R-C title on Saturday, Feb. 13 inside Levick Arena.

The conference crown stands as the 38th in Wartburg wrestling program history, including 28 titles in the last 29 years. The Knights' 27-year streak of conference championships was snapped by Loras last season.

The Knights dropped just two individual bouts on the day while collecting five falls, four major decisions, and three technical falls.
 

Wartburg 47, Nebraska Wesleyan 3
125: Brady Kyner (WAR) over Tyler Laudick (NWU) Fall 2:49
133: Eron Haynes (NWU) over Nick Meling (WAR) Dec. 9-7
141: Kris Rumph (WAR) over Van Schmidt (NWU) MD 17-4
149: Brady Fritz (WAR) over Collin Quandt (NWU) MD 15-3
157: Carter Proffitt (WAR) over Derek Wortman (NWU) TF 16-0
165: Zane Mulder (WAR) over R'Marius Harper (NWU) Fall 1:40
174: Kyle Briggs (WAR) over Talan McGill (NWU) Fall 0:36
184: Cael Krueger (WAR) over Daniel Alonzo (NWU) TF 16-1
197: Brock Meyer (WAR) over Andrew Ellerbee (NWU) TF 16-0
HWT: Eli Pannell (WAR) over Dawson Schertweger (NWU) Fall 0:21

Versus Loras, the Knights compiled 22 takedowns compared to three from the Duhawks. Wartburg held Loras to under two minutes of riding time and over 19 minutes were in the Knights' favor. 

Wartburg 28, Loras 5
125: Brady Kyner (WAR) over Aiden Evans (LC) MD 11-3
133: Joe Pins (WAR) over #10 Zach Licht (LC) Dec. 7-3
141: Kris Rumph (WAR) over Jalen Schropp (LC) Dec. 7-3
149: Brady Fritz (WAR) over Zeke Smith (LC) Dec. 3-1
157: David Hollingsworth (WAR) over #5 Daniel Ruiz (LC) Dec. 6-5
165: Zane Mulder (WAR) over Tad Griffith (LC) MD 14-4
174: Kyle Briggs (WAR) over Jacob Krakow (LC) MD 8-0
184: Shane Liegel (LC) over Cael Krueger (WAR) Fall 4:02
197: Kobe Woods (WAR) over Brady Vogel (LC) Dec. 7-2
HWT: Jordon Brandon (WAR) over Wyatt Wriedt (LC) Dec. 6-2

In addition, the Knights celebrated the 2021 senior class. Prior to the meet, Brenden Baker, Omar Begic, Kyle Briggs, Nick Meling, Noah Padilla, and Brock Rathbun were recognized for their contribution to the Wartburg wrestling program.

The remainder of the Knights' 2021 schedule is to determined.