MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Winning the first five bouts at the annual "Battle of the Burgs", the No. 1 Wartburg Knights wrestling program rolled their fifth consecutive victory over No. 4 Augsburg University Auggies. The Knights defeated the Auggies 24-8.
125: No. 9
Brady Kyner (Wartburg) over Derek Steele (Augsburg) Dec 7-5
133: No. 3
Joe Pins (Wartburg) over Austin Gabbert (Ausgburg) Dec 6-2
141: No. 8
Zayren Terukina (Wartburg) over No. 3 Sam Stuhl (Augsburg) Dec 9-2
149: No. 2
Kris Rumph (Wartburg) vs Kaden Reetz (Augsburg) Dec 12-6
157: No. 10
David Hollingsworth (Wartburg) over
No. 2 Tyler Shilson (Augsburg) Dec 12-8
165: Matt Rogge (Augsburg) over
Matthew Doyle (Wartburg) Dec 8-2
174: No. 4
Zane Mulder (Wartburg) over No. 2 Solomon Nielsen (Augsburg) Dec 8-4
184: No. 1
Kyle Briggs (Wartburg) over No. 11 Nick Rogge (Augsburg) Dec 11-6
197:
Kobe Woods (Wartburg) over No. 10 Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (Augsburg) Dec 10-4
285: No. 7 Tyler Kim (Augsburg) over
Damari Dancy (Wartburg) TF 16-1 (6:55)
Wartburg 24, Augsburg 8
Dual Notes
- Dual started at 125
- All but one dual featured a top-10 ranked wrestler
- Four of the duals featured two ranked wrestlers
Rankings
In the latest Intermat rankings, the Knights sit at No. 1 in team standings. Augsburg holds onto the No. 3 spot.
In the latest team rankings, the Knights are No. 1 in tournament rankings and No. 6 in dual rankings.
Briggs holds the top-spot at 184 in the NWCA, D3wrestle, and Intermat rankings. Kyner (125), Pins (133), Terukina (141), Rumph (149), Hollingsworth (157), Mulder (174), Woods (197), and Brandon (285) hold top-10 rankings in one of the above polls.
Next Time on the Mat
The Knights return to Levick Arena on February 4 as they host Coe College in an American Rivers Conference dual. Action is slated to kick off at 7 p.m. on Wartburg's campus.
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