WAVERLY, Iowa— Almost a year to the day since their last meeting, the No. 1 Wartburg College Knights will travel to the No. 7 Loras College Duhawks for the American Conference Duals championship.
 
The Knights are currently 7-0 in conference duals and 12-1 overall, while the Duhawks hold a 6-0 conference and 11-0 overall record.
 
Fans can watch the dual live here.
 
Series History
 
The Knights hold a series edge of 54-8-3 against the Duhawks. The Orange & Black have won 31 of the last 32 meetings, with the lone loss coming in 2019-20 (17-19 score).
 
Rankings
 
Wartburg Wrestling holds onto the top spot in the Intermat poll with wrestlers ranked in eight of the ten weight classes.
 

• Kyle Briggs holds the No. 1-ranked wrestler at 184.
• Kris Rumph holds steady at No. 2 in the nation at 149.
• Zane Mulder remains at No. 2 spot at 174lbs.
• Joe Pins remains at No. 3 at the 133-weight class.
• David Hollingsworth stays at No. 5 at the 157-weight class.
• Kyner moved up one spot at the 125-weight class, sitting at No. 5.
• Zayren Terukina remains at No. 5 in the 141-weight class.
• Jordon Brandon sits at No. 6 at HWT.

 
Ranked Wrestlers
 
The Knights and Duhawks have ranked wrestlers in four weight classes according to Intermat.
 

• 149lbs (Rumph-Wartburg/Ruiz-Loras)
• 157lbs (Hollingsworth-Wartburg/Smith-Loras)
• 174lbs (Mulder-Wartburg/Krakow-Loras)
• 184lbs (Briggs-Wartburg/Liegel-Loras) 

 
Weekly Honors
 
Improving to 6-0 at 125lbs, Kyner was named the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Wrestler of the Week. Kyner, who is ranked No. 6 in the nation, defeated No. 5 Alex Friddle of Coe by decision (6-1) at 125lbs. The dual was a rematch of the 2021 National Finals, where Kyner was defeated.
 
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