DUBUQUE, Iowa—Winning their 29th overall American Rivers Conference Championship since 1992-93 and second consecutive championship, the No. 1 Wartburg Knights rolled to a 29-3 win over the No. 7 Loras College Duhawks.
Starting the evening off with a tech fall, No. 5
Brady Kyner got the Knights started and improved to 7-0 on the season. The Knights would go on to take the first five bouts, as No. 3
Joe Pins, No. 5
Zayren Terukina, No. 2
Kris Rumph, and No. 5
David Hollingsworth all took home wins.
After dropping the bout at 165 in a 4-2 decision, No. 2
Zane Mulder got the Knights on track with a 3-2 decision at 174. In a top-ranked battle, No. 1
Kyle Briggs defeated No. 2 Shane Liegel of Loras in a 9-5 decision.
Match Summary
125:
Brady Kyner (Wartburg) over Jared Hensley (Loras) (TF 17-2 4:14)
133:
Joe Pins (Wartburg) over Aiden Evans (Loras) (Dec 5-1)
141:
Zayren Terukina over Jalen Schropp (Loras) (Dec 3-2)
149: No. 2
Kris Rumph (Wartburg) over No. 7 Daniel Ruiz (Loras) (Dec 3-2)
157: No. 5
David Hollingsworth (Wartburg) over No. 6 Zeke Smith (Loras) (Dec 9-4)
165: Gabe Fisher (Loras) over
Matthew Doyle (Wartburg) (Dec 4-2)
174: No. 2
Zane Mulder (Wartburg) over No. 5 Jacob Krakow (Loras) (Dec 3-2)
184: No. 1
Kyle Briggs (Wartburg) over No. 2 Shane Liegel (Loras) (Dec 9-5)
197:
Kobe Woods (Wartburg) over Colin Murphy (Loras) (Dec 4-2)
285:
Damari Dancy (Wartburg) over Brady Vogel (Loras) (Dec 4-2)
Wartburg 29, Loras 3
Rankings
Wartburg Wrestling holds onto the top spot in the Intermat poll with wrestlers ranked in eight of the ten weight classes.
Next Time on the Mat
The Knights return to action on February 25-26, 2022 for the NCAA Lower Midwest Regionals. Action will take place in Dubuque, Iowa.
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