CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Claiming their fifteenth national title, the Wartburg College wrestling squad won the 2022 Division Three National Wrestling Championship with 79 points.
 
The Knights edged Wabash College by one point (78 points). North Central and Augsburg University tied for third place at the championship.
 
Zayren Terukina is the National Runner-up at 141lbs.
 
The 79 points scored by Wartburg is the second lowest winning score since 1994, while Ithaca won the title with 77.75 points. That was also the final time neither Wartburg or Augsburg wrestled.
 
All seven Knights received All-American honors after placing inside to top-8 in their weight class.
 
Results
125: Brady Kyner (13-3) placed 5th and scored 9.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Kyner (Wartburg College) 13-3 won by decision over Austin Fashouer (Wilkes University) 31-6 (Dec 7-6)
• Quarterfinal - Kyner (Wartburg College) 13-3 won by decision over Matt Caccamise (College At Brockport) 20-5 (Dec 7-4)
• Semifinal - Jacob Decatur (Baldwin Wallace University) 8-0 won by decision over Kyner (Wartburg College) 13-3 (Dec 5-4)
• Cons. Semi - Samuel Braswell (Averett University) 42-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Kyner (Wartburg College) 13-3 (SV-1 6-4)
• 5th Place Match - Kyner (Wartburg College) 13-3 won by decision over Riley Parker (Washington And Lee University) 9-4 (Dec 6-4)

133: Joe Pins (26-6) placed 8th and scored 5.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Pins (Wartburg College) 26-6 won by decision over Jayden Cardenas (State University Of New York At Cortland) 4-2 (Dec 7-3)
• Quarterfinal - Andrew Perelka (John Carroll University) 6-2 won by decision over Pins (Wartburg College) 26-6 (Dec 6-4)
• Cons. Round 2 - Pins (Wartburg College) 26-6 won by major decision over Gabriel Leo-Esparolini (Johnson & Wales University (Rhode Island)) 29-13 (MD 13-3)
• Cons. Round 3 - Josh Wilson (Greensboro College) 7-3 won by decision over Pins (Wartburg College) 26-6 (Dec 6-5)
• 7th Place Match - Zach Thompson (University of Wisconsin-Platteville) 19-9 won by decision over Pins (Wartburg College) 26-6 (Dec 9-3)

141: Zayren Terukina (27-3) placed 2nd and scored 17.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Terukina (Wartburg College) 27-3 won by major decision over Zach Sato (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) 38-8 (MD 10-1)
• Quarterfinal - Terukina (Wartburg College) 27-3 won by decision over Hayden Brown (Johnson & Wales University (Rhode Island)) 34-4 (Dec 11-6)
• Semifinal - Terukina (Wartburg College) 27-3 won by major decision over Brandon Woody (Averett University) 35-9 (MD 12-0)
• 1st Place Match - Jordin James (University of Mount Union) 8-0 won by decision over Terukina (Wartburg College) 27-3 (Dec 3-2)

149: Kris Rumph (28-5) placed 5th and scored 11.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Rumph (Wartburg College) 28-5 won by decision over Jake Burford (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) 26-8 (Dec 7-4)
• Quarterfinal - Rumph (Wartburg College) 28-5 won by decision over Jake Drexler (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) 33-12 (Dec 7-5)
• Semifinal - Michael Petrella (Baldwin Wallace University) 7-1 won by decision over Rumph (Wartburg College) 28-5 (Dec 4-3)
• Cons. Semi - Alex Barr (Wabash College) 23-6 won by fall over Rumph (Wartburg College) 28-5 (Fall 4:59)
• 5th Place Match - Rumph (Wartburg College) 28-5 won by fall over Ryan Fleck (University of Chicago) 22-7 (Fall 2:32)

157: David Hollingsworth (23-6) placed 6th and scored 8.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Hollingsworth (Wartburg College) 23-6 won by decision over Joe Chapman (U.S. Coast Guard Academy) 11-6 (Dec 6-3)
• Quarterfinal - Hollingsworth (Wartburg College) 23-6 won by decision over Darian Estevez (University of Chicago) 21-7 (Dec 3-2)
• Semifinal - Nathan Lackman (Rhode Island College) 9-0 won by decision over Hollingsworth (Wartburg College) 23-6 (Dec 4-2)
• Cons. Semi - Ryan Luth (Washington And Lee University) 9-2 won by medical forfeit over Hollingsworth (Wartburg College) 23-6 (M. For.)
• 5th Place Match - Nolan Hertel (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse) 23-5 won by medical forfeit over Hollingsworth (Wartburg College) 23-6 (M. For.)

174: Zane Mulder (25-2) placed 4th and scored 14.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Mulder (Wartburg College) 25-2 won by major decision over Zach Stedeford (Rochester Institute Of Technology) 27-12 (MD 15-1)
• Quarterfinal - Mulder (Wartburg College) 25-2 won by major decision over Demitreus Henry (State University Of New York At Cortland) 7-3 (MD 9-0)
• Semifinal - Michael Ross (Johnson & Wales University (Rhode Island)) 37-1 won by decision over Mulder (Wartburg College) 25-2 (Dec 10-8)
• Cons. Semi - Mulder (Wartburg College) 25-2 won by major decision over Zach Stedeford (Rochester Institute Of Technology) 27-12 (MD 9-1)
• 3rd Place Match - Jacob Krakow (Loras College) 21-3 won in sudden victory - 1 over Mulder (Wartburg College) 25-2 (SV-1 3-1)

184: Kyle Briggs (18-2) placed 3rd and scored 14.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Briggs (Wartburg College) 18-2 won by tech fall over Maguire Pecci (University Oo Chicago) 25-7 (TF-1.5 7:00 (19-4))
• Quarterfinal - Briggs (Wartburg College) 18-2 won by decision over Lucas Salmon (Baldwin Wallace University) 4-3 (Dec 3-0)
• Semifinal - Paul Detwiler (U.S. Coast Guard Academy) 23-1 won by decision over Briggs (Wartburg College) 18-2 (Dec 5-3)
• Cons. Semi - Briggs (Wartburg College) 18-2 won by decision over Chibueze Chukwuezi (Ithaca College) 8-2 (Dec 8-4)
• 3rd Place Match - Briggs (Wartburg College) 18-2 won by decision over Shane Liegel (Loras College) 25-2 (Dec 2-0)

 
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