WAVERLY, Iowa – The No. 3 Wartburg men's wrestling team (12-1 overall) defeated No. 1 Augsburg (7-1) 22-14 in the annual Battle of the Burgs.



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The belt stays with the #1 Burg!@WartburgKnights captures another Battle of the Burgs title, outdueling Augsburg in the annual showdown between legendary programs. pic.twitter.com/a47sUUF6WX

— Owen Siebring (@owensiebring) January 27, 2023

 
Results:
125: Derek Steele (AU) win by 6-4 dec vs. #5 James Levy (WB)      AU 3-0 
133: #4 Joe Pins (WB) win by 11-3 maj dec vs. #13 Cade Willis (AU) WB 4-3           
141: #1 Zayren Terukina (WB) win by 9-3 dec vs. #5 Sam Stuhl (AU) WB 7-3
149: #8 Kris Rumph (WB) win by 16-5 maj dec vs. #9 Charlie Stuhl (AU) WB 11-3
157: #4 Tyler Shilson (AU) win by 2-1 dec vs. #1 David Hollingsworth (WB) WB 11-6
165: #4 Nathan Fuller (WB) win by 8-6 dec SV vs. #10 Cooper Willis (AU) WB 14-6
174: #2 Zane Mulder (WB) win by 17-5 maj dec vs. #11 Seth Goetzinger (AU) WB 18-6                    
184: #5 Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (AU) win by 10-0 maj dec vs. #8 Jordan Bushey (WB) WB 18-10
197: #4 Mossama Endene (WB) win by 13-2 maj dec vs. #12 Parker Venz (AU) WB 22-10
285: #6 Tyler Kim (AU) win by 8-0 maj dec Eli Pannell (WB) WB 22-14      
              
              
Notes:

• This is the 40^th meeting in the all-time series between the two programs.
• Attendance: 2,000
• This was the first loss in a dual for Levy this season.
• This was the second ranked wrestler Pins, Rumph, Bushey, and Endene have faced this season.
• Pins earned his 10^th win of the season.
• All but one of Pins' victories have been by bonus points this season.
• Pins moved his winning streak to six.
• This was the fourth ranked wrestler Terukina has faced this season.
• Terukina and Fuller remained undefeated (17-0)
• Terukina and Fuller moved their winning streaks to 17.
• Terukina, Fuller, and Endene have a team-best 17 wins on the year.
• This was the first ranked wrestler Hollingsworth and Fuller have faced this season.
• This was the third ranked wrestler Mulder and Pannell have faced this season.
• Mulder earned his 16^th win of the season.
• All but two of Mulder's victories have been by bonus points this season.
• Endene has appeared in every varsity dual this season.
• Since the trophy belt originated in the 2014-15 season, Wartburg is 8-0.
• Wartburg has now won the last six-straight meetings.
• The last six times these teams have met, one has been the top-ranked team in the nation.

Next event
The Knights will travel to face Coe next Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.