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No. 2 Wartburg wins 13th NWCA National Duals Championship

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa— The No. 2 Wartburg men's wrestling team (10-0 overall) won its 13th NWCA National Duals Championship Saturday in the 21-19 win over No. 1 Augsburg.

Complete results: 
No. 2 Wartburg vs. No. 3 UW-La Crosse, Wartburg won 20-17
125: Brett Birchman (WB) win by 21-15 dec vs. #10 Remington Bontreger (UWL) WB 3-0
133: #3 Joe Pins (WB) win by 16-0 tech fall vs. Zachary Weiler (UWL) WB 8-0
141: #15 Kyler Romero (WB) win by 17-1 tech fall vs. #14 Sam Lorenz (UWL) WB 13-0
149: #3 Tyler Goebel (UWL) won by 4-0 dec vs. #7 Charlie Dojan (WB). WB 13-3
157: #1 Nolan Hertel (UWL) won by 16-4 maj dec vs. #13 Blain Christie (WB) WB 13-7
165: #6 Noah Leisgang (UWL) win by 12-1 maj dec vs. #11 Nathan Fuller (WB) WB 13-11
174: #1 Zane Mulder (WB) win by 14-3 maj dec vs. Leo Draveling (UWL) WB 17-11
184: #11 Marcus Orlandoni (UWL) won by 6-4 dec vs. Matt Rogge (WB) WB 17-14
197: #1 Massoma Endene (WB) win by 7-2 dec vs. Ben Kawczynksi (UWL) WB 20-14
285: #3 Michael Douglas (UWL) win by 2-1 dec OT vs. Mitch Williamson (WB) WB 20-17
Notes:
  • This was Birchman's and Romero's 10th win of the season
  • Birchman remains undefeated (10-0)
  • All but two of Birchman's wins have been by bonus points
  • Pins and Endene have appeared in every varsity dual this season
  • Pins and Mulder remain undefeated on the year (13-0)
  • All of Pins' wins have been by bonus points
  • This was Pins' 34th career tech fall, which ties him for first with Cross Cannone on the career leader list
  • Romero moved his winning streak to six
  • This was Mulder's second major decision of the season
  • Mulder increased his winning streak to 28, which dates back to last season
  • All but one of Endene's wins have been by bonus points
  • Endene increased his winning streak to 28, which dates back to last season
  • Endene remains undefeated on the season (14-0)
  • This was Wartburg's 74th dual win at this event
  • The Knights advance to the finals and will face No. 1 Augsburg
No. 2 Wartburg vs. No. 1 Augsburg, Wartburg won 21-19
125: Brett Birchman (WB) win by 8-3 dec vs. Austin Laudenbach (AU) WB 3-0
133: #3 Joe Pins (WB) win by 21-5 tech fall vs. Wyatt Kaczrowski (AU) WB 8-0
141: #15 Kyler Romero (WB) win by 11-4 dec vs. #8 Sam Stuhl (Augsburg) WB 11-0
149: #2 Charlie Stuhl (Augsburg) win by 5-2 dec TB1 vs. #7 Charlie Dojan (WB). WB 11-3
157: Daniel Meeker (WB) win by 7-2 dec vs. #8 Blake Jagodzinske (AU) WB 14-3
165: #3 Cooper Willis (AU) win by fall at 2:50 vs. #11 Nathan Fuller (WB) WB 14-9
174: #1 Zane Mulder (WB) win by 7-2 dec vs. #3 Seth Goetzinger (AU) WB 17-9
184: #1 Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (AU) win by 14-3 maj dec vs. #9 Kasey Ross (WB) WB 17-13
197: #1 Massoma Endene (WB) win by 14-2 maj dec vs. #2 Parker Venz (AU) WB 21-13
285: Tyler Raway (AU) win by fall vs Darius Myner (WB) WB 21-19
Notes:
  • Birchman remains undefeated on the season (11-0)
  • Pins and Endene have appeared in every varsity dual this season
  • Pins and Mulder remain undefeated on the year (14-0)
  • All of Pins' wins have been by bonus points
  • This was Pins' 35th career tech fall. He is now the career leader as he broke the old record of 34 set by Cross Cannone.
  • This was Pins' 10th tech fall of the season
  • Romero moved his winning streak to seven
  • Mulder increased his winning streak to 29, which dates back to last season
  • All but one of Endene's wins have been by bonus points
  • Endene increased his winning streak to 29, which dates back to last season
  • Endene remains undefeated on the season (15-0)
  • This was Endene's 15th win of the season
  • Wartburg wins 13th NWCA National Duals Championship
  • This was the ninth time the Knights defeated the Auggies for the crown
  • The 13 total is the most among all divisions
  • This was Wartburg's 75th dual win at this event
  • This is the first NWCA National Duals Championship for the Orange and Black since 2020
  • This was the 25th win over Augsburg in program history
  • The Knights have won the last seven-straight over the Auggies
Press clippings  
Recap from The Waterloo Courier.
Highlights from KWWL.
Recap from FloWrestling.
Recap from The Gazette.

Next event
Wartburg returns to competition next Saturday at the Cornell Invite.
 
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Players Mentioned

Nathan Fuller

Nathan Fuller

Sophomore
Joe Pins

Joe Pins

Senior
Blain Christie

Blain Christie

Junior
Massoma Endene

Massoma Endene

Junior
Zane Mulder

Zane Mulder

Senior
Kyler Romero

Kyler Romero

Junior
Brett Birchman

Brett Birchman

Freshman
Charlie Dojan

Charlie Dojan

Junior
Daniel Meeker

Daniel Meeker

Junior
Matt Rogge

Matt Rogge

Junior

Players Mentioned

Nathan Fuller

Nathan Fuller

Sophomore
Joe Pins

Joe Pins

Senior
Blain Christie

Blain Christie

Junior
Massoma Endene

Massoma Endene

Junior
Zane Mulder

Zane Mulder

Senior
Kyler Romero

Kyler Romero

Junior
Brett Birchman

Brett Birchman

Freshman
Charlie Dojan

Charlie Dojan

Junior
Daniel Meeker

Daniel Meeker

Junior
Matt Rogge

Matt Rogge

Junior