CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—The No. 1 Wartburg men's wrestling team (9-1 overall) finished as the National Runners-Up at the NWCA National Duals Saturday.
 
Complete results
Semifinals vs. #4 Johnson & Wales
WB won 20-17

125	#1 Joziah Fry (Johnson & Wales (RI)) over Brett Birchman (Wartburg) TF 22-5	0	5.0
133	#3 Peyton Ellis (Johnson & Wales (RI)) over #6 Josh Gervey (Wartburg) Dec 10-4	0	3.0
141	Jake Eckerle (Johnson & Wales (RI)) over Tommy Thongseng (Wartburg) Dec 12-6	0	3.0
149	Ian Crapp (Wartburg) over Cameron Soda (Johnson & Wales (RI)) Dec 9-5	3.0	0
157	Hayden Brown (Johnson & Wales (RI)) over #4 Blain Christie (Wartburg) Dec 4-0	0	3.0
165	#10 Jack Richardson (Johnson & Wales (RI)) over #13 Aiden Brosinski (Wartburg) Dec 6-2	0	3.0
174	#14 Matt Rogge (Wartburg) over Michael Schliem (Johnson & Wales (RI)) Dec 6-0	3.0	0
184	#3 Kasey Ross (Wartburg) over Ky`ell Roper (Johnson & Wales (RI)) TF 17-1	5.0	0
197	#1 Massoma Endene (Wartburg) over Dylan Harr (Johnson & Wales (RI)) Dec 9-3	3.0	0
285	#5 Mitch Williamson (Wartburg) over #14 Adolfo Betancur (Johnson & Wales (RI)) Fall 5:55	6.0	0

Notes:

• Rogge moved his winning streak to seven
• Ross moved his winning streak to 13
• This was Ross' sixth tech fall of the season
• Endene moved his winning streak to 48
• Endene remained undefeated on the year (7-0)
• Williamson moved his winning streak to nine
• Williamson remained undefeated on the year (9-0)
• This was Williamson's fourth fall of the year

 

Down 17-14 entering heavyweight, Mitch Williamson secured a third-period fall, lifting Wartburg to a 20-17 National Duals semifinal win over Johnson & Wales. The Knights face Augsburg in the D3 finals at 3 p.m. CT.#ncaawrestling pic.twitter.com/Nt51L4O86U

— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) January 11, 2025

Finals vs. #3 Augsburg
Augsburg won 17-16

125	Wyatt Kaczrowski (Augsburg) over Brett Birchman (Wartburg) Dec 4-0	0	3.0
133	#6 Josh Gervey (Wartburg) over #15 Chance Suddeth (Augsburg) Dec 4-1	3.0	0
141	Tommy Thongseng (Wartburg) over Cade Willis (Augsburg) Dec 7-2	3.0	0
149	#11 Matt Randolph (Augsburg) over Ian Crapp (Wartburg) Dec 5-3	0	3.0
157	#7 Karsen Otis (Augsburg) over #4 Blain Christie (Wartburg) Maj 12-1	0	4.0
165	#3 Cooper Willis (Augsburg) over Carter Proffitt (Wartburg) Maj 11-2	0	4.0
174	#6 Seth Goetzinger (Augsburg) over #14 Matt Rogge (Wartburg) Dec 6-0	0	3.0
184	#3 Kasey Ross (Wartburg) over #4 Brandt Bombard (Augsburg) Dec 2-0	3.0	0
197	#1 Massoma Endene (Wartburg) over #2 Parker Venz (Augsburg) Dec 8-5	3.0	0
285	#5 Mitch Williamson (Wartburg) over Tyler Raway (Augsburg) Maj 11-3	4.0	0

Notes:

• This was Gervey's 15^th win of the year
• Ross moved his winning streak to 14
• Endene remained undefeated on the year (8-0)
• Endene moved his winning streak to 49
• Williamson remained undefeated on the year (10-0)
• Williamson moved his winning streak to 10
• It's the 14^th time the two schools have met in the championship
• Wartburg still leads all teams historically with 13 National Duals titles regardless of division
• Since the inception of the event, Augsburg or Wartburg have won 22 of the 23 titles in the division, the one exception came in 2022 when neither team attended due to pandemic-related issues.
   

 

#1 Massoma Endene of Wartburg and #2 Parker Venz of Augsburg had a match that came down to the very last second 🤯 with Massoma Endene pulling off a CLUTCH victory pic.twitter.com/5CaIQ3DM6B

— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) January 12, 2025

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Next event
The Knights return to competition next Saturday at Cornell's Invite.