CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Wartburg College freshman Patrick Mullen (Naperville, Ill./Immaculate Conception College Prep) has been named the American Rivers Conference Men's Wrestler of the Week, announced today.  
 
Mullen compiled a perfect 5-0 record at the Cliff Keen Mike Duroe Invite to capture the 133-pound title. His performance included two pins, two decisions, and a technical fall, capped by a 4-0 decision over No. 13-ranked Chance Suddeth of Augsburg in the gold division championship bout. 

Champ. Round 1 - Patrick Mullen (Wartburg) won by tech fall over Jayden Copeland (Schreiner) (TF 17-2) 
Champ. Round 2 - Patrick Mullen (Wartburg) won by fall over Isaac Gawronski (Westminster) (Fall 2:35) 
Quarterfinal - Patrick Mullen (Wartburg) won by decision over Eli Sneed (Cornell College) (Dec 7-3) 
Semifinal - Patrick Mullen (Wartburg) won by fall over Quintin Wolbert (Wisconsin-La Crosse) (Fall 6:52) 
1st Place Match - Patrick Mullen (Wartburg) won by decision over Chance Suddeth (Augsburg) (Dec 4-0) 
 
Mullen has compiled 15 wins this season, five by fall, four by decision, and two tech falls and major decisions to total 60 team points.  
 
No. 1 Wartburg (9-1 overall, 3-0 A-R-C) looks toward the American Rivers Conference Duals set for Saturday, Jan. 24 in Dubuque, Iowa. The A-R-C will have five teams (Coe, Loras, Luther, Nebraska Wesleyan, and Simpson) head to Lincoln, Neb., as the four remaining teams (Buena Vista, Central Dubuque, and Wartburg) will be in Dubuque. A full dual pod schedule will be available next week.