Wartburg won its sixth straight NCAA regional titleDUBUQUE, Iowa -- The No. 1 Wartburg wrestling team six-peated as NCAA regional team champions Sunday with 181.5 points. The Knights qualified nine for the National Championships.
Championship Semifinals & Consolation Third Round
125: Brennen Doebel (WB) win by 11-8 dec vs. Brock Henderson (Coe)
133: #3 Brock Rathbun (WB) win by 13-3 maj dec vs. Kyle Clough (Luther)
141: Brady Ruden (Coe) won by fall at 3:46 vs. Martine Sandoval (WB)
149: #1 Cross Cannone (WB) win by 7-1 dec vs. #6 Bradan Birt (Millikin)
157: #2 Logan Thomsen (WB) win by 9-2 dec vs. Egan Berta (North Central)
165: #1 Mike Ross (WB) win by fall at 1:24 vs. Jeremy Vester (Central)
174: #1 Eric DeVos (WB) win by 18-2 tech fall vs. Matt Marcotte (North Central)
184: #2 Tyler Lutes (WB) win by 15-3 maj dec vs. Awais Arain (Loras)
197: #2 Kyle Fank (WB) win by 15-4 maj dec vs. Ethan Cain (Dubuque)
285: Tyler Ortmann (Cornell) won by 5-2 dec vs. #1 Lance Evans (WB)
Notes:
-Doebel moves his winning streak to six
-Doebel, Rathbun, Cannone, Thomsen, Ross, DeVos, Lutes, qualifies for Nationals.
-Rathbun moves winning streak to 10
-Rathbun's 20th victory of the season
-Sandoval is eliminated
-Cannone remains undefeated (29-0)
-Ross remains undefeated (21-0)
-Ross' 10th fall of the season
-DeVos remains undefeated (13-0)
-DeVos moves his overall winning streak to 31, which dates back to the National Championship match in 2016
-Lutes moves his winning streak to eight
-Fank moved winning streak to 18
-This was Evans' first loss of the season
Regional Championships and Third Place
125: Brennen Doebel (WB) won by medical forfeit
133: #3 Brock Rathbun (WB) won by 10-4 dec vs. Brendan Gould (Augustana)
149: Cross Cannone (WB) won by medical forfeit
157: #2 Logan Thomsen (WB) wins by 8-0 maj dec vs. #6 Cole Erickson (Coe)
165: #1 Mike Ross (WB) win by 8-0 maj dec vs. Ben Hewson (Cornell)
174: #1 Eric DeVos (WB) win by 6-2 dec vs. #5 Jake Voss (Coe)
184: #2 Tyler Lutes (WB) win by fall at 4:32 vs. Keajion Jennings (Millikin)
197: #2 Kyle Fank (WB) won by 6-1 dec vs. #3 Guy Patron (Loras)
285: #1 Lance Evans (WB) win by 4-3 dec vs. Emonte Logan (North Central)
Notes:
-Central Regional Individual Champions: Doebel, Rathbun, Cannone, Thomsen, Ross, DeVos, Lutes, Fank
-Rathbun moves winning streak to 11
-Cannone remains undefeated (30-0)
-Thomsen moves winning streak to five
-Ross remains undefeated (22-0)
-DeVos remains undefeated (14-0)
-DeVos moves his overall winning streak to 32, which dates back to the National Championship match in 2016
-DeVos is now a three-time Regional Champion
-Lutes moves his winning streak to nine
-Fank moved winning streak to 19
-The Knights had eight individual Regional Champions, most in program history
-Wartburg six-peats as Regional Team Champions, 181.5 pts.
-Wartburg has won this event since its inception
-Head coach Eric Keller wins Regional Coach of the Year
-The Knights have nine qualifiers for the National Championships March 9-10
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