SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KWWL) -
The Wartburg wrestling team defeated Elmhurst 24-10, wrapping up a 4-0 weekend, while capturing their third straight title at the Division III National Duals.
The Knights won 7 out of 10 matches, while a pair of wrestlers picked up bonus points. Second ranked Kodie Silvestri won by tech fall at 149, while #4 Cole Welter picked up a major decision at 157.
Wartburg's title was the 7th in program history.
Meet results:
125 #2 Gilberto Camacho (Wartburg) over Lillashawn Coleman (Elmhurst) Dec 4-1 3.00 0
133 #1 Kenneth Anderson (Wartburg) over #4 Dalton Bullard (Elmhurst) Dec 3-0 3.00 0
141 #6 Ryan Earley (Elmhurst) over #4 Thomas Mirocha (Wartburg) Dec 8-5 0 3.00
149 #2 Kodie Silvestri (Wartburg) over Maxx Lozano (Elmhurst) TF 18-3 5.00 0
157 #4 Cole Welter (Wartburg) over Alex Maynard (Elmhurst) Maj 12-4 4.00 0
165 #1 Landon Williams (Wartburg) over Nick DiNardo (Elmhurst) Dec 5-0 3.00 0
174 #3 Dylan Azinger (Wartburg) over #6 Danny Balderas (Elmhurst) Dec 6-5 3.00 0
184 #1 Josef Rau (Elmhurst) over #7 Sam Upah (Wartburg) Maj 19-6 0 4.00
197 Mike Benefiel (Elmhurst) over #6 Puna Soriano (Wartburg) Maj 9-0 0 4.00
285 #6 Ryan Fank (Wartburg) over Jack Lewis (Elmhurst) Dec 6-0 3.00 0
wrestler misconduct -1.000
Dual Meet Score 24.0 10.0
