LINCOLN, Neb. – No. 1 ranked Wartburg College handed Nebraska Wesleyan a 45-0 loss in the 2017-18 season opening wrestling dual on Saturday night (Nov. 4) in Snyder Arena.
 
With the victory, Wartburg increased its winning streak against IIAC opponents to 197 straight matches dating back to 1994.  The Knights improve to 1-0 early this season, while NWU falls to 0-1 to begin the season.
 
The Prairie Wolves will next be in action on November 11 at the Luther College Open.
 
11/4/17
Lincoln, Neb.
#1 Wartburg vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
 
Wartburg 45, Nebraska Wesleyan 0
 
Wt.       Matchup                                                                                       Result           Team Score
125       Connor Cleveland (WAR) over Ryan Smales (NWU)                  Fall, 2:03        6-0
133       Brennen Doebel (WAR)  over Brayden Dowding (NWU)             Fall, 1:31        12-0
141       Brock Rathbun (WAR) over Jesse Malmkar (NWU)                     TF, 18-3         17-0
149       Cross Cannone (WAR) over Maison Clark (NWU)                       TF, 18-0         22-0
157       Logan Thomsen (WAR) over Dustin Monroe (NWU)                   Fall, 1:36        28-0
165       Derek Lee Loy (WAR) over Nathan Hunt (NWU)                         Dec. 8-5         31-0
174       Trevor McLaughlin (WAR) over Matthew Fricke (NWU)               TF, 19-1         36-0
184       Open                                                                                                                   36-0
197       Kyle Fank (WAR) over Ben Lodema (NWU)                                 Dec. 6-0        39-0
HWT      Lance Evans (WAR) over Justin Hennessy (NWU)                     Fall, 0:45       45-0
 
Exhibition Match
184       Trevor Walton (WAR) over Alex Kerr (NWU)                          Fall, 1:23
 
#1 Wartburg - 1-0, 1-0 IIAC
Nebraska Wesleyan - 0-1, 0-1 IIAC