The #2 Wartburg Knights wrestling team claimed their fifth straight and ninth overall National Wrestling Coaches Association National Dual Championship on December 10, 2015.

In the semifinal round, easily handled Wabash winning 34-9.  Connor Campo (133#) won by technical fall, 19-4 and increased his win streak to 13.  Kaz Onoo (141#) scored his first collegiate pin, and Ben Nagle recorded his first pin of the year.

The Knights face UW-Whitewater in the championship round and won, 20-13. Wartburg has been in the finals every year of this event, since 2002. Campo and Nagle each won their match and now have a team-best 17 wins.

NWCA NATIONAL DUALS: Championship Round
No. 2 Wartburg vs. No. 1 UW-Whitewater
Wartburg wins 20-13

  • 125: Jake Agnitsch (WB) win by 9-5 dec vs Zac Denny (UWW)
  • 133: #6 Connor Campo (WB) won by forfeit
  • 141: Matt Adcock (UWW) win by 10-6 OT dec vs #10 Kaz Onoo (WB)
  • 149: #5 Kenny Martin (WB) win by 4-3 dec vs #2 Elroy Perkin (UWW)
  • 157: Tom Gerszewski (UWW) win by 5-2 dec vs #4 Drew Wagenhoffer (WB)
  • 165: #3 Andrew Steiert (WB) win by 11-4 dec vs Tyler Becker (UWW)
  • 174: #5 Brandon Welter (WB) win by 5-3 dec vs #9 Jordan Newman (UWW)
  • 184: #9 Ryan Aprahamian (UWW) win by 9-7 dec Devin Peterson (WB)
  • 197: #1 Shane Siefert (UWW) win by 11-2 maj dec vs #7 Bryan Levsen (WB)
  • 285: #5 Ben Nagle (WB) win by 5-2 dec vs #8 Anthony Edgren (UWW)

NWCA NATIONAL DUALS: Semifinal Round
No. 2 Wartburg vs. No. 3 Wabash
Wartburg won 34-9

  • 125: Jake Agnitsch (WB) win by 3-2 dec in 3 OT vs AJ Belden (Wab)
  • 133: #6 Connor Campo (WB) won by 19-4 tech fall vs Chandler Moore (Wab)
  • 141: #10 Kaz Onoo (WB) won by fall at 0:25 vs Devin Broukal (Wab)
  • 149: #5 Kenny Martin (WB) won by 14-6 maj dec vs. Nick Bova (Wab)
  • 157: #5 Reece Lefever (Wab) won by 4-3 dec vs #4 Drew Wagenhoffer (WB)
  • 165: #3 Andrew Steiert (WB) won by 13-3 maj dec vs Chanc Ravish (Wab)
  • 174: #2 Conner Lefever (Wab) won by 8-6 dec #5 Brandon Welter (WB)
  • 184: #1 Riley Lefever (Wab) won by 6-3 vs Devin Peterson (WB)
  • 197: Gerard Roman (WB) won by fall 4:56 vs Brett Thumm (Wab)
  • 285: #5 Ben Nagle (WB) won by fall at 2:15 vs Jake Barclay (Wab)

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