The No. 1 ranked Wartburg Knights wrestling team claimed their 22nd straight Iowa Conference (IIAC) Championship.  On Friday, February 14, 2014, the IIAC Championship meet featured the Knights (18-0) and the Coe College Cohawks (13-5).  Wartburg made easy work of Coe winning 25-9.

It was the Knights' 173 consecutive win over an IIAC opponent.

Their 22 consecutive conference titles is the longest streak in Division III wrestling. The longest previous streak was 17 which was held by Augsburg College (1987-2003).

Iowa Conference Championship Dual: Wartburg 25, Coe 9

  • 125 #1 Gilberto Camacho (WB) wins by 13-1 maj dec vs. Jan Rosenberg (Coe). WB leads 4-0
  • 133 #7 Jimmy Gotto (Coe) wins by fall at 0:06 vs. #2 Kenny Anderson (WB). Coe leads 6-4
  • 141 #7 Connor Campo (WB) wins by 7-1 dec vs. Beau Westpfahl (Coe). WB leads 7-6
  • 149 Mark Pinero (WB) wins by 6-1 dec vs. Josh Donkle (Coe). WB leads 10-6.
  • 157 #9 Brett Yonkovic (WB) wins by 7-5 dec. vs. #2 Dimitri Boyer (Coe). WB leads 13-6.
  • 165 #3 Cole Welter (WB) wins by 1-0 dec vs Farai Sewera (Coe). WB leads 16-6.
  • 174 #1 Landon Williams (WB) wins by 3-0 dec vs. #4 Ethan Ball (Coe). WB leads 19-6.
  • 184 #10 Ryan Sheldon (Coe) wins by 5-2 dec vs. #8 Sam Upah (WB). WB leads 19-9.
  • 197 #6 Punahele Soriano (WB) wins by 3-1 dec vs. #10 Donnie Horner (Coe). WB leads 22-9
  • 285 #2 Ryan Fank (WB) wins by 4-1 dec. vs. Cory Becker (Coe). WB wins 25-9
  • Official: Kevin Tann

Other Notes:

  • Campo tallied his 25th win of the year.
  • Pinero earned his 24th win of the season.
  • Yonkovic recorded his 27th win of the season.
  • Welter earned his 25th win of the season.
  • Landon Williams has a team-best 34 victories and continues his undefeated streak against Division III opponents.
  • Williams took sole possession of the eighth spot on the program's list of career win leaders with 128.
  • Soriano won his 29th victory of the year.
  • Wartburg has an overall winning streak to 54, which dates back to the 2011-12 season.
  • This marked the third 18-0 season in program history as the team finished with that record in 1992-93 and 2010-11.

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