The No. 1 Wartburg Knights wrestling team dominated the NCAA Division III Central Regional on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Wartburg finished on top on the team scoring, and the Knights pushed nine of ten wrestlers through to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship set for March 14-15, 2014 in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Wartburg Knights' head coach Eric Keller's squad saw seven wrestlers ranked inside the top five entering the NCAA Division III Central Regional.

No. 1 ranked wrestlers Gilberto Camacho (125#) and Landon Williams (174#) ended the day as Central Regional champions in their respective weight classes. Kenny Anderson (133#) and Ryan Fank (285#) were ranked No. 2 entering the day, and they also scored a Central Regional Championship. Cole Welter, national ranked No. 3, earned the 165-pound regional championship.

Connor Campo (141#) scored the fifth individual Central Regional Championship for Wartburg.

The top three finishers from the Regional Championship advanced to championship round. Mark Pinero, Brett Yonkovic, and Puna Soriano made up the other nine wrestlers advancing to the NCAA Championship.

2014 Division III Wrestling Central Regional Results
Dubuque, IA
March 1, 2014

Team Scores
1. Wartburg College 159.0; 2. Coe College 127.0; 3. Luther College 95.0 4. Cornell College 91.0; 5. University Of Dubuque 90.0; 6. Loras College 83.5; 7. Augustana College (Illinois) 66.5; 8. Buena Vista University 39.5; 9. Central College (Iowa) 33.5; 10. Knox College 10.5; 11. Simpson College 1.0.

Individual Results

125 Results

  • 1st Place - Gilberto Camacho of Wartburg College
  • 2nd Place - Daniel Page of Central College (Iowa)
  • 3rd Place - Nicholas Rivera of University Of Dubuque
  • 4th Place - Jimmy Panozzo of Augustana College (Illinois)
  • 5th Place - Rudy Johnson of Loras College
  • 6th Place - Ben Rosen of Cornell College

 

133 Results

  • 1st Place - Kenny Anderson of Wartburg College
  • 2nd Place - Evan Obert of Luther College
  • 3rd Place - Phillip Opelt of Cornell College
  • 4th Place - Jimmy Gotto of Coe College
  • 5th Place - Stephen Rosenburg of University Of Dubuque
  • 6th Place - Wilson Metellus of Loras College

 

141 Results

  • 1st Place - Connor Campo of Wartburg College
  • 2nd Place - Matt Holmes of Loras College
  • 3rd Place - Brian Travis of University Of Dubuque
  • 4th Place - Beau Westpfahl of Coe College
  • 5th Place - Dakota Gray of Luther College
  • 6th Place - Isaiah Schaub of Augustana College (Illinois)

 

149 Results

  • 1st Place - Nick Drendel of University Of Dubuque
  • 2nd Place - Trevor Engle of Cornell College
  • 3rd Place - Mark Pinero of Wartburg College
  • 4th Place - Steven Gutschenritter of Buena Vista University
  • 5th Place - Josh Donkle of Coe College
  • 6th Place - Joe Wood of Loras College

 

157 Results

  • 1st Place - Dimitri Boyer of Coe College
  • 2nd Place - Steven DeWitt of Loras College
  • 3rd Place - Brett Yonkovic of Wartburg College
  • 4th Place - Blake Letney of Luther College
  • 5th Place - Kevin Sundberg of Augustana College (Illinois)
  • 6th Place - Josh Lewis of University Of Dubuque

 

165 Results

  • 1st Place - Cole Welter of Wartburg College
  • 2nd Place - Derek Mizaur of University Of Dubuque
  • 3rd Place - Farai Sewera of Coe College
  • 4th Place - Connor Cummings of Augustana College (Illinois)
  • 5th Place - Seth Shatto of Buena Vista University
  • 6th Place - Billy Wood of Loras College

 

174 Results

  • 1st Place - Landon Williams of Wartburg College
  • 2nd Place - Ethan Ball of Coe College
  • 3rd Place - Brent Hamm of Cornell College
  • 4th Place - Jarid Groth of Luther College
  • 5th Place - Manuel Mendoza of University Of Dubuque
  • 6th Place - Jordan Richardson of Augustana College (Illinois)

 

184 Results

  • 1st Place - Jayden DeVilbiss of Luther College
  • 2nd Place - Ryan Sheldon of Coe College
  • 3rd Place - Thomas Reyhons of Augustana College (Illinois)
  • 4th Place - Gerard Roman of Wartburg College
  • 5th Place - Casey Paprocki of Buena Vista University
  • 6th Place - Aburough Abegesah of Cornell College

 

197 Results

  • 1st Place - Alex Coolidge of Cornell College
  • 2nd Place - Punahele Soriano of Wartburg College
  • 3rd Place - Donnie Horner of Coe College
  • 4th Place - Tyler Lowy of Central College (Iowa)
  • 5th Place - Tyler Walls of Luther College
  • 6th Place - Matt Surprenant of Knox College

 

285 Results

  • 1st Place - Ryan Fank of Wartburg College
  • 2nd Place - James Buss of Loras College
  • 3rd Place - Cory Becker of Coe College
  • 4th Place - Carl Gaul of Cornell College
  • 5th Place - Nick Pearch of Luther College
  • 6th Place - John Schraidt of Augustana College (Illinois)

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