No. 3 Wartburg upsets No. 1 Augsburg in Battle of the Burgs, 16-15 on criteria
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by Wartburg Athletics
MINNEAPOLIS-- For the eighth-straight year, Wartburg claimed the annual Battle of the Burgs. The Knights upset No. 1 Augsburg on tiebreakers, 16-15 Thursday night to retain the Svens-Milboy traveling trophy belt for the fifth-straight year.
Each team won five matches. All of the bouts were decided by decision, with no bonus point victories.
With Augsburg leading 15-12 going into heavyweight, Bowen Wileman of Wartburg shut out Ethan Hofacker of Augsburg, 6-0, tying the match at 15-15.
Wartburg won the criteria on total match points, 47-43
Notes:
-Dual started at 125.
-125 was a rematch of last year's Battle of the Burgs, with the same victor.
-133 was rematch of 2018 National Championship, with a different victor. These two also faced off against each other in last year's Battle of the Burgs with Rathbun as the victor.
-This was Rathbun's first loss to a DIII opponent this season.
-Fritz moved his winning streak to six.
-Cannone is the defending National Champion at 149; moved up a weight this year.
-Epps is the defending National Champion at 157.
-Cannone remained undefeated on the year (22-0).
-Cannone moves his winning streak to 56, which dates back to the 2017 National Championship.
-This was Cannone's 109th career win, which is tied for 23rd on Wartburg's career leader list.
-All but four of Cannone's victories have been by bonus points.
-Jeske is the defending National Champion at 165.
-Briggs moved his winning streak to five.
-Cox is the only Wartburg competitor to appear in every dual this season.
-Wileman moved his winning streak to four.
-Closest Battle of the Burgs dual since 2010's 16-15 win by Augsburg.
-Eighth-straight Battle of the Burgs win for Wartburg.
-Fifth-straight year Wartburg wins Svens-Milboy belt (traveling trophy began in 2015)
NO. 3 WARTBURG 16, NO. 1 AUGSBURG 15
at Minneapolis, Minn.
125: #3 Victor Gliva (AU) win by 7-6 dec vs. #4 Brady Kyner (WB) AU 3-0
133: #4 Sam Bennyhoff (AU) win by 7-4 dec vs. #1 Brock Rathbun (WB) AU 6-0
141: #7 Brady Fritz (WB) win by 3-1 dec #3 David Flynn (AU) AU 6-3
149: Kris Rumph (WB) win by 6-4 vs. #2 Alex Wilson (AU) tied 6-6
157: #1 Cross Cannone (WB) win by 8-4 dec vs. #2 Ryan Epps (AU) WB 9-6
165: #1 Lucas Jeske (AU) win by 4-3 dec vs. #4 Michael Ross (WB) tied 9-9
174: #4 Kyle Briggs (WB) win by 6-5 dec vs. #5 Tanner Vassar (AU) WB 12-9
184: #10 Solomon Nielsen (AU) win by 8-3 dec vs. Isaiah Cox (WB) tied 12-12
197: #4 Lance Benick win by 3-2 dec vs. #8 Kobe Woods (WB) AU 15-12
285: Bowen Wileman (WB) win by 6-0 dec vs. Ethan Hofacker (AU) Tied 15-15
Wartburg wins on tiebreaker criteria C (total match points; 47-43); WB wins match 16-15
Each team won five matches. All of the bouts were decided by decision, with no bonus point victories.
With Augsburg leading 15-12 going into heavyweight, Bowen Wileman of Wartburg shut out Ethan Hofacker of Augsburg, 6-0, tying the match at 15-15.
Wartburg won the criteria on total match points, 47-43
Notes:
-Dual started at 125.
-125 was a rematch of last year's Battle of the Burgs, with the same victor.
-133 was rematch of 2018 National Championship, with a different victor. These two also faced off against each other in last year's Battle of the Burgs with Rathbun as the victor.
-This was Rathbun's first loss to a DIII opponent this season.
-Fritz moved his winning streak to six.
-Cannone is the defending National Champion at 149; moved up a weight this year.
-Epps is the defending National Champion at 157.
-Cannone remained undefeated on the year (22-0).
-Cannone moves his winning streak to 56, which dates back to the 2017 National Championship.
-This was Cannone's 109th career win, which is tied for 23rd on Wartburg's career leader list.
-All but four of Cannone's victories have been by bonus points.
-Jeske is the defending National Champion at 165.
-Briggs moved his winning streak to five.
-Cox is the only Wartburg competitor to appear in every dual this season.
-Wileman moved his winning streak to four.
-Closest Battle of the Burgs dual since 2010's 16-15 win by Augsburg.
-Eighth-straight Battle of the Burgs win for Wartburg.
-Fifth-straight year Wartburg wins Svens-Milboy belt (traveling trophy began in 2015)
NO. 3 WARTBURG 16, NO. 1 AUGSBURG 15
at Minneapolis, Minn.
125: #3 Victor Gliva (AU) win by 7-6 dec vs. #4 Brady Kyner (WB) AU 3-0
133: #4 Sam Bennyhoff (AU) win by 7-4 dec vs. #1 Brock Rathbun (WB) AU 6-0
141: #7 Brady Fritz (WB) win by 3-1 dec #3 David Flynn (AU) AU 6-3
149: Kris Rumph (WB) win by 6-4 vs. #2 Alex Wilson (AU) tied 6-6
157: #1 Cross Cannone (WB) win by 8-4 dec vs. #2 Ryan Epps (AU) WB 9-6
165: #1 Lucas Jeske (AU) win by 4-3 dec vs. #4 Michael Ross (WB) tied 9-9
174: #4 Kyle Briggs (WB) win by 6-5 dec vs. #5 Tanner Vassar (AU) WB 12-9
184: #10 Solomon Nielsen (AU) win by 8-3 dec vs. Isaiah Cox (WB) tied 12-12
197: #4 Lance Benick win by 3-2 dec vs. #8 Kobe Woods (WB) AU 15-12
285: Bowen Wileman (WB) win by 6-0 dec vs. Ethan Hofacker (AU) Tied 15-15
Wartburg wins on tiebreaker criteria C (total match points; 47-43); WB wins match 16-15
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