Round 4:
149: Kenny Martin (WB) win by 8-3 dec vs Vincent Fava (Delaware Valley)
184: Riley Lefever (Wabash) win by 5-3 dec vs Devin Peterson (WB)
Other Notes:
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Wartburg finishes second in Division IIIHERSHEY, Pa. -- The Wartburg wrestling team finished as the national runner-up at the NCAA National Championships Saturday.
Round 4:
149: Kenny Martin (WB) win by 8-3 dec vs Vincent Fava (Delaware Valley)
184: Riley Lefever (Wabash) win by 5-3 dec vs Devin Peterson (WB)
Other Notes:- Wartburg takes second with 89.5 points.
- Martin is the first national champion for Wartburg at 149 since Jacob Naig in 2008.
- Martin is the third national champion at 149 in program history.
- This was Martin's 30th victory this season.
- Martin moved his winning streak to 19.
- Martin was the No. 4 seed.
- Lefever was the No. 1 seed and was undefeated on the season.
- Peterson is the national runner-up.
- Peterson is the highest placewinner for Wartburg since Romeo Djoumessi was the national champion in 2008.
- Peterson had his winning streak halted at 14.
- Wartburg finishes with eight All
- Americans, the most since 2012, when the Knights also had eight All-Americans.
- Wartburg has had multiple All
- Americans each year since 1991.
- Wartburg was not ranked in the NWCA Preseason Poll.
- The streak of either Wartburg or Augsburg winning the national title since 1995 continues.
- Wartburg has been the national champion or the national runner-up in 16 of the last 19 years.
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- Wartburg takes second with 89.5 points.
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