Falls from senior 165-pounder Dustin Bliven of Columbus Junction, senior 184-pounder Akeem Carter of Waterloo and junior 197-pounder T.J. Miller of Cedar Falls gave the Knights their 100th consecutive league dual win in a row.
Since head coach Jim Miller took over the program, the Knights have never lost a home Iowa Conference dual. Only two schools have won a dual in Knights Gymnasium against coach Miller's teams: Iowa State and Augsburg. Coach Miller's conference dual record is an amazing 122-3-1 and part of that mark was a win on Dec. 1, 1994, when Wartburg defeated archrival Luther 48-0 to begin their current string of 100 straight wins in league dual competition.
Wartburg's last IIAC home dual loss was Jan. 17, 1991 to Buena Vista – they were tied by Central 20-20 the following year – it's a record of 51-0-1 and a span of 16 years. It's last league dual loss was at Buena Vista, 18-16, in the final dual of the 1993-94 season.
UW-STEVENS POINT/UW-OSHKOSH
The Knights claimed their 19th and 20th dual wins Jan. 21 at Quandt Fieldhouse in Stevens Pt., Wis., rolling past the No. 22-ranked UW-Stevens Pt. Pointers 30-6 and UW-Oshkosh 51-0.
The two wins helped Wartburg reach the 20-win level for the third consecutive season. Senior 125-pounder Paul Reedy of Emmetsburg, freshman 133-pounder Zach McKray of Iowa City, senior 141-pounder Dustin Hinschberger of Belle Plaine, sophomore 157-pounder Justin Hanson of Humboldt, freshman 165-pounder Joe Bunne of LeRoy, Minn., senior 174-pounder Scott Kauffman of Emmetsburg and Carter each won two matches during the day.
Wartburg resumes dual action Wednesday, Jan. 25, with a visit to Simpson College in Indianola. Match time is 7 p.m. in Cowles Fieldhouse.
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