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    Wartburg wins fifth straight NCAA Central Regional title

    DUBUQUE, Iowa -- The top-ranked Wartburg College wrestling team won its fifth consecutive NCAA Central Regional Championship on Saturday. The Orange and Black scored 190 points and No. 16 Loras College followed with 122.5 points. All 10 Knights qualified for NCAA Nationals on March 10-11 in LaCrosse, Wis. This is the first time since 2013 that Wartburg has had 10 qualifiers.

    Wartburg wins Central Regional coaching staff of the year.

    Final Round:
    125: #2 CJ Pestano (Central) won by 3-1 dec over #5 Arnulfo Olea (WB) - Olea 2nd place
    133: Connor Campo (WB) won by 1-0 dec over Brendan Gould (Augustana) - Campo 3rd place
    141: Clint Lembeck (Loras) won by fall (6:07) over #3 Cross Cannone (WB) - Cannone 2nd place
    149: #1 Kenny Martin (WB) won by fall (6:21) over Aaron Engle (Cornell) - Martin 1st place
    157: #3 Logan Thomsen (WB) won by 13-4 maj dec over Jimmy Davis (Loras) - Thomsen 1st place
    165: #3 Andrew Steiert (WB) won by fall (2:36) over Trace Timmons (Augustana) - Steiert 3rd place
    174: #2 Eric DeVos (WB) won by fall (2:20) over Mike Maksimovic (Cornell) - DeVos 1st place
    184: #5 Bryan Levsen (WB) won by 4-1 dec over Awais Arain (Loras) - Levsen 3rd place
    197: #2 Kyle Fank (WB) won by medical forfeit over Matt Seabold (Central) - Fank 1st place
    285: #2 Lance Evans (WB) won by 2-0 dec over Adarios Jones (Augustana) - Evans 1st place

    Notes:
    -All ten Wartburg wrestlers qualify for Nationals
    -Fifth-consecutive Central Regional championship for the Knights
    -Martin remains undefeated at 14-0.
    -Martin has a winning streak of 30, which dates back to last season.
    -Thomsen has 30 wins on the year.
    -DeVos remains undefeated on the season at 15-0.
    -DeVos has a winning streak of 15.
    -All but one of DeVos' victories on the season have been by bonus points.
    -Fank has a team-best 31 wins this season.
    -Fank has a winning streak of 24.
    -Evans remains undefeated on the year at 25-0.
    -Evans has a winning streak of 25.

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