No. 16 Luther wrapped up its dual meet schedule with a 56-0 road victory at Buena Vista University. The Norse finished the American Rivers Conference schedule tied for fourth with a mark of (5-3) and an overall dual meet record of (13-6).
Buena Vista was open in three weight categories and Luther posted falls at 141, 149, 157, 184 and added tech falls at 133 and 285 en route to the final score.
Posting falls included
Caden Schrage (141) at 2:38;
Tristan Day (149) at 1:04; No. 7
Clayton McDonough (157) at 1:11; and
Elijah Mitchell (184) at 2:22.
Connor Kidd (133) recorded a tech fall (19-1 - 4:54). No. 4
Walter West (285) finished the match with a (17-2 - 4:27) tech fall.
Noel Rosales Jr. (125) got things started with and 11-3 decision.
Clayton McDonough finishes the regular season with a team best 26-5 record. He also leads the team with 12 falls and eight tech falls. His 12 falls currently ranks tied for seventh for junior falls on Luther's single season top-10 list.
Tonight's victory also marked head coach
Dave Mitchell's 340th career victory.Â
Complete Results (PDF)
Up next, the
NCAA Division III Region VI Wrestling Tournament. This year's tournament will be held at Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena located in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The tournament will take place Feb. 28 - March 1. The top three place winners in each weight class will advance to the
NCAA III National Championships that will take place at Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, Rhode Island March 14-15.
