Providence, Rhode Island - Connor Kidd (133) and Clayton McDonough (157) wrapped up day two of the NCAA III National Championships placing eighth in their respective weight classes. This is the first time Kidd has earned All-America honors and the second consecutive time for McDonough, who placed fourth at 157 last year. Kidd finished his season with a record of 22-14, while McDonough tallied a record of 33-9.

As team, Luther finished in 17th place with 22.5 points.

Final Individual Results:

133

Connor Kidd (22-14) placed 8th

• Champ. Round 1 - Connor Kidd (Luther) 22-14 won by decision over Coby Haney (Millikin) 28-6 (Dec 16-14)
• Champ. Round 2 - Connor Kidd (Luther) 22-14 won by fall over Jaden Hinton (Baldwin Wallace) 34-7 (Fall 0:37)
• Quarterfinal - Dominik Mallinder (Wis.-Whitewater) 25-4 won by decision over Connor Kidd (Luther) 22-14 (Dec 10-5)
• Cons. Round 4 - Connor Kidd (Luther) 22-14 won by fall over Vincent Ziccardi (Wash. & Lee) 25-14 (Fall 2:28)
• Cons. Round 5 - James Day (Wabash) 39-7 won by fall over Connor Kidd (Luther) 22-14 (Fall 6:22)
• 7th Place Match - Chance Suddeth (Augsburg) 29-8 won by fall over Connor Kidd (Luther) 22-14 (Fall 1:50)

157

Clayton McDonough (33-9) placed 8th

• Champ. Round 1 - Clayton McDonough (Luther) 33-9 won by tech fall over Jared Lee (RIT) 22-9 (TF-1.5 5:00 (16-0))
• Champ. Round 2 - Clayton McDonough (Luther) 33-9 won by fall over Darian Estevez (UChicago) 13-5 (Fall 2:56)
• Quarterfinal - Michael Petrella (Baldwin Wallace) 39-0 won by fall over Clayton McDonough (Luther) 33-9 (Fall 1:49)
• Cons. Round 4 - Clayton McDonough (Luther) 33-9 won by major decision over Rhenzo Augusto (Elmhurst) 35-5 (MD 12-4)
• Cons. Round 5 - Aiden Smith (Adrian) 32-3 won by major decision over Clayton McDonough (Luther) 33-9 (MD 14-5)
• 7th Place Match - Ryan Smith (Stevens) 25-6 won by decision over Clayton McDonough (Luther) 33-9 (Dec 7-3)

197

Ben Strehlow (23-13)

• Champ. Round 1 - Joseph Petrella (Baldwin Wallace) 27-4 won by tech fall over Ben Strehlow (Luther) 23-13 (TF-1.5 3:19 (15-0))
• Cons. Round 1 - Ben Strehlow (Luther) 23-13 received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 - Blaise Wagner (Stevens) 32-7 won by fall over Ben Strehlow (Luther) 23-13 (Fall 2:27)

285

Walter West (21-3)

• Champ. Round 1 - Walter West (Luther) 21-3 received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 - Walter West (Luther) 21-3 won by major decision over Nick Franco (SUNY Brockport) 23-7 (MD 8-0)
• Quarterfinal - Austin Cooley (Schreiner) 29-4 won by decision over Walter West (Luther) 21-3 (Dec 8-5)
• Cons. Round 4 - Adolfo Betancur (JWU (Providence)) 27-9 won by decision over Walter West (Luther) 21-3 (Dec 4-2)