Top Ranked Wartburg Defeats Luther 42-0
Jan. 19, 2008
Top ranked Wartburg College tallied one fall and five technical falls en route to a 42-0 victory over #7 Luther in Waverly tonight. The loss lowered Luther's overall record to 9-4.
A J Gregg (174) and Alec Bonander (197) lost hard fought two point decisions. Gregg, who is ranked #8 in the nation, lost an 11-9 decision to Craig Kreman. Bonander, ranked #1, lost 3-1 in four overtimes to defending national champion T J Miller, who entered this match ranked #3.
125 - #6 Robert Smith (W) dec 5-0 over Lee Meirick (L)
133 - #3 Jacob Helvey (W) maj. dec. 9-1 over Zac Bartlett (L)
141- #3 Zac McKray (W) fall 1:49 over #10 Travis Grawin (L)
149 - #1 Jacob Naig (W) tech fall 15-0 over Jason Pyle (L)
157 - #1 Aaron Wernimont (W) tech fall 15-0 over Joel Pieper (L)
165 - Justin Hanson (W) tech fall 19-3 over Danny Fornoff (L)
174 - Craig Kreman (W) dec 11-9 over #8 A J Gregg (L)
184 - #1 Romeo Djoumessi (W) tech fall 16-0 over Nic Barclay (L)
197 - #3 T J Miller dec 3-1 4OT over #1 Alec Bonander (L)
285 - #3 Brian Borchers (W) dec 5-0 over Allyn Plattner (L)
The Norse will return to action when they will host the Iowa Conference duals on Saturday, Jan. 26.
