WAVERLY, Iowa—The No. 1 ranked Wartburg College wrestling team seeks its ninth title in program history, and second consecutive, at the NCAA Championships this weekend in LaCrosse, Wis. The Knights have won three of the last four titles and since 1995, only Wartburg and No. 2 ranked Augsburg have claimed the national crown.
Read the New York Times’ story about the rivalry.
Read the NCAA's preview story.
Read the Waterloo-Courier's preview story.

The Orange and Black qualified all ten wrestlers as nine finished in the top three at the Iowa Conference Championships Feb. 25 and freshman Drew Wagenhoffer received a national at-large bid.

Wartburg will also strive to finish with ten All-Americans, which would tie an NCAA record that its own program set in 2003.

The Knights are the only school to have all ten wrestlers qualify. Five competitors have first-round byes.

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Lineups:
Rankings are according to the BRUTE/adidas/NWCA poll.
125: #2 Kenny Anderson, So. 29-2. Current win streak: 14. IIAC Champion in his first year at Wartburg.

133: #7 Tommy Mirocha, Jr. 24-8. Second place at IIAC Championships … placed 4^th at 2010 NCAAs.

141: #2 Kodie Silvestri, Jr. 18-2. Current win streak: 17. IIAC Champion in his first year at Wartburg … two-time National Junior College All-American

149: #9 Drew Wagenhoffer, Fr. 22-10. Sixth place at IIAC Championships … New Jersey State Champion as a high school senior last year.

157: #5 Cole Welter, So. 29-9. Second place at IIAC Championships.

165: #2 Landon Willams, So. 32-5. Second place at IIAC Championships.

174: #4 Bradley Banks, Sr. 25-2. Current win streak: 14. IIAC Champion … runner up at 2011 NCAAs.

184: #4 Dylan Azinger, Sr. 30-2. Current win streak: 24. IIAC Champion … placed sixth at 2010 NCAAs.

197: #1 Byron Tate, Sr. 37-3. Current win streak: 19 … Two-time defending National Champion …. in line to be Wartburg’s second three-time NCAA Champion and first at 197 … only two losses were against NCAA Division I opponents at the Midlands Championships … three-time IIAC Champion. Feature on NCAA.com

285: #6 Ryan Fank, So. 27-8. IIAC Champion.