CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-- Wartburg won its fourth-straight NCAA Championship to bring its total to 11 National Championships Saturday. The Knights became the first team in NCAA Division III wrestling history to four-peat the team title. Wartburg won the team title with 103.50 points. Complete brackets
 
The 11 NCAA team titles ties Augsburg's record. The National Champion has been won by either Augsburg or Wartburg every year since 1995.
 
The Orange and Black won with 103.5 team points and had three individual National Champions for the second time in school history.  Team trophy presentation
133: Kenny Anderson (WB) wins by 4-2 dec in OT vs Alex Gomez (Ithaca) NATIONAL CHAMPION   Winning takedown
165: Cole Welter (WB) win by 5-3 dec vs Nicholas Carr (Washington & Jefferson) NATIONAL CHAMPION   End of match
174: Landon Williams (WB) win by fall (2:46) vs Anthony Bonaventura (Waynesburg) NATIONAL CHAMPION
285: James Buss (Loras) win by 4-1 dec vs Ryan Fank (WB). Fank is National Runner-Up

Watch the entire finals matches

Anderson's interview
"It's all heart in overtime," Anderson said. When asked which title was sweeter, the first National Championship or the third, he replied, "I can't decide; they're both awesome. I'd do it again if I could."

Welter interview
"(Winning an individual championship) is the reason I came to Wartburg," said Welter.
 Also of note, Welter was a three-time State Champion for Don Bosco where he won eight team titles (four traditional and four state duals) and has been involved with Wartburg's four-peat of the NWCA National Duals and the NCAA National Championships. Cedar Rapids Gazette feature on Welter

Williams interview
"We made the goal of winning four National Championships in a row after the first couple weeks of our freshman year," said Williams. "We really didn't even know each other all that well, but felt our class had the credentials to accomplish it."

Keller interview

Other Notes: 
-Wartburg has now tied Augsburg's NCAA Championship total with 11.
-The two schools have won every national championship since 1995.
-Anderson won his third straight and third overall individual National Championship
-With his win tonight, Anderson became the 13th three-time NCAA Champion with his 133 title.
-Anderson became the third three-time NCAA Champion in Wartburg's history. Dustin Hinschberger, 141, 2004-05; Byron Tate, 197, 2010-2012.
-Anderson ends his season at 15-2 and career record of 76-3.
-Anderson has 22 career major decisions which is ninth-best on the program's all-time leader list.
-Welter ends the season 33-2 and 113-23 for his career.
-Welter earns his second All-American honor
-Welter earned his 33^rd win of the year and his 113^th career victory.
-Welter increased his winning streak to 19.
-Williams finished the season undefeated against Division III opponents.
-Williams recorded his team-best 41^st win of the season.
-Williams increased his winning streak to 19.
-Williams remains undefeated against Division III opponents.
-Williams earned his 135^th career victory and remains sixth on the program's all-time career win list.
-Fank ends the year with a 37-3 record and 116-30 for his career.

Wartburg wrestling appeared on KWWL's morning show Tuesday, March 18.
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