LAS VEGAS, NEV. -- Wartburg increased its Desert Duals win streak to 28 straight and improved to 7-0 on the 2009-10 season with four wins Sunday, Dec. 20, inside the ballrooms of the Flamingo Las Vegas.
The No. 5-ranked Knights toppled No. 14-ranked Elmhurst College of Illinois 30-9, Southern Maine 50-3, No. 8-ranked UW-Stevens Point 31-3, and No. 6-ranked Concordia College of Minnesota 28-12. Junior 165-pounder Carrington Banks of Stockbridge, Ga., and sophomore 174-pounder Dylan Azinger of DeWitt each picked up four wins to lead the way individually.
Wartburg's II team was just as impressive. They rolled up wins over Embry-Riddle of Arizona 32-4, Concordia College of Minnesota's II squad 37-13, and North Central of Illinois' II team 39-15.
The Knights now break from competition to observe the Christmas holiday. Head coach Jim Miller's squad returns to the mat for the Cornell College of Mount Vernon Matman Invitational Saturday, Jan. 2.
