No. 23 Wilkes (9-2) at NWCA National Duals
Friday-Saturday, January 8-9
Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
Fort Wayne, IN • Memorial Coliseum   

Match Notes                     
 
Live Results
 
Colonels Notebook
• Wilkes is currently on a nine-match win streak dating back to November 14. The Colonels posted a sweep at the McDaniel quad match with wins over host McDaniel (24-19), NYU (22-18) and Greensboro (51-0) following a 30-6 victory over LIU-Post at the Grapple at the Garden held at Madison Square Garden. The Colonels recently posted a 36-9 victory over Centenary.
 
• Wilkes went 3-2 at last year's duals recording wins against Dubuque, St. John's and Luther before falling to Wisconsin LaCrosse and Coe.
 
• Wilkes opens the double elimination tournament against No. 17 Luther at 9:00 a.m. Friday.
 
• Wilkes finished fourth as a team at the Messiah Petrfoes including 10 top-eight placewinners at the event. Thomas Stokes (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) claimed the Colonels lone title at the event beating two ranked opponents on the way to the 141-pound championship. Stokes was also named Most Outstanding Wrestler.
 
• Wilkes finished 1-2 at the 2015 John Reese Duals falling 20-17 against No. 22 York (Pa.) and 18-16 to No. 12 Stevens Tech before claiming a 30-18 victory over Rowan College.
 
• Wilkes features three wrestlers ranked in the top ten according to the latest NWCA individual rankings including Fleck (10th at 125), Grossmann (1st at 133), and Diesel (5th at 184).
 
• The Colonels finished in second place at its season-opening tournament the Monarch Invitational hosted by King's College. Wilkes claimed three titles including Fleck at 125, Grossmann at 133 and Diesel at 184.
 
Participating Teams
No. 1 Wartburg
No. 9 Cornell
No. 20 Whitewater
No. 2 Augsburg
No. 10 Cortland
No. 21 Mount Union
No. 3 Wisconsin-La Crosse
No. 11 Johnson & Wales
No. 4 Roger Williams
No. 12 Coe
No. 5 Ithaca
No. 15 Baldwin Wallace
No. 7 Concordia
No. 17 Luther
No. 24 NYU
Heidelberg
Alma
Merchant Marine
Augustana
Wheaton
North Central
Coast Guard