Louisville, Ky. -  The University of Dubuque wrestling team begins action at the 2023 U.S. Marine Corps/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Multi-Divisional National Dual Meet Championships hosted by Nuway Combat on Friday, January 6 and Saturday Jan. 7. The Spartans opened with a loss to #10 Baldwin-Wallace University by a 13-25 score. UD rallied back to take their round two match 27-18 over #22 New York University. On Saturday, UD opened the day with a 29-15 over Averett before facing American Rivers Conference foe, the #15 Coe College Kohawks and suffering a 6-36 loss.

The Spartans two newcomers to the squad would both finish undefeated for the weekend with perfect 4-0 scores. Brady Koontz (125 lbs.) won by a fall over Johnny Novak (Baldwin Wallace) in 2:26, won by a major decision  over Taisei Karachi (NYU) 11-3, won by a major decision over Daniel Parkulo (Averett) 17-6, and beat former Spartan Cade Hornback (Coe) by a 6-2 decision. Brady's twin brother Dylan Koontz (133 lbs.) kept pace and finished 4-0 as well. He edged out Brett Blaess (Baldwin Wallace) in a decision 6-4, won by a major decision over Benny Bautista (NYU) 10-0, won by a technical fall over Daniel Porter (Averett) 18-3, and captured a two point decision over #12-ranked Alex Friddle (Coe) 7-5. 

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2023 Official Program
NWCA DIII Individual Rankings (Week #3 Jan. 3, 2023)

NWCA DIII Dual Meet Top-25 Team Rankings (Week #3 Jan. 3, 2023)
1. Wartburg College
2. Augsburg University
3. UW-La Crosse
4. Johnson & Wales University
5. North Central College
6. Stevens Institute of Technology
7. Wabash College
8. UW-Eau Claire
9. UW-Whitewater
10. Baldwin Wallace University
11. Central College
12. Loras College
13. Ohio Northern University
14. UW-Platteville
15. Coe College
16. The College of New Jersey
17. Castleton University
18. John Carroll University
19. Luther College
20. Alvernia University
21. Ithaca College
22. New York University
23. U.S. Coast Guard Academy
24. Millikin University
25. Concordia-Moorhead College

Match Summary                                                                                                    COE             UDBQ
125      Brady Koontz (UDBQ) over Cade Hornback (Coe) Dec 6-2                  0            3.0
133      Dylan Koontz (UDBQ) over Alex Friddle (Coe) Dec 7-5                       0            3.0
141      Bryce Parke (Coe) over Anthony Urrea (UDBQ) Maj 12-3                    4.0            0
149      Riley Wright (Coe) over Evan Atchley (UDBQ) Fall 5:29                     6.0            0
157      Dylan Falck (Coe) over Luke Radeke (UDBQ) Dec 2-1                         3.0            0
165      Will Esmoil (Coe) over Devinaire Hayes (UDBQ) Dec 9-3                   3.0            0
174      Ryker Kurimski (Coe) over Robert Gaddy (UDBQ) Fall 2:50                6.0            0
184      Tristin Westphal (Coe) over Pilo Perez (UDBQ) TF 16-0                      5.0            0
197      Mathieu Arsenault (Coe) over Tyler Thurston (UDBQ)Dec 7-2            3.0            0
285      Kaleb Reeves (Coe) over Joseph Pineda (UDBQ) Fall 0:19                   6.0            0
Dual Meet Score: Coe - 36.0, UD - 6.0

Match Summary                                                                                                    AVE             UDBQ
125      Brady Koontz (UDBQ) over Daniel Parkulo (Averett) Maj 17-6               0            4.0
133      Dylan Koontz (UDBQ) over Daniel Porter (Averett) TF 18-3                   0            5.0
141      Jevontea Yarbrough (UDBQ) over Wyatt Parker (Averett) Dec 6-1          0            3.0
149      Darian Diaz (UDBQ) over Alex Driggs (Averett) TF 17-2                        0            5.0
157      Jesse Alvarado (Averett) over Brody Hawtrey (UDBQ) Fall 3:20             6.0            0
165      Devinaire Hayes (UDBQ) over Anthony Taylor (Averett) Dec 7-3           0            3.0
174      Alex Turley (Averett) over Thomas McCreadie (UDBQ) TF 20-4            5.0            0
184      Khalil Mitchell (Averett) over Kurtis Modlin (UDBQ) Maj 17-7              4.0            0
197      Tyler Thurston (UDBQ) over William Baldwin (Averett) Fall 4:59          0            6.0
285      Darryl Aiello (UDBQ) over Jamar Christian (Averett) Dec 8-6                 0            3.0
Dual Meet Score: Averett - 15.0,  UD - 29.0

Match Summary                                                                                                    UDBQ    NYU
125     Brady Koontz (UDBQ) over Taisei Karachi (NYU) Maj 11-3                              4.0      0
133     Dylan Koontz (UDBQ) over Benny Bautista (NYU) Maj 10-0                            4.0      0
141     Nicholas Kruczynski (NYU) over Jevontea Yarbrough (UDBQ) Dec 5-2           0         3.0
149     Evan Atchley (UDBQ) over Luke DiGiovanni (NYU) Dec 3-1                            3.0      0
157     Brody Hawtrey (UDBQ) over Thomas Lapinski (NYU) Maj 17-7                       4.0      0
165     Cooper Pontelandolfo (NYU) over Devinaire Hayes (UDBQ) Dec 3-1              0         3.0
174     Jason Geyer (NYU) over Cody Sebo (UDBQ) Fall 0:47                                    0         6.0
184     Scotti DuPont (NYU) over Pilo Perez (UDBQ) Fall 3:43                                    0         6.0
197     Tyler Thurston (UDBQ) over Gabriel Rodrigues (NYU) Fall 1:16                      6.0      0
285     Darryl Aiello (UDBQ) over Luke DuPont (NYU) Fall 0:31                                  6.0      0
Dual Meet Score: UD - 27.0, NYU - 18.0
 
Match Summary                                                                                                       BW    UDBQ
125     Brady Koontz UDBQ) over Johnny Novak (Baldwin Wallace) Fall 2:26            0         6.0
133     Dylan Koontz (UDBQ) over Brett Blaess (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 6-4                0         3.0
141     David Panda (Baldwin Wallace) over Anthony Urrea (UDBQ) Dec 5-0             3.0      0
149     Michael Petrella (Baldwin Wallace) over Darian Diaz (UDBQ) Fall 1:58           6.0      0
157     Thomas West (Baldwin Wallace) over Luke Radeke (UDBQ) Dec 7-3             3.0      0
165     Devinaire Hayes UDBQ) over Donovan Palmer (Baldwin Wallace) Maj 15-5   0         4.0
174     Luke Hopkins (Baldwin Wallace) over Robert Gaddy (UDBQ) Maj 12-4           4.0      0
184     Griffin Rathburn (Baldwin Wallace) over Pilo Perez (UDBQ) Dec 6-5               3.0      0
197     Doug Byrne (Baldwin Wallace) over Tyler Thurston (UDBQ) Dec 7-1              3.0      0
285     Matthew Werts (Baldwin Wallace) over Joseph Pineda (UDBQ) Dec 4-3        3.0      0
Dual Meet Score: Baldwin Wallace -  25.0, UD - 13.0