The Wartburg Knights men's wrestling program is one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division III. They are a member of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) and wrestle for Wartburg College. Wartburg has 17 NCAA DIII National Championships while finishing as a runner-up 11 times. After the 2025 tournament they hold the record for most NCAA Team National Titles. They have also won 13 NWCA National Duals titles.
This page is exclusive to Wartburg men's wrestling. The school announced the addition of women's wrestling in 2021, with varsity competition originally set to start in 2022âÂÂ23 but delayed to 2023âÂÂ24. At the time, women's wrestling was part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program; it became an official NCAA championship sport in 2025âÂÂ26.
Wartburg wrestling began in 1955. It took until 1996 when Wartburg would win their first ever National Championship. In 2022, Wartburg would go on to win its NCAA leading 15th National Championship by beating Wabash by one single point 79-78.
Since 1995 only two teams have won a DIII NCAA wrestling team title, those two being Wartburg College and Augsburg University. Both teams have gone back and forth since then, which created one of the greatest rivalries in any sport. The rivalry gained national attention when it was placed front and center on the New York Times sports section in 2012. The two teams meet every year and wrestle for a belt in a dual aptly named "Battle of the Burgs", with Wartburg winning straight, in 2023. The rivalry was featured on LG's series "the rivalries" during the 2023-2024 season. The series followed both Augsburg and Wartburg throughout the season and their battle for supremacy in DIII wrestling. Augsburg would go on to win the "Battle of the Burgs" that season and win the NCAA title, with Wartburg coming in 2nd.
Home meets are held in the Levick Arena in Waverly, Iowa.
2021 (no NCAA Championship was held due to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1960, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2024
The following table counts the achievements of Wartburg Knight wrestlers by name as opposed to year.
<small>As of the completion of 2026 season</small>