A Tradition of Excellence
A Tradition of Excellence
18 out of the last 20 years finishing in the Top 25 in the Learfield Sports Division III Directors’ Cup standings. Wartburg has placed as high as seventh and was 11th in the final set of the 2019-20 standings.*
27 straight years of individual or team national championships, including the 2021 men’s track & field outdoor national championship, the women’s outdoor steeplechase champion, and two individual wrestling titles at the NWCA national meet.
20 of last 23 American Rivers Conference men’s all-sports championships.*
17 American Rivers Conference women’s all-sports championships.*
17 consecutive American Rivers Conference all-sports championship trophies for overall men’s and women’s programs (every year since the award’s inception).*
* No final standings/awards for 2020 and 2021 due to seasons affected by the pandemic
2020-21 Achievements
• Men’s track & field won the 2021 NCAA Outdoor National Championships, the first in program history. The men and women combined for 24 All-American finishes, including a national title from Aubrie Fisher in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
• Unofficially, wrestling won the 2021 National Wrestling Coaches Association Championships, recording eight All-American finishes including two individual national titles from David Hollingsworth at 157 lbs. and Kyle Briggs at 174 lbs.
• Wartburg totaled 32 All-American honors along with a pair of All-American honorable mention awards.
• Three Knights named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, bringing Wartburg’s total to 112 honorees (as of July 2021)
• Eight American Rivers Conference Championships: men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track & field, wrestling, volleyball, women’s soccer, and men’s outdoor track & field.• Eight student-athletes were named conference MVPs: Aubrie Fisher (cross country), Joe Freiburger (cross country), Kyle Briggs (wrestling), Breya Christopher (indoor track & field), Christopher Collet (indoor track & field), co-MVPs Derrick Smith and Dallas Wright (outdoor track & field) and Kaci Sherwood (softball).
• Conference-best 191 student-athletes were named Academic All-Conference throughout the fall, winter, and spring.
Outdoor Program Highlights
Baseball
Cross Country
*No NCAA regional or national meets in 2020 due to pandemic
Football
*No games played in 2020 season due to COVID-19
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
*No tournament in 2020 season due to COVID-19
Softball
Tennis
Track and Field
Indoor Program Highlights
Basketball
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
Wartburg student athletes enjoy some of the best NCAA Div. III athletic facilities in the country.
WORLD-CLASS ATHLETIC FACILITIES. WORTH IT.