February 8, 2006
Release courtesy of Dave Blanchard, Luther College sports information director

DECORAH, IOWA . . . Luther College completed its dual meet schedule with a 38-13 road victory over #25 Dubuque on Feb. 8. Falls by Nate Hansen (125) and John Miller (HWT), plus a major decision by defending national champion Matt Pyle (149) helped boost the Norse on to victory.

The win raised Luther's dual meet record to 14-3-1. The Norse have now posted 10 consecutive winning seasons, posting double-digit victories the last nine. The win was also a milestone for Head Coach Dave Mitchell. After tonight's contest, he is Luther's all-time leader for career dual meet victories, posting a record of 128-53-5 in 10 seasons. Mitchell passed Paul Solberg who tallied 127-65-3 record in 15 years at the helm.

Earlier this year Mitchell led the Norse to a third place finish at the NCAA III National Duals, the highest finish at this tournament in school history.

The Norse return to action on Thursday, Feb. 16, when they travel to Central College for the Iowa Conference championships.

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