WAVERLY, Iowa – No. 5 Saint John's began dual competition with a 26-16 win over Loras (Iowa) before falling to No. 6 Wartburg (Iowa), 31-14.

Senior Mogi Baatar (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St. Benedict's Prep, N.J.), ranked No. 3 at 133 pounds, won both of his matches by major decision with a combined score of 29-11. Junior Matt Baarson (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park), ranked No. 6 at 157 pounds, also went 2-0 but at 165 pounds. He posted a technical fall in 3:07 over Loras' Willie Sleyden and won by major decision over Wartburg's Adam Weber, 13-5. Sophomore Matt Pfarr (Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur-Henderson) pinned the Duhawks' Josh Porter in 2:31 and posted the night's biggest upset, a 6-4 win over Wartburg's Carrington Banks, who is ranked No. 6 nationally.

The Johnnies were without defending national champion Minga Batsukh (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St. Benedict's Prep, N.J.), who is ranked No. 1 at 141; junior Dustin Baxter (Fairbanks, Alaska/West Valley), who is ranked No. 5 at 184 pounds; sophomore Chad Henle (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer) at 125 pounds; and sophomore Cody Socher (Delano, Minn.) at heavyweight.

SJU returns to action at the Wis.-La Crosse Duals this Saturday, Dec. 5. The Johnnies are scheduled to face No. 9 North Central (Ill.), Wis.-Eau Claire and No. 10 Cornell (Iowa), beginning at 9 a.m. in La Crosse, Wis.

No. 5 Saint John's University (SJU) 26, Loras College, Iowa (LC) 16
125 – Pat Pfantz (LC) dec. Scott Padrnos, 13-12
133 – Mogi Bataar (SJU) maj. dec. Mark Beatty 11-2
141 – Chris Gansen (LC) maj. dec. Jay Woiwor, 16-7
149 – Mitch Gansen (LC) dec. Cody Goldschmidt, 5-3 (OT)
157 – John Vaith (SJU) wins by fall over Tiegen Podliska, 6:31
165 – Matt Baarson (SJU) tech. fall Josh Porter, 3:07
174 – Matt Pfarr (SJU) wins by fall over Matt Dickman, 2:31
184 – Josh Kirkland (LC) dec. Mitch Hagen, 8-7
197 – Tony Willaert (SJU) tech. fall Ben Bohlen, 4:47
HWT – Jeremy Klein (LC) dec. Jake Evenson, 5-3

No. 6 Wartburg College, Iowa (WC) 31, No. 5 Saint John's University (SJU) 14
125 – Mark Kist (No. 2, WC) wins by fall over Scott Padrnos, 1:30
133 – Mogi Bataar (No. 3, SJU) maj. dec. Sean White (No. 9), 18-9
141 – Chris Sandy (WC) tech. fall Derik Gertken, 4:52
149 – T.J. Moen (No. 10, WC) maj. dec. Charlie Kirscht, 21-8
157 – Drew Larson (SJU) dec. Jacob Groth, 4-1
165 – Matt Baarson (No. 6 at 157, SJU) maj. dec. Adam Weber, 13-5
174 – Matt Pfarr (SJU) dec. Carrington Banks (No. 6), 6-4
184 – Todd Becker (WC) maj. dec. James Carlson, 10-0
197 – Byron Tate (No. 7, WC) wins by fall over Tony Willaert, 6:15
HWT – John Helgerson (No. 3, WC) wins by fall over Jake Evenson, 2:44