Darden Schurg rallied to force overtime in his 174-pound championship bout then scored a takedown in overtime to win the national title and earn All-America honors for the second consecutive season. Kyle Hatch and Carlos Champagne joined Schurg as All-Americans with their top-eight finishes in Saturday's finals of the 2019 NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championship Tournament held at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia.
 
Schurg wrestled Mount Union's Jairod James in Saturday night's championship round. James scored a takedown late in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Schurg scored an escape in the second period to cut the lead to 2-1 before James moved in front 3-1 with an escape in the opening portion of the third period.
 
Trailing 3-1, Schurg took advantage of two penalties on James in the final 30 seconds of regulation. The first came on the second stalling call of the match against James to make the score 3-2. Schurg tied the match at 3-3 when James was called for an illegal hold with ten seconds on the clock to force overtime. Schurg wasted no time in the extra period, scoring a takedown in the first nine seconds to earn the sudden victory win and capture the national title.
 
Schurg entered the tournament as the number one seed and has spent the entire season as the top-ranked wrestler in his weight class. He placed fourth at 174 pounds at last year's championship tournament. Schurg is the first national champion for Wabash since Riley Lefever won his fourth consecutive title in 2017.
 
Schurg advanced to the championship bout after scoring an 11-6 victory over Daniel Kilroy from The College of New Jersey in Saturday morning's semifinal round.
 
Hatch wrestled to sixth place at 165 pounds to earn All-America honors for the second consecutive season after placing eighth at 157 pounds last season. He dropped into the consolation portion of the 165-pound bracket Saturday after suffering a 9-7 loss in overtime in his semifinal bout against top-seeded Lucas Jeske, the eventual national champion in the weight class. Hatch lost in the consolation semifinal by a 10-6 score to Mark Choinski from Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the consolation semifinal before losing 9-4 to Nicholas Bonomo from Wisconsin-Whitewater in the finals.
 
Champagne placed seventh at 125 pounds in his first appearance at the national tournament to earn All-America honors. Champagne wrestled out of the consolation bracket after taking loss in Friday's opening day of competition. He dropped his first match against Peter Del Gallo from Southern Maine Saturday morning by a score of 10-5 to move into the seventh-place match in Saturday afternoon's finals. Champagne defeated Eron Haynes from Nebraska Wesleyan 9-6 in the finals to capture seventh place and a spot on the All-America top-eight platform during Saturday night's awards ceremony.
 
Wabash collected three All-America awards for the second consecutive season. The Little Giants have produced at least one All-American every year since 2011.
 
Wabash scored a total of 42 points to finish in a tie with Millikin University for ninth place out of a total of 74 teams competing at the national championship tournament. Augsburg won the team championship with a total of 130 points.
 

2019 NCAA Division III Championships Results for Wabash

125 Pounds
Carlos Champagne (12-5) placed 7th and scored 8.0 team points.
 
    Champ. Round 1 - Jay Albis (JWU (Providence)) 42-4 won by major decision over Carlos Champagne (Wabash) 12-5 (MD 9-1)
    Cons. Round 1 - Carlos Champagne (Wabash) 12-5 won by fall over Josiah Gehr (Messiah) 36-7 (Fall 3:33)
    Cons. Round 2 - Carlos Champagne (Wabash) 12-5 won by major decision over Zack Murillo (Wesleyan (CT)) 28-10 (MD 8-0)
    Cons. Round 3 - Peter Del Gallo (Southern Me.) 26-3 won by decision over Carlos Champagne (Wabash) 12-5 (Dec 10-5)
    7th Place Match - Carlos Champagne (Wabash) 12-5 won by decision over Eron Haynes (Neb. Wesleyan) 33-12 (Dec 9-6)
 
133 Pounds
 
Owen Doster (20-11) scored 3.0 team points.
 
    Prelim - Bobby Jordan (JWU (Providence)) 22-7 won by decision over Owen Doster (Wabash) 20-11 (Dec 6-5)
    Prelim - Owen Doster (Wabash) 20-11 won by fall over Russell Benson (Delaware Valley) 20-11 (Fall 3:28)
    Cons. Round 1 - Owen Doster (Wabash) 20-11 won by decision over Chase Petty (Central (IA)) 18-10 (Dec 4-0)
    Cons. Round 2 - Jake Giordano (TCNJ) 29-5 won by decision over Owen Doster (Wabash) 20-11 (Dec 7-5)
 
157 Pounds
 
Jared Timberman (34-8) scored 0.0 team points.
 
    Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Murray (Loras) 26-6 won by injury default over Jared Timberman (Wabash) 34-8 (Inj. 1:37)
    Cons. Round 1 - Christopher Muce (Centenary (NJ)) 24-6 won by medical forfeit over Jared Timberman (Wabash) 34-8 (M. For.)
 
165 Pounds
 
Kyle Hatch (32-6) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.
 
    Prelim - Kyle Hatch (Wabash) 32-6 won by decision over Adrian Gonzalez (JWU (Providence)) 26-12 (Dec 5-0)
    Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Hatch (Wabash) 32-6 won by decision over Michael Suarez (Luther) 17-15 (Dec 6-2)
    Quarterfinal - Kyle Hatch (Wabash) 32-6 won by decision over Eddie Smith (Loras) 30-6 (Dec 3-2)
    Semifinal - Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) 24-0 won in sudden victory - 1 over Kyle Hatch (Wabash) 32-6 (SV-1 9-7)
    Cons. Semi - Mark Choinski (Wis.-Oshkosh) 38-4 won by decision over Kyle Hatch (Wabash) 32-6 (Dec 10-6)
    5th Place Match - Nicholas Bonomo (Wis.-Whitewater) 15-7 won by decision over Kyle Hatch (Wabash) 32-6 (Dec 9-4)
 
174 Pounds
 
Darden Schurg (29-2) placed 1st and scored 19.0 team points.
 
    Champ. Round 1 - Darden Schurg (Wabash) 29-2 won by decision over Jordan Juliano (Centenary (NJ)) 24-10 (Dec 3-2)
    Quarterfinal - Darden Schurg (Wabash) 29-2 won by decision over Jake Voss (Coe) 20-8 (Dec 9-3)
    Semifinal - Darden Schurg (Wabash) 29-2 won by decision over Daniel Kilroy (TCNJ) 32-3 (Dec 11-6)
    1st Place Match - Darden Schurg (Wabash) 29-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Jairod James (Mount Union) 39-5 (SV-1 5-3)
 
285 Pounds
 
Wade Ripple (32-10) scored 3.0 team points.
 
    Prelim - Wade Ripple (Wabash) 32-10 won by fall over Patrick Irwin (Coast Guard) 20-8 (Fall 6:17)
    Champ. Round 1 - Bowen Wileman (Wartburg) 25-10 won by fall over Wade Ripple (Wabash) 32-10 (Fall 2:16)
    Cons. Round 1 - Jerhett Lee (Ozarks (AR)) 35-6 won by fall over Wade Ripple (Wabash) 32-10 (Fall 4:20)