Kauffman, a junior, went 4-0 at the Desert Duals on December 20, two victories over ranked opponents and two pins. He won by decision over Elmhurst’s Matt Sassolino (7-2) and North Central (Ill.)’s Ryan Aldrich (8-5). Sassolino is the #1-ranked wrestler at 184-pounds and Aldrich is ranked sixth. Kauffman pinned McDaniel’s Steve Jennings at 6:04 and, wrestling at 197-pounds, he pinned Menlo’s Mariano Sanchez at 4:14. Kauffman helped the #2-ranked Knights improve their dual meet win streak to 25 with victories over Elmhurst (26-13), North Central (31-13), McDaniel (38-9) and Menlo (35-6).
