Rush, a senior 125-pounder, improved to 22-1 for the year and extended his winning streak to 16 matches with five victories at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. He posted three major decisions, including a 14-5 result over No. 4-ranked Albie McKinney of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and a pair of falls, both over ranked opponents. Rush, the defending national champion at 125 pounds, needed only 1:15 to pin sixth-rated Joe Mileski of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, then bumped up to 133 pounds for the first time in his career in the fifth-place dual against Saint John's (Minn.) and earned a fall over the Johnnies' Chad Henle, who entered the tournament ranked eighth in Division III at 133.
