"I can't think of a time where things have ever been perfect," Hutchens said. "Today was perfect."
Murphy beat the No. 10-, No. 9- and No. 3-ranked wrestlers on Saturday by scores of 9-1, 10-6 and 6-4, respectively. His third-place victory came over Cal Baptist redshirt junior Nick Fiegener, whom Murphy lost to in the quarterfinals on Day 1.
"Jordan is the glue that sticks this team together," Hutchens said. "He convinced a lot of these guys to come workout with him over the summer. He's been a great leader and a star for this program."
In the semifinals, Romanzak beat No. 3 senior Tyler Mann of Ouachita Baptist, 7-3. He won his final match over No. 2 senior Christian Smith of Cal Baptist.
Cramer was also an All-American is 2017 with a third-place finish. This year on Day 2, he beat Western State No. 4 redshirt sophomore Konnor Schmidt, 5-3, in the semis and St. Cloud State redshirt sophomore Vince Dietz, 5-1, in the championship.
The Eagles took sixth place at nationals last season led by a national title from 2017 senior Michael Labry.
"We have a lot of guys that love to work hard and get better," Romanzak said. "Iron sharpens iron. When you have everyone in the room fighting together, it shows on days like this."