MINNEAPOLIS -- Winning seven of the final eight bouts of the match, including six by bonus-point margins, the Augsburg College wrestling team scored a 35-9 victory over Waldorf College (Iowa) in a dual meet on Tuesday evening at Si Melby Hall.
Augsburg (1-0 overall), ranked No. 7 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll and last year's national runner-up, claimed three pins, a technical fall and a major decision en route to the victory in its opening dual meet of the season.
Augsburg's
Tony Valek (SR, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West), the top-ranked wrestler in Division III at 149 pounds, built an 11-0 lead before scoring a second-period pin (3:51) of Emmanuel Del Castillo (SO, Gilbert, Ariz./New Mexico Heights HS), improving to 5-0 on the season. Valek has claimed bonus-point victories in all five of his matches -- four pins and one major decision.
At 197,
Brad Baus (SR, Mukwonago, Wis.) improved to 3-1 on the season with a 54-second pin of Brock Binversie (SO, Whitelaw, Wis./Valders HS), his second pin of the season. At 174,
Josh Kohler (SR, Monticello, Minn.) converted a second-period reversal into a pin (3:45) of Gabe Vasquez (JR, El Paso, Texas/J.M. Hanks HS).
Will Keeter (SO, Twin Falls, Idaho) improved to 4-0 on the season with a 16-1, technical-fall win at 141 over Jeff Ohnemus (SR, Greenfield, Iowa/Nodaway Valley HS), using two takedowns and five near-falls to score the second-period victory (4:51).
Alex Krautkremer (SR, Jordan, Minn./Scott West) improved to 3-1 on the season with an 11-1, major-decision victory over Travis Mundt (SR, Colorado Springs, Colo./Mitchell HS).
Zach Enrico (SR, Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS) improved to 4-1 on the season with a 3-2, overtime victory over Jeremy Padilla (SR, Henderson, Nev./Green Valley HS). Tied at 1-1 after regulation and a scoreless first sudden-victory session, Padilla took a 2-1 lead with an escape with six seconds left in the first 30-second tiebreaker session. Enrico scored an escape with 17 seconds left in the second tiebreaker session, then gained a bonus point on a stalling call with six seconds left to gain the win.
Augsburg also scored a win by forfeit, with
Chad Johnson (SO, Ferryville, Wis./De Soto HS), ranked No. 4 nationally at heavyweight, improving to 5-0 on the season.
Waldorf (0-3 overall) opened the match with two victories, as Bo Bettinson (FY, Reno, Nev.) scoring a 7-6 win over
Chad Bartschenfeld (FY, Amery, Wis.) at 125, and Dillon Spates (FY, Minden, Nev./Douglas HS) scoring a 6-5 win over
Boyd Suparat (JR, North Branch, Minn.). At 165, Waldorf's Rashad Moss (SR, LaGrange, Ga./Troup County HS) scored a takedown with 44 seconds left in the first sudden-victory overtime session over
Brandon Bahr (SR, Bemidji, Minn.).
In the junior varsity match, Augsburg won eight of 10 matches in a 39-6 triumph, which included an eight-second pin by Augsburg heavyweight
Pat Fletcher (SR, Shelton, Neb.).
Augsburg returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 9 a.m., competing at the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragon Open.
Augsburg College vs. Waldorf College
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 – Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
Action begins at 125 pounds.
Time of match: 1:10.
Attendance: 242.
Official: Mike Roff.
No. 7 Augsburg (Minn., 1-0) 35, Waldorf (Iowa, 0-3) 9
125 – Bo Bettinson (WAL) dec.
Chad Bartschenfeld (AUG, 3-1) 7-6
(Waldorf 3-0)
133 – Dillon Spates (WAL) dec. Boyd Suparat (AUG, 3-2) 6-5
(Waldorf 6-0)
141 – Will Keeter (AUG, 4-0) tech. fall Jeff Ohnemus (WAL) 16-1 at 4:51
(Waldorf 6-5)
149 – No. 1
Tony Valek (AUG, 5-0) pinned Emmanuel Del Castillo (WAL) 3:51
(Augsburg 11-6)
157 – Zach Enrico (AUG, 4-1) dec. Jeremy Padilla (WAL) 3-2 (OT-TB2)
(Augsburg 14-6)
165 – Rashad Moss (WAL) dec.
Brandon Bahr (AUG, 3-2) 6-4 (OT-SV1)
(Augsburg 14-9)
174 – Josh Kohler (AUG, 3-2) pinned Gabe Vasquez (WAL) 3:45
(Augsburg 20-9)
184 – Alex Krautkremer (AUG, 3-1) maj. dec. Travis Mundt (WAL) 11-1
(Augsburg 24-9)
197 – Brad Baus (AUG, 4-1) pinned Brock Binversie (WAL) 0:54
(Augsburg 30-9)
HWT – No. 4
Chad Johnson (AUG, 5-0) wins by forfeit
(Augsburg 36-9)
NOTE – Augsburg deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
(Augsburg 35-9)
Augsburg College JV vs. Waldorf College JV
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 – Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
Action begins at 125 pounds.
Time of match: 1:08
Officials: Dan Roff.
Augsburg JV (Minn.) 39, Waldorf (Iowa) JV 6
125 – Ben Seglin (WAL) dec.
Donny Rosenbloom (AUG, 3-1) 8-7
(Waldorf 3-0)
133 – Tom Kuehn (AUG, 3-2) tech. fall Cesar Rojas (WAL) 16-0 at 2:25
(Augsburg 5-3)
141 – Ryan Cook (AUG, 4-1) pinned Marcel Cook (WAL) 4:41
(Augsburg 11-3)
149 – Rashad Kennedy (AUG, 4-1) dec. Pat Baruth (WAL) 13-8
(Augsburg 14-3)
157 – Heath Boers (WAL) dec.
Kurt Knutsen (AUG, 2-3) 9-3
(Augsburg 14-6)
165 – Zach Riester (AUG, 3-1) tech. fall Kenny Pero (WAL) 16-0 at 3:00
(Augsburg 19-6)
174 – Tony Castro (AUG, 4-1) dec. Cameron Childs (WAL) 10-6
(Augsburg 22-6)
184 – Matt Hechsel (AUG, 3-1) pinned Steven Delgado (WAL) 2:46
(Augsburg 28-6)
197 – Caleb Davis (AUG, 3-1) tech. fall Andrew Hartshorn (WAL) 19-2 at 5:38
(Augsburg 33-6)
HWT – Pat Fletcher (AUG, 4-1) pinned Ryan DeWitt (WAL) 0:08
(Augsburg 39-6)
