SESSION 4 -- CHAD JOHNSON WINS HEAVYWEIGHT NATIONAL TITLE, AUGSBURG FINISHES 2ND IN TEAM RACE

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LA CROSSE, Wis. -- The 11-time NCAA Division III national champion Augsburg College wrestling team finished second at the 2012 NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships, held at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis., this Friday and Saturday (3/9-10).

Augsburg had eight individual qualifiers for the national tournament. Action begins on Friday with sessions at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., and concludes on Saturday with sessions at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

For full preview information on Augsburg's NCAA championship run, click on the Augsburg National Tournament Notes link above. Check Augsburg's Twitter feed for Auggie results throughout the tournament. Live results/brackets and live video webcast links are above.

Friday, March 9 (click on links for session story):
11 a.m. -- Session 1 -- Augsburg wins 5 of 8 matches, in third place in team race.
6 p.m. -- Session 2 -- Augsburg has 5 All-Americans, stands in 3rd place in team race.

Saturday, March 10 (click on links for session story):
10 a.m. -- Session 3 - Augsburg in 2nd place, puts 2 in national title matches
6:30 p.m. -- Parade of All-Americans
7 p.m. -- Session 4 -- Johnson wins national title, Augsburg takes 2nd in team race

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