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Henry Gerten ’98 (Wrestling) -- Inducted into NWCA D-III Hall of Fame in 2016 … Competed three years at Augsburg after transferring from D-I Wisconsin … Two-time NCAA D-III national champion at 118 pounds (1997 and 1998), the fourth Auggie to win multiple national titles in program history … Three-time All-American, also finishing fourth at 118 in 1996 … Was 104- 7 in his three seasons at Augsburg … Won MIAC titles at 118 in 1996, 1997 and 1998 … Was first-ever Auggie to complete a season unbeaten, when he went 44-0 in 1996-97, part of a 64-match winning streak … Went 32-2 in 1997-98 and 28-5 in 1995-96 … Won titles at all 16 tournaments entered during his junior and senior seasons … Named Midwest Sports Channel Sports Salute Division III Athlete of the Year in 1998 … Team co-captain in 1996-97 and 1997-98 … Augsburg co-Senior Honor Athlete in 1998 … NCAA Today’s Top VIII honoree (only Division III athlete named to squad) in 1998 … Inducted into NWCA Division III Hall of Fame in 2016 … NWCA D-III Scholar All-American in 1997 and 1998 … Member of Augsburg teams that won D-III national titles in 1997 and 1998, second in 1996.

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Henry Gerten, Class of 1998 … A key piece of two Augsburg teams that won national championships, Gerten is one of the most successful wrestlers in Augsburg history. Wrestling at 118 pounds, Gerten was a two-time individual national champion in 1997 and 1998, helping the Auggies to win team titles in the same seasons. A three-time All-American and MIAC Champion, Gerten finished his three seasons at Augsburg with an overall record of 104-7. He was inducted in the NWCA Division III Hall of Fame in 2016. An Elementary education major and American history minor at Augsburg, Gerten was named Augsburg’s honor athlete in 1998, and earned N-W-C-A Scholar All-American honors two times. After receiving his master’s degree in education, Gerten began working as a teacher at Rosemount Middle School while coaching wrestling at Farmington High School, earning Class AAA Minnesota Coach of the Year honors in 2015. Henry resides in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota with his wife, Theresa, and sons, Samuel and Lucas.