Augsburg University Athletics

Voted into NWCA Division III Hall of Fame in 2014 … Three-time All-American, winning NCAA national title at 126 pounds in 1995, placing second at 134 in 1996 and third at 126 in 1994 … Won MIAC titles in 1994 (126), 1995 (126) and 1996 (134) … 134-35 career record, going 20-11 in 1992-93, 38-13 in 1993-94, 40-5 in 1994-95 and 36-6 in 1995-96 … Member of two Division III national championship teams (1993, 1995), while placing second in 1996 and fourth in 1994 … Teams had 51-8 dual meet record and won four MIAC titles in his career … Has served on Faribault HS wrestling coaching staff for three decades, including last 14 seasons as head coach.

Jesse Armbruster will be remembered as one of the top lightweight competitors in the history of Augsburg's men's wrestling program. Jesse earned N-C-A-A Division III All-American honors three times, placing third at 126 pounds in 1994, winning the national title at 126 in 1995 and finishing second at 134 pounds in 1996. He was a three-time M-I-A-C champion and finished his career with a 134 and 35 record, winning 38 matches in 1994, 40 in 1995 and 36 in 1996. His 1995 individual title enabled Augsburg to take the team lead over Trenton State, en route to Augsburg's third Division III team national crown. He was also part of a national title team in 1993, a national runner-up squad in 1996 and a fourth-place team in 1994. He was inducted into the N-W-C-A Division III Hall of Fame in 2014. Jesse earned his bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1994, and later earned his master's degree in education leadership from Southwest State. After serving as an Augsburg assistant coach in the late '90s, he returned to his hometown of Faribault, Minnesota, where he has worked as a middle school social studies teacher and a wrestling and softball coach. He has coached four individual state titlists in his 21 years as wrestling head coach, and helped guide the Falcon softball team to a state title in 2018. He and his wife Amanda have a daughter, McKayla, who was named Ms. Minnesota Softball in 2019. They live in Faribault, Minnesota.