Wrestling 1/13/08 -- Augsburg finishes third at NWCA/Cliff Keen Division III National Duals
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (1/13/08) -- Splitting its two matches on Sunday, the Augsburg College wrestling team finished in third place at the National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen Division III National Duals, presented by CSG Sports Coatings, at the University of Northern Iowa's UNI Dome.
In the tournament semifinals, Augsburg, ranked No. 2 in the latest NCAA Division III national rankings, suffered a 26-12 loss to No. 3-ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse, but rebounded in the third-place match with a 20-16 win over No. 4-ranked Delaware Valley (Pa.). Top-ranked Wartburg (Iowa) won the tournament championship for the fourth time in the last seven years with a 25-8 triumph over Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Augsburg, the defending NCAA Division III national champions and winners of 10 of the last 17 national titles, is now 6-1 in dual meets this season.
The loss to Wisconsin-La Crosse marked the first Augsburg loss in a Division III dual meet to a team other than Wartburg since a 26-16 loss to Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Feb. 11, 1994. Against teams from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 224-18 since the 1989-90 season, losing just 13 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. Against strictly Division III opponents, Augsburg is 232-21 since the 1979-80 season and 156-11 since the 1989-90 season.
Two Auggies won both their matches on Sunday -- No. 5-ranked Travis Lang (JR, Bismarck, N.D.) at 133 pounds and No. 2-ranked Willy Holst (SO, Prescott, Wis.) at 149. Lang claimed an 11-6 win over Wisconsin-La Crosse's Jordan Kolinski, ranked No. 4, and claimed a 19-3, second-period technical-fall victory over Delaware Valley's Brandon Clemmer. Holst claimed an 8-4 decision over Wisconsin-La Crosse's Matt Mauseth and a 4:03 pin of Delaware Valley's Jesse Harrington, ranked No. 7 nationally. Lang is now 19-1 on the season, while Holst is 18-1.
Beau Hansen (FY, Albert Lea, Minn.) also claimed an upset win for the Auggies in the match against Wisconsin-La Crosse, with a 6-3 win over No. 9-ranked Jay Milz.
Against Wisconsin-La Crosse, the Auggies won four of the first five weight classes to take a 12-6 lead, but lost the final five bouts, including two major decisions and a pin. Against Delaware Valley, Augsburg won five of the first seven matches, including a technical fall and pin, to build a 20-7 lead.
Augsburg returns to action next Saturday (1/19) at 9 a.m., as the varsity competes at the Northwestern (Iowa) Red Raider Invitational in Orange City, Iowa, and the White Team (junior varsity) competes at the Minnesota West CTC Open in Worthington, Minn.
College Wrestling -- No. 3 Wisconsin-La Crosse (17-0) 26, No. 2 Augsburg (Minn., 5-1) 12
Sunday, January 13, 2008 -- UNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
125 -- Brandon Music (UWL, 14-9) pinned No. 1 Seth Flodeen * (AUG, 8-4) 2:58 (UW-La Crosse 6-0).
133 -- No. 5 Travis Lang (AUG, 18-1) dec. No. 4 Jordan Kolinski (UWL, 14-1) 11-6 (UW-La Crosse 6-3).
141 -- Jason Adams (AUG, 17-3) dec. Dan Crone (UWL, 6-3) 4-1 (TIED 6-6).
149 -- No. 2 Willy Holst (AUG, 17-1) dec. Matt Mauseth (UWL, 13-2) 8-4 (Augsburg 9-6).
157 -- Beau Hansen (AUG, 19-3) dec. No. 9 Jay Milz (UWL, 11-10) 6-3 (Augsburg 12-6).
165 -- No. 1 Tim Palmer (UWL, 24-3) maj. dec. Brandon Klukow (AUG, 17-7) 12-4 (Augsburg 12-10).
174 -- No. 1 Josh Chelf (UWL, 25-3) pinned No. 8 George Lynaugh (AUG, 9-5) 2:47 (UW-La Crosse 16-12).
184 -- No. 4 Josh Zabel (UWL, 25-3) dec. No. 3 Robbie Gotreau (AUG, 15-7) 4-3 (UW-La Crosse 19-12).
197 -- No. 7 Andy Moore (UWL, 17-5) dec. Wallace O'Connor (AUG, 1-1) 7-5 (OT-TB1) (UW-La Crosse 22-12).
HWT -- No. 6 Dan Laurent (UWL, 13-8) maj. dec. Andy Witzel (AUG, 15-7) 10-1 (UW-La Crosse 26-12).
College Wrestling -- No. 2 Augsburg (Minn., 6-1) 20, No. 4 Delaware Valley (Pa., 6-4) 16
Sunday, January 13, 2008 -- UNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
125 -- No. 1 Seth Flodeen * (AUG, 9-4) dec. Chris Sheetz (DVC, 21-5) 6-1 (Augsburg 3-0).
133 -- No. 5 Travis Lang (AUG, 19-1) tech. fall Brandon Clemmer (DVC, 13-5) 19-3 at 3:34 (Augsburg 8-0).
141 -- No. 2 Dan Hall (DVC, 16-4) dec. Jason Adams (AUG, 17-4) 7-3 (Augsburg 8-3).
149 -- No. 2 Willy Holst (AUG, 18-1) pinned No. 7 Jesse Harrington (DVC, 17-4) 4:03 (Augsburg 14-3).
157 -- Ryan Herwig (DVC, 13-7) maj. dec. Beau Hansen (AUG, 19-4) 11-0 (Augsburg 14-7).
165 -- Brandon Klukow (AUG, 18-7) dec. Greg Miele (DVC, 10-7) 4-2 (OT-SV1) (Augsburg 17-7).
174 -- No. 8 George Lynaugh (AUG, 10-5) dec. Mike DiGregorio (DVC, 11-8) 14-8 (Augsburg 20-7).
184 -- No. 2 Mike Wilcox (DVC, 14-2) dec. No. 3 Robbie Gotreau (AUG, 15-8) 8-5 (Augsburg 20-10).
197 -- No. 9 Joe West (DVC, 16-6) dec. Wallace O'Connor (AUG, 1-2) 4-0 (Augsburg 20-13).
HWT -- No. 2 Kyle Bilquist (DVC, 17-1) dec. Andy Witzel (AUG, 15-8) 3-2 (Augsburg 20-16).
Saturday's scores from NWCA Division III National Duals -- at UNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
(Rankings listed are from latest Division III national poll)
First round:
No. 1 Wartburg (Iowa) 52, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 0
No. 15 Olivet (Mich.) 24, No. 11 Buena Vista (Iowa) 12
No. 5 Luther (Iowa) 30, Ohio Northern 10
No. 4 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 32, St. Olaf (Minn.) 12
No. 3 Wisconsin-La Crosse 31, Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) 7
No. 6 Heidelberg (Ohio) 30, No. 19 Cornell (Iowa) 13
No. 7 Coe (Iowa) 35, Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 0
No. 2 Augsburg (Minn.) 41, Johns Hopkins (Md.) 3
Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Wartburg 47, No. 15 Olivet 0
No. 4 Delaware Valley 27, No. 5 Luther 9
No. 3 Wisconsin-La Crosse 24, No. 6 Heidelberg 12
No. 2 Augsburg 27, No. 7 Coe 18
Consolation First Round:
No. 11 Buena Vista 43, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4
Ohio Northern 32, St. Olaf 9
Concordia-Moorhead 25, No. 19 Cornell 20
Johnson & Wales 24, Johns Hopkins 15
Consolation Second Round:
No. 7 Coe 32, No. 11 Buena Vista 15
No. 6 Heidelberg 32, Ohio Northern 15
No. 5 Luther 39, Concordia-Moorhead 7
Johnson & Wales 19, No. 15 Olivet 16
Consolation Third Round:
Heidelberg 21, Coe 18
Luther 34, Johnson & Wales 9
Extra Matches:
St. Olaf 28, Johns Hopkins 16
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 21, Cornell 15
Sunday's Matches:
Championship Semifinals:
Wartburg 35, Delaware Valley 3
Wisconsin-La Crosse 26, Augsburg 12
Seventh-Place Match:
Coe 21, Johnson & Wales 12
Fifth-Place Match:
Heidelberg 25, Luther 14
Third-Place Match:
Augsburg 20, Delaware Valley 16
Championship Finals:
Wartburg 25, Wisconsin-La Crosse 8
