Wrestling 12/28-29/08 -- Augsburg College Brute/Zac Jarzynka Sunshine Wrestling Classic
MONDAY 12/29 -- FINAL MAIN BRACKET RESULTS -- CLICK HERE
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SUNDAY 12/28 -- CONSOLATION BRACKET RESULTS -- CLICK HERE
OVIEDO, Fla. (12/28-29/08) -- Claiming titles in seven of the 10 weight classes, the Augsburg College wrestling team dominated action at its Brute/Zac Jarzynka Sunshine Wrestling Classic tournament, held Sunday and Monday at Oviedo High School. Augsburg had 19 wrestlers place in the top eight in their weight classes.
No team results were kept at the open tournament, which featured five schools ranked in the top 25 in the latest Division III national rankings -- No. 7 Augsburg, No. 6 St. John's, No. 8 Ithaca (New York), No. 15 College of New Jersey and No. 24 Heidelberg (Ohio).
Augsburg's Travis Lang (SR, Bismarck, N.D.), the top-ranked wrestler in Division III at 133 pounds, continued his dominant start to the season with four wins -- two by first-period pins, a major decision and a 13-10 win over No. 9-ranked Mogi Baatar of St. John's in the finals -- to win his weight class. Lang, now 18-0 on the season, has recorded 16 bonus-point triumphs -- 12 pins, two major decisions and two technical falls.
Andy Witzel (JR, Fulda, Minn.), ranked No. 3 at heavyweight, improved to 16-1 on the season with four wins, including a 57-second pin in his opening match, to claim his weight-class title for the Auggies. Jared Massey (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS), ranked No. 3 nationally at 197, won five matches, including pins of 32 seconds and 4:03, to score the title in his class. Massey is now 10-0 on the year.
Augsburg's Jason Adams (JR, Coon Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 9 nationally at 157, recorded four wins, including a 41-second pin in his opening match, to capture the title and improve to 17-2 on the season. Tony Valek (FY, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) claimed two pins among his four victories to claim the title at 141 pounds, while Willy Holst (SR, Prescott, Wis.) won the title at 149 with four wins, including a first-round pin and a 13-4, major-decision win over Blaine Woszczak of Ithaca (N.Y.), ranked No. 10 nationally, in the finals. Freddie Vigil (JR, Bakersfield, Calif./South HS) claimed the title at 125 for the Auggies with a 4-0 performance, including two major decisions.
Other nationally ranked wrestlers to win titles at the tournament were No. 10-ranked Justin Bonitatis of The College of New Jersey at 165 and No. 7-ranked Dustin Baxter of St. John's (Minn.) at 184. Dave Priest of Ithaca (N.Y.) won top honors at 174.
Also for Augsburg, Zach Molitor scored a second-place finish at 174 pounds, and Tyson Barrett (JR, Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka HS) finished third at heavyweight. Brandon Bahr (FY, Bemidji, Minn.) placed fourth at 165, Minh Huynh (FY, Eagan, Minn./Eastview HS) placed fifth at 125; Jake Saatzer (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) placed sixth at 149; Garrett Long (JR, Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) and Brad Baus (FY, Mukwonago, Wis.) shared seventh place at 184, as did Zach Enrico (FY, Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS) at 157 and Josh Kohler (FY, Monticello, Minn.) at 174; and placing eighth were Nathan Lexvold (FY, Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) at 141, Torey Stewart (FY, Jackson, Minn./Jackson County Central HS) at 149 and Brandon Klukow (SR, Albert Lea, Minn.) at 165.
Top three finishers from each weight class at the 2008 Augsburg College Brute/Zac Jarzynka Sunshine Wrestling Classic.
No team results were kept.
125 -- 1. Freddie Vigil (Augsburg), 2. Chad Henle (St. John's), 3. Sammy Deligio (Milwaukee SOE).
133 -- 1. Travis Lang (Augsburg), 2. Mogi Baatar (St. John's), 3. Chad Winowich (Ithaca).
141 -- 1. Tony Valek (Augsburg), 2. Justin Seifried (Ithaca), 3. Craig Fechko (Heidelberg).
149 -- 1. Willy Holst (Augsburg), 2. Blaine Woszczak (Ithaca), 3. Tyler Branham (College of New Jersey).
157 -- 1. Jason Adams (Augsburg), 2. Matt Baarson (St. John's), 3. Will Horwath (Ithaca).
165 -- 1. Justin Bonitatis (College of New Jersey), 2. Patrick Knight (New York Univ.), 3. Trevor Sanford (unattached).
174 -- 1. Dave Priest (Ithaca), 2. Zach Molitor (Augsburg), 3. Grant Eustice (St. John's).
184 -- 1. Dustin Baxter (St. John's), 2. Sam Laes (Lawrence), 3. Ed Bizorik (Heidelberg).
197 -- 1. Jared Massey (Augsburg), 2. Ed Broderick (College of New Jersey), 3. Niko Brown (unattached).
HWT -- 1. Andy Witzel (Augsburg), 2. Joe Goetz (Ithaca), 3. Tyson Barrett (Augsburg).
Augsburg individual results:
125 -- Freddie Vigil 4-0, champion; Minh Huynh 4-2, fifth place; Ky Olsen 1-2.
133 -- Travis Lang 4-0, champion; Alex Johnson 2-3, 15th place.
141 -- Tony Valek 4-0, champion; Nathan Lexvold 2-3, eighth place.
149 -- Willy Holst 4-0, champion; Jake Saatzer 5-3, sixth place; Torey Stewart 2-3, eighth place; Justin Koob 1-3; Travis Anderson 0-3.
157 -- Jason Adams 4-0, champion; Zach Enrico 3-2, seventh place; Orlando Ponce 4-2, ninth place; Jake Grygelko 1-4.
165 -- Brandon Bahr 4-2, fourth place; Brandon Klukow * 2-3, eighth place; Spencer Flodeen 3-2, co-ninth place; Matt Curtis 6-2, co-ninth place; John MacCormick 0-4.
174 -- Zach Molitor 3-1, second place; Josh Kohler 4-2, seventh place; Jackson Mboma 5-2, ninth place; Trenton Larrieu 3-4, 14th place.
184 -- Garrett Long 2-2, co-seventh place; Brad Baus 2-2, co-seventh place; Alex Krautkremer 0-2.
197 -- Jared Massey 5-0, champion; Kris Krier 3-3, 11th place; Andy Peterson 0-2.
HWT -- Andy Witzel 4-0, champion; Tyson Barrett 4-1, third place; Nick Creamier 2-3, 11th place.
OVIEDO, Fla. (12/28-29/08) -- The annual Brute/Zac Jarzynka Sunshine Wrestling Classic, sponsored by Augsburg College, will be held on Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 28-29, at Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Fla. Ten collegiate teams and a total of 223 wrestlers will be competing at the tournament. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday 12/28 and 9 a.m. on Monday 12/29.
The tournament is a combination of two events -- the Sunshine Open college-level wrestling tournament Dec. 28-29, and the Zac Jarzynka Memorial Ironman Tournament for high school-level wrestlers on Dec. 29-30. For information on the college tournament, contact tournament director Jeff Swenson at 612-330-1241 or swensonj@augsburg.edu.
Bracket results from the college portion of the tournament will be posted here after each day of competition.
Teams scheduled to compete (click on link for wrestling websites; abbreviations are noted for brackets):
Augsburg College (Minn., AUG)
University of Central Florida (club, CEN)
Heidelberg College (Ohio, HED)
Ithaca College (N.Y., ITH)
Lawrence University (Wis., LAW)
McMaster University (Ontario, Canada, MAS)
Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis., MSOE)
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
New York University (NYU)
St. John's University (Minn., SJU)
Unattached wrestlers are denoted with UNA.
