Wrestling 1/10/09 -- Augsburg at NWCA/Cliff Keen Division III National Duals
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (1/10/09) -- Winning all 20 bouts, including 19 by bonus points, the Augsburg College wrestling team advanced to the semifinals of the National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen Division III National Duals on Saturday afternoon at the University of Northern Iowa's UNI Dome.
Augsburg, ranked No. 2 in the latest Division III national poll, opened its tournament with a 54-0 victory over Buena Vista (Iowa), then blanked No. 21-ranked Johnson and Wales (R.I.) 54-0 in the quarterfinals. Augsburg will face No. 3-ranked Delaware Valley (Pa.) on Sunday (1/11) at 11 a.m. in the semifinals, with top-ranked Wartburg (Iowa) facing No. 4-ranked Coe (Iowa) in the other semifinal. The winners will meet at 3 p.m. for the National Duals championship, with the losers battling for third place at 3 p.m.
In the victory over Buena Vista, Augsburg claimed all 10 bout wins by bonus points -- six pins, three technical falls and a major decision. Augsburg received three forfeit victories in the triumph over Johnson and Wales, and also had four pins, a technical fall and a major decision.
No. 3-ranked heavyweight Andy Witzel (JR, Fulda, Minn.) claimed two first-period pins -- 52 seconds and 2:41 -- on Saturday to improve to 21-1 on the season with nine pins. Tony Valek (FY, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) scored two pins at 141, as did Brad Baus (FY, Mukwonago, Wis.) at 184 and 197.
Top-ranked wrestlers Seth Flodeen (SR, Cannon Falls, Minn.), at 125, and Travis Lang (SR, Bismarck, N.D.), at 133, both had a pin and forfeit win on the day. Lang, now 22-0 on the season, has recorded 20 wins by bonus points -- 15 pins, two technical falls, two major decisions and a forfeit. Flodeen is now 8-1 on the year.
No. 2-ranked Willy Holst (SR, Prescott, Wis.) improved to 10-0 with two wins on Saturday, with a 42-second pin in his opening match and a 19-4, technical-fall win in the second match. Jason Adams (JR, Coon Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 5 at 157, improved to 22-2 with two victories, a 15-0 technical fall and a 9-1 major decision. Jared Massey (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS), ranked No. 2 at 197, claimed a 1:28 pin in his only match of the day.
Two other Minnesota programs are also in the Division III National Duals. No. 22-ranked Concordia-Moorhead will wrestle for fifth place against No. 11 Cornell (Iowa) on Sunday at 1 p.m., after going 3-1 in its four matches on the day, including a 22-14 triumph over in-state rival No. 9-ranked St. John's in the consolation third round. The Johnnies won their opening match 22-10 over No. 24 Heidelberg (Ohio), but lost 41-4 to Delaware Valley and 22-14 to Concordia-Moorhead.
College Wrestling -- No. 2 Augsburg (Minn., 2-1) 54, Buena Vista (Iowa, 0-3) 0.
Saturday, January 10, 2008 -- UNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
125 -- No. 1 Seth Flodeen (AUG, 7-1) tech. fall Kyle Donlan (BVU) 17-1 at 2:35 (Augsburg 5-0).
133 -- No. 1 Travis Lang (AUG, 21-0) pinned Nick Marcus (BVU) 0:44 (Augsburg 11-0).
141 -- Tony Valek (AUG, 18-5) pinned Josh Allen (BVU) 1:36 (Augsburg 17-0).
149 -- No. 2 Willy Holst (AUG, 9-0) pinned Semir Duric (BVU) 0:42 (Augsburg 23-0).
157 -- No. 5 Jason Adams (AUG, 21-2) tech. fall Logan Sillman (BVU) 15-0 at 7:00 (Augsburg 28-0).
165 -- Brandon Bahr (AUG, 17-8) tech. fall (w/o NF) Kody Koster (BVU) 15-0 at 4:25 (Augsburg 32-0).
174 -- Zach Molitor (AUG, 15-4) maj. dec. Roman Villegas (BVU) 10-2 (Augsburg 36-0).
184 -- Brad Baus (AUG, 6-6) pinned Austin Hayes (BVU) 3:25 (Augsburg 42-0).
197 -- No. 2 Jared Massey (AUG, 11-0) pinned Kevin Chilton (BVU) 1:28 (Augsburg 48-0).
HWT -- No. 3 Andy Witzel (AUG, 20-1) pinned Luke Kline (BVU) 0:52 (Augsburg 54-0).
College Wrestling -- No. 2 Augsburg (Minn., 3-1) 54, Johnson and Wales (R.I., 5-1) 0.
Saturday, January 10, 2008 -- UNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
125 -- No. 1 Seth Flodeen (AUG, 8-1) won by forfeit (Augsburg 6-0).
133 -- No. 1 Travis Lang (AUG, 22-0) won by forfeit (Augsburg 12-0).
141 -- Tony Valek (AUG, 19-5) pinned Andrew Van Dyk (JWU) (Augsburg 18-0).
149 -- No. 2 Willy Holst (AUG, 10-0) tech. fall Vincent Egloff (JWU) 19-4 at 6:42 (Augsburg 23-0).
157 -- No. 5 Jason Adams (AUG, 22-2) maj. dec. Christopher Giannos (JWU) 9-1 (Augsburg 27-0).
165 -- Brandon Bahr (AUG, 18-8) won by forfeit (Augsburg 33-0).
174 -- Beau Hansen (AUG, 10-5) dec. Skylar Engelken (JWU) 8-2 (Augsburg 36-0).
184 -- Zach Molitor (AUG, 16-4) pinned Jordan Ware (JWU) 4:21 (Augsburg 42-0).
197 -- Brad Baus (AUG, 7-6) pinned No. 4 (at 184) Bryan Lenhardt (JWU) 2:04 (Augsburg 48-0).
HWT -- No. 3 Andy Witzel (AUG, 21-1) pinned Adam Fox (JWU) 2:41 (Augsburg 54-0).
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) 47, Wabash (Ind.) 0
No. 15 Luther (Iowa) 25, No. 14 Olivet (Mich.) 17
No. 7 Wisconsin-La Crosse 29, Dubuque (Iowa) 15
No. 4 Coe (Iowa) 25, No. 22 Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) 12
No. 3 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 46, Ohio Northern 0
No. 9 St. John's 22, No. 24 Heidelberg (Ohio) 10
No. 21 Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 31, No. 11 Cornell (Iowa) 19
No. 2 Augsburg (Minn.) 54, Buena Vista (Iowa) 0
Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Wartburg 47, No. 15 Luther 3
No. 4 Coe 31, No. 7 Wisconsin-La Crosse 7
No. 3 Delaware Valley 41, No. 9 St. John's 4
No. 2 Augsburg 54, No. 21 Johnson & Wales 0
Consolation First Round:
No. 14 Olivet 33, Wabash 15
No. 22 Concordia-Moorhead 25, Dubuque 18
No. 24 Heidelberg 34, Ohio Northern 4
No. 11 Cornell 23, Buena Vista 16
Consolation Second Round:
No. 14 Olivet 33, No. 21 Johnson & Wales 9
No. 22 Concordia-Moorhead 22, No. 9 St. John's 14
No. 24 Heidelberg 18, No. 7 Wisconsin-La Crosse 18 (Heidelberg advances on criteria)
No. 11 Cornell 27, No. 15 Luther 15
Consolation Third Round:
No. 22 Concordia-Moorhead 21, No. 14 Olivet 16
No. 11 Cornell 22, No. 24 Heidelberg 15
Division III Extra Matches:
Buena Vista 21, Ohio Northern 16
Dubuque 40, Wabash 3
Sunday's Matches:
Seventh-Place Match (9 a.m. Sunday):
No. 14 Olivet vs. No. 24 Heidelberg
Championship Semifinals (11 a.m. Sunday):
No. 1 Wartburg vs. No. 4 Coe
No. 2 Augsburg vs. No. 3 Delaware Valley
Fifth-Place Match (1 p.m. Sunday)
No. 22 Concordia-Moorhead vs. No. 11 Cornell
Championship Finals (3 p.m. Sunday)
Third-Place Match (3 p.m. Sunday)
