Wrestling 2/7/09 -- Augsburg at St. John's North Country Open, Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational
ST. JOHN'S NORTH COUNTRY OPEN RESULTS -- CLICK HERE
WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE INVITATIONAL RESULTS -- CLICK HERE
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (2/7/09) -- Claiming six champions to go along with 18 placewinners, the Augsburg College wrestling team split its squad to compete at the St. John's University North Country Open and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational on Saturday.
The Auggies had three champions, one runner-up and 10 placewinners at the North Country Open, while claiming three champions, two runners-up and eight placewinners in winning the 11-team Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational. Augsburg is the top-ranked team in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings.
Willy Holst (SR, Prescott, Wis.), ranked No. 1 nationally at 149 pounds, collected four first-period pins -- including two pins of under one minute -- to win his weight-class title at the North Country Open. Holst is now 20-1 on the season with seven pins.
At 197, No. 2-ranked Jared Massey (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) scored two pins among his four wins, including a 30-second pin in the championship match, to win his weight class at the North Country Open. Massey is now 21-1 on the season. Heavyweight Andy Witzel (JR, Fulda, Minn.), ranked No. 7 nationally, improved to 26-6 on the season with three wins to claim his weight class.
At the Wisconsin-Eau Claire meet, Jason Adams (JR, Coon Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 157, claimed his weight class with four bonus-point wins -- a pin, technical fall and two major decisions. Adams is now 31-5 on the season.
Zach Hansen (JR, Albert Lea, Minn.) scored the 149-pound championship at the Wisconsin-Eau Claire meet with three victories, as did heavyweight Tyson Barrett (JR, Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka HS).
Tony Valek (FY, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West), ranked No. 6 nationally at 141, finished in second place in his weight class at the North Country Open, as did Zach Molitor (SO, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS), ranked No. 7 nationally at 174, and Orlando Ponce (SO, Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS) at 165 at the Wisconsin-Eau Claire meet.
Seth Flodeen (SR, Cannon Falls, Minn.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 125, placed third in his weight class at the Wisconsin-Eau Claire meet, as did Kris Krier (SR, Woodbury, Minn.) at 184. Jake Grygelko (JR, Loretto, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) placed third for the Auggies at the North Country Open.
Augsburg closes its dual-meet season next Friday (2/13) at 7 p.m., with a match at No. 10-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
2009 St. John's University North Country Open
February 7, 2009 at Collegeville, Minn.
No team results kept.
Augsburg individual results:
125 -- Freddie Vigil 2-2, seventh place; Minh Huynh 0-2.
141 -- Tony Valek 3-1, second place; Jake Saatzer 1-2.
149 -- Willy Holst 4-0, champion; Torey Stewart 1-2; Travis Anderson 0-2.
157 -- Zach Enrico 1-2.
165 -- Jake Grygelko 2-2, third place; Brandon Klukow * 4-1, fifth place.
174 -- Matt Curtis 3-2, seventh place; Josh Kohler 1-2.
184 -- Brad Baus 4-2, fourth place.
197 -- Jared Massey 4-0, champion; Andy Peterson 4-2, fifth place.
HWT -- Andy Witzel 3-0, champion.
2009 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational
February 7, 2009 at Eau Claire, Wis.
Team Results: 1. Augsburg 131.5; 2. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 117.5; 3. Wisconsin-La Crosse 76; 4. Wisconsin-Parkside 72; 5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 70; 6. Ridgewater CC 64; 7. Wisconsin-Whitewater 61.5; 8. Itasca CC 39; 9. Luther (Iowa) 31.5; 10. Winona State 2; 11. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0.
Augsburg individual results:
125 -- Seth Flodeen 2-1, third place; Ky Olsen 1-1.
133 -- Alex Johnson 1-2.
141 -- Nathan Lexvold 3-2, fourth place.
149 -- Zach Hansen 3-0, champion.
157 -- Jason Adams 4-0, champion.
165 -- Orlando Ponce 3-1, second place; Beau Hansen 2-2; Brandon Bahr 1-2.
174 -- Zach Molitor 3-1, second place; Jackson Mboma 0-2.
184 -- Kris Krier 3-1, third place; Garrett Long 2-2.
197 -- Mitch Gerold 1-2.
HWT -- Tyson Barrett 3-0, champion; Nick Creamier 1-2.
