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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg College wrestling team is the No. 2 seed in its attempt to claim its second straight Division III National Duals championship, with competition set for this weekend in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Augsburg, the No. 2-ranked team in the latest NWCA Division III national polls, will open the National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen Division III National Duals presented by Hibiclens on Saturday (1/9) at 11 a.m., facing No. 15-seed Wisconsin-Whitewater, the No. 22-ranked team nationally, at the
University of Northern Iowa's UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Action will continue in the 16-team tournament on Saturday, with the Division III finals set for 3 p.m. on Sunday (1/10).
Wisconsin-La Crosse, the top-ranked team in the latest national polls, is the No. 1 seed in the bracket, with No. 3-ranked Coe (Iowa) ranked third and No. 5-ranked Wartburg (Iowa) ranked fourth in the bracket. Among other Minnesota schools, Concordia-Moorhead is seeded sixth, with St. John's seeded eighth. All 16 teams in the bracket are ranked among the top 30 teams in the latest Division III national poll.
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Augsburg will attempt to win its fifth National Duals title this weekend. During the eight-year history of the NWCA Division III National Duals in its current 16-team format, Augsburg (2002, 2005, 2007, 2009) and Wartburg (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008) have each won four championships.
The Auggies enter this weekend's action with a 3-0 dual-meet record and have six individuals ranked nationally, led by defending national champion and top-ranked 197-pounder
Jared Massey (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS).
Tony Valek (SO, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) is ranked No. 3 at 149, while
Zach Molitor (JR, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS) is ranked No. 3 at 174.
Jason Adams (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn.) is ranked No. 5 at 157, as is
Andy Witzel (SR, Fulda, Minn.) at heavyweight.
Orlando Ponce (JR, Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS) is ranked No. 6 at 165.
