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Don Stoner

Augsburg dominates in 37-4 win at Saint John's

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- Winning nine of 10 bouts, including six by bonus-point margins, the No. 8-ranked Augsburg College wrestling team scored a 37-4 victory over Saint John's University in a dual meet on Sunday afternoon at Sexton Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 37, Saint John's 4
LOCATION: Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 11-2 overall, Saint John's 3-13 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg, the defending NCAA Division III national champion and No. 8-ranked team in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings, dominated the dual, claiming two pins and four major decisions among its nine victories.
• Austin Boniface (JR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) improved to 15-7 on the season with his fifth pin of the campaign, a 1:39 match ender over Robert Tait at 174 pounds. Boniface is now 40-20 in his Augsburg career with 17 pins.
• Logan Hortop (JR, Faribault, Minn.) also claimed a pin at 197. Dominating his bout with Nick Pegelow, Hortop converted a pin at the 5:21 mark to improve to 17-11 on the season. Hortop now has 11 bonus-point victories (six pins, four major decisions, one technical fall) this season.
• No. 1-ranked and defending heavyweight national champion Donny Longendyke (JR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) scored a 10-2, major-decision win over Colin Fisher to close the match. Now 21-2 on the season, Longendyke now has 16 bonus-point wins (14 pins, one major decision) this season.
• Longendyke is now 65-4 in his Augsburg career and 105-25 in his collegiate career. Of his 105 wins, 79 are bonus-point victories (59 pins, three technical falls, 17 major decisions).
• Sam Bennyhoff (FY, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) continued his impressive debut campaign with the Auggies, improving to 15-3 on the season with a 10-2, major-decision win over Mike Pleski at 133. Bennyhoff now has nine bonus-point wins (four pins, one technical fall, four major decisions) on the season.
• Rashad Kennedy (SR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley HS), who returned to the Augsburg lineup at the semester break, improved to 10-2 on the season with a 15-7, major-decision win over Brandon Schorr at 149. The win was his first bonus-point win of the season, and he improved to 76-50 in his college career.
• Grant Parker (JR, Onalaska, Wis.) improved to 19-9 on the season with a 15-7, major-decision win over T.J. Fulton at 157, his fourth major decision win of the year. He is now 51-41 in his collegiate career with 15 bonus-point wins (nine pins, one technical fall, five major decisions).
• James Goman (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge HS) opened the match with a 6-2 win over John Wells at 125, Brady McFarland (FY, Windlake, Wis./Muskego HS) scored a 9-6 win over Teddy Erickson at 165, and Sebastian Larson (SO, River Falls, Wis.) claimed an 8-1 win over Luke Dodd at 184. Goman is now 12-13 on the season, McFarland is 10-4, and Larson is 16-9.

FOR THE FOES
• The lone win for Saint John's in the dual came from No. 7-ranked Ben Henle, who claimed an 11-3, major-decision win over Augsburg's Aaron Wilson (FY, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS).

UP NEXT
• Both teams will compete at the Saint John's North Country Open next Saturday (1/30) at 9 a.m.
No. 8 Augsburg (11-2) 37, Saint John's (3-13) 4
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 -- Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn.
Action begins at 125 pounds.
125 -- James Goman (AUG, 12-13) dec. John Wells (SJU, 9-8) 6-2 (Augsburg 3-0)
133 -- Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 15-3) maj. dec. Mike Pleski (SJU, 11-15) 10-2 (Augsburg 7-0)
141 -- No. 7 Ben Henle (SJU, 15-9) maj. dec. Aaron Wilson (AUG, 10-12) 11-3 (Augsburg 7-4)
149 -- Rashad Kennedy (AUG, 10-2) maj. dec. Branden Schorr (SJU, 5-13) 15-7 (Augsburg 11-4) 
157 -- Grant Parker (AUG, 19-9) maj. dec. T.J. Fulton (SJU, 1-3) 15-7 (Augsburg 15-4)
165 -- Brady McFarland (AUG, 10-4) dec. Teddy Erickson (SJU, 9-14) 9-6 (Augsburg 18-4)
174 -- Austin Boniface (AUG, 15-7) pinned Robert Tait (SJU, 6-4) 1:39 (Augsburg 24-4)
184 -- Sebastian Larson (AUG, 16-9) dec. Luke Dodd (SJU,8-9) 8-1 (Augsburg 27-4)
197 -- Logan Hortop (AUG, 17-11) pinned Nick Pegelow (SJU, 7-20) 5:21 (Augsburg 33-4)
HWT -- No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 21-2) maj. dec. Colin Fisher (SJU, 6-9) 10-2 (Augsburg 37-4)
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