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NWCA NATIONAL DUALS BRACKETS/RESULTS (TRACKWRESTLING)FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- No. 2-ranked Augsburg College finished seventh at the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III National Duals, held Friday and Saturday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind.
HOW IT HAPPENED• Augsburg went 3-2 during the two days of action to move to 9-2 in dual meets this season. On Friday, the Auggies opened with a 28-13 win over No. 20-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater, but dropped a 25-15 decision to No. 8-ranked Wabash (Ohio) to drop into the consolation bracket. Augsburg completed the day on Friday with a 25-18 win over No. 17-ranked Luther (Iowa).
• Augsburg had a pair of one-point decisions on Saturday to finish seventh. Augsburg was edged 20-19 by No. 3-ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse, then recovered with a 22-21 win over No. 5-ranked Ithaca (N.Y.) in its final match of the weekend.
• Heavyweight Donny Longendyke (JR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) reached the 100-victory plateau in his collegiate career with five victories on the weekend, including three pins and a major-decision win. His 2:32 pin of Ithaca's Matthew Booth provided the final margin of victory for the Auggies in the seventh-place match. He also recorded an 11-2, major-decision win over No. 8-ranked Clay Broze of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and also added two sub-1:30 pins on Friday.
• The defending NCAA Division III heavyweight national champion and current top-ranked heavyweight nationally, Longendyke is now 19-2 on the season with 14 pins, and improves to 103-25 in his collegiate career with 59 pins. In two seasons as an Auggie, he is now 63-4 with 36 pins. Of his 103 collegiate wins, 78 are bonus-point victories (75.7 percent) -- 59 pins, three technical falls and 16 major decisions.
• Eric Hensel (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS), the No. 3-ranked 165-pounder in Division III, went 4-1 on the weekend, recovering from a first-match loss with four straight wins, including two pins, to improve to 16-2 on the season with 12 pins. In the seventh-place match, he scored a 7-4 win over Ithaca's No. 5-ranked Nick Velez.
• Seeing his first action of the season, Rashad Kennedy (SR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) went 3-2, but two of his wins came against ranked opponents -- a 3-1 win over Wisconsin-Whitewater's No. 3-ranked Isiah Vela, and a 10-6 win over Luther's No. 4-ranked Dakota Gray.
• Sam Bennyhoff (FY, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS), ranked No. 8 nationally at 133, also went 3-2 on the weekend with a pin, improving to 14-2 on the season with four pins.
• Logan Hortop (JR, Faribault, Minn.) also went 3-2 on the weekend with two major decisions at 197, improving to 13-9 on the campaign.• Grant Parker (JR, Onalaska, Wis.) and Tone Fuenffinger (SO, Hibbing, Minn.) combined to go 4-1 at 157 pounds, with Parker winning both his matches, including one by major decision, and Fuenffinger going 2-1.UP NEXT• Augsburg returns to action next Saturday (1/16) at 9 a.m., competing at the Cornell (Iowa) Matman Open.
SATURDAY'S RESULTSSeventh-Place Match: No. 2 Augsburg (9-2) 22, No. 5 Ithaca (N.Y., 6-4) 21125 -- James Kaishian (IC) maj. dec. James Goman (AUG, 11-12) 12-4 (Ithaca 4-0)
133 -- No. 7 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 14-2) dec. Ferdinand Mase (IC) 6-3 (Ithaca 4-3)
141 -- Nick Wahba (IC) maj. dec. Dylan Lesar (AUG, 0-9) 10-1 (Ithaca 8-3)
149 -- Daniel Pak (IC) maj. dec.
Rashad Kennedy (AUG, 3-2) 10-2 (Ithaca 12-3)
157 -- Grant Parker (AUG, 13-6) maj. dec. Anthony Faro (IC) 10-0 (Ithaca 12-7)
165 -- No. 3 Eric Hensel (AUG, 16-2) dec. No. 5 Nick Velez (IC) 7-4 (Ithaca 12-10)
174 -- Austin Boniface (AUG, 10-6) pinned Jaison White (IC) 5:59 (Augsburg 16-12)
184 -- Jake Ashcraft (IC) pinned Sebastian Larson (AUG, 14-9) 1:20 (Ithaca 18-16)
197 -- Zachary Connor (IC) dec. Logan Hortop (AUG, 13-9) 6-3 (Ithaca 21-16)
HWT -- No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 19-2) pinned Matthew Booth (IC) 2:32 (Augsburg 22-21)No. 3 Wisconsin-La Crosse (8-3) 20, No. 2 Augsburg (8-2) 19 125 -- Ryan Weinmann (UWL) dec.
James Goman (AUG, 11-11) 6-4 (UW-La Crosse 3-0)
133 -- No. 5 Dustin Weinmann (UWL) maj. dec. No. 7 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 13-2) 16-4 (UW-La Crosse 7-0)
141 -- Grant Sutton (UWL) maj. dec. Dylan Lesar (AUG, 0-8) 9-0 (UW-La Crosse 11-0)
149 -- Rashad Kennedy (AUG, 3-1) dec. Mason Geary (UWL) 12-10 (OT-SV1) (UW-La Crosse 11-3)
157 -- Tone Fuenffinger (AUG, 11-7) dec. Austin Schoen (UWL) 4-1 (UW-La Crosse 11-6)
165 -- No. 3 Eric Hensel (AUG, 15-2) pinned Derek Weinmann (UWL) 2:48 (Augsburg 12-11)
174 -- No. 1 Tyler Schneider (UWL) pinned Austin Boniface (AUG, 9-6) 2:12 (UW-La Crosse 17-12)
184 -- Alex Friedman (UWL) dec. Sebastian Larson (AUG, 14-8) 7-6 (UW-La Crosse 20-12)
197 -- Logan Hortop (AUG, 13-8) dec. Zach Tooley (UWL) 10-4 (UW-La Crosse 20-15)
HWT -- No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 18-2) maj. dec. No. 8 Clay Broze (UWL) 11-2 (UW-La Crosse 20-19)FRIDAY'S RESULTSNo. 2 Augsburg (8-1) 25, No. 17 Luther (Iowa, 7-4) 18125 -- James Goman (AUG, 11-10) dec. Connor Murphy (LUT) 6-2 (Augsburg 3-0)
133 -- Nick Scheffert (LUT) dec. No. 7 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 13-1) 12-6 (TIED 3-3)
141 -- No. 1 Drew Van Anrooy (LUT) pinned Dylan Lesar (AUG, 0-7) 1:16 (Luther 9-3)
149 -- Rashad Kennedy (AUG, 2-1) dec. No. 4 Dakota Gray (LUT) 10-6 (Luther 9-6)
157 -- Grant Parker (AUG, 12-6) dec. Tristan Zurfluh (LUT) 3-1 (OT-TB1) (TIED 9-9)
165 -- No. 3 Eric Hensel (AUG, 14-2) pinned Billy Poray (LUT) 4:16 (Augsburg 15-9)
174 -- Javier Reyes (LUT) pinned Austin Boniface (AUG, 9-5) 2:54 (TIED 15-15)
184 -- Justin Kreiter (LUT) dec. Sebastian Larson (AUG, 14-7) 3-1 (Luther 18-15)
197 -- Logan Hortop (AUG, 12-8) maj. dec. Matthew Chlebek (LUT) 15-6 (Augsburg 19-18)
HWT -- No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 17-2) pinned Clayton Jennings (LUT) 1:28 (Augsburg 25-18)No. 8 Wabash (Ohio, 7-0) 25, No. 2 Augsburg (7-1) 15125 -- James Goman (AUG, 10-10) dec. Chris Diaz (WAB, 14-5) 5-3 (Augsburg 3-0)
133 -- No. 7 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 13-0) dec. A.J. Belden (WAB, 10-8) 4-2 (Augsburg 6-0)
141 -- Michael Venezia (WAB, 13-2) pinned Dylan Lesar (AUG, 0-6) 2:19 (TIED 6-6)
149 -- Tim Locksmith (WAB, 6-2) maj. dec.
Rashad Kennedy (AUG, 1-1) 16-5 (Wabash 10-6)
157 -- No. 10 Nick Bova (WAB, 17-1) dec. Tone Fuenffinger (AUG, 10-7) 10-8 (Wabash 13-6)
165 -- No. 3 Eric Hensel (AUG, 13-2) dec. Connor Brummett (WAB, 16-4) 7-2 (Wabash 13-9)
174 -- Ethan Farmer (WAB, 15-2) dec.
Austin Boniface (AUG, 9-4) 8-1 (Wabash 16-9)
184 -- No. 1 Riley Lefever (WAB, 23-0) pinned Niko Anderson (AUG, 10-6) 2:35 (Wabash 22-9)
197 -- Brett Thumm (WAB, 10-7) dec. Logan Hortop (AUG, 11-8) 14-9 (Wabash 25-9)
HWT -- No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 16-2) wins by forfeit (Wabash 25-15)No. 2 Augsburg (7-0) 28, No. 20 Wisconsin-Whitewater (5-3) 13125 -- Zac Denny (UWW) pinned
James Goman (AUG, 9-10) 6:50
(UW-Whitewater 6-0)
133 -- No. 7
Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 12-0) pinned Joe Brodman (UWW) 4:17
(TIED 6-6)
141 -- No. 2 Matt Adcock (UWW) dec.
Aaron Wilson (AUG, 10-10) 8-2
(UW-Whitewater 9-6)
149 -- Rashad Kennedy (AUG, 1-0) dec. No. 3 Isiah Vela (UWW) 3-1
(TIED 9-9)
157 -- Tone Fuenffinger (AUG, 10-6) dec. Brandon Arteaga (UWW) 6-4
(Augsburg 12-9)
165 -- Tom Gerszewski (UWW) maj. dec. No. 3
Eric Hensel (AUG, 12-2) 10-2
(UW-Whitewater 13-12)
174 -- Austin Boniface (AUG, 9-3) dec. Connor Price (UWW) 7-3
(Augsburg 15-13)
184 -- Sebastian Larson (AUG, 14-6) dec. Nicholas Bonomo (UWW) 6-4
(Augsburg 18-13)
197 -- Logan Hortop (AUG, 11-7) maj. dec. Bowen Wileman (UWW) 10-0
(Augsburg 22-13)
HWT -- No. 1
Donny Longendyke (AUG, 15-2) pinned Jordan Festge (UWW) 1:14
(Augsburg 28-13)
