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Don Stoner

Wilson leads Auggies at Auggie-Adidas Open

AUGSBURG AUGGIE-ADIDAS OPEN RESULTS
TRACKWRESTLING TOURNAMENT RESULTS/BRACKETS

MINNEAPOLIS -- Claiming one champion, five runners-up and 10 placewinners in Gold division brackets, the Augsburg College wrestling team opened its season at its Auggie-Adidas Open, held on Saturday at Si Melby Hall. Augsburg had 16 overall placewinners at the event. No team results were kept at the open meet

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Alex Wilson (SO, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS) opened his Auggie season with a championship at the 149-pound weight class. He posted an 11-0 major decision in his opening match and 7-0 and 8-4 decisions respectively to make his way to the finals. In the championship match, Wilson was able to earn an 11-7 decision over UW-La Crosse's Kal Gerber to claim his first collegiate individual tournament title.
• At 157 pounds, Grant Parker (SR, Onalaska, Wis.), ranked No. 1 nationally in his weight class, finished second in the Gold division, going 3-1 on the day. After posting an 8-2 decision, a 13-1 major decision and a 5-3 decision, Parker fell 3-2 in the finals to Upper Iowa's Zak Benitz, the No. 8-ranked wrestler in Division II.
• Ranked No. 4 nationally at 133 pounds, Sam Bennyhoff (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) claimed runner-up honors. Bennyhoff claimed two decisions and a 15-7 major decision in route to his second consecutive Auggie Open final appearance. In the final, Bennyhoff fell 14-10 to UW-La Crosse's Ryan Weinmann, ranked No. 7 nationally.
• Making his collegiate debut, Victor Gliva (FY, Farmington, Minn.) claimed runner-up honors at 125 pounds. Gliva's route to the final included an upset of top-seeded Malek Williams of Upper Iowa, the No. 7-ranked 125-pounder in Division II, before he fell to Nelson Baker of UW-La Crosse by fall.
• Austin Boniface (SR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) finished second at 174 pounds, claiming a pin, decision and medical forfeit on his way to the finals where he fell to top-seeded Adam Cooling from Minnesota State-Mankato, the No. 2-ranked 174-pounder in Division II.
• At 184 pounds, Owen Webster (FY, Shakopee, Minn.) posted three technical falls on his way to the finals where he fell to Minnesota State-Mankato's Matt Blome.
• Logan Hortop (SR, Faribault, Minn.) posted two pins and a decision in route to a third-place finish at 197 pounds. 
• Jackson Graham (JR, Apple Valley, Minn.) finished 3-1 on the day to claim fifth place at 174 pounds.
• At 165 pounds, Brady McFarland (SO, Windlake, Wis./Muskego HS) went 2-2 and finished in sixth place.
• Mike Hayes (SO, Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS) also finished in sixth-place with a 2-2 record for the Auggies at 141 pounds.
• In Silver brackets, Ryan Epps (FY, Cannon Falls, Minn.) and Tanner Vassar (FY, Maple Lake, Minn.) shared the title at 149 pounds.

AUGSBURG RESULTS BY WEIGHT CLASS
• 125 Gold: Victor Gliva 3-1, 2nd place.
• 133 Gold: Sam Bennyhoff 3-1, 2nd place.
• 133 Silver: Monty Frederiksen 2-1, 5th place.
• 141 Gold: Mike Hayes 2-2, 6th place; Justo Ramirez 1-2.
• 149 Gold: Alex Wilson 4-0, 1st place.
• 149 Silver: Ryan Epps 3-0, co-1st place place; Tanner Vassar 3-0, co-1st place.
• 149 Bronze: Josh Verbeten 3-0, 1st place.
• 157 Gold: Grant Parker 3-1, 2nd place; Bryce Zdanovec 0-2.
• 157 Silver: Boone Young 2-2, 6th place.
• 165 Gold: Brady McFarland 2-2, 6th place; Gable Frandsen 2-2; Tone Fuenffinger 1-2.
• 165 Silver: Cameron Schmitz 3-1, 5th place.
• 174 Gold: Austin Boniface 3-1, 2nd place; Jackson Graham 3-1, 5th place.
• 174 Silver: Julian Georgescu 2-1, consolation winner.
• 184 Gold: Owen Webster 3-1, 2nd place; Brandonn Gore 1-2.
• 197 Gold: Logan Hortop 3-1, 3rd place; Cole Durbin 0-2, Niko Anderson 1-2.
• 197 Silver: Brent Chambers 0-2; Jonathan Zarnke 2-2, consolation winner.
• HWT Silver: Ethan Hofacker 2-2, 4th place.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg returns to action on Tuesday (11/22), traveling to Northfield, Minn. to take on St. Olaf College in a dual meet at 7 p.m. 
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