COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- Winning 13 of 14 bouts against the hosts, the Augsburg University men's wrestling team competed in a non-team-scored match at Saint John's University on Saturday afternoon. In all, 28 Augsburg wrestlers saw action in the opener of its abbreviated 2021 season.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No team scores kept
LOCATION: Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg claimed wins in 13 of 14 of its bouts against the Johnnies, scoring four pins, four technical falls and a major decision. Augsburg wrestlers also competed in seven intrasquad matches.
• Carl Leuer (FY, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) made his collegiate debut in impressive fashion. scoring a 49-second pin at 165 pounds. Also competing at 165, Moses Madimba (SO, Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) claimed his fourth collegiate pin in 1:42, and Isaiah Thompson (FY, Detroit Lakes, Minn./Detroit Lakes HS) opened his career with a 2:25 pin. Tim Mandyck (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) scored a third-period pin at 285 pounds.
• Tyler Kim (SO, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS), who entered the 2020-21 season ranked No. 9 in the initial National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings at 285 pounds, scored a 20-3, third-period technical fall win. He used four takedowns, a reversal and three 4-point near-falls to claim the win.
• Tyler Shilson (JR, Maple Grove, Minn./Centennial HS), a transfer from Division I Tennessee-Chattanooga, made his Augsburg debut in quick fashion with a 16-1 technical fall win in just 2:14 at 165 pounds. Leading 5-1 after the first minute, Shilson scored three 4-point near-falls in a 54-second span to end the match early.
• Competing at 184 and 197, Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (SO, Loyal, Wis./Marshfield HS) improved to 21-9 in his Auggie career with an 18-0, 3:29 technical fall, while Nick Rogge (JR, Eastman, Wis./Prairie du Chien HS) improved to 55-14 in his career with an 18-0, 2:07 technical fall win, using a takedown and four 4-point near-falls. Both Schwanebeck-Ostermann and Rogge competed in two bouts against Johnnie foes, claiming decision wins in their other matches.
• Tate Torgerson (SO, Isanti, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS) scored a 13-5, major decision win at 149 pounds.
• Also scoring wins for the Auggies in competition against the Johnnies were Justin Stauffacher (SO, Belle Plaine, Minn./Belle Plaine HS (Scott West)) at 125 pounds and Tanner Kroells (SO, Delano, Minn./Delano HS) at 149.
• In intrasquad matches, four Auggies claimed major-decision wins, including Solomon Nielsen (SR, Luverne, Minn./Luverne HS), ranked No. 3 nationally at 174 pounds. Brady Gross (SO, Rosemount, Minn./Apple Valley HS) won by major decision at 141, and Yim-Leej Yang (FY, St. Paul, Minn./Johnson HS, 125 pounds) and Charlie Stuhl (FY, Ellsworth,Wis./Ellsworth HS, 149 pounds) made their collegiate debuts with major decisions.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at a four-team meet at Olivet College (Mich.) next Sunday (2/7).

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Augsburg vs. Saint John's (No team scores kept)
Saturday, January 30, 2021 -- Sexton Arena, Collegeville, Minn.
125 -- Justin Stauffacher (AUG) dec. Gabriel Ramirez (SJU) 11-4
149 -- Tanner Kroells (AUG) dec. Carter Entinger (SJU) 8-5
165 -- Tyler Shilson (AUG) tech. fall Logan Edwards (SJU) 16-1 at 2:14
165 -- Moses Madimba (AUG) pinned Julian Mares (SJU) 1:42
184 -- Nick Rogge (AUG) dec. Jacob Scherber (SJU) 13-9
197 -- Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (AUG) tech. fall Hayden Hedrington (SJU) 18-0 at 3:29
285 -- No. 9 Tyler Kim (AUG) tech. fall Cade Eversley (SJU) 20-3 at 6:48
125 -- Gabriel Ramirez (SJU) maj. dec. Trevor Pearson (AUG) 9-0
149 -- Tate Torgerson (AUG) maj. dec. Carter Entinger (SJU) 13-5
165 -- Isaiah Thompson (AUG) pinned Logan Edwards (SJU) 2:25
165 -- Carl Leuer (AUG) pinned Julian Mares (SJU) 0:49
184 -- Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (AUG) dec. Jacob Scherber (SJU) 9-3
197 -- Nick Rogge (AUG) tech. fall Hayden Hedrington (SJU) 18-0 at 2:08
285 -- Tim Mandyck (AUG) pinned Cade Eversley (SJU) 6:24

Augsburg-Only Results
125 -- Yim-Leej Yang maj. dec. Carson Murray 18-5
133 -- Charlie Pickell dec. Kieler Carlson 8-5
141 -- Brady Gross maj. dec. Devin Shimabukuro 12-1
149 -- Charlie Stuhl maj. dec. Tony Esteban 13-3
157 -- Connor Thorsten dec. Shawn Barth 8-1
174 -- No. 3 Solomon Nielsen maj. dec. Luke Wilson 12-4
184 -- Carter Paulson dec. Erick Ramos 6-2