MINNEAPOLIS -- Winning 12 of 15 bouts, including 10 by bonus-point margins, the Augsburg University men's wrestling team had another strong effort in a non-scored dual meet against Cornell College on Sunday afternoon at Si Melby Hall.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No team scores kept
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg wrestlers claimed five pins and five major decisions among the 12 wins over Cornell. Augsburg entered the match ranked No. 9 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings.
• Solomon Nielsen (SR, Luverne, Minn./Luverne HS), ranked No. 2 nationally at 174 pounds, improved to 5-0 on the season with his fourth bonus-point win, a 3:56 pin of Colin Honderd. Nielsen now has 25 pins among his 83 wins (83-18) in his college career.
• No. 6-ranked 184-pounder Nick Rogge (JR, Eastman, Wis./Prairie du Chien HS) improved to 7-0 on the year with his second pin and sixth bonus-point decision, scoring a 1:55 pin of Zachary Finn.
• Justin Stauffacher (SO, Belle Plaine, Minn./Belle Plaine HS (Scott West)), now ranked No. 8 nationally at 125 pounds, picked up his 20th career win (20-11) and moved to 3-0 with a 1:55 pin of Jonah Kokin.
• Two Auggie first-year wrestlers gained their first collegiate pins on Sunday. Carson Murray (FY, Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic HS) scored a 1:25 match-ender over Nathan Bednarczyk at 125 pounds, and Trevor Pearson (FY, Mapleton, Minn./Maple River HS) had the quickest pin of the day, a 1:05 win over Kokin at 125.
• Charlie Pickell (FY, Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS), ranked No. 7 nationally at 133 pounds, scored a 14-0 major decision over Evan Husko, improving to 5-0 on the season with his third bonus-point win.
• Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (SO, Loyal, Wis./Marshfield HS) improved to 8-0 on the year with his fourth bonus-point win, a 16-4 major decision over Treyten Steffen at 197.
• Also picking up major decision wins were Adam Mickelson (SO, Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) at 133, Aedon Oberdorfer (FY, St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park HS) at 141 and Tim Mandyck (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS) at 285.
 
FOR THE FOES
• Spencer Roth had the lone pin of the day for Cornell, a 4:26 win at 174 pounds.
• Husko scored a 16-2 major decision win at 133, and Isaac Boucher scored a 9-5 win at 197.
 
UP NEXT
• Augsburg will compete at the NWCA Division III Coaches Association National Championships on March 12-13 at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.

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No. 9 Augsburg (Minn.) vs. Cornell (Iowa)
Non-team-scored event
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 - Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
Officials: Kyle Glynn, Spencer Beech

125 -- No. 8 Justin Stauffacher (AUG, 3-0) pinned Jonah Kokin (COR, 3-6) 1:55
125 -- Carson Murray (AUG, 2-3) pinned Nathan Bednarczyk (COR, 2-2) 1:25
133 -- No. 7 Charlie Pickell (AUG, 5-0) maj. dec. Evan Husko (COR, 9-2) 14-0
141 -- Brady Gross (AUG, 5-0) dec. Cristian Dixon (COR, 7-3) 5-2
133 -- Adam Mickelson (AUG, 2-1) maj. dec. Quinten Howe (COR, 2-2) 14-3
141 -- Aedon Oberdorfer (AUG, 3-1) maj. dec. Isaiah Owens (COR, 0-1) 12-4
174 -- No. 2 Solomon Nielsen (AUG, 5-0) pinned Colin Honderd (COR, 1-3) 3:56
174 -- Spencer Roth (COR, 3-2) pinned Luke Wilson (AUG, 2-5) 4:26
285 -- Tim Mandyck (AUG, 5-2) maj. dec. Isaac Boucher (COR, 0-1) 10-2
184 -- No. 6 Nick Rogge (AUG, 7-0) pinned Zachary Finn (COR, 2-3) 1:55
197 -- Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (AUG, 8-0) maj. dec. Treyten Steffen (COR, 3-2) 16-4
125 -- Trevor Pearson (AUG, 2-2) pinned Jonah Kokin (COR, 3-7) 1:05
133 -- Evan Husko (COR, 10-1) maj. dec. Yim-Leej Yang (AUG, 2-2) 16-2
174 -- Carter Paulson (AUG, 4-1) dec. Colin Honderd (COR, 1-4) 12-10
197 -- Isaac Boucher (COR, 1-0) dec. Erick Ramos (AUG, 1-5) 9-5
 
CORNELL-ONLY MATCHES
141 -- Jacob Ramirez (5-3) maj. dec. Reilly Dolan (2-1) 19-9
149 -- Klayton Keller (3-1) pinned Curtis Green-Saunders (3-1) 5:28
157 -- Killian Perrigon (2-1) dec. Cory Stewart (1-2) 5-2
157 -- Ethan Prescott (3-0) dec. Logan Lagerhausen (0-1) 7-3
165 -- Casey Allen (7-3) dec. Gabe Carter (1-2) 6-0
174 -- John Marsh (9-0) dec. Jacob Sherzer (2-3) 2-0
197 -- Trevor Trende (6-2) pinned Alex Heisdorffer (2-5) 0:31