FULL RESULTSÂ | AUGSBURG RESULTS
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Claiming individual titles in seven of the 10 weight classes, the Augsburg University men's wrestling team dominated in winning the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational, held on Saturday.
THE BASICS
TEAM SCORES:Â Augsburg 1st/13 (305.0)
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wis.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The defending NCAA Division III national champions and current top-ranked team in the National Wrestling Coaches Division III national poll, Augsburg won the 13-team tournament with 305.0 points, outdistancing second-place Wisconsin-Whitewater's 119.5 points.
• Nineteen Auggie wrestlers competed in the tournament and won individual titles in seven of the 10 weight classes. Fifteen Auggies placed in the top three in their weight classes. The Auggies combined for a 63-12 record on the day, with 18 pins, 15 technical falls and 17 major decisions.
• Top-ranked 285-pounder
Tyler Kim (SR, Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley HS) remained unbeaten with his third tournament victory of the year, sharing the title in the weight class with teammate
Jagger Schack (JR, Osseo, Minn./Osseo HS), with each wrestler going 3-0 to reach the finals. Kim won all three of his matches by bonus-point margin, with a major decision, pin and second-period technical fall. He is now 12-0 on the season with six pins, a technical fall and three major decisions. Schack claimed two major decisions among his three wins to improve to 8-3.
• At 184, top-ranked
Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (SR, Loyal, Wis./Marshfield HS) went 3-0 with two third-period technical falls and a 4:36 pin in the title match to win his weight class, improving to 11-1 on the season. He now has two pins, five technical falls and three major decisions among his 11 wins, and is currently on a streak of nine straight bonus-point victories.
• No. 2-ranked 149-pounder
Charlie Stuhl (JR, Ellsworth, Wis./Ellsworth HS) won his second tournament of the year, sharing the weight-class crown with teammateÂ
Cole Becker (SO, Albertville, Minn./Albertville HS). Both wrestlers went 3-0 on the day, with Stuhl claiming two technical falls and a major decision, and Becker scoring all of his three of his wins by major decision. Stuhl is now 13-2 on the season, while Becker is 11-3.
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Cooper Willis (SO, Kansasville, Wis./Union Grove HS), ranked No. 3 at 165 pounds, won his weight class with two pins and a second-period technical fall, scoring a 9-2 victory in the title match. Willis is now 13-1 on the season with four pins, three technical falls and a major decision.
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Seth Goetzinger (JR, Chatfield, Minn./Chatfield HS), ranked No. 4 nationally at 174 pounds, won his weight class with two second-period technical falls among his four victories, improving to 13-2 on the season with four pins, three technical falls and a major decision.
• No. 3-ranked 197-pounder
Parker Venz (JR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) improved to 9-1 on the season, winning his weight class with an impressive 5-0 performance, all by bonus-point margin -- four first-period pins and a second-period technical fall. He scored a 1:21 win over Gage Linahon of Central (Iowa) in the finals. Of Venz's nine wins this season, he now has seven pins and two technical falls.
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Derek Steele (JR, Winthrop, Minn./Sibley East HS) claimed his first tournament victory of the season, going 4-0 with two major decisions and a 6:08 pin of Jonah Edwards of UW-Whitewater in the 125-pound finals. Steele is now 15-2 on the year with five pins, two technical falls and three major decisions.
• Defending NCAA Division III 141-pound national champion
Sam Stuhl (SR, Ellsworth, Wis./Ellsworth HS) suffered his first loss of the season, dropping a 12-4 major decision to No. 11-ranked Pierre Baldwin of Central (Iowa), in the weight class final. Stuhl reached the finals with three second-period pins, and is now 9-1 on the season.Â
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Wyatt Kaczrowski (JR, Seymour, Wis./Seymour HS) finished second at 133 pounds with a major decision, moving to 9-5 on the campaign, andÂ
Karsen Otis (FY, Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly HS) finished second at 157 pounds, going 3-1 with a technical fall and a pair of major decisions, improving to 13-2 in his rookie season.
• Placing third for Augsburg wereÂ
Lucas Jagodzinske (SO, Sherburn, Minn./Martin County West HS) at 149,Â
Kaden Reetz (SR, Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial HS) at 157 andÂ
Tyler Raway (SO, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) at 197.
• Finishing in seventh place (consolation first) wereÂ
Nick Alexander (FY, Kaukauna, Wis./Wrightstown HS) at 157 and
Carter Sorenson (JR, Lengby, Minn./Fosston HS) at 174.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at the North Central College Invitational next Saturday (12/9) at 9 a.m. in Naperville, Ill.
AUGSBURG RESULTS BY WEIGHT CLASS
• 125:Â
Derek Steele 4-0, 1st place;
Austin Laudenbach 1-2.
• 133:Â
Wyatt Kaczrowski 2-1, 2nd place;
Chance Suddeth 1-2.
• 141:Â
Sam Stuhl 3-1, 2nd place.
• 149:Â
Charlie Stuhl 3-0, co-1st place;
Cole Becker 3-0, co-1st place;
Lucas Jagodzinske 5-1, 3rd place.
• 157:Â
Karsen Otis 3-1, 2nd place;
Kaden Reetz 4-1, 3rd place;
Nick Alexander 4-1, 7th place.
• 165:Â
Cooper Willis 4-0, 1st place.
• 174:Â
Seth Goetzinger 3-0, 1st place;
Carter Sorenson 4-1, 7th place.
• 184:Â
Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann 3-0, 1st place.
• 197:Â
Parker Venz 5-0, 1st place;
Tyler Raway 4-1, 3rd place.
• 285:Â
Tyler Kim 3-0, co-1st place;
Jagger Schack 3-0, co-1st place.