NWCA D-III NATIONAL DUALS BRACKETS/RESULTS

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Going 16-4 on the day with 12 bonus-point victories, the Augsburg University men's wrestling team advanced to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III National Duals semifinals with a pair of wins on Friday at the UNI-Dome.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 51, Olivet (Mich.) 0; Augsburg 22, Vermont State-Castleton 12
RECORD: Augsburg 10-0 overall
LOCATION: UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg, ranked No. 4 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III tournament national poll and No. 3 in the dual-meet poll, claimed a 51-0 victory over the University of Olivet (Mich.), ranked No. 23 in the dual-meet poll, winning all 10 bouts by bonus-point decisions. The Auggies then rallied from an early 9-0 deficit to take down Vermont State-Castleton, ranked No. 7 in both NWCA polls, by a 22-12 margin. Augsburg will face No. 2/2 Wisconsin-La Crosse in the semifinals on Saturday (1/11) at 11 a.m., with No. 1/1 Wartburg (Iowa) and and No. 3/4 Johnson & Wales (R.I.) meeting in the other semifinal. The title match will be on Saturday at 3 p.m., with the third-place match at 1 p.m.
• Augsburg blitzed through the opening match with Olivet, claiming five pins, a technical fall and four major decisions en route to the shutout. The Auggies won six of the final seven bouts, with a major decision and a pin, to score the victory over Vermont State-Castleton. 
• No. 3-ranked 165-pounder Cooper Willis (JR, Kansasville, Wis./Union Grove HS), No. 4-ranked 184-pounder Brandt Bombard (JR, North Branch, Minn./North Branch HS) and 285-pounder Tyler Raway (JR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) each claimed victories in both of their matches on Friday. Bombard claimed a 1:17 pin against Olivet, and a 4-1 overtime win over top-ranked Sampson Wilkins of Vermont State-Castleton, giving the Auggies a lead it would not relinquish in the match. Willis scored a 9-0 major decision and a 1-0 victory, and Raway scored a 3:56 pin in his opener, before edging No. 10-ranked Evan Day of Vermont State-Castleton in his second match.
• No. 15-ranked 133-pounder Chance Suddeth (SO, Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton HS), Blake Jagodzinske (SR, Sherburn, Minn./Martin County West HS) and Nick Alexander (SO, Kaukauna, Wis./Wrightstown HS) also claimed wins by pin against Olivet, with Lucas Jagodzinske (JR, Sherburn, Minn./Martin County West HS) scoring a third-period technical fall. Keno Vanier (JR, Edina, Minn./Richfield HS), Cade Willis (JR, Kansasville, Wis./Union Grove HS) and Ethan Winkelman (FY, Hudson, Wis./Hudson HS) all won by major decision.
• Against Vermont State-Castleton, No. 2-ranked 197-pounder Parker Venz (SR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) clinched the victory with a 2:18 pin. No. 11-ranked 149-pounder Matthew Randolph (FY, Jordan, Minn./Jordan HS (Scott West)) started the comeback with a 9-1 major decision victory.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Since the NWCA began the Division III National Duals in 2002, the trophy has rested at either Augsburg or Wartburg (Iowa) in all but one year (Wisconsin-La Crosse won the title in 2022, when Augsburg and Wartburg did not compete). Augsburg has won the title eight times (2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2023), while Wartburg has won the crown 13 times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2024). Augsburg has placed second seven times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2024), placed third twice (2008, 2011), placed fourth in 2014, sixth in 2015 and seventh in 2016.
• Augsburg is now 70-17 in NWCA Division III National Duals competition since 2002. Augsburg also appeared in five NWCA National Duals competitions prior to the 2002 season, when the defending Division III national champion was invited to compete with Division I squads. Augsburg is now 75-26 all-time in NWCA National Duals competition. 
• Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 381-58-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 54 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season.
• Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 366-57-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since 1989-90, Augsburg is 291-47-1 against Division III opponents.

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No. 4/3 Augsburg (9-0) 51, No. --/23 Olivet (Mich., 8-6) 0
NWCA Division III National Duals Round of 16
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 - UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
125 -- Keno Vanier (AUG 11-5) maj. dec. Sean Pettigrew (OLI) 16-4 (Augsburg 4-0)
133 -- No. 15 Chance Suddeth (AUG, 18-4) pinned Emmett Kettel (OLI) 1:16 (Augsburg 10-0)
141 -- Cade Willis (AUG, 12-8) maj. dec. Stuart Donlan (OLI) 12-3 (Augsburg 14-0)
149 -- Lucas Jagodzinske (AUG, 15-3) tech. fall Aden Baynes (OLI) 19-4 at 6:29 (Augsburg 19-0)
157 -- Blake Jagodzinske (AUG, 11-3) pinned Noah Hall (OLI) 6:09 (Augsburg 25-0)
165 -- No. 3 Cooper Willis (AUG, 18-0) maj. dec. Kyan Larson (OLI) 9-0 (Augsburg 29-0)
174 -- Nick Alexander (AUG, 17-3) pinned Richard Davids (OLI) 1:21 (Augsburg 35-0)
184 -- No. 4 Brandt Bombard (AUG, 17-2) pinned Jack Ward (OLI) 1:17 (Augsburg 41-0)
197 -- Ethan Winkelman (AUG, 15-1) maj. dec. Kody Krupp (OLI) 14-0 (Augsburg 45-0)
285 -- Tyler Raway (AUG, 16-3) pinned Mason Knight (OLI) 3:56 (Augsburg 51-0)
 
No. 4/3 Augsburg (10-0) 22, No. 7/7 Vermont State-Castleton (7-2) 12
NWCA Division III National Duals Quarterfinals
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 - UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
125 -- No. 4 Gavin Bradley (CAS, 17-1) dec. Wyatt Kaczrowski (AUG, 13-4) 7-3 (Castleton 3-0)
133 -- Kaya Bogle (CAS, 15-5) dec. No. 15 Chance Suddeth (AUG, 18-5) 8-3 (Castleton 6-0)
141 -- No. 8 James Rodriguez (CAS, 12-4) dec. Cade Willis (AUG, 12-9) 7-2 (Castleton 9-0)
149 -- No. 11 Matthew Randolph (AUG, 19-1) maj. dec. Elijah Cyr (CAS, 11-3) 9-1 (Castleton 9-4)
157 -- No. 7 Karsen Otis (AUG, 15-3) dec. No. 12 Nate Camiscioli (CAS, 12-3) 6-4 (Castleton 9-7)
165 -- No. 3 Cooper Willis (AUG, 19-0) dec. Jashon Holmes (CAS, 14-7) 1-0 (Augsburg 10-9)
174 -- Connor Gregory (CAS, 14-5) dec. No. 6 Seth Goetzinger (AUG, 12-3) 11-6 (Castleton 12-10)
184 -- No. 4 Brandt Bombard (AUG, 18-2) dec. No. 1 Sampson Wilkins (CAS, 14-1) 4-1 (OT-SV1) (Augsburg 13-12)
197 -- No. 2 Parker Venz (AUG, 14-0) pinned Haven Tatarek (CAS, 13-6) 2:18 (Augsburg 19-12)
285 -- Tyler Raway (AUG, 17-3) dec. No. 10 Evan Day (CAS, 10-2) 4-2 (Augsburg 22-12)