CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The No. 2/2-ranked Augsburg University men's wrestling team finished in third place at the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III National Duals, splitting its matches on Saturday at the UNI-Dome.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES: No. 6/6 Roanoke (Va.) 23, 2/2 Augsburg 11; No. 2/2 Augsburg 27, No. 4/4 College of New Jersey 17
RECORDS: Augsburg 7-2 overall
LOCATION: UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg, ranked No. 2 in the latest NWCA Division III tournament and dual-meet national polls, suffered a 23-11 defeat in the semifinals to No. 6/6-ranked Roanoke (Va.). Roanoke claimed its first-ever NWCA National Duals title with a 19-16 victory over top-ranked Wartburg (Iowa) in the finals. The Auggies finished third with a 27-17 victory over No. 4/4-ranked College of New Jersey.
• No. 2-ranked 165-pounder Cooper Willis (SR, Kansasville, Wis./Union Grove HS) and No. 4-ranked 184-pounder Brandt Bombard (SR, North Branch, Minn./North Branch HS) each finished 4-0 on the weekend, as the duo won both of their matches on Saturday. Willis scored an 8-0 major-decision and 15-0 technical fall to improve to 21-2 on the season, while Bombard scored two wins by major decision on Saturday to improve to 21-1.
• No. 3-ranked 149-pounder Matthew Randolph (SO, Jordan, Minn./Jordan HS (Scott West)) claimed a 4-3 overtime win over No. 5-ranked Taylor Smith of Roanoke, improving to 18-2 on the season.
• Against The College of New Jersey, the Auggies fell behind 14-0 after the first three bouts, then won six of the final seven to claim the 27-17 victory. The Auggies claimed two major decisions, two technical falls and a pin in the victory.
• No. 5-ranked 285-pounder Tyler Raway (SR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) improved to 17-3 with a 5:00 pin. Cole Dummer (FY, Union Grove, Wis./Union Grove HS) claimed an 18-2, third-period technical fall to move to 18-2 on the season at 157, and 149-pounder Lucas Jagodzinske (SR, Sherburn, Minn./Martin County West HS) scored a 10-0 major decision to move to 17-4.
• At 197, No. 8-ranked Auggie Ethan Winkelman (SO, Hudson, Wis./Hudson HS) claimed a 5-1 victory over TCNJ's No. 2-ranked D.J. Henry, moving to 19-2 on the season.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg is now 75-18 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 80-27 all-time in NWCA National Duals competition. 
• In its 23 appearances in the NWCA Division III National Duals since the meet was established in 2002 (No meet was held in 2021, and Augsburg did not compete in 2022), the Auggies have 19 top-three finishes -- nine championships, seven runner-up finishes and three third-place finishes.
• Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 394-60-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 56 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season.
• Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 378-58-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since 1989-90, Augsburg is 303-48-1 against Division III opponents.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at the Cornell College Mike Duroe Invitational next Saturday (1/17) at 9 a.m. in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

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2026 NATIONAL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION DIVISION III NATIONAL DUALS
Semifinals -- No. 6/6 Roanoke (Va., 9-0) 23, No. 2/2 Augsburg (Minn., 6-2) 11
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 - UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
125 -- Mac Cafurello (RC, 7-1) tech. fall Ethan Aird (AUG, 6-7) 18-2 at 4:32 (Roanoke 5-0)
133 -- Jude Robson (RC, 11-2) dec. No. 13 Chance Suddeth (AUG, 13-9) 4-2 (Roanoke 8-0)
141 -- Mark Samuel (RC, 8-1) dec. No. 10 Cole Becker (AUG, 16-5) 4-1 (Roanoke 11-0)
149 -- No. 3 Matthew Randolph (AUG, 18-2) dec. No. 5 Taylor Smith (RC, 9-3) 4-3 (OT-TB1) (Roanoke 11-3)
157 -- No. 11 Casey Smith (RC, 7-4) dec. No. 5 Karsen Otis (AUG, 19-3) 2-1 (Roanoke 14-3)
165 -- No. 2 Cooper Willis (AUG, 20-2) maj. dec. Kyle Lee (RC, 4-5) 8-0 (Roanoke 14-7)
174 -- No. 4 Xavier Preston (RC, 7-2) dec. Nick Alexander (AUG, 9-10) 10-4 (Roanoke 17-7)
184 -- No. 4 Brandt Bombard (AUG, 20-1) maj. dec. Brock Sullivan (RC, 6-5) 15-3 (Roanoke 17-11)
197 -- Hunter Moore (RC, 9-1) dec. No. 8 Ethan Winkelman (AUG, 18-2) 12-9 (OT-SV1) (Roanoke 20-11)
285 -- Lorenzo Pellot-Vazquez (RC, 6-1) dec. Keegan Kuball (AUG, 20-2) 12-6 (Roanoke 23-11)

Third-Place Match -- No. 2/2 Augsburg (Minn., 7-2) 27, No. 4/4 College of New Jersey (8-6) 17
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 - UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
125 -- Joseph DeAngelo (TCNJ, 4-2) tech. fall Ethan Aird (AUG, 6-7) 20-4 at 5:49 (TCNJ 5-0)
133 -- No. 4 Grant Totten (TCNJ, 12-1) pinned Carter Freeman (AUG, 7-3) 0:15 (TCNJ 11-0)
141 -- No. 8 Vincent Santaniello (TCNJ, 12-1) dec. Cade Willis (AUG, 12-5) 4-1 (TCNJ 14-0)
149 -- Lucas Jagodzinske (AUG, 17-4) maj. dec. Jason Giordano (TCNJ) 10-0 (TCNJ 14-4)
157 -- Cole Dummer (AUG, 18-2) tech. fall Jackson Bush (TCNJ, 6-4) 18-2 at 6:46 (TCNJ 14-9)
165 -- No. 2 Cooper Willis (AUG, 21-2) tech. fall Jordan Ayyash (TCNJ, 13-3) 15-0 at 7:00 (TIED 14-14)
174 -- No. 1 Hunter Mays (TCNJ, 14-0) dec. Nick Alexander (AUG, 9-11) 9-4 (TCNJ 17-14)
184 -- No. 4 Brandt Bombard (AUG, 21-1) maj. dec. Luke Theis (TCNJ, 8-5) 10-1 (Augsburg 18-17)
197 -- No. 8 Ethan Winkelman (AUG, 19-2) dec. No. 2 DJ Henry (TCNJ, 13-1) 5-1 (Augsburg 21-17)
285 -- No. 5 Tyler Raway (AUG, 17-3) pinned Matthew Coon (TCNJ, 8-6) 5:00 (Augsburg 27-17)