MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Winning nine of 10 bouts, the Augsburg University men's wrestling team ended the regular season with a 44-3 dual-meet victory over Concordia College-Moorhead on Friday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES: No. 4/3 Augsburg 44, Concordia-Moorhead 3
RECORDS: Augsburg 9-3 overall, Concordia 4-6 overall
LOCATION: Memorial Auditorium, Moorhead, Minn.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg, ranked No. 4 in the latest NWCA Division III tournament national poll and No. 3 in the dual-meet national poll, scored three wins by pin, two wins by technical fall, one win by major decision and one forfeit in its win over the host Cobbers.
• No. 4-ranked 184-pounder Brandt Bombard (SR, North Branch, Minn./North Branch HS) improved to 22-3 with his sixth pin of the season, a 1:13 win over Aiden Russell. Nick Alexander (JR, Kaukauna, Wis./Wrightstown HS) scored his third win by pin on the year, a 2:20 win over Brody Duke at 174 pounds.
• Keno Vanier (SR, Edina, Minn./Richfield HS) scored his third straight win to improve to 14-11, a 6:22 pin of Hunter Mars at 125, his fourth pin of the season.
• No. 3-ranked 165-pounder Cooper Willis (SR, Kansasville, Wis./Union Grove HS) improved to 23-3 on the year and 121-18 in his career with a 17-0, third-period technical fall win over Nicholas Ankeny, using three takedowns and two four-point near-falls to end the match early. Of his 23 wins, 17 are bonus-point triumphs (five major decisions, three technical falls, nine pins).
• Matthew Randolph (SO, Jordan, Minn./Jordan HS (Scott West)), ranked No. 3 at 149, also claimed a technical fall, winning 18-0 in the second period over Zaniyan Iron Eyes. Randolph claimed two takedowns and three four-point near-falls to earn the early win. Randolph is now 21-2 with seven bonus-point wins (three major decisions, one technical fall, three pins).
• Cole Becker (SR, Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS), ranked No. 9 at 141 pounds, collected four takedowns in a 15-6 major decision victory over Jack Major, moving to 23-6 on the year.
• Augsburg closed the match with two wins by decision -- a 9-2 win for No. 7-ranked 197-pounder Ethan Winkelman (SO, Hudson, Wis./Hudson HS) and an 11-4 win for No. 6-ranked 285-pounder Tyler Raway (SR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS).

FOR THE FOES
• Christopher Acuna scored the lone win of the match for Concordia, a 4-3 win over No. 12-ranked Karsen Otis (JR, Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly HS), using a stalling penalty point and a third-period takedown to secure the victory.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg has now won 11 dual meets in a row over Concordia-Moorhead, extending its lead in the all-time series to 33-3.
• Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 396-61-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 57 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 380-59-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since 1989-90, Augsburg is 305-49-1 against Division III opponents.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg will attempt to qualify wrestlers for the NCAA Division III National Championships at the Region VII Regional on Feb. 27-28 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

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MEN'S WRESTLING - No. 4/3 Augsburg (9-3) 44, Concordia-Moorhead (4-6) 3
Friday, February 13, 2026 - Memorial Auditorium, Moorhead, Minn.
Official: Kyle Hosington
125 -- Keno Vanier (AUG, 14-11) pinned Hunter Mars (CC, 8-22) 6:22 (Augsburg 6-0)
133 -- No. 14 Chance Suddeth (AUG, 19-11) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 12-0)
141 -- No. 9 Cole Becker (AUG, 23-6) maj. dec. Jack Major (CC, 18-13) 15-6 (Augsburg 16-0)
149 -- No. 3 Matthew Randolph (AUG, 21-2) tech. fall Zaniyan Iron Eyes (CC, 13-5) 18-0 at 4:20 (Augsburg 21-0)
157 -- Christopher Acuna (CC, 21-7) dec. No. 6 Karsen Otis (AUG, 24-6) 4-3 (Augsburg 21-3)
165 -- No. 3 Cooper Willis (AUG, 23-3) tech. fall Nicholas Ankeny (CC, 11-11) 17-0 at 5:50 (Augsburg 26-3)
174 -- Nick Alexander (AUG, 14-14) pinned Brody Duke (CC, 7-8) 2:20 (Augsburg 32-3)
184 -- No. 4 Brandt Bombard (AUG, 22-3) pinned Aiden Russell (CC, 9-8) 1:13 (Augsburg 38-3)
197 -- No. 7 Ethan Winkelman (AUG, 25-4) dec. William Freking (CC, 14-12) 9-2 (Augsburg 41-3)
285 -- No. 6 Tyler Raway (AUG, 23-4) dec. Mason Swanson (CC, 17-8) 11-4 (Augsburg 44-3)
EXHIBITION (285) -- Jacob Schimek (AUG, 11-3) pinned Zach Carnes (CC, 13-15) 2:36