The Auggies, ranked No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division III national rankings by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, needed just 64 minutes to complete the match, which included two forfeits. Augsburg claimed bonus-point victories in all nine of its wins on Tuesday.
Augsburg is now 2-0 in dual meets, winning 19 of 20 matches in its two team victories this season. Southwest Minnesota State, an NCAA Division II team, is now 0-1 in dual meets this season.
Against teams from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 209-16 since the 1989-90 season, losing just 11 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. Augsburg has won nine Division III national titles in the last 16 seasons.
Quincy Osborn (Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 3 nationally at 141 pounds, improved to 9-0 on the season with a 38-second pin of Ryan Reed (Jr., Flandreau, S.D.). Four of Osborn's nine wins have come by pin this season.
Brian Fischer (Jr., Freedom, Wis.) had the other pin for the Auggies, a 2:43 match-ender against Tyler Johnson (So., Harrisburg, S.D.) at 174 pounds. As both wrestlers were on the mat, Fischer was able to trap Johnson on his back for the sudden pin, improving to 7-3 on the year.
Robbie Gotreau (Jr., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), ranked No. 3 nationally at 184, needed just 2:35 to accumulate enough points for a 17-0, technical fall victory over Cody Chamblin (Jr., Flandreau, S.D.). Gotreau scored a takedown 11 seconds in to the match and scored four 3-point near-falls and a two-point near-fall, along with 2:24 of riding time. Gotreau is now 9-0 on the year.
Jared Evans (Sr., Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS), ranked No. 4 nationally at 149 pounds, also scored a technical fall in improving to 6-0 on the season, a 16-0 win in 5:04 over Luke Giese (Fr., Slayton, Minn./Murray County Central HS). Evans collected two takedowns, a reversal and three 3-point near-falls to earn the early match-ender, along with 4:22 of riding time.
Jeremy Anderson (Jr., Thief River Falls, Minn.), ranked No. 1 nationally at 157, improved to 8-0 on the season with a 13-0, major-decision win over Craig Draper-Johnson (Fr., LeRoy, Mich./Pine River HS).
Andrew Neumann (Sr., Somerset, Wis.), ranked No. 6 nationally at heavyweight, scored a 10-0, major-decision win over David Marshall (Sr., Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne HS).
Paul Bjorkstrand (So., Burnsville, Minn.) also claimed a major-decision win for the Auggies, with a 14-6 victory over Michel Barrie (Jr., Westbrook, Minn./Adrian HS) at 133.
The lone win for Southwest Minnesota State came in the opening match of the evening, as Mustang 125-pounder Kurt Smith (Jr., Aurora, S.D./Brookings HS) rallied from a 6-4 deficit with a takedown and two-point near-fall in the final 17 seconds of the match to overcome a 2:39 riding time advantage for Augsburg's Jaime Rocha (So., Santa Maria, Calif./Righetti HS), claiming an 8-7 win.
Augsburg splits its squad for two meets on Saturday (12/9) at 9 a.m. The Auggie varsity will compete at the St. Cloud State University Open, while the White Team (junior varsity) will compete at the Wartburg (Iowa) Dick Walker Invitational. Southwest Minnesota State will also compete at the St. Cloud State Open on Saturday.
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