Augsburg, ranked No. 1 nationally in the NCAA Division III national rankings, won nine of 10 matches against the Division II Dragons for the second straight year. Augsburg is now 10-0 in the all-time dual-meet series with the Dragons, a series that dates to the 1991-92 season. Minnesota State Moorhead, ranked No. 19 in the NCAA Division II national poll, is now 7-5 overall.
The Auggies are now 8-0 on the season, having won 69 of 80 individual matches in its seven team victories this season. Against teams from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 215-16 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.
Augsburg's Marcus LeVesseur (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS), ranked No. 1 nationally at 165 pounds, claimed victory in the highlight match of the evening, a 3-2 triumph over Nate Baker of MSU Moorhead, ranked No. 1 nationally in Division II and the defending Division II national champion in his weight class. (Watch the LeVesseur-Baker match by clicking on this link -- YouTube from MSU video).
LeVesseur, who won Division III national titles at 157 pounds three times (2003, 2004, 2005), improved to 16-0 on the season and improved his collegiate career record to 140-0, the second-longest winning streak in college wrestling history, behind the 159 of Cael Sanderson at Iowa State (1998-2002). LeVesseur has yet to lose a college wrestling match.
Augsburg claimed two pins on the evening and three major decisions. Quincy Osborn (Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 2 nationally at 141 pounds, scored a 4:01 pin victory, while Josh Hansen (Sr., Albert Lea, Minn.) also claimed a pin win, in 5:37 at 157.
Seth Flodeen (So., Cannon Falls, Minn.), ranked No. 3 at 125, scored a 10-2 major-decision victory, while Jared Evans (Sr., Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS), ranked No. 4 at 149, scored an 8-0 win and Andrew Neumann (Sr., Somerset, Wis.), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, scored a 10-1 win.
Paul Bjorkstrand (So., Burnsville, Minn., 133), George Lynaugh (Jr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS, 184) and Wally O'Connor (Jr., Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West HS, 197) claimed decision wins for the Auggies.
The lone MSU Moorhead win came at 174, as Tyler Tubbs upset Robbie Gotreau (Jr., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), ranked No. 3 at 174, 6-5.
Augsburg returns to action on Friday (1/26) at 7 p.m., with a dual meet at Nebraska-Omaha, the three-time defending NCAA Division II national champions, currently ranked No. 4 in the latest national rankings. MSU Moorhead hosts Northern State (S.D.) on Wednesday (1/24) at 7 p.m.
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now