Augsburg, the defending NCAA Division III national champions and winners of nine of the last 15 national crowns, improved to 3-0 on the season in dual meets with the victory. Augsburg is currently ranked No. 3 in the latest Division III national poll. Augsburg is now 6-1 in its dual-meet history against Augustana, a series dating to the 1999-2000 season.
Augsburg is now 202-13 in dual meets against teams from Divisions II and III since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just eight matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season.
Augustana, the defending NCAA Division II runner-up, dropped to 1-1 on the season in dual meets. Augustana is currently ranked No. 6 in the Division II national polls.
After dropping the first two matches in the dual, Augsburg claimed two key victories to take the team lead, eventually winning six of the final eight bouts. A first-period pin by 133-pounder Paul Bjorkstrand (Fr., Burnsville, Minn.) and a 9-8 win by 141-pounder Josh Hansen (Jr., Albert Lea, Minn.) gave the Auggies the team lead, 9-6, after four matches.
Bjorkstrand pinned Augustana's Adam Schlee (Fr., Grand Meadow, Minn.) in 2:15. Hansen led 6-0 in the first period over Augustana's Andre Vander Velde (Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa), the No. 6-ranked wrestler in Division II at 141, but the Viking wrestler rallied to tie the match with 1:13 left in the third period. After a Hansen escape, VanderVelde recorded a takedown with 37 seconds left in the match, but Hansen scored a reversal to take the lead for good, 9-8, with 27 seconds left.
The teams then exchanged major decisions in battles of ranked wrestlers. At 149 pounds, Augustana's No. 6-ranked Ryan King (Sr., LeRoy, Minn.) used seven takedowns and a three-point near-fall to claim an 18-7 triumph over Augsburg's Jared Evans (Jr., Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS), ranked No. 3 in Division III.
At 157, Augsburg's Jeremy Anderson (So., Thief River Falls, Minn.), ranked No. 6 in Division III, remained unbeaten at 19-0 with a 12-3 win over Augustana's Austin Scarset (Sr., Westbrook, Minn.), ranked No. 5 in Division II. Anderson rallied from an early deficit to take a 7-3 lead on a takedown and three-point near-fall in the final 18 seconds of the first period, eventually generating 2:01 of riding time in the match victory.
At 165, Augsburg's top-ranked Ryan Valek (Sr., Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) pulled away in the third period to improve to 16-2 on the season with a 7-1 triumph over Augustana's Cody Henriksen (Jr., Arlington, S.D.), ranked No. 5 in Division II.
Robbie Gotreau (So., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), currently ranked No. 8 at 184 in Division III, moved to 174 pounds and improved to 19-1 on the season with a 15-3, major-decision win over Dusty Wilking (Sr., Lakefield, Minn.) of Augustana. Gotreau used six takedowns and built 3:55 of riding time in the win.
Augsburg's Brad Tupa (Sr., Dundas, Minn./Faribault HS) scored a 9-6 win over Nate Buys (Jr., Hull, Iowa) at 184. The back-and-forth match was decided in the final minute, as Tupa used two takedowns and withstood an escape to record the win.
In the final match of the evening, Augustana's Tim Boldt (Sr., Arlington, S.D.), the No. 2-ranked wrestler and defending national runner-up in Division II at 197, made his season debut with a 16-7, major-decision win over Augsburg's Wally O'Connor (So., Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West HS), ranked No. in Division III. Boldt recorded seven takedowns and 3:13 of riding time in the triumph.
Augustana opened the dual meet with two victories. At heavyweight, Cris Bietz (Sr., Rapid City, S.D.) claimed a 10-4 win over Augsburg's Andrew Neumann (Jr., Somerset, Wis.), and Chris Trampe (Jr., Ord, Neb.) pulled away with a reversal and two-point near-fall in the third period to score a 9-4 win over Seth Flodeen (Fr., Cannon Falls, Minn.) at 125.
Augsburg returns to action on Saturday (1/7) at 9 a.m., competing at the Dickinson State (N.D.) Blue Hawk Classic. Augustana is in action on Friday (1/6) with a 6 p.m. North Central Conference dual meet at St. Cloud State.
College Wrestling -- Augsburg (Minn., 3-0, No. 3 in Division III) 23, Augustana (S.D., 1-1, No. 6 in Division II) 14
January 5, 2006 -- Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
Action begins at Heavyweight.
Time of match: 1:40. Attendance: 241.
Official: Rod Frost.
HWT -- Cris Bietz (Augustana, 7-3) dec. Andrew Neumann (Augsburg, 14-2) 10-4 (Augustana 3-0).
125 -- Chris Trampe (Augustana, 10-6) dec. Seth Flodeen (Augsburg, 13-6) 9-4 (Augustana 6-0).
133 -- Paul Bjorkstrand (Augsburg, 12-6) pinned Adam Schlee (Augustana, 6-8) 2:15 (TIED 6-6).
141 -- Josh Hansen (Augsburg, 14-2) dec. No. 6 Andre VanderVelde (Augustana, 8-6) 9-8 (Augsburg 9-6).
149 -- No. 6 Ryan King (Augustana, 13-4) maj. dec. No. 3 Jared Evans (Augsburg, 13-3) 18-7 (Augustana 10-9).
157 -- No. 6 Jeremy Anderson (Augsburg, 19-0) maj. dec. No. 5 Austin Scarset (Augustana, 4-3) 12-3 (Augsburg 13-10).
165 -- No. 1 Ryan Valek (Augsburg, 17-2) vs. No. 5 Cody Henriksen (Augustana, 8-5) 7-1 (Augsburg 16-10).
174 -- No. 8 (at 184) Robbie Gotreau (Augsburg, 19-1) maj. dec. Dusty Wilking (Augustana, 6-5) 15-3 (Augsburg 20-10).
184 -- Brad Tupa (Augsburg, 8-0) dec. Nate Buys (Augustana, 15-5) 9-6 (Augsburg 23-10).
197 -- No. 2 Tim Boldt (Augustana, 1-0) maj. dec. No. 3 Wally O'Connor (Augsburg, 11-6) 16-7 (Augsburg 23-14).
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