No team results were kept at the open tournament, which featured five schools ranked in the top 25 in the latest Division III national rankings -- No. 7 Augsburg, No. 6 St. John's, No. 8 Ithaca (New York), No. 15 College of New Jersey and No. 24 Heidelberg (Ohio).
Augsburg's Travis Lang (SR, Bismarck, N.D.), the top-ranked wrestler in Division III at 133 pounds, continued his dominant start to the season with four wins -- two by first-period pins, a major decision and a 13-10 win over No. 9-ranked Mogi Baatar of St. John's in the finals -- to win his weight class. Lang, now 18-0 on the season, has recorded 16 bonus-point triumphs -- 12 pins, two major decisions and two technical falls.
Andy Witzel (JR, Fulda, Minn.), ranked No. 3 at heavyweight, improved to 16-1 on the season with four wins, including a 57-second pin in his opening match, to claim his weight-class title for the Auggies. Jared Massey (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS), ranked No. 3 nationally at 197, won five matches, including pins of 32 seconds and 4:03, to score the title in his class. Massey is now 10-0 on the year.
Augsburg's Jason Adams (JR, Coon Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 9 nationally at 157, recorded four wins, including a 41-second pin in his opening match, to capture the title and improve to 17-2 on the season. Tony Valek (FY, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) claimed two pins among his four victories to claim the title at 141 pounds, while Willy Holst (SR, Prescott, Wis.) won the title at 149 with four wins, including a first-round pin and a 13-4, major-decision win over Blaine Woszczak of Ithaca (N.Y.), ranked No. 10 nationally, in the finals. Freddie Vigil (JR, Bakersfield, Calif./South HS) claimed the title at 125 for the Auggies with a 4-0 performance, including two major decisions.
Other nationally ranked wrestlers to win titles at the tournament were No. 10-ranked Justin Bonitatis of The College of New Jersey at 165 and No. 7-ranked Dustin Baxter of St. John's (Minn.) at 184. Dave Priest of Ithaca (N.Y.) won top honors at 174.
Also for Augsburg, Zach Molitor scored a second-place finish at 174 pounds, and Tyson Barrett (JR, Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka HS) finished third at heavyweight. Brandon Bahr (FY, Bemidji, Minn.) placed fourth at 165, Minh Huynh (FY, Eagan, Minn./Eastview HS) placed fifth at 125; Jake Saatzer (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) placed sixth at 149; Garrett Long (JR, Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) and Brad Baus (FY, Mukwonago, Wis.) shared seventh place at 184, as did Zach Enrico (FY, Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS) at 157 and Josh Kohler (FY, Monticello, Minn.) at 174; and placing eighth were Nathan Lexvold (FY, Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) at 141, Torey Stewart (FY, Jackson, Minn./Jackson County Central HS) at 149 and Brandon Klukow (SR, Albert Lea, Minn.) at 165.
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