North Central and Augsburg University tied for third place at the championship. 125 Defending national champion and fourth-ranked Seth Flodeen represented Augsburg at 125 pounds and earned the fourth seed. Select Matches: Minnesota at Northwestern. 184 Brian Ramos The head coach in Mounds View for two decades has been Dan Engebretson, who wrestled for Swenson at Augsburg. Flodeen is the 43rd wrestling national champion in Augsburg program history a record 39th in NCAA competition for Augsburg. Augsburg Colleges Seth Flodeen (JR, Cannon Falls, Minn.) claimed an individual national title at 125 pounds. McKendree University just added another piece to the championship puzzle by. The Poland skipper himself had Messi in first place followed by Mbappe and Modric. It's time to get excited for the 2023 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 3-4. Paul Bjorkstrand, Tony Valek and Orlando Ponce all finished individual runners-up, marking the first since 1989 that a Division III team claimed the overall team title with no individual national titlists. As a team, Augsburg finished second, behind Wartburg. 5 Sam Stuhl (AUG, 26-2) maj. dec. Sam Lorenz (UWL) 9-1 (AUGSBURG 10-0)149 No. "They are rated 1 and 2 in the country. 8 National Qualifiers. Four Auggie wrestlers, two coaches and four other wrestlers were in central Asia from May 25 to June 8, training in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Dushnabe, Tajikistan. 3/2 Augsburg 35, No. In the fifth-place match, Witzel faced Adam Sutter (Lakeland), whom he had beaten in the regional and prevailed again, this time by a 3-2 margin. Holst began the tournament with a 25-0 record against Division III opponents, with his sole loss coming to Division II opponent Esai Dominguez by a 4-2 decision. As an assistant coach, Valek earned National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors five times. Wartburg holds the DIII wrestling record with its 15 National Championships and Augsburg is second with 13. Witzel was one of only four wrestlers to earn a second round bye, after all heavyweight wrestlers recieved a first-round bye. Im also excited about the continued expansion of Justin Koobs role within the program and the passion he brings to the sport of wrestling, Valek said. However, I Nerazzurri are firmly in the shake up to secure Champions League football for the fourth time in five seasons, having sensationally finished third on three successive occasions between . Individually, Jared Massey placed first at 197 pounds. 165 #10 Cooper Willis In the quarter-finals, Holst defeated Kevin Sutherland (Rhode Island) 8-2. Campers will always be separated into groups according to age, weight, and experience level to ensure the most improvement, challenge, and fun during the camp. Wartburg owns the series lead at 23-16. Tony Valek - Upper Midwest Coach of The Year #PursuitOfExcellence 26 Feb 2023 21:26:11 For complete schedules, results, live audio, and more, see the Athletics website. Wrestling Claiming a top-four finish in the team standings for the 20th straight year a record currently unmatched by any other NCAA wrestling program in any division the Augsburg wrestling team finished third at the NCAA Division III National Championships. 2 in the dual-meet poll, won the 19-team Upper Midwest Regional with 176.0 points, ahead of second-place Wisconsin-La Crosse's 142.5 points. Hale also pointed out that Davis coached 2011 Augsburg Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Matthew Kretlow 91 during his time in Owatonna. Augsburg is now 65-16 all-time in Division III National Duals competition since it started in the 2001-02 season. The Knights edged Wabash College by one point (78 points). Since 2009-10, the Knights have posted 11-1 record in "Battle of the Burgs" specific dual. Augsburg University wrestlers will serve as counselors on each floor of the hotel to help with supervision at night. Tony is ready to lead this historic program. FULL RESULTS | AUGSBURG RESULTS MEQUON, Wis. -- Qualifying eight individuals to the NCAA Division III National Championships and winning two regional titles, the Augsburg University men's wrestling team won its 20th straight regional championship, taking the crown at the NCAA Division III Upper Midwest Regional, held Friday and Saturday at Concordia University-Wisconsin. Centenary (NJ) 1 Kodie Silvestri K. Silvestri . During the three years between 1971-74 that Davis wrestled for Augsburg, the team had a record of49-4-1 and each year the team was ranked in the Top 10 teams nationally. Check out Auggies Wrestling at athletics.augsburg.edu and on Facebook and Twitter. During his tenure as Augsburg's head coach (1981-84, 1987-present), Swenson has coached 149 All-Americans, 36 individual national champions, while his teams have won nine national titles (1991 . 5 Sam Stuhl (AUG, 27-2) tech. Augsburg and Wartburg have combined to win every NCAA Division III national title since 1995. He helped push a youth wrestling program. There are "wrestling towns'' dotted across the state, because Great Grandpa Pete and his seven brothers from the farm in southern Minnesota started wrestling before World War II, and there have been Heimendingers grappling for the local high school since then. He replaced Grygelko as the head coach in 1981. Ive learned so much coaching alongside Coach Moulsoff and look forward to continuing to work with him as we add to the tremendous Augsburg legacy, Valek said. He now holds the national record for career wins as a high school coach with 1,046. In the first round, all wrestlers at 125 pounds were given byes. This page was last edited on 31 January 2023, at 05:26. 3/2 Augsburg 23, No. Swenson was a national NAIA champion for John Grygelko at Augsburg in 1979. 3 Wartburg mens wrestling team (11-1 overall) will host No. Hoialmen went on to be a four-year starter on the Augsburg wrestling team, helping the Auggies win a couple of team national titles and was the NCAA Division III National Champion in 1993 at 134 . The Auggies upper weights grabbed the lead back and propelled the team into the finals, with Schwanebeck-Ostermann scoring a 12-4, major decision win at 184 pounds, Venz scoring a 3:21 pin at 197 and Kim scoring a 5-2 win over No. Augsburg is 87-28 in dual meets in Valeks eight seasons on the staff, 14-4 as head coach. Including five other appearances in NWCA Division I National Duals competition prior to 2002, when the Division II, Division III and NAIA defending national champions were invited to participate, Augsburg is now 70-25. "We're training to be national. Molitor lost to second-seeded Rocky Mantella (Delaware Valley), 6-4. I am excited for Augsburg wrestling and Tony, Moulsoff said. [1] The NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships is a double-elimination tournament for individuals competing in ten weight classes. UW-La Crosse and UW-Whitewater each had a pair of regional champions. 8-ranked Gabriel Leo. 9 wrestlers going in the Semifinals! Prior to 1963, only a single national championship was held for all members of the NCAA; Division II competition began in 1963, with Division III following in 1974. At Ralph Engelstad Arena, Thief River Falls . Lang began with the tournament with a 31-1 record. -Romero and Dancy enter the week on a seven-bout winning streak, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year, Dan Gable Wrestler of the Year Award Winners, Youth Match + Wrestler of the Week Submission, Watch: #3 Wartburg Wrestling vs #1 Augsburg, Inaugural Soldier Salute Wrestling Open Tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, December 29-30, 2022, #3 Wartburg Wrestling vs #1 Augsburg - newsnss.in, AAU State Medal Rounds + Girls State LIVE Streams, 2023 Iowa AAU State Wrestling Live Streams, 2023 Iowa AAU Kids State Tournament Brackets, 2023 IHSAA State Championships Final Results. In the quarter-finals, Molitor defeated third-seeded Kyle Vanderhyde (Olivet), 8-3. Noah Leisgang claimed the 165-pound crown with a 9-3 decision over Cooper Willis of Augsburg University (Minn.). Since 2009-10, the Knights have posted 11-1 record in Battle of the Burgs specific dual. 3. LOUISVILLE, Ky. For the eighth time in school history and third time in the last five tournaments, the Augsburg University mens wrestling team claimed the Division III title at the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals title, scoring wins over the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Johnson & Wales University on Saturday. Feb 20, 2023 by Kyle Klingman. He's the son of Marty and Tracy, who have sent two other sons Rowan (now a Gopher) and Mannix (North Dakota State) through the Mustangs program. No. Marty was an assistant coach with the Gophers for 16 years. HWT #15 Damari Dancy The Auggies received the top spot in the latest NWCA Dual rankings (Jan. 19), and the Knights are ranked No. Augsburg, ranked No. 1 Mike Ross (JWU) 5:34 (AUGSBURG 20-8)184 No. 14 Parker Venz (AUG, 21-4) pinned Dylan Harr (JWU) 0:46 (AUGSBURG 29-8)285 No. King regains [] Best of three. "Bottom line: You have to be indoctrinated into wrestling as a 6-year-old, because no 9-year-old is going to walk by a wrestling room, peek in and say, 'I want to do that. -Ulaszek has a team-best 11 falls. Our No. The Augsburg University website uses cookies to make your browsing experience as useful as possible. 2 Joseph Zitone J. Zitone. "You're in a steamy wrestling room three hours a day; spitting is your life because you're cutting weight; and, if the guy across the mat is better than you, there's no place to hide. [3] During the championships, individual match winners earn points based on the level and quality of the victory, which are totaled to determine the team championship standings. Molitor received a first round bye and faced Sam Engelland (UW Oshkosh) in the second round, whom he defeated 2-1. "I'd say Olive was pretty calm about it.''. The Morgan collection from Bloomington is my favorite Irish clan over the decades in Minnesota sports: Jim and Olive and 12 kids, including three pro boxers (Glenn, Mike and Danny) and three wrestlers with international credentials in Greco-Roman (John, Marty and Gordy). All rights reserved. In the semi-final, Lang fell to Brandon Ball (Coe) 7-5 in sudden victory. Valek served as associate head coach under Moulsoff from 2015-19. 1 in both the NWCAs tournament and dual national polls, finished third in this years competition. The pair have been a part of six top-five finishes in NCAA Division III national competition since 2015, winning team national championships in 2015 and 2019, finishing second in 2017 and 2018, and finishing fifth in 2016. Lang's three falls came in a time of 4:52. All 157 pound wrestlers recieved a bye in the first round. I was in a conversation this week with Jeff Swenson, Augsburg's legendary wrestling coach before becoming the athletic director in 2007, and offered this opinion on wrestling: "It's the hardest sport in interscholastic athletics. BEYOND THE BOXSCOREAugsburg has now won eight NWCA Division III National Duals titles since the tournament began in the 2001-02 season (2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019), second among all Division III schools to the 11 titles won by perennial rival Wartburg (Iowa). Continue reading Auggies take third at wrestling championships . In the second round, Lang faced unseeded Tony Lawler (Heidelberg), whom he beat by a 17-5 major decision. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. All rights reserved. Fleetwood also earned his spot at nationals by winning his semifinal. The Augsburg-Wartburg match will begin at 7:30 p.m., with the three championship teams honored on the mat during intermission (after the fifth bout of the evening). MEN'S WRESTLING Augsburg wins the NWCA D-III National Duals title for the eighth time in school history!Story/results: https://t.co/OYOcHVXFjp#d3wrestle #AuggiePride pic.twitter.com/5HAgEVYKWr, No. I believe we have a group of student-athletes and coaches that are capable of accomplishing that goal in 2022-23.. Assistant Wrestling Coach. MANHEIM, PA - The final set of National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women's Wrestling rankings there was a change atop the rankings as King University jumped North Central College to reclaim the top spot. 15 Seth Goetzinger (AUG, 19-4) pinned No. Flodeen received the most falls in the least time award with four falls in 16 minutes. Augsburg claimed five All-Americans, marking the 20th straight season that Augsburg has had five or more All-Americans and 22nd time it has accomplished the feat in its 26 seasons of NCAA competition. In the quarter-finals of the wrestle-backs, Flodeen pinned eighth-seeded Tyler Erdman (Elizabethtown). In the second round, Adams came from being down 6-2 to earn a 7-6 decision over Zach Mizer (Heidelberg). Lange wins title for Auggies at Grand View, Young Auggies score 29-10 win at Minot State, Auggies dominate in win over Iowa Wesleyan, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. Today's featured picture "Brett's 12 minutes older, but Ethan was bigger right away,'' Melissa said. Todd Hale recently wrote about the impressive wrestling and coaching career of 2015 Augsburg Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Scot Davis 74 in an article for the Owatonna (Minnesota) Peoples Press. 141 Brady Gross We use wrestling as the tool and motivator during one of the most influential times of their lives.. or Kyler Romero No. On March 6, Augsburg won their 11th team title at the NCAA National Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Full Bio. 5 Tyler Kim (AUG, 25-1) dec. No. In addition to training and competing, the wrestlers did mission and service work, along with visiting historical and cultural sites in the two countries. 14 Parker Venz (AUG, 20-4) pinned Marcus Orlandoni (UWL) 3:21 (AUGSBURG 20-13)285 No. Augsburg won the final five bouts, with three pins, to secure the 35-8 win and the championship. School names used are those current in the years listed. 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