Augsburg College Wrestling Notes
auggie wrestling Augsburg College Wrestling Notes -- Jan. 11-12, 2014 -- NWCA Division III National Duals 2013-14 AUGSBURG COLLEGE WRESTLING RESULTS/SCHEDULE Home events (bold) at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.; (WT) denotes White Team (junior varsity) events; # denotes events with live webcasts -- athletics.augsburg.edu
Date Meet/Tournament Sat., Nov. 23 Auggie-Brute Open Tue., Nov. 26 Tue., Nov. 26 Sat., Dec. 7 Wed., Dec. 11 Sat., Dec. 14 Sat., Dec. 14 Dec. 29-30 Sat., Jan. 4 Sun., Jan. 5 Jan. 11-12 Sat., Jan. 11 Sat., Jan. 18 Sat., Jan. 18 Fri., Jan. 24 Sat., Jan. 25 Sat., Feb. 1 Thu., Feb. 6 Sat., Feb. 8 Thu., Feb. 13 Fri, Feb. 21
Time/Result No team results/ 8 champions (WT) vs. Ridgewater College # W 36-14 (JV) (Varsity) vs. Waldorf College (Iowa) # W 44-9 at Minnesota State Univ. No team results/ Moorhead Dragon Open 2 champions vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead # W 34-9 at St. Cloud St. Husky Open No team results/ 3 champions (WT) at Wartburg Dick Walker Inv. 5th/9 (74) at Northwestern (Ill.) Ken Kraft 36th/47 (5) Midlands Championships (WT) at William Penn Open No team results at St. Olaf College W 33-12 at NWCA Div. III National Duals at Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa (WT) at Ridgewater College Open 10 a.m. at Concordia College-Moorhead 7 p.m. (WT) at Cornell (Iowa) Matman Classic 9 a.m. vs. Augustana College (S.D.) # 7 p.m. at St. John’s University 3 p.m. at St. John’s University 9 a.m. North Country Open 9 a.m. at Wartburg College (Iowa) 7 p.m. at Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Open 9 a.m. at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 7 p.m. vs. Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point # 7 p.m.
Sat., March 1 NCAA Division III West Regional # 9 a.m. at Augsburg College Si Melby Hall March 14-15 NCAA Div. III National 11 a.m./10 a.m. Championships at U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Cornell College host) VARSITY DUAL-MEET RECORD: 3-0
NWCA Brute/Adidas NCAA Division III National Rankings (Jan. 6)
1. Wartburg (Iowa) 2. Augsburg (Minn.) 3. Wabash (Ind.) 4. Wisconsin-Whitewater 5. Wilkes (Pa.) 6. Concordia-Mʼhd (Minn.) 7. Olivet (Mich.) 8. Cortland State (N.Y.) 9. Coe (Iowa) 10. Ithaca (N.Y.) 11. Wisconsin-La Crosse 12. Luther (Iowa) 13. Messiah (Pa.) 14. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 15. Roger Williams (R.I.)
16. Brockport State (N.Y.) 17. Cornell (Iowa) 18. Stevens Tech (N.J.) 19. Mount Union (Ohio) 20. Springfield (Mass.) 21. Ursinus (Pa.) 22. Saint Johnʼs (Minn.) 23. Heidelberg (Ohio) 24. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 25. Wisconsin-Stevens Pt. 26. Thiel (Pa.) 27. Alma (Mich.) 28. Wheaton (Ill.) 29. Augustana (Ill.) 30. Dubuque (Iowa)
Italics denotes teams in D-III National Duals field
Nationally ranked Augsburg wrestlers (Jan. 6): 125 -- 2. Mike Fuenffinger 133 -- 4. Kirk Anderson 157 -- 9. Will Keeter 197 -- 2. Matt Hechsel HWT -- 1. Chad Johnson
AUGGIES ATTEMPT TO WIN SIXTH DIVISION III NATIONAL DUALS TITLE -- No. 2-ranked Augsburg College will compete at the National Wrestling Coaches Association/ Cliff Keen Division III National Duals, presented by Hibiclens and The Marines, this weekend at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Auggie action begins on Saturday at 11 a.m., as No. 2seed Augsburg faces unranked Elmhurst (Ill.), and will face either No. 9-ranked Coe (Iowa) or No. 20-ranked Springfield (Mass.) on Saturday at 3 p.m. Action will continue both Saturday and Sunday, with the Division III championship match slated for Sunday at 3 p.m. Twelve of the 16 teams in the Division III field are ranked in the top 30 in the latest NWCA Division III national poll, including nine of the top 12-ranked teams. Since the NWCA began the Division III National Duals in 2002, the trophy has rested at either Augsburg or Wartburg (Iowa). Augsburg has won the title five times (2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010), while Wartburg has won the crown seven times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013). Augsburg has placed second at the National Duals four times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2012) and placed third twice (2008, 2011). Augsburg is 39-8 in NWCA Division III National Duals competition since 2002. Augsburg also appeared in five NWCA National Duals competitions prior to the 2002 season, when the defending Division III national champion was invited to compete with Division I squads. Augsburg is 44-17 alltime in NWCA National Duals competition. In its 47 Division III National Duals meets, Augsburg has outscored its competition by a 1,385-504 margin, an average score of 29.5 to 10.7. AUGGIES RANKED SECOND NATIONALLY -- Augsburg enters this weekend’s NWCA Division III National Duals ranked No. 2 nationally in the latest NWCA Division III national poll, released on Monday. Augsburg is currently 3-0 in varsity dual meets, coming off a 33-12 victory over St. Olaf on Sunday in Northfield, Minn. Augsburg topped Waldorf (Iowa) 44-9 on Nov. 26 and Minnesota State Moorhead 34-9 on Dec. 11. Five Auggies are ranked among the top 10 in their weight classes entering this weekend’s action, led by two-time defending Division III heavyweight national champion Chad Johnson (SR, Ferryville, Wis./DeSoto HS). Johnson enters this weekend’s action with a 13-1 record, including five pins, a major decision and a technical fall. Since the beginning of his sophomore season, Johnson is 86-3, and is 118-14 in his Augsburg career. Two Auggies are ranked second nationally in their weight classes -- 125-pounder Mike Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn.) and 197-pounder Matt Hechsel (JR, Apple Valley, Minn.). Both placed seventh nationally in their weight classes last season. Fuenffinger enters this weekend’s action with a 12-1 record and 55-18 career mark, while Hechsel is 14-2 this season and 68-31 in his career. Newcomer Kirk Anderson (SO, Comstock, Minn./Barnesville HS) is ranked fourth nationally at 133 pounds. A three-time Minnesota high school state champion, Anderson competed at Division I North Dakota State in the 2007-08 season before serving in the U.S. Marines for four years. Anderson is 7-3 this season and 16-10 in his collegiate career. Will Keeter (JR, Twin Falls, Idaho), a 2012 All-American (third at 141), returned to the lineup this season at 157 after missing most of last season due to injury. He is ranked ninth nationally at 157 with a 13-5 mark and 82-35 career record.
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Augsburg National Duals Lineup
125 -- Mike Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn., 12-1) 125 -- James Goman (FY, Lakeville, Minn./ Trinity-River Ridge HS, 12-6) 133 -- Kirk Anderson (SO, Comstock, Minn./ Barnesville HS, 7-3) 133 -- Chad Bartschenfeld (JR, Amery, Wis., 9-7) 141 -- Marcus Hamer (FY, Kimball, Minn., 13-4) 141 -- Tom Kuehn (JR, Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS, 3-3) 149 -- Rashad Kennedy (JR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./ Henry Sibley HS, 14-7) 157 -- Will Keeter (JR, Twin Falls, Idaho, 13-5) 165 -- Justin Bowland (SR, Foley, Minn., 10-6) 165 -- Austin Boniface (FY, Wyoming, Minn./ Forest Lake HS, 10-3) 174 -- Tommy Teigen (JR, Ham Lake, Minn./ Meadow Creek Christian HS, 12-5) 174 -- Tyrell Martin (JR, Eagan, Minn./ Henry Sibley HS, 4-4) 184 -- Miles Hammerlund (FY, Delano, Minn., 5-7) 197 -- Matt Hechsel (JR, Apple Valley, Minn., 14-2 HWT -- Chad Johnson (SR, Ferryville, Wis./ DeSoto HS, 13-1)
Augsburg All-Time Results at NWCA National Duals (44-17 overall, 39-8 Division III)
Feb. 8, 1992 - Ohio State 32, Augsburg 12 Feb. 9, 1992 -- Augsburg 25, West Virginia 18 Feb. 9, 1992 -- Nebraska 20, Augsburg 19 Jan. 20, 1996 -- Iowa 44, Augsburg 0 Jan. 21, 1996 -- Ohio State 28, Augsburg 6 Jan. 18, 1997 -- Ohio 23, Augsburg 15 Jan. 18, 1997 -- Augsburg 34, Wyoming 8 Jan. 18, 1997 -- Augsburg 36, Central Oklahoma 6 Jan. 17, 1998 -- Iowa State 27, Augsburg 7 Jan. 17, 1998 -- Augsburg 18, Pittsburgh 16 Jan. 18, 1998 -- Arizona State 26, Augsburg 13 Jan. 16, 1999 -- Minnesota 48, Augsburg 0 Jan. 16, 1999 -- Augsburg 21, North Dakota State 20 Jan. 17, 1999 -- Nebraska 35, Augsburg 7
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47, Thiel (Pa.) 3 31, Buena Vista (Iowa) 7 36, Kingʼs (Pa.) 6 29, Wartburg (Iowa) 12
-- Augsburg 40, Ohio Northern 4 -- Augsburg 36, Buena Vista (Iowa) 3 -- Augsburg 25, College of New Jersey 6 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 19, Augsburg 13
-- Augsburg 46, Ohio Northern 3 -- Augsburg 37, Simpson (Iowa) 3 -- Augsburg 20, Wisconsin-La Crosse 13 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 20, Augsburg 17
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Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 0 John Carroll (Ohio) 3 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 3 Wartburg (Iowa) 15
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Simpson (Iowa) 0 Cornell (Iowa) 3 Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 6 Wartburg (Iowa) 10
-- Augsburg 38, Augustana (Ill.) 3 -- Augsburg 36, Cornell (Iowa) 3 -- Augsburg 21, Wisconsin-La Crosse 15 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 29, Augsburg 9
-- Augsburg 41, Johns Hopkins (Md.) 3 -- Augsburg 27, Coe (Iowa) 18 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 26, Augsburg 12 -- Augsburg 20, Delaware Valley (Pa.) 16
10, 2009 -- Augsburg 54, Buena Vista (Iowa) 0 10, 2009 -- Augsburg 54, Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 0 11, 2009 -- Augsburg 25, Delaware Valley (Pa.) 17 11, 2009 -- Augsburg 21, Wartburg (Iowa) 20
9, 2010 -- Augsburg 32, Wisconsin-Whitewater 6 9, 2010 -- Augsburg 25, North Central (Ill.) 12 10, 2010 -- Augsburg 22, Coe (Iowa) 14 10, 2010 -- Augsburg 18, Wartburg (Iowa) 15
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-- Augsburg 45, Luther (Iowa) 0 -- Augsburg 23, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 13 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 23, Augsburg 13 -- Augsburg 27, Ithaca (N.Y.) 11 -- Augsburg 41, Rhode Island College 14 -- Augsburg 30, Olivet (Mich.) 13 -- Augsburg 32, Ithaca (N.Y.) 12 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 29, Augsburg 6
Jan. 12, 2013 -- Augsburg 24, Springfield (Mass.) 12 Jan. 12, 2013 -- Centenary (N.J.) 19, Augsburg 15 Jan. 12, 2013 -- Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 22, Augsburg 20 NOTE: Prior to 2002, the D-II, D-III and NAIA national champions were invited to compete in the Division I National Duals. The NWCA National Duals has had separate brackets for D-II, D-III and NAIA since 2002.
Augsburg College -- a tradition of wrestling excellence Augsburg's wrestling team has dominated small-college competition over the last three decades. • Augsburg has finished among the top two teams in national competition 22 times since 1975, winning national titles 11 times in NCAA Division III competition and earning runner-up honors 11 times (10 in Division III, once in NAIA). Augsburg finished among the top four teams nationally in Division III competition every year from 1989 to 2012. • The Auggies have won 11 NCAA Division III national championships in the last 23 seasons (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010), a record in Division III competition. Augsburg is one of only four NCAA schools to have won 10 or more college wrestling national titles (Oklahoma State has won 34 Division I team titles, while Iowa has won 23 Division I team titles and Wartburg has won 10 Division III team titles). Augsburg has also finished second eight times since 1984 and in the top 20 nationally (NCAA from 1983 to present, NAIA pre-1983) every year since 1971. • Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is 274-34-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 30 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. • Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 270-34-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since the 1989-90 season, Augsburg is 195-24-1 against Division III opponents. • Against opponents from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Augsburg is 200-5 since the 1975-76 season. In winning each of the 14 MIAC Team Dual Meet tournaments, Augsburg outscored its conference opponents by a 3,266-145 margin in going 68-0. The MIAC no longer sponsors an individual tournament and ended the MIAC Team Duals in the 2003-04 season.
Augsburg has a record of individual success nationally, both on the mat and in the classroom. • Since Pat Marcy won the school's first NAIA national title at 150 pounds in 1972, Augsburg wrestlers have earned 47 individual national championships, including 43 NCAA Division III national titles, the most in Division III history (Augsburg has been an NCAA Division III member since 1983). Wartburg (Iowa) is second with 38 NCAA Division III individual titles, while Montclair State (N.J.) is third with 28, Brockport State (N.Y.) is fourth with 25, and The College of New Jersey is fifth with 21. • Augsburg has earned 220 All-Americans in school history (since 1969; 36 NAIA, 184 NCAA). Augsburg has had at least one AllAmerican in national wrestling competition (NAIA and NCAA) every season since 1977, and has had three or more All-Americans at 35 different national tournaments. At the 2005 NCAA Division III national championships, Augsburg earned All-Americans in all 10 weight classes for the first time in program history and just the second time in Division III history (Wartburg in 2003). • Augsburg College has also been a success in the classroom. Over the past 28 seasons, Augsburg has produced 120 National College Wrestling Association (NWCA) Scholar All-Americans. Augsburg had three Scholar All-Americans last season and has had 97 athletes honored since 1997, including 17 under current head coach Mark Matzek. Since the NWCA has awarded Division III academic team national championships, Augsburg has finished second three times and first twice (1998-99, 2011-12), including the 2011-12 academic national title with a team grade-point average of 3.7341 (4.00 scale). Augsburg has also had 10 Capital One Academic All-Americans in wrestling, as awarded by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) -- Dan Lewandowski (1996-97), Josh Cagle (1998-99 and 1999-2000), Jim Peterson (1998-99), Brian Jones (1999-2000), Mark Matzek (2004-05), Ryan Valek (2004-05 and 200506) and Tony Valek (2010-11 and 2011-12).
Head Coach Mark Matzek • Head coach Mark Matzek (Augsburg ‘05) was named the ninth head coach in the history of the Augsburg College wrestling program in July 2008. Matzek currently has a 50-16-1 dualmeet record as a head coach, with 28 All-Americans and four individual national champions. The 2013-14 season is Matzek's ninth on the Augsburg coaching staff; he served as an assistant coach on former head coach Jeff Swenson's staff for two seasons and was an assistant head coach under former head coach Sam Barber in 2007-08. During his Augsburg coaching tenure, Matzek has been a part of national title squads in 2006-07 and 2009-10, national runner-up squads in 2008-09, 2010-11 and 2011-12, and teams that finished third nationally in both 2005-06 and 2007-08, with 48 All-Americans and eight national champions. Augsburg is 77-22-1 in dual meets in Matzek’s nine seasons on the Augsburg staff. • Matzek was one of the top lightweight wrestlers in Augsburg history. He earned 133-pound All-American honors three times and won national titles twice in his career, finishing with a 129-21 record. In 2002-03, he finished fourth nationally with a 40-7 record, then won his first national title in the 2003-04 season, finishing 35-4. He finished his career with a 42-match winning streak, which included a 34-0 mark in his senior season as he repeated as national champion -- joining a select group of nine Auggie wrestlers in school history to win multiple national championships. He was a member of Auggie squads that won the national title as a team in 2002 and 2005, while finishing second nationally in 2003 and 2004. Matzek earned the team's Coaches Award his senior season, was the team's Auggie Award winner his junior season and earned the team's Most Improved Wrestler award his sophomore season. • Academically, Matzek was a three-time NWCA Scholar All-American, a CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree three times, and a CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team selection in 2005. He was named an Augsburg Honor Athlete in 2005. He was a mathematics and secondary education major at Augsburg and carried a 3.408 grade-point average. He was a member of Augsburg squads that ranked sixth twice (2003, 2005) and third (2004) in the NWCA’s team grade-point-average national rankings.
Augsburg College Wrestling -- Roster for NWCA Division III National Duals 125 -- Mike Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn.)
125 -- James Goman (FY, Lakeville, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge HS)
Ranked No. 2 nationally Record: 12-1 Career Record: 55-18 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 0-1; Major Decisions: 3-0
Record: 12-6 Career Record: 12-6 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 1-2
Placed 7th nationally at 125 in 2013; National tourney qualifier in 2012; Has won titles at Auggie-Brute Open & St. Cloud State Husky Open; Spent fall of 2011 at U.S. Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan (55 kg GR); 2010 Minnesota state titlist, 3rd in 2011, 3x Minn. state tourney qualifier.
Three-time Minnesota state tournament qualifier, finishing fifth at 120-A in 2013, second at 113-A in 2012 and competing at 103-A in 2011; Finished 39-6 in 2012-13, 33-7 in 2011-12 and 29-11 in 2010-11; 107-32 high school career record.
133 -- Kirk Anderson (SO, Comstock, Minn./Barnesville HS)
133 -- Chad Bartschenfeld (JR, Amery, Wis.)
Career Record: 16-10 Ranked No. 4 nationally Record: 7-3 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 2-0; Major Decisions: 0-0
Record: 9-7 Career Record: 31-26 Pins: 2-1; Technical Falls: 0-1; Major Decisions: 2-2
Competed at D-I North Dakota State in 2007-08 season (9-7); 3-time Minnesota state champion (125-A in 2007, 119-A in 2005, 112-A in 2004), 3rd at 125-A in 2006 and 2nd at 103-A in 2003; 246-16 HS career record; Served in U.S. Marines for 4 years before returning to college.
Has placed in top 6 in each of his 4 tournaments this season; 2010 Wisconsin state titlist (Div. 2-103), 3rd in 2009 (Div. 2-103) & 6th in 2011 (Div. 2-2011); 169-19 HS career record; ranked No. 24 at 112 in Wrestling USA 2010 Nation’s Best HS Senior Wrestlers list.
141 -- Marcus Hamer (FY, Kimball, Minn.)
141 -- Tom Kuehn (JR, Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS)
Record: 13-4 Career Record: 13-4 Pins: 5-1; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 2-2
Record: 3-3 Career Record: 47-30 Pins: 0-1; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 0-2
3rd place at St. Cloud State Husky Open; 4-time state tournament qualifier, finishing fourth at 138-A in 2013, 6th at 132-A in 2012 and 4th at 103-A in 2010, also competing at 125-A in 2011; Finished 38-8 in 2012-13, 42-8 in 2011-12, 41-5 in 2010-11 and 42-3 in 2009-10; 184-30 HS career record.
4th place at Auggie-Brute Open; National tourney qualifier in 2012-13 (24-18 record); 20-9 in 2011-12; 2nd place in North Dakota state tourney in 2011 (A-130), 2nd in 2010 (A-125), 3rd in 2009 (A-119), 5th in 2008 (A-103); 114 victories in final 3 seasons at West Fargo HS.
149 -- Rashad Kennedy (JR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./ Henry Sibley HS) Record: 14-7 Career Record: 52-37 Pins: 1-2; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 3-1 2nd place at Auggie-Brute Open, 4th place at St. Cloud State Husky Open; 22-17 in 2012-13 with 2 pins; 16-13 in 2011-12 with 2 pins; 2nd in Classic Suburban Conference HS tournament in 2011 (145).
157 -- Will Keeter (JR, Twin Falls, Idaho) Ranked No. 9 nationally Record: 13-5 Career Record: 82-35 Pins: 2-1; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 2-1 Won title at Auggie-Brute Open, 3rd at St. Cloud State Husky Open; 4th at MSU Moorhead Dragon Open; 10-4 record in 2012-13 before season-ending injury; Placed 3rd nationally at 141 in 2012 with 33-7 record; 2-time Idaho state HS champion (4A-140 in 2010, 5A-135 in 2009).
165 -- Justin Bowland (SR, Foley, Minn.)
165 -- Austin Boniface (FY, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS)
Record: 10-6 Career Record: 55-50 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 4-0
Record: 10-3 Career Record: 10-3 Pins: 8-1; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 1-0
2nd place at St. Cloud State Husky Open; 20-19 in 2012-13; 10-10 record in 2011-12, 15-15 in 2010-11; 3-time Minnesota state high school tournament placewinner (3rd at AA-171 in 2010, 3rd at AA-160 in 2009, 4th at AA-152 in 2008); 146-50 high school record, including 42-4 record senior season.
4th place at St. Cloud State Husky Open; Finished fifth in 160-AAA at 2013 Minnesota state tournament; 89-46 high school career record, including 34-6 record in 2012-13; Guillotine magazine 2013 Academic All-State second-team honoree.
174 -- Tommy Teigen (JR, Ham Lake, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian HS)
174 -- Tyrell Martin (JR, Eagan, Minn./Henry Sibley HS)
Record: 12-5 Career Record: 55-29 Pins: 5-1; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 0-1
Record: 4-4 Career Record: 38-31 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 0-1
Placed 3rd at MSU Moorhead Dragon Open; 5-1 record in 2012-13 before season-ending injury; National tourney qualifier at 165 in 2012 (24-14); 3-time Minnesota state tourney qualifier, placing 4th at AA-160 in 2009-10.
Placed 3rd at Wartburg Dick Walker Invitational; Transfer from Ridgewater Community College; Two-time NJCAA national tournament qualifier (165 pounds in 2013 and 2012); Finished third in 160-AAA at 2011 Minnesota state high school tournament; 35-9 record in 2010-11.
184 -- Miles Hammerlund (FY, Delano, Minn.)
197 -- Matt Hechsel (JR, Apple Valley, Minn.)
Record: 5-7 Career Record: 5-7 Pins: 1-0; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 0-1
Ranked No. 2 nationally Record: 14-2 Career Record: 68-31 Pins: 4-0; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 2-2
Two-time Minnesota state tournament qualifier, finishing second at 170-AA in 2012, while also competing at 170-AA in 2013; 32-3 record in 2012-13, 28-6 record in 2011-12; 119-36 HS career record; 2013 Minnesota/USA junior state champion in Greco-Roman (182 pounds), second in freestyle.
Won titles at Auggie-Brute Open, MSUM Dragon Open & SCSU Husky Open; Placed 7th nationally at 197 in 2012-13 (35-11); 19-18 in 2011-12; 2-time Minnesota state HS tourney placewinner (3rd at AA-189 in 2011, 5th at AA189 in 2010); member of 3 Apple Valley HS state championship teams.
HWT -- Chad Johnson (SR, Ferryville, Wis./DeSoto HS) Ranked No. 1 nationally Record: 13-1 Career Record: 118-14 Pins: 5-0; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 1-0 Won titles at Auggie-Brute Open, MSUM Dragon Open & SCSU Husky Open; 2013 D-III national champion (37-1); 2012 D-III national champion (36-1); Placed 7th nationally at HWT in 2011; 2-time Wisconsin HS state champion (Div. 3-215 in 2009 and 10), 3-time state tourney qualifier; 136-26 HS record.
Augsburg College Wrestling History Augsburg’s Team Finishes
Year 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983
1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949
Nat'l. Finish 10th NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 3rd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 3rd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 1st NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 4th NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 3rd NCAA III 8th NCAA III 17th NCAA III 16th NCAA III 9th NCAA III 2nd NCAA lll 3rd NCAA III * 3rd NAIA * 7th NAIA 5th NAIA 17th NAIA 3rd NAIA 18th NAIA 7th NAIA 19th NAIA 2nd NAIA 5th NAIA 11th NAIA 10th NAIA 7th NAIA 36th NAIA 11th NAIA 30th NAIA — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
AllAmer. 3 5 5 8 7 5 9 6 10 9 6 6 8 8 7 9 8 6 5 6 6 6 7 5 6 2 1 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 1 3 — 4 3 2 2 2 — 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
MIAC/Regional Finish 1st WR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st of 4 #/1st GLR 1st of 4 #/1st GLR 1st of 5 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 8 1st of 8 1st of 8 1st of 8 1st of 8 1st of 8 3rd of 8 1st of 9 1st of 9 1st of 8 1st of 8 2nd of 9 1st of 9 1st of 9 1st of 9 1st of 8 1st of 9 1st of 9 2nd of 8 2nd of 8 2nd of 8 2nd of 7 1st of 9 1st of 9 1st of 9 4th of 9 4th of 7 6th of 6 5th of 7 4th of 7 3rd of 6 1st of 6 4th of 6 4th of 6 6th of 6 DNC DNC DNC DNC 5th of 6 6th of 6 DNC DNC 5th of 5
Dual Record 6-6 10-3 8-5-1 12-0 11-2 10-2 11-1 8-3 14-1 12-3 12-3 16-0 16-1 12-1 12-2 13-2 14-1 10-3 16-0 14-4 11-1 18-2 16-0 12-0 12-0 11-4 10-5 12-9 15-3 15-1 15-0 11-2 10-4 9-2 12-0 12-1 11-0 5-4 13-1-1 16-2 20-2 14-0-1 9-3 7-0-1 13-1 12-3 11-3 6-3 12-10 1-9 5-6 7-2 8-2 8-4 5-5 ------------------1-2
Head Coach Mark Matzek Mark Matzek Mark Matzek Mark Matzek Mark Matzek Sam Barber Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Brian Arvold Brian Arvold Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson
Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko Mike Good Ron Pfeffer Ron Pfeffer Ron Pfeffer Ron Pfeffer Ron Pfeffer Oscar Blegen Oscar Blegen Oscar Blegen Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson
Notes: Augsburg competed as a club program in the 1947 and 1948 seasons before starting a varsity program in 1949.
* The last NAIA championship meet for Augsburg was held in 1983, as was its first NCAA III championship meet. Augsburg competed in both meets. Prior to 1983, Augsburg competed in the NAIA national championship meets.
# The 2003 and 2004 MIAC championships were from the Team Duals tournament; the MIAC individual tournament ended in the 2001-02 season; the MIAC no longer sponsors wrestling as a championship sport. GLR in the MIAC/Regional Finish category refers to the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional, which replaced the MIAC championships as the national qualifying tournament for Augsburg and other MIAC schools from 2003 to 2012. WR refers to the NCAA Division III West Regional, which Augsburg joined in 2013.
Augsburg’s Individual National Champions Pat Marcy
Jeff Swenson
Scott Whirley
150, NAIA, 1972
167, NAIA, 1979
126, NAIA, 1982
Bob Adams
Bruce Arvold
Steve Gliva
134, NCAA-III, 1983
167, NAIA, 1983
118, NCAA-III, 1984
Shea Kennedy
John Beatty
Chet Grauberger
150, NCAA-III, 1984
134, NCAA-III, 1988 142, NCAA-III, 1990
HWT, NCAA-III, 1991
Gary Kroells
Nick Fornicoia
Joe Hoialmen
158, NCAA-III, 1992 158, NCAA-III, 1993
118, NCAA-III, 1993
134, NCAA-III, 1993
Jesse Armbruster
Tom Layte
Dan Lewandowski
126, NCAA-III, 1995
150, NCAA-III, 1995
190, NCAA-III, 1996 190, NCAA-III, 1997
Henry Gerten
Jim Peterson
John Marchette
118, NCAA-III, 1997 118, NCAA-III, 1998
167, NCAA-III, 1998
133, NCAA-III, 1999
Josh Cagle
Nick Slack
Josh Clausen
149, NCAA-III, 2000
174, NCAA-III, 2000
197, NCAA-III, 2000
Ben Bauer
Darin Bertram
Nik Lewandowski
HWT, NCAA-III, 2000 HWT, NCAA-III, 2001
125, NCAA-III, 2001
184, NCAA-III, 2001
Tony Abbott
Marcus LeVesseur
Matt Shankey
165, NCAA-III, 2002
157, NCAA-III, 2003 157, NCAA-III, 2004 157, NCAA-III, 2005 165, NCAA-III, 2007
125, NCAA-III, 2004 125, NCAA-III, 2005
Mark Matzek
Joe Moon
Quincy Osborn
133, NCAA-III, 2004 133, NCAA-III, 2005
174, NCAA-III, 2004 174, NCAA-III, 2005
141, NCAA-III, 2007
Jeremy Anderson
Seth Flodeen
Jared Massey
157, NCAA-III, 2007
125, NCAA-III, 2008
197, NCAA-III, 2009
Zach Molitor
Chad Johnson
174, NCAA-III, 2011
HWT, NCAA-III, 2012 HWT, NCAA-III, 2013
All-Time All-Americans
5-time -- Steve Gliva (ʻ82, 2-ʻ83, ʻ84, ʻ85).
4-time -- John Beatty (ʻ87, ʻ88, ʻ89, ʻ90); Tom Hall (2-ʻ83, ʻ84, ʻ85); Nik Lewandowski (ʻ98, ʻ99, ʻ00, ʻ01); Marcus LeVesseur (ʻ03, ʻ04, ʻ05, ʻ07).
3-time -- Bob Adams (ʻ82, 2-ʻ83); Jason Adams (ʻ08, ʻ09, ʻ10); Jesse Armbruster (ʻ94, ʻ95, ʻ96); Bruce Arvold (ʻ82, ʻ83, ʻ84); Darin Bertram (ʻ99, ʻ00, ʻ01); Josh Cagle (ʻ98, ʻ99, ʻ00); Randy Eastman (ʻ93, ʻ94, ʻ95); Jared Evans (ʻ05, ʻ06, ʻ07); Brad Fisher (ʻ99, ʻ01, ʻ02); Seth Flodeen (ʻ07, ʻ08, ʻ09); Nick Fornicoia (ʻ91, ʻ92, ʻ93); Henry Gerten (ʻ96, ʻ97, ʻ98); Robbie Gotreau (ʻ06, ʻ07, ʻ08); Chet Grauberger (ʻ89, ʻ90, ʻ91); Joe Hoialmen (ʻ90, ʻ91, ʻ93); Chad Johnson (ʻ11, ʻ12, ʻ13)*; Brian Jones (ʻ97, ʻ98, ʻ00); Shea Kennedy (ʻ82, ʻ83, ʻ84); Matt Kretlow (ʻ88, ʻ89, ʻ91); Dan Lewandowski (ʻ95, ʻ96, ʻ97); Jared Massey (ʻ09, ʻ10, ʻ11); Mark Matzek (ʻ03, ʻ04, ʻ05); Zach Molitor (ʻ09, ʻ10, ʻ11); Joe Moon (ʻ03, ʻ04, ʻ05); John Pena (ʻ96, ʻ97, ʻ98); Jim Peterson (ʻ97, ʻ98, ʻ99); Orlando Ponce (ʻ10, ʻ11, ʻ12); Kevin Schiltz (ʻ89, ʻ90, ʻ93); Bill Schmidt (ʻ73, ʻ74, ʻ75); Nick Slack (ʻ00, ʻ01, ʻ02); Jeff Swenson (ʻ77, ʻ78, ʻ79); Jamell Tidwell (ʻ03, ʻ04, ʻ05); Ryan Valek (ʻ04, ʻ05, ʻ06); Tony Valek (ʻ10, ʻ11, ʻ12); Scott Whirley (ʻ79, ʻ81, ʻ82).
2-time -- Tony Abbott (ʻ01, ʻ02); Jeremy Anderson (ʻ06, ʻ07); Brian Arvold (ʻ79, ʻ80); Jesse Bakalyar (ʻ97, ʻ98); Ben Bauer (ʻ00, ʻ01); Eric Bettermann (ʻ94, ʻ95); Charlie Blixt (ʻ74, ʻ75); Cliff Casteel (ʻ94, ʻ96); Greg Chmelik (ʻ84, ʻ85); Josh Clausen (ʻ99, ʻ00); Ricky Crone (ʻ02, ʻ03); Bill Gabler (ʻ91, ʻ92); Mike Good (ʻ69, ʻ71); Mitch Hegland (ʻ89, ʻ90); Willy Holst (ʻ08, ʻ09); Ron Johnson (ʻ71, ʻ72); Wade Johnson (ʻ97, ʻ98); Gary Kroells (ʻ92, ʻ93); Travis Lang (ʻ08, ʻ09); John Marchette (ʻ99, ʻ00); Kevin Rasmussen (ʻ01, ʻ02); Matt Shankey (ʻ04, ʻ05); Mark Simmonds (ʻ04, ʻ05); Brad Tupa (ʻ05, ʻ06); Jafari Vanier (ʻ06, ʻ07); Andy Witzel (ʻ09, ʻ10). 1-time -- Bob Arvold (ʻ82); Rich Barron (ʻ81); Brad Baus (ʻ12); Paul Bjorkstrand (ʻ10); Jeff Blixt (ʻ77); Greg Brendemuehl (ʻ03); Joe Cullen (ʻ04); Dustin Dahlblom (ʻ04); Stan DʼAndrea (ʻ83); Scott Davis (ʻ73); Mike Flanagan (ʻ02); Mike Fuenffinger (ʻ13); Keith Gliva (ʻ86); Kurt Habeck (ʻ91); Rick Habeck (ʻ92); Justin Hahn (ʻ97); Rick Halvorson (ʻ80); Matt Hechsel (ʻ13); Murray Herstein (ʻ75); Dave Janaszak (ʻ94); Will Keeter (ʻ12); Dean Kennedy (ʻ75); Tom Layte (ʻ95); Pat Marcy (ʻ72); Bryan Miller (ʻ01); Daryl Miller (ʻ69); Andrew Neumann (ʻ07); Stuart Nutting (ʻ94); Wally OʼConnor (ʻ07); Quincy Osborn (ʻ07); Wade Pehrson (ʻ96); Mike Pfeffer (ʻ92); Josh Roberts (ʻ10); Jeff Schlieff (ʻ86); Bret Sharp (ʻ92); Jack Solem (ʻ74); Justin Sorensen (ʻ05); Jeff Stoks (ʻ81); Gary Thompson (ʻ93); Tim Tousignant (ʻ91); Shane Wevley (ʻ98); Donny Wichmann (ʻ89); Dave Wygant (ʻ77). *still active
(Note: Tom Hall, Steve Gliva, Bruce Arvold, Bob Adams were NAIA and NCAA III All-Americans in the same year)
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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NWCA Scholar All-American Team National Finishes 2nd (3.373 GPA) 1st (3.480 GPA) 2nd (3.400 GPA) 4th (3.372 GPA) 3rd (3.383 GPA) 6th (3.335 GPA) 3rd (3.39 GPA)
2005 -- 6th (3.319 GPA) 2006 -- 2nd (3.42 GPA) 2007 -- 11th (3.283 GPA) 2008 -- 22nd (3.2001 GPA) 2009 -- 13th (3.346 GPA) 2011 -- 5th (3.4947 GPA) 2012 -- 1st (3.7341 GPA)
All-Time Champions: MIAC (1959-2002); NCAA Division III Regionals (2003-present)
Year 1959
Wt. 167
Name Chuck Dagget*
1961
130 157
Don Miller Al Overr
1960
1962 1963 1964 1966
1967 1968
1969 1970
1971 1972
1973 1974 1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
177
167 130 167
Chris Wagner
Chris Wagner* Don Miller Chris Wagner
1980
1981
1982
HWT Ken Casperson 167
Dale Miller
130 145 160 167 177
Mike Good Dave Innes Larry Stewart Jon “Rick” Snow Dale Miller
167 191
130 160 191
134 142 150 158
142 150 177
134 150 158 177
150 167 190
142 150 167
118 134 142 150 167 177
118 142 177 190
142 150 167 177
118 126 142 167 177 190 142 150 167
Dale Miller Daryl Miller
Mike Good Larry Stewart Daryl Miller
Mike Good Ron Johnson Pat Marcy* Mark Mattison Ron Johnson Pat Marcy* Kim Anderson
Ron Johnson* Mark Mattison Pat Marcy Jim Mastro
Bill Schmidt John Burgeson Kim Anderson
Dean Kennedy* Bill Schmidt Robby Meyer
Murray Herstein Charlie Blixt Dean Kennedy* Bill Schmidt Mike Holenbeck Jeff Blixt
Murray Herstein Tom Strohmayer Jeff Blixt Jim Pappas Rory Jordan Mike Benson Jeff Swenson Jeff Blixt
Murray Herstein Scott Whirley Rory Jordan Jeff Swenson Cary Wenzel Tom Clawson Bob Arvold Brian Arvold* Jeff Swenson
1983
1984 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
142 150 158
118 134 150 158
118 126 134 142 150 158
126 134 150 167 177
126 158 167
Rick Halverson Bob Arvold Jeff Stoks
Rich Barron* Scott Whirley Bob Arvold Jeff Stoks
Steve Gliva Stan DʼAndrea Scott Whirley* Bob Adams Bob Arvold Shea Kennedy
Steve Gliva Shea Kennedy Jeff Schlieff
118 Steve Gliva 150 Tim Koffski HWT Mike Chmelik
John Beatty Donny Wichmann*#
134 150 158 190 HWT
John Beatty Donny Wichmann Matt Kretlow Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
134 John Beatty Brad Schafer 142 HWT Chet Grauberger
126 150 167 177 190 HWT
118 126 134 158 177 HWT
118 126 134 150 158 167 177 190 HWT
1996
1997
1998
Keith Gliva Donny Wichmann Tim Koffski
126 142
118 126 142 150 158 167 190 HWT
1995
Stan DʼAndrea Bob Adams*# Shea Kennedy Jeff Schlieff Bruce Arvold
177 Bruce Arvold HWT Mike Chmelik
126 142 150
1994
Mitch Hegland* Joe Hoialmen John Beatty Tim Tousignant Matt Kretlow Kurt Habeck Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
Jeff Board Tim Tousignant Matt Kretlow Kurt Habeck Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
Nick Fornicoia Mike Pfeffer Joe Hoialmen Gary Kroells* Bill Gabler Bret Sharp
Nick Fornicoia Jeff Board Joe Hoialmen Rick Habeck* Gary Kroells Randy Eastman Gary Thompson Marty Alger Kevin Schiltz
1999
2000
2001
2002
118 126 142 150 167 177 HWT
Dave Janaszak Jesse Armbruster Shane Nelson Stuart Nutting Randy Eastman John Moore Eric Bettermann
118 134 142 150 158 167 177 190 HWT
Henry Gerten Jesse Armbruster Wade Johnson Shane Nelson* Wade Pehrson Cliff Casteel John Moore Dan Lewandowski John Pena
118 126 177 HWT
118 134 142 190 HWT 118 126 134 142 150 158 177 HWT
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT
125 133 141 149 157 174 184 197 HWT
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 HWT
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT
Jim Hoard Jesse Armbruster Cliff Casteel Eric Bettermann
Henry Gerten Jamie Larkin Wade Johnson Dan Lewandowski # John Pena Henry Gerten Brian Jones Jamie Larkin Josh Cagle Wade Johnson Jesse Bakalyar Nik Lewandowski John Pena
Darin Bertram John Marchette Brad Fisher Josh Cagle * Justin Baker Nick Slack Jim Peterson Nik Lewandowski Josh Clausen Ben Bauer #
Darin Bertram John Marchette Brian Jones Josh Cagle * Justin Baker Nick Slack Nik Lewandowski Josh Clausen Ben Bauer #
Darin Bertram Bryan Miller Brad Fisher Tony Quance Jeremy Jirele Tony Abbott Nick Slack Nik Lewandowski Ben Bauer
Darin Bertram * John Marchette Brad Fisher Jamell Tidwell Jeremy Jirele Tony Abbott Nick Slack * # Ricky Crone Kevin Rasmussen Mike Flanagan
* denotes Larson Award for MIAC Tournament MVP # denotes Jordan Award for most falls in MIAC Tournament
GREAT LAKES REGIONAL Year Wt. Name Greg Brendemuehl 2003 125 Mark Matzek 133 Jamell Tidwell 141 Ryan Stroud 149 Marcus LeVesseur 157 Joe Moon 174 Ricky Crone 184 2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 2009
2010
2011 2012
Year 2013
125 133 141 157 165 174 HWT
Matt Shankey Mark Matzek Jamell Tidwell Marcus LeVesseur Ryan Valek Joe Moon Mark Simmonds
133 141 149 157 165 184
Jafari Vanier Josh Hansen Jared Evans Jeremy Anderson Ryan Valek Brad Tupa
125 133 141 157 165 174 184 197
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197
141 149
149 157 174 197
125 141 149 157 165 174 197 165 174 197
141 149 157 197 HWT
Matt Shankey Mark Matzek Jamell Tidwell Marcus LeVesseur Ryan Valek Joe Moon Brad Tupa Justin Sorensen
Seth Flodeen Jafari Vanier Quincy Osborn Jared Evans Jeremy Anderson Marcus LeVesseur Robbie Gotreau George Lynaugh Wally OʼConnor Jason Adams Willy Holst
Willy Holst Jason Adams Zach Molitor Jared Massey
Josh Roberts Jafari Vanier Tony Valek Jason Adams Orlando Ponce Zach Molitor Jared Massey Orlando Ponce Zach Molitor Jared Massey
Will Keeter Tony Valek Orlando Ponce Brad Baus Chad Johnson
WEST REGIONAL Wt. Name 197 Matt Hechsel HWT Chad Johnson
NWCA Scholar All-Americans and CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
NWCA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
1983 -- Bruce Arvold, Stan DʼAndrea. 1984 -- Bruce Arvold. 1985 -- Greg Chmelik. 1987 -- Greg Chmelik, Scott Peplinski. 1988 -- Nate Nistler, Brad Schafer. 1989 -- Brad Schafer. 1991 -- Kurt Habeck, Tim Tousignant. 1993 -- Jeff Board, Gary Kroells, Will Schroeder, Gary Thompson. 1994 -- Will Schroeder. 1995 -- Cliff Casteel, Dan Lewandowski, Will Schroeder, Andy Wichmann. 1996 -- Dave Janaszak, Dan Lewanowski, John Pena.
1997 -- Henry Gerten, Justin Hahn, Dan Lewandowski, Chad Olson, John Pena, Jim Peterson, Brandon Reichel, Adam Thronson. 1998 -- Justin Baker, Josh Cagle, Henry Gerten, Wade Johnson, Brian Jones, Jamie Larkin, Jim Peterson, Brandon Reichel, Matt Romsdahl, Adam Thronson. 1999 -- Justin Baker, Josh Cagle, Shane Colberg, Brian Jones, Jim Peterson, Mark Peterson, Matt Romsdahl. 2000 -- Tony Abbott, Justin Baker, Ben Bauer, Darin Bertram, Josh Cagle, Jeremy Jirele, Brian Jones, Nik Lewandowski, Mark Peterson, Matt Romsdahl, Eric Roth, Nick Slack.
2001 -- Tony Abbott, Ben Bauer, Jeremy Jirele, Larry Lyden, Mark Peterson, Kevin Rasmussen, Eric Roth. 2002 -- Tony Abbott, Brian Goodnature, Jeremy Jirele, Kevin Rasmussen, Eric Roth. 2003 -- Clarke Athman, Josh Erlandson, Ricky Crone, Joe Cullen, Jeremiah Knabe, Mark Matzek. 2004 -- Joe Cullen, Mark Matzek, Kirk Rall, Ryan Valek. 2005 -- Joe Cullen, Jared Evans, Josh Hansen, Jeremiah Knabe, Mark Matzek, Kirk Rall, Justin Sorensen, Ryan Valek.
2006 -- Greg Brendemuehl, Jared Evans, Josh Hansen, Andrew Neumann, Kirk Rall, Ryan Valek. 2007 -- Paul Bjorkstrand, Jared Evans, Josh Hansen, Brandon Klukow, Andrew Neumann. 2008 -- Paul Bjorkstrand, Brandon Klukow, Danny Manley. 2009 -- Beau Hansen, Brandon Klukow. 2010 -- Brad Baus, Paul Bjorkstrand, Tony Valek. 2011 -- Brad Baus, Cody Hansen, Tony Valek. 2012 -- Brad Baus, Chad Johnson, Will Keeter, Tommy Teigen, Tony Valek. 2013 -- Chad Johnson, Josh Kohler, Tom Kuehn.
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
1997 -- Dan Lewandowski (2nd team). 1999 -- Jim Peterson (2nd team); Josh Cagle (2nd team). 2000 -- Josh Cagle (1st team); Brian Jones (2nd team). 2005 -- Mark Matzek (1st team); Ryan Valek (3rd team). 2006 -- Ryan Valek (1st team). 2011 -- Tony Valek (1st team). 2012 -- Tony Valek (1st team).
Key dates in Augsburg wrestling history THE EARLY YEARS: 1949 -- Augsburg wrestling program is founded with Edor Nelson as the team's first head coach. 1961 -- First MIAC championship (Augsburg won 30 MIAC tournament championships and 14 MIAC Team Duals championships in the MIAC's wrestling history). 1963 -- Oscar Blegen named the second head coach in school history; Edor Nelson leaves after founding the program and producing one MIAC title and a 34-21 dual-meet record. 1967 -- Ron Pfeffer named the third head coach in program history; Oscar Blegen leaves after three seasons and a 19-22 dual-meet record.
1970s: 1970 -- First unbeaten dual-meet season (7-0-1; 10 unbeaten seasons so far in school history). 1971 -- First top-10 national tournament finish (7th in NAIA meet). 1971 -- Mike Good named the fourth head coach in program history and coaches the 1971-72 season (14-0-1); Ron Pfeffer leaves after five seasons, three MIAC titles and a 52-10-1 dual-meet record. 1972 -- Pat Marcy wins Augsburg's first individual national title (NAIA, 150 pounds). 1972 -- John Grygelko named the fifth head coach in Augsburg history. 1973 -- Augsburg wins school-record 20 dual meets (20-2) 1973 -- John Grygelko inducted into Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association/David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame. 1973 -- James Mastro competes on Greco-Roman squad at World University Games. 1974 -- First top-five national finish (5th in NAIA meet) 1974 -- Pat Marcy competes in his first of three U.S. world championship teams in GrecoRoman wrestling. 1975 -- NAIA national runners-up (highest national tourney finish to that point). 1975 -- Pat Marcy wins Pan American Games gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling (68 kg class). 1976 -- Pat Marcy competes on U.S. Greco-Roman team at Montreal Olympics, places 10th; James Mastro is an alternate on the U.S. Greco-Roman team. 1977 -- 11-0 dual record, 7th-place national finish. 1978 -- 12-1 dual record, 18th-place national finish. 1979 -- 12-0 dual record, 3rd-place national finish. 1979 -- Jeff Swenson wins NAIA national title at 167 pounds.
1980s: 1980 -- Jeff Swenson is named the sixth head coach in Augsburg history; John Grygelko leaves after eight seasons, six MIAC titles and a 98-12-1 dual-meet record. 1980 -- 9-2 dual record, 17th-place national finish. 1981 -- 10-4 dual record, 5th-place national finish. 1982 -- 11-2 dual record, 7th-place national finish. 1983 -- Augsburg placed third in its last NAIA national tournament and third in its first NCAA Division III national tournament (its first top-four NCAA tournament finish), 15-0 dual record. 1984 -- 15-1 dual record, 2nd-place NCAA national finish. 1984 -- Brian Arvold named the seventh head coach in Augsburg history; he coaches the 198485 and 1985-86 seasons with a 1985 MIAC title and a 27-12 dual-meet record. 1985 -- 15-3 dual record, 9th-place national finish. 1985 -- Steve Gliva becomes Augsburg's first (and only) five-time All-American. 1986 -- 12-9 dual record, 16th-place national finish. 1986 -- Jeff Swenson returns to Augsburg as head coach. 1987 -- 10-5 dual record, 17th-place national finish. 1988 -- 11-4 dual record, 8th-place national finish. 1989 -- Augsburg places third at NCAA Division III national championships, beginning a current streak of 20 top-four national tournament finishes (longest wrestling top-four streak of any team in any NCAA division), 12-0 dual record.
1990s: 1990 -- 12-0 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 1990 -- John Beatty becomes Augsburg's first two-time national champion. 1991 -- Augsburg wins its first NCAA Division III national championship; Jeff Swenson named NWCA Division III National Coach of the Year; he would earn the honor six times in his career, 16-0 dual record. 1991 -- Jeff Swenson wins 100th career dual meet (school record for coaching wins). 1992 -- Augsburg has 65-match dual-meet winning streak (second-longest winning streak in college wrestling history). 1992 -- 18-2 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 1993 -- Augsburg wins its second NCAA Division III national championship; Gary Kroells named Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Division III national championships (first Augsburg wrestler to earn the honor), 11-1 dual record. 1994 -- 14-4 dual record, 4th-place national finish. 1995 -- Augsburg wins its third NCAA Division III national championship; Tom Layte named Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Division III national championships, 16-0 dual record. 1995 -- James Mastro named Blind Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. 1996 -- 10-3 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 1996 -- James Mastro named as flag-bearer for United States at Atlanta Paralympic Games. 1997 -- Augsburg wins its fourth NCAA Division III national championship; Henry Gerten becomes Augsburg's first unbeaten national champion (44-0), 14-1 dual record. 1997 -- Dan Lewandowski named Augsburg's first CoSIDA Academic All-American in wrestling. 1998 -- Jeff Swenson wins 200th career dual meet. 1998 -- Augsburg wins its fifth NCAA Division III national championship; Augsburg claims nine All-Americans at national meet for first time in school history; 13-2 dual record.
1999 -- Augsburg wins all 10 individual championships at MIAC tournament (first time in MIAC history that one school won all 10 weight-class titles); Augsburg would duplicate the feat in the last MIAC tournament in 2002. 1999 -- 12-2 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 1999 -- Augsburg has highest team grade-point average in nation in NWCA Scholar AllAmerica Team listings with 3.480 team GPA.
2000s: 2000 -- Augsburg wins NCAA Division III-record sixth national title, claims four individual national titlists (most in a single season in school history); 12-1 dual record. 2000 -- Josh Cagle named Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Division III National Championships. 2001 -- Augsburg wins its seventh NCAA Division III national championship; 16-1 dual record. 2002 -- Augsburg wins first NWCA Division III National Duals title. 2002 -- Augsburg becomes first school to ever win three straight NCAA Division III wrestling national titles with its eighth national crown; 16-0 dual record. 2003 -- Dan Lewandowski inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2003 -- 12-3 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 2004 -- Augsburg wins last of 14 MIAC Team Duals titles, in 14 years; Augsburg went 68-0 in MIAC Team Duals competition, outscoring opponents 3,266 to 145. 2004 -- Augsburg surpasses Montclair State (N.J.) for most NCAA Division III individual national champions with 31 crowns; Augsburg claims four individual national titlists for second time in school history. 2004 -- 12-3 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 2004 -- Joe Moon named Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Division III national championships. 2004 -- Jeff Swenson inducted into Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association/David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2004 -- John Grygelko receives Lifetime Service to Wrestling award from Minnesota Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2005 -- Jeff Swenson wins 300th career dual meet. 2005 -- Gary Kroells inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2005 -- Jeff Swenson inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame. 2005 -- Augsburg wins its ninth NCAA Division III national championship; Augsburg ties NCAA record with 10 All-Americans at national meet and has four individual national titlists; 14-1 dual record; Augsburg wins NWCA Division III National Duals title. 2006 -- 8-3 dual record, 3rd-place national finish. 2007 -- John Beatty inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2007 -- Augsburg wins its 10th NCAA Division III national championship; 11-1 dual record; NWCA Division III National Duals title. 2007 -- Marcus LeVesseur becomes first Division III wrestler ever to win four national titles; his 155-0 career record is just the second unbeaten, four-national-title career in college wrestling history. 2007 -- Sam Barber named eighth head coach in school history; Jeff Swenson leaves after 25 seasons, 10 NCAA Division III national titles, 19 MIAC tournament titles, 14 MIAC Team Duals titles and 321-44 career dual-meet record. 2007 -- Kennedy Center and Alan and Gloria Rice Wrestling Center open. 2008 -- 10-2 dual record, 3rd-place national finish. 2008 -- James Mastro receives Medal of Courage Award from National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2008 -- Mark Matzek named ninth head coach in school history; Sam Barber leaves after one season, 10-2 dual-meet record. 2009 -- 11-2 dual record, 2nd-place national finish; Augsburg wins NWCA Division III National Duals title.
2010s: 2010 -- Augsburg wins its 11th NCAA Division III national championship; 12-0 dual record; Augsburg wins NWCA Division III National Duals title. 2010 -- Steve Gliva inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2011 -- 8-5-1 dual record, 2nd-place national finish; 3rd at NWCA Division III National Duals. 2011 -- Jeff Swenson receives Lifetime Service Award, Mike Good receives Outstanding American Award from Minnesota Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2011 -- Nick Fornicoia inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2012 -- 10-3 dual record, 2nd-place national finish; 2nd at NWCA Division III National Duals. 2012 -- Joe Hoialmen inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2012 -- Augsburg has top grade-point average in NWCA Division III Scholar All-America Team Award listing (3.7341 GPA); Tony Valek receives NCAA Elite 89 Award as student-athlete with highest cumulative GPA at NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships. 2013 -- 6-6 dual record, 10th-place national finish.
2013-14 Augsburg College Wrestling Roster NAME Mark Akpaka Kirk Anderson Chad Bartschenfeld Austin Boniface Justin Bowland * Ryan Cook Todd Fairbanks Justin Flores Mike Fuenffinger James Goman Nicolas Grimley Marcus Hamer Miles Hammerlund Matt Hechsel * Cameron Henning Eric Hensel Logan Hortop Chad Johnson * Will Keeter * Rashad Kennedy Kurt Knutsen Blong Kong Tom Kuehn Roarke Langer Tyrell Martin Blake Miller Grant Parker Brandon Peters Colton Pollock Drew Randall Sidney Rodriguez Tucker Sarbacker Greg Skon Brandon Strong Avery Sweeney Tommy Teigen * Quade Zupko
YR SO SO JR FY SR SR FY FY JR FY SO FY FY JR FY SO FY SR JR JR JR SO JR SO JR FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY JR FY
HT 5-4 5-8 5-8 5-11 5-11 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-6 5-4 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-8 6-1 6-2 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-2 5-6 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-7 5-9 6-4 6-0 5-6 5-6 6-0 -6-3 5-11 5-9
WT 149 133 125 165 165 141 184 184 125 125 HWT 141 184 197 133 157 HWT HWT 149 141 174 125 141 133 165 133 157 125 HWT 157 133 141 184 149 184 174 149
HOMETOWN/HS Minneapolis, Minn./South HS Comstock, Minn./Barnesville HS Amery, Wis. Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS Foley, Minn. Wetumpka, Ala. St. Paul, Minn./Harding HS Owatonna, Minn. Hibbing, Minn. Lakeville, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge HS Monticello, Minn. Kimball, Minn. Delano, Minn. Apple Valley, Minn. Lakefield, Minn./Jackson County Central HS Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS Faribault, Minn. Ferryville, Wis./De Soto HS Twin Falls, Idaho Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley HS Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS St. Paul, Minn./Johnson HS Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS Ellsworth, Wis. Eagan, Minn./Henry Sibley HS Browerville, Minn./Staples-Motley HS Onalaska, Wis. Faribault, Minn. Big Lake, Minn. Lewiston, Idaho Baton Rouge, La./Catholic HS Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS Sparta, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn./South HS Milton, Wis. Ham Lake, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian HS Wyoming, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS
* Captains Head Coach: Mark Matzek (Augsburg ’05; 6th year as head coach, 9th year overall; 50-16-1 overall) Assistant Coaches: Jim Moulsoff (Minnesota ’01, 7th year), Tony Valek (Augsburg ’12, 2nd year, graduate fellow), Ryan Stroud (Augsburg ’05, 3rd year), Jared Massey (Augsburg ’12, 3rd year), Desmond Radunz (Minnesota State Moorhead ‘04, 1st year), John Peterson (Wisconsin-Stout ’71, 6th year) Student Managers: Victoria Agee, Nick Dahlquist, Anna Huynh, Sarah Peterson, Amber Scherer Team Doctor: Dr. B.J. Anderson Head Athletic Trainer: Missy Strauch Assistant Athletic Trainers: Kassi Nordmeyer, Jim Rakow, Heather Pokrzywinski Student Sports Medicine Assistants: Kendall Christian, Jack Duffy, Bri Felton, Rosa Ham, Mac Kittelson, Vanessa Makundi, Erik Monson, Rachel Nelson, Mo Reza, Devon Shaut, Catherine Yang, Christopher Yang Athletic Director: Jeff Swenson
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Date Meet/Tournament Sat., Nov. 23 Auggie-Brute Open Tue., Nov. 26 Tue., Nov. 26 Sat., Dec. 7 Wed., Dec. 11 Sat., Dec. 14 Sat., Dec. 14 Dec. 29-30 Sat., Jan. 4 Sun., Jan. 5 Jan. 11-12 Sat., Jan. 11 Sat., Jan. 18 Sat., Jan. 18 Fri., Jan. 24 Sat., Jan. 25 Sat., Feb. 1 Thu., Feb. 6 Sat., Feb. 8 Thu., Feb. 13 Fri, Feb. 21
Time/Result No team results/ 8 champions (WT) vs. Ridgewater College # W 36-14 (JV) (Varsity) vs. Waldorf College (Iowa) # W 44-9 at Minnesota State Univ. No team results/ Moorhead Dragon Open 2 champions vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead # W 34-9 at St. Cloud St. Husky Open No team results/ 3 champions (WT) at Wartburg Dick Walker Inv. 5th/9 (74) at Northwestern (Ill.) Ken Kraft 36th/47 (5) Midlands Championships (WT) at William Penn Open No team results at St. Olaf College W 33-12 at NWCA Div. III National Duals at Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa (WT) at Ridgewater College Open 10 a.m. at Concordia College-Moorhead 7 p.m. (WT) at Cornell (Iowa) Matman Classic 9 a.m. vs. Augustana College (S.D.) # 7 p.m. at St. John’s University 3 p.m. at St. John’s University 9 a.m. North Country Open 9 a.m. at Wartburg College (Iowa) 7 p.m. at Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Open 9 a.m. at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 7 p.m. vs. Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point # 7 p.m.
Sat., March 1 NCAA Division III West Regional # 9 a.m. at Augsburg College Si Melby Hall March 14-15 NCAA Div. III National 11 a.m./10 a.m. Championships at U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Cornell College host) VARSITY DUAL-MEET RECORD: 3-0
NWCA Brute/Adidas NCAA Division III National Rankings (Jan. 6)
1. Wartburg (Iowa) 2. Augsburg (Minn.) 3. Wabash (Ind.) 4. Wisconsin-Whitewater 5. Wilkes (Pa.) 6. Concordia-Mʼhd (Minn.) 7. Olivet (Mich.) 8. Cortland State (N.Y.) 9. Coe (Iowa) 10. Ithaca (N.Y.) 11. Wisconsin-La Crosse 12. Luther (Iowa) 13. Messiah (Pa.) 14. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 15. Roger Williams (R.I.)
16. Brockport State (N.Y.) 17. Cornell (Iowa) 18. Stevens Tech (N.J.) 19. Mount Union (Ohio) 20. Springfield (Mass.) 21. Ursinus (Pa.) 22. Saint Johnʼs (Minn.) 23. Heidelberg (Ohio) 24. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 25. Wisconsin-Stevens Pt. 26. Thiel (Pa.) 27. Alma (Mich.) 28. Wheaton (Ill.) 29. Augustana (Ill.) 30. Dubuque (Iowa)
Italics denotes teams in D-III National Duals field
Nationally ranked Augsburg wrestlers (Jan. 6): 125 -- 2. Mike Fuenffinger 133 -- 4. Kirk Anderson 157 -- 9. Will Keeter 197 -- 2. Matt Hechsel HWT -- 1. Chad Johnson
AUGGIES ATTEMPT TO WIN SIXTH DIVISION III NATIONAL DUALS TITLE -- No. 2-ranked Augsburg College will compete at the National Wrestling Coaches Association/ Cliff Keen Division III National Duals, presented by Hibiclens and The Marines, this weekend at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Auggie action begins on Saturday at 11 a.m., as No. 2seed Augsburg faces unranked Elmhurst (Ill.), and will face either No. 9-ranked Coe (Iowa) or No. 20-ranked Springfield (Mass.) on Saturday at 3 p.m. Action will continue both Saturday and Sunday, with the Division III championship match slated for Sunday at 3 p.m. Twelve of the 16 teams in the Division III field are ranked in the top 30 in the latest NWCA Division III national poll, including nine of the top 12-ranked teams. Since the NWCA began the Division III National Duals in 2002, the trophy has rested at either Augsburg or Wartburg (Iowa). Augsburg has won the title five times (2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010), while Wartburg has won the crown seven times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013). Augsburg has placed second at the National Duals four times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2012) and placed third twice (2008, 2011). Augsburg is 39-8 in NWCA Division III National Duals competition since 2002. Augsburg also appeared in five NWCA National Duals competitions prior to the 2002 season, when the defending Division III national champion was invited to compete with Division I squads. Augsburg is 44-17 alltime in NWCA National Duals competition. In its 47 Division III National Duals meets, Augsburg has outscored its competition by a 1,385-504 margin, an average score of 29.5 to 10.7. AUGGIES RANKED SECOND NATIONALLY -- Augsburg enters this weekend’s NWCA Division III National Duals ranked No. 2 nationally in the latest NWCA Division III national poll, released on Monday. Augsburg is currently 3-0 in varsity dual meets, coming off a 33-12 victory over St. Olaf on Sunday in Northfield, Minn. Augsburg topped Waldorf (Iowa) 44-9 on Nov. 26 and Minnesota State Moorhead 34-9 on Dec. 11. Five Auggies are ranked among the top 10 in their weight classes entering this weekend’s action, led by two-time defending Division III heavyweight national champion Chad Johnson (SR, Ferryville, Wis./DeSoto HS). Johnson enters this weekend’s action with a 13-1 record, including five pins, a major decision and a technical fall. Since the beginning of his sophomore season, Johnson is 86-3, and is 118-14 in his Augsburg career. Two Auggies are ranked second nationally in their weight classes -- 125-pounder Mike Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn.) and 197-pounder Matt Hechsel (JR, Apple Valley, Minn.). Both placed seventh nationally in their weight classes last season. Fuenffinger enters this weekend’s action with a 12-1 record and 55-18 career mark, while Hechsel is 14-2 this season and 68-31 in his career. Newcomer Kirk Anderson (SO, Comstock, Minn./Barnesville HS) is ranked fourth nationally at 133 pounds. A three-time Minnesota high school state champion, Anderson competed at Division I North Dakota State in the 2007-08 season before serving in the U.S. Marines for four years. Anderson is 7-3 this season and 16-10 in his collegiate career. Will Keeter (JR, Twin Falls, Idaho), a 2012 All-American (third at 141), returned to the lineup this season at 157 after missing most of last season due to injury. He is ranked ninth nationally at 157 with a 13-5 mark and 82-35 career record.
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Augsburg National Duals Lineup
125 -- Mike Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn., 12-1) 125 -- James Goman (FY, Lakeville, Minn./ Trinity-River Ridge HS, 12-6) 133 -- Kirk Anderson (SO, Comstock, Minn./ Barnesville HS, 7-3) 133 -- Chad Bartschenfeld (JR, Amery, Wis., 9-7) 141 -- Marcus Hamer (FY, Kimball, Minn., 13-4) 141 -- Tom Kuehn (JR, Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS, 3-3) 149 -- Rashad Kennedy (JR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./ Henry Sibley HS, 14-7) 157 -- Will Keeter (JR, Twin Falls, Idaho, 13-5) 165 -- Justin Bowland (SR, Foley, Minn., 10-6) 165 -- Austin Boniface (FY, Wyoming, Minn./ Forest Lake HS, 10-3) 174 -- Tommy Teigen (JR, Ham Lake, Minn./ Meadow Creek Christian HS, 12-5) 174 -- Tyrell Martin (JR, Eagan, Minn./ Henry Sibley HS, 4-4) 184 -- Miles Hammerlund (FY, Delano, Minn., 5-7) 197 -- Matt Hechsel (JR, Apple Valley, Minn., 14-2 HWT -- Chad Johnson (SR, Ferryville, Wis./ DeSoto HS, 13-1)
Augsburg All-Time Results at NWCA National Duals (44-17 overall, 39-8 Division III)
Feb. 8, 1992 - Ohio State 32, Augsburg 12 Feb. 9, 1992 -- Augsburg 25, West Virginia 18 Feb. 9, 1992 -- Nebraska 20, Augsburg 19 Jan. 20, 1996 -- Iowa 44, Augsburg 0 Jan. 21, 1996 -- Ohio State 28, Augsburg 6 Jan. 18, 1997 -- Ohio 23, Augsburg 15 Jan. 18, 1997 -- Augsburg 34, Wyoming 8 Jan. 18, 1997 -- Augsburg 36, Central Oklahoma 6 Jan. 17, 1998 -- Iowa State 27, Augsburg 7 Jan. 17, 1998 -- Augsburg 18, Pittsburgh 16 Jan. 18, 1998 -- Arizona State 26, Augsburg 13 Jan. 16, 1999 -- Minnesota 48, Augsburg 0 Jan. 16, 1999 -- Augsburg 21, North Dakota State 20 Jan. 17, 1999 -- Nebraska 35, Augsburg 7
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47, Thiel (Pa.) 3 31, Buena Vista (Iowa) 7 36, Kingʼs (Pa.) 6 29, Wartburg (Iowa) 12
-- Augsburg 40, Ohio Northern 4 -- Augsburg 36, Buena Vista (Iowa) 3 -- Augsburg 25, College of New Jersey 6 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 19, Augsburg 13
-- Augsburg 46, Ohio Northern 3 -- Augsburg 37, Simpson (Iowa) 3 -- Augsburg 20, Wisconsin-La Crosse 13 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 20, Augsburg 17
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Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 0 John Carroll (Ohio) 3 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 3 Wartburg (Iowa) 15
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Simpson (Iowa) 0 Cornell (Iowa) 3 Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 6 Wartburg (Iowa) 10
-- Augsburg 38, Augustana (Ill.) 3 -- Augsburg 36, Cornell (Iowa) 3 -- Augsburg 21, Wisconsin-La Crosse 15 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 29, Augsburg 9
-- Augsburg 41, Johns Hopkins (Md.) 3 -- Augsburg 27, Coe (Iowa) 18 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 26, Augsburg 12 -- Augsburg 20, Delaware Valley (Pa.) 16
10, 2009 -- Augsburg 54, Buena Vista (Iowa) 0 10, 2009 -- Augsburg 54, Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 0 11, 2009 -- Augsburg 25, Delaware Valley (Pa.) 17 11, 2009 -- Augsburg 21, Wartburg (Iowa) 20
9, 2010 -- Augsburg 32, Wisconsin-Whitewater 6 9, 2010 -- Augsburg 25, North Central (Ill.) 12 10, 2010 -- Augsburg 22, Coe (Iowa) 14 10, 2010 -- Augsburg 18, Wartburg (Iowa) 15
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-- Augsburg 45, Luther (Iowa) 0 -- Augsburg 23, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 13 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 23, Augsburg 13 -- Augsburg 27, Ithaca (N.Y.) 11 -- Augsburg 41, Rhode Island College 14 -- Augsburg 30, Olivet (Mich.) 13 -- Augsburg 32, Ithaca (N.Y.) 12 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 29, Augsburg 6
Jan. 12, 2013 -- Augsburg 24, Springfield (Mass.) 12 Jan. 12, 2013 -- Centenary (N.J.) 19, Augsburg 15 Jan. 12, 2013 -- Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 22, Augsburg 20 NOTE: Prior to 2002, the D-II, D-III and NAIA national champions were invited to compete in the Division I National Duals. The NWCA National Duals has had separate brackets for D-II, D-III and NAIA since 2002.
Augsburg College -- a tradition of wrestling excellence Augsburg's wrestling team has dominated small-college competition over the last three decades. • Augsburg has finished among the top two teams in national competition 22 times since 1975, winning national titles 11 times in NCAA Division III competition and earning runner-up honors 11 times (10 in Division III, once in NAIA). Augsburg finished among the top four teams nationally in Division III competition every year from 1989 to 2012. • The Auggies have won 11 NCAA Division III national championships in the last 23 seasons (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010), a record in Division III competition. Augsburg is one of only four NCAA schools to have won 10 or more college wrestling national titles (Oklahoma State has won 34 Division I team titles, while Iowa has won 23 Division I team titles and Wartburg has won 10 Division III team titles). Augsburg has also finished second eight times since 1984 and in the top 20 nationally (NCAA from 1983 to present, NAIA pre-1983) every year since 1971. • Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is 274-34-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 30 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. • Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 270-34-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since the 1989-90 season, Augsburg is 195-24-1 against Division III opponents. • Against opponents from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Augsburg is 200-5 since the 1975-76 season. In winning each of the 14 MIAC Team Dual Meet tournaments, Augsburg outscored its conference opponents by a 3,266-145 margin in going 68-0. The MIAC no longer sponsors an individual tournament and ended the MIAC Team Duals in the 2003-04 season.
Augsburg has a record of individual success nationally, both on the mat and in the classroom. • Since Pat Marcy won the school's first NAIA national title at 150 pounds in 1972, Augsburg wrestlers have earned 47 individual national championships, including 43 NCAA Division III national titles, the most in Division III history (Augsburg has been an NCAA Division III member since 1983). Wartburg (Iowa) is second with 38 NCAA Division III individual titles, while Montclair State (N.J.) is third with 28, Brockport State (N.Y.) is fourth with 25, and The College of New Jersey is fifth with 21. • Augsburg has earned 220 All-Americans in school history (since 1969; 36 NAIA, 184 NCAA). Augsburg has had at least one AllAmerican in national wrestling competition (NAIA and NCAA) every season since 1977, and has had three or more All-Americans at 35 different national tournaments. At the 2005 NCAA Division III national championships, Augsburg earned All-Americans in all 10 weight classes for the first time in program history and just the second time in Division III history (Wartburg in 2003). • Augsburg College has also been a success in the classroom. Over the past 28 seasons, Augsburg has produced 120 National College Wrestling Association (NWCA) Scholar All-Americans. Augsburg had three Scholar All-Americans last season and has had 97 athletes honored since 1997, including 17 under current head coach Mark Matzek. Since the NWCA has awarded Division III academic team national championships, Augsburg has finished second three times and first twice (1998-99, 2011-12), including the 2011-12 academic national title with a team grade-point average of 3.7341 (4.00 scale). Augsburg has also had 10 Capital One Academic All-Americans in wrestling, as awarded by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) -- Dan Lewandowski (1996-97), Josh Cagle (1998-99 and 1999-2000), Jim Peterson (1998-99), Brian Jones (1999-2000), Mark Matzek (2004-05), Ryan Valek (2004-05 and 200506) and Tony Valek (2010-11 and 2011-12).
Head Coach Mark Matzek • Head coach Mark Matzek (Augsburg ‘05) was named the ninth head coach in the history of the Augsburg College wrestling program in July 2008. Matzek currently has a 50-16-1 dualmeet record as a head coach, with 28 All-Americans and four individual national champions. The 2013-14 season is Matzek's ninth on the Augsburg coaching staff; he served as an assistant coach on former head coach Jeff Swenson's staff for two seasons and was an assistant head coach under former head coach Sam Barber in 2007-08. During his Augsburg coaching tenure, Matzek has been a part of national title squads in 2006-07 and 2009-10, national runner-up squads in 2008-09, 2010-11 and 2011-12, and teams that finished third nationally in both 2005-06 and 2007-08, with 48 All-Americans and eight national champions. Augsburg is 77-22-1 in dual meets in Matzek’s nine seasons on the Augsburg staff. • Matzek was one of the top lightweight wrestlers in Augsburg history. He earned 133-pound All-American honors three times and won national titles twice in his career, finishing with a 129-21 record. In 2002-03, he finished fourth nationally with a 40-7 record, then won his first national title in the 2003-04 season, finishing 35-4. He finished his career with a 42-match winning streak, which included a 34-0 mark in his senior season as he repeated as national champion -- joining a select group of nine Auggie wrestlers in school history to win multiple national championships. He was a member of Auggie squads that won the national title as a team in 2002 and 2005, while finishing second nationally in 2003 and 2004. Matzek earned the team's Coaches Award his senior season, was the team's Auggie Award winner his junior season and earned the team's Most Improved Wrestler award his sophomore season. • Academically, Matzek was a three-time NWCA Scholar All-American, a CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree three times, and a CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team selection in 2005. He was named an Augsburg Honor Athlete in 2005. He was a mathematics and secondary education major at Augsburg and carried a 3.408 grade-point average. He was a member of Augsburg squads that ranked sixth twice (2003, 2005) and third (2004) in the NWCA’s team grade-point-average national rankings.
Augsburg College Wrestling -- Roster for NWCA Division III National Duals 125 -- Mike Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn.)
125 -- James Goman (FY, Lakeville, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge HS)
Ranked No. 2 nationally Record: 12-1 Career Record: 55-18 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 0-1; Major Decisions: 3-0
Record: 12-6 Career Record: 12-6 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 1-2
Placed 7th nationally at 125 in 2013; National tourney qualifier in 2012; Has won titles at Auggie-Brute Open & St. Cloud State Husky Open; Spent fall of 2011 at U.S. Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan (55 kg GR); 2010 Minnesota state titlist, 3rd in 2011, 3x Minn. state tourney qualifier.
Three-time Minnesota state tournament qualifier, finishing fifth at 120-A in 2013, second at 113-A in 2012 and competing at 103-A in 2011; Finished 39-6 in 2012-13, 33-7 in 2011-12 and 29-11 in 2010-11; 107-32 high school career record.
133 -- Kirk Anderson (SO, Comstock, Minn./Barnesville HS)
133 -- Chad Bartschenfeld (JR, Amery, Wis.)
Career Record: 16-10 Ranked No. 4 nationally Record: 7-3 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 2-0; Major Decisions: 0-0
Record: 9-7 Career Record: 31-26 Pins: 2-1; Technical Falls: 0-1; Major Decisions: 2-2
Competed at D-I North Dakota State in 2007-08 season (9-7); 3-time Minnesota state champion (125-A in 2007, 119-A in 2005, 112-A in 2004), 3rd at 125-A in 2006 and 2nd at 103-A in 2003; 246-16 HS career record; Served in U.S. Marines for 4 years before returning to college.
Has placed in top 6 in each of his 4 tournaments this season; 2010 Wisconsin state titlist (Div. 2-103), 3rd in 2009 (Div. 2-103) & 6th in 2011 (Div. 2-2011); 169-19 HS career record; ranked No. 24 at 112 in Wrestling USA 2010 Nation’s Best HS Senior Wrestlers list.
141 -- Marcus Hamer (FY, Kimball, Minn.)
141 -- Tom Kuehn (JR, Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS)
Record: 13-4 Career Record: 13-4 Pins: 5-1; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 2-2
Record: 3-3 Career Record: 47-30 Pins: 0-1; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 0-2
3rd place at St. Cloud State Husky Open; 4-time state tournament qualifier, finishing fourth at 138-A in 2013, 6th at 132-A in 2012 and 4th at 103-A in 2010, also competing at 125-A in 2011; Finished 38-8 in 2012-13, 42-8 in 2011-12, 41-5 in 2010-11 and 42-3 in 2009-10; 184-30 HS career record.
4th place at Auggie-Brute Open; National tourney qualifier in 2012-13 (24-18 record); 20-9 in 2011-12; 2nd place in North Dakota state tourney in 2011 (A-130), 2nd in 2010 (A-125), 3rd in 2009 (A-119), 5th in 2008 (A-103); 114 victories in final 3 seasons at West Fargo HS.
149 -- Rashad Kennedy (JR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./ Henry Sibley HS) Record: 14-7 Career Record: 52-37 Pins: 1-2; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 3-1 2nd place at Auggie-Brute Open, 4th place at St. Cloud State Husky Open; 22-17 in 2012-13 with 2 pins; 16-13 in 2011-12 with 2 pins; 2nd in Classic Suburban Conference HS tournament in 2011 (145).
157 -- Will Keeter (JR, Twin Falls, Idaho) Ranked No. 9 nationally Record: 13-5 Career Record: 82-35 Pins: 2-1; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 2-1 Won title at Auggie-Brute Open, 3rd at St. Cloud State Husky Open; 4th at MSU Moorhead Dragon Open; 10-4 record in 2012-13 before season-ending injury; Placed 3rd nationally at 141 in 2012 with 33-7 record; 2-time Idaho state HS champion (4A-140 in 2010, 5A-135 in 2009).
165 -- Justin Bowland (SR, Foley, Minn.)
165 -- Austin Boniface (FY, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS)
Record: 10-6 Career Record: 55-50 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 4-0
Record: 10-3 Career Record: 10-3 Pins: 8-1; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 1-0
2nd place at St. Cloud State Husky Open; 20-19 in 2012-13; 10-10 record in 2011-12, 15-15 in 2010-11; 3-time Minnesota state high school tournament placewinner (3rd at AA-171 in 2010, 3rd at AA-160 in 2009, 4th at AA-152 in 2008); 146-50 high school record, including 42-4 record senior season.
4th place at St. Cloud State Husky Open; Finished fifth in 160-AAA at 2013 Minnesota state tournament; 89-46 high school career record, including 34-6 record in 2012-13; Guillotine magazine 2013 Academic All-State second-team honoree.
174 -- Tommy Teigen (JR, Ham Lake, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian HS)
174 -- Tyrell Martin (JR, Eagan, Minn./Henry Sibley HS)
Record: 12-5 Career Record: 55-29 Pins: 5-1; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 0-1
Record: 4-4 Career Record: 38-31 Pins: 2-0; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 0-1
Placed 3rd at MSU Moorhead Dragon Open; 5-1 record in 2012-13 before season-ending injury; National tourney qualifier at 165 in 2012 (24-14); 3-time Minnesota state tourney qualifier, placing 4th at AA-160 in 2009-10.
Placed 3rd at Wartburg Dick Walker Invitational; Transfer from Ridgewater Community College; Two-time NJCAA national tournament qualifier (165 pounds in 2013 and 2012); Finished third in 160-AAA at 2011 Minnesota state high school tournament; 35-9 record in 2010-11.
184 -- Miles Hammerlund (FY, Delano, Minn.)
197 -- Matt Hechsel (JR, Apple Valley, Minn.)
Record: 5-7 Career Record: 5-7 Pins: 1-0; Technical Falls: 0-0; Major Decisions: 0-1
Ranked No. 2 nationally Record: 14-2 Career Record: 68-31 Pins: 4-0; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 2-2
Two-time Minnesota state tournament qualifier, finishing second at 170-AA in 2012, while also competing at 170-AA in 2013; 32-3 record in 2012-13, 28-6 record in 2011-12; 119-36 HS career record; 2013 Minnesota/USA junior state champion in Greco-Roman (182 pounds), second in freestyle.
Won titles at Auggie-Brute Open, MSUM Dragon Open & SCSU Husky Open; Placed 7th nationally at 197 in 2012-13 (35-11); 19-18 in 2011-12; 2-time Minnesota state HS tourney placewinner (3rd at AA-189 in 2011, 5th at AA189 in 2010); member of 3 Apple Valley HS state championship teams.
HWT -- Chad Johnson (SR, Ferryville, Wis./DeSoto HS) Ranked No. 1 nationally Record: 13-1 Career Record: 118-14 Pins: 5-0; Technical Falls: 1-0; Major Decisions: 1-0 Won titles at Auggie-Brute Open, MSUM Dragon Open & SCSU Husky Open; 2013 D-III national champion (37-1); 2012 D-III national champion (36-1); Placed 7th nationally at HWT in 2011; 2-time Wisconsin HS state champion (Div. 3-215 in 2009 and 10), 3-time state tourney qualifier; 136-26 HS record.
Augsburg College Wrestling History Augsburg’s Team Finishes
Year 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983
1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949
Nat'l. Finish 10th NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 3rd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 3rd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 1st NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 4th NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 1st NCAA III 2nd NCAA III 3rd NCAA III 8th NCAA III 17th NCAA III 16th NCAA III 9th NCAA III 2nd NCAA lll 3rd NCAA III * 3rd NAIA * 7th NAIA 5th NAIA 17th NAIA 3rd NAIA 18th NAIA 7th NAIA 19th NAIA 2nd NAIA 5th NAIA 11th NAIA 10th NAIA 7th NAIA 36th NAIA 11th NAIA 30th NAIA — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
AllAmer. 3 5 5 8 7 5 9 6 10 9 6 6 8 8 7 9 8 6 5 6 6 6 7 5 6 2 1 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 1 3 — 4 3 2 2 2 — 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
MIAC/Regional Finish 1st WR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st GLR 1st of 4 #/1st GLR 1st of 4 #/1st GLR 1st of 5 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 6 1st of 8 1st of 8 1st of 8 1st of 8 1st of 8 1st of 8 3rd of 8 1st of 9 1st of 9 1st of 8 1st of 8 2nd of 9 1st of 9 1st of 9 1st of 9 1st of 8 1st of 9 1st of 9 2nd of 8 2nd of 8 2nd of 8 2nd of 7 1st of 9 1st of 9 1st of 9 4th of 9 4th of 7 6th of 6 5th of 7 4th of 7 3rd of 6 1st of 6 4th of 6 4th of 6 6th of 6 DNC DNC DNC DNC 5th of 6 6th of 6 DNC DNC 5th of 5
Dual Record 6-6 10-3 8-5-1 12-0 11-2 10-2 11-1 8-3 14-1 12-3 12-3 16-0 16-1 12-1 12-2 13-2 14-1 10-3 16-0 14-4 11-1 18-2 16-0 12-0 12-0 11-4 10-5 12-9 15-3 15-1 15-0 11-2 10-4 9-2 12-0 12-1 11-0 5-4 13-1-1 16-2 20-2 14-0-1 9-3 7-0-1 13-1 12-3 11-3 6-3 12-10 1-9 5-6 7-2 8-2 8-4 5-5 ------------------1-2
Head Coach Mark Matzek Mark Matzek Mark Matzek Mark Matzek Mark Matzek Sam Barber Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson Brian Arvold Brian Arvold Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson
Jeff Swenson Jeff Swenson John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko John Grygelko Mike Good Ron Pfeffer Ron Pfeffer Ron Pfeffer Ron Pfeffer Ron Pfeffer Oscar Blegen Oscar Blegen Oscar Blegen Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson Edor Nelson
Notes: Augsburg competed as a club program in the 1947 and 1948 seasons before starting a varsity program in 1949.
* The last NAIA championship meet for Augsburg was held in 1983, as was its first NCAA III championship meet. Augsburg competed in both meets. Prior to 1983, Augsburg competed in the NAIA national championship meets.
# The 2003 and 2004 MIAC championships were from the Team Duals tournament; the MIAC individual tournament ended in the 2001-02 season; the MIAC no longer sponsors wrestling as a championship sport. GLR in the MIAC/Regional Finish category refers to the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional, which replaced the MIAC championships as the national qualifying tournament for Augsburg and other MIAC schools from 2003 to 2012. WR refers to the NCAA Division III West Regional, which Augsburg joined in 2013.
Augsburg’s Individual National Champions Pat Marcy
Jeff Swenson
Scott Whirley
150, NAIA, 1972
167, NAIA, 1979
126, NAIA, 1982
Bob Adams
Bruce Arvold
Steve Gliva
134, NCAA-III, 1983
167, NAIA, 1983
118, NCAA-III, 1984
Shea Kennedy
John Beatty
Chet Grauberger
150, NCAA-III, 1984
134, NCAA-III, 1988 142, NCAA-III, 1990
HWT, NCAA-III, 1991
Gary Kroells
Nick Fornicoia
Joe Hoialmen
158, NCAA-III, 1992 158, NCAA-III, 1993
118, NCAA-III, 1993
134, NCAA-III, 1993
Jesse Armbruster
Tom Layte
Dan Lewandowski
126, NCAA-III, 1995
150, NCAA-III, 1995
190, NCAA-III, 1996 190, NCAA-III, 1997
Henry Gerten
Jim Peterson
John Marchette
118, NCAA-III, 1997 118, NCAA-III, 1998
167, NCAA-III, 1998
133, NCAA-III, 1999
Josh Cagle
Nick Slack
Josh Clausen
149, NCAA-III, 2000
174, NCAA-III, 2000
197, NCAA-III, 2000
Ben Bauer
Darin Bertram
Nik Lewandowski
HWT, NCAA-III, 2000 HWT, NCAA-III, 2001
125, NCAA-III, 2001
184, NCAA-III, 2001
Tony Abbott
Marcus LeVesseur
Matt Shankey
165, NCAA-III, 2002
157, NCAA-III, 2003 157, NCAA-III, 2004 157, NCAA-III, 2005 165, NCAA-III, 2007
125, NCAA-III, 2004 125, NCAA-III, 2005
Mark Matzek
Joe Moon
Quincy Osborn
133, NCAA-III, 2004 133, NCAA-III, 2005
174, NCAA-III, 2004 174, NCAA-III, 2005
141, NCAA-III, 2007
Jeremy Anderson
Seth Flodeen
Jared Massey
157, NCAA-III, 2007
125, NCAA-III, 2008
197, NCAA-III, 2009
Zach Molitor
Chad Johnson
174, NCAA-III, 2011
HWT, NCAA-III, 2012 HWT, NCAA-III, 2013
All-Time All-Americans
5-time -- Steve Gliva (ʻ82, 2-ʻ83, ʻ84, ʻ85).
4-time -- John Beatty (ʻ87, ʻ88, ʻ89, ʻ90); Tom Hall (2-ʻ83, ʻ84, ʻ85); Nik Lewandowski (ʻ98, ʻ99, ʻ00, ʻ01); Marcus LeVesseur (ʻ03, ʻ04, ʻ05, ʻ07).
3-time -- Bob Adams (ʻ82, 2-ʻ83); Jason Adams (ʻ08, ʻ09, ʻ10); Jesse Armbruster (ʻ94, ʻ95, ʻ96); Bruce Arvold (ʻ82, ʻ83, ʻ84); Darin Bertram (ʻ99, ʻ00, ʻ01); Josh Cagle (ʻ98, ʻ99, ʻ00); Randy Eastman (ʻ93, ʻ94, ʻ95); Jared Evans (ʻ05, ʻ06, ʻ07); Brad Fisher (ʻ99, ʻ01, ʻ02); Seth Flodeen (ʻ07, ʻ08, ʻ09); Nick Fornicoia (ʻ91, ʻ92, ʻ93); Henry Gerten (ʻ96, ʻ97, ʻ98); Robbie Gotreau (ʻ06, ʻ07, ʻ08); Chet Grauberger (ʻ89, ʻ90, ʻ91); Joe Hoialmen (ʻ90, ʻ91, ʻ93); Chad Johnson (ʻ11, ʻ12, ʻ13)*; Brian Jones (ʻ97, ʻ98, ʻ00); Shea Kennedy (ʻ82, ʻ83, ʻ84); Matt Kretlow (ʻ88, ʻ89, ʻ91); Dan Lewandowski (ʻ95, ʻ96, ʻ97); Jared Massey (ʻ09, ʻ10, ʻ11); Mark Matzek (ʻ03, ʻ04, ʻ05); Zach Molitor (ʻ09, ʻ10, ʻ11); Joe Moon (ʻ03, ʻ04, ʻ05); John Pena (ʻ96, ʻ97, ʻ98); Jim Peterson (ʻ97, ʻ98, ʻ99); Orlando Ponce (ʻ10, ʻ11, ʻ12); Kevin Schiltz (ʻ89, ʻ90, ʻ93); Bill Schmidt (ʻ73, ʻ74, ʻ75); Nick Slack (ʻ00, ʻ01, ʻ02); Jeff Swenson (ʻ77, ʻ78, ʻ79); Jamell Tidwell (ʻ03, ʻ04, ʻ05); Ryan Valek (ʻ04, ʻ05, ʻ06); Tony Valek (ʻ10, ʻ11, ʻ12); Scott Whirley (ʻ79, ʻ81, ʻ82).
2-time -- Tony Abbott (ʻ01, ʻ02); Jeremy Anderson (ʻ06, ʻ07); Brian Arvold (ʻ79, ʻ80); Jesse Bakalyar (ʻ97, ʻ98); Ben Bauer (ʻ00, ʻ01); Eric Bettermann (ʻ94, ʻ95); Charlie Blixt (ʻ74, ʻ75); Cliff Casteel (ʻ94, ʻ96); Greg Chmelik (ʻ84, ʻ85); Josh Clausen (ʻ99, ʻ00); Ricky Crone (ʻ02, ʻ03); Bill Gabler (ʻ91, ʻ92); Mike Good (ʻ69, ʻ71); Mitch Hegland (ʻ89, ʻ90); Willy Holst (ʻ08, ʻ09); Ron Johnson (ʻ71, ʻ72); Wade Johnson (ʻ97, ʻ98); Gary Kroells (ʻ92, ʻ93); Travis Lang (ʻ08, ʻ09); John Marchette (ʻ99, ʻ00); Kevin Rasmussen (ʻ01, ʻ02); Matt Shankey (ʻ04, ʻ05); Mark Simmonds (ʻ04, ʻ05); Brad Tupa (ʻ05, ʻ06); Jafari Vanier (ʻ06, ʻ07); Andy Witzel (ʻ09, ʻ10). 1-time -- Bob Arvold (ʻ82); Rich Barron (ʻ81); Brad Baus (ʻ12); Paul Bjorkstrand (ʻ10); Jeff Blixt (ʻ77); Greg Brendemuehl (ʻ03); Joe Cullen (ʻ04); Dustin Dahlblom (ʻ04); Stan DʼAndrea (ʻ83); Scott Davis (ʻ73); Mike Flanagan (ʻ02); Mike Fuenffinger (ʻ13); Keith Gliva (ʻ86); Kurt Habeck (ʻ91); Rick Habeck (ʻ92); Justin Hahn (ʻ97); Rick Halvorson (ʻ80); Matt Hechsel (ʻ13); Murray Herstein (ʻ75); Dave Janaszak (ʻ94); Will Keeter (ʻ12); Dean Kennedy (ʻ75); Tom Layte (ʻ95); Pat Marcy (ʻ72); Bryan Miller (ʻ01); Daryl Miller (ʻ69); Andrew Neumann (ʻ07); Stuart Nutting (ʻ94); Wally OʼConnor (ʻ07); Quincy Osborn (ʻ07); Wade Pehrson (ʻ96); Mike Pfeffer (ʻ92); Josh Roberts (ʻ10); Jeff Schlieff (ʻ86); Bret Sharp (ʻ92); Jack Solem (ʻ74); Justin Sorensen (ʻ05); Jeff Stoks (ʻ81); Gary Thompson (ʻ93); Tim Tousignant (ʻ91); Shane Wevley (ʻ98); Donny Wichmann (ʻ89); Dave Wygant (ʻ77). *still active
(Note: Tom Hall, Steve Gliva, Bruce Arvold, Bob Adams were NAIA and NCAA III All-Americans in the same year)
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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NWCA Scholar All-American Team National Finishes 2nd (3.373 GPA) 1st (3.480 GPA) 2nd (3.400 GPA) 4th (3.372 GPA) 3rd (3.383 GPA) 6th (3.335 GPA) 3rd (3.39 GPA)
2005 -- 6th (3.319 GPA) 2006 -- 2nd (3.42 GPA) 2007 -- 11th (3.283 GPA) 2008 -- 22nd (3.2001 GPA) 2009 -- 13th (3.346 GPA) 2011 -- 5th (3.4947 GPA) 2012 -- 1st (3.7341 GPA)
All-Time Champions: MIAC (1959-2002); NCAA Division III Regionals (2003-present)
Year 1959
Wt. 167
Name Chuck Dagget*
1961
130 157
Don Miller Al Overr
1960
1962 1963 1964 1966
1967 1968
1969 1970
1971 1972
1973 1974 1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
177
167 130 167
Chris Wagner
Chris Wagner* Don Miller Chris Wagner
1980
1981
1982
HWT Ken Casperson 167
Dale Miller
130 145 160 167 177
Mike Good Dave Innes Larry Stewart Jon “Rick” Snow Dale Miller
167 191
130 160 191
134 142 150 158
142 150 177
134 150 158 177
150 167 190
142 150 167
118 134 142 150 167 177
118 142 177 190
142 150 167 177
118 126 142 167 177 190 142 150 167
Dale Miller Daryl Miller
Mike Good Larry Stewart Daryl Miller
Mike Good Ron Johnson Pat Marcy* Mark Mattison Ron Johnson Pat Marcy* Kim Anderson
Ron Johnson* Mark Mattison Pat Marcy Jim Mastro
Bill Schmidt John Burgeson Kim Anderson
Dean Kennedy* Bill Schmidt Robby Meyer
Murray Herstein Charlie Blixt Dean Kennedy* Bill Schmidt Mike Holenbeck Jeff Blixt
Murray Herstein Tom Strohmayer Jeff Blixt Jim Pappas Rory Jordan Mike Benson Jeff Swenson Jeff Blixt
Murray Herstein Scott Whirley Rory Jordan Jeff Swenson Cary Wenzel Tom Clawson Bob Arvold Brian Arvold* Jeff Swenson
1983
1984 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
142 150 158
118 134 150 158
118 126 134 142 150 158
126 134 150 167 177
126 158 167
Rick Halverson Bob Arvold Jeff Stoks
Rich Barron* Scott Whirley Bob Arvold Jeff Stoks
Steve Gliva Stan DʼAndrea Scott Whirley* Bob Adams Bob Arvold Shea Kennedy
Steve Gliva Shea Kennedy Jeff Schlieff
118 Steve Gliva 150 Tim Koffski HWT Mike Chmelik
John Beatty Donny Wichmann*#
134 150 158 190 HWT
John Beatty Donny Wichmann Matt Kretlow Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
134 John Beatty Brad Schafer 142 HWT Chet Grauberger
126 150 167 177 190 HWT
118 126 134 158 177 HWT
118 126 134 150 158 167 177 190 HWT
1996
1997
1998
Keith Gliva Donny Wichmann Tim Koffski
126 142
118 126 142 150 158 167 190 HWT
1995
Stan DʼAndrea Bob Adams*# Shea Kennedy Jeff Schlieff Bruce Arvold
177 Bruce Arvold HWT Mike Chmelik
126 142 150
1994
Mitch Hegland* Joe Hoialmen John Beatty Tim Tousignant Matt Kretlow Kurt Habeck Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
Jeff Board Tim Tousignant Matt Kretlow Kurt Habeck Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
Nick Fornicoia Mike Pfeffer Joe Hoialmen Gary Kroells* Bill Gabler Bret Sharp
Nick Fornicoia Jeff Board Joe Hoialmen Rick Habeck* Gary Kroells Randy Eastman Gary Thompson Marty Alger Kevin Schiltz
1999
2000
2001
2002
118 126 142 150 167 177 HWT
Dave Janaszak Jesse Armbruster Shane Nelson Stuart Nutting Randy Eastman John Moore Eric Bettermann
118 134 142 150 158 167 177 190 HWT
Henry Gerten Jesse Armbruster Wade Johnson Shane Nelson* Wade Pehrson Cliff Casteel John Moore Dan Lewandowski John Pena
118 126 177 HWT
118 134 142 190 HWT 118 126 134 142 150 158 177 HWT
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT
125 133 141 149 157 174 184 197 HWT
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 HWT
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT
Jim Hoard Jesse Armbruster Cliff Casteel Eric Bettermann
Henry Gerten Jamie Larkin Wade Johnson Dan Lewandowski # John Pena Henry Gerten Brian Jones Jamie Larkin Josh Cagle Wade Johnson Jesse Bakalyar Nik Lewandowski John Pena
Darin Bertram John Marchette Brad Fisher Josh Cagle * Justin Baker Nick Slack Jim Peterson Nik Lewandowski Josh Clausen Ben Bauer #
Darin Bertram John Marchette Brian Jones Josh Cagle * Justin Baker Nick Slack Nik Lewandowski Josh Clausen Ben Bauer #
Darin Bertram Bryan Miller Brad Fisher Tony Quance Jeremy Jirele Tony Abbott Nick Slack Nik Lewandowski Ben Bauer
Darin Bertram * John Marchette Brad Fisher Jamell Tidwell Jeremy Jirele Tony Abbott Nick Slack * # Ricky Crone Kevin Rasmussen Mike Flanagan
* denotes Larson Award for MIAC Tournament MVP # denotes Jordan Award for most falls in MIAC Tournament
GREAT LAKES REGIONAL Year Wt. Name Greg Brendemuehl 2003 125 Mark Matzek 133 Jamell Tidwell 141 Ryan Stroud 149 Marcus LeVesseur 157 Joe Moon 174 Ricky Crone 184 2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 2009
2010
2011 2012
Year 2013
125 133 141 157 165 174 HWT
Matt Shankey Mark Matzek Jamell Tidwell Marcus LeVesseur Ryan Valek Joe Moon Mark Simmonds
133 141 149 157 165 184
Jafari Vanier Josh Hansen Jared Evans Jeremy Anderson Ryan Valek Brad Tupa
125 133 141 157 165 174 184 197
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197
141 149
149 157 174 197
125 141 149 157 165 174 197 165 174 197
141 149 157 197 HWT
Matt Shankey Mark Matzek Jamell Tidwell Marcus LeVesseur Ryan Valek Joe Moon Brad Tupa Justin Sorensen
Seth Flodeen Jafari Vanier Quincy Osborn Jared Evans Jeremy Anderson Marcus LeVesseur Robbie Gotreau George Lynaugh Wally OʼConnor Jason Adams Willy Holst
Willy Holst Jason Adams Zach Molitor Jared Massey
Josh Roberts Jafari Vanier Tony Valek Jason Adams Orlando Ponce Zach Molitor Jared Massey Orlando Ponce Zach Molitor Jared Massey
Will Keeter Tony Valek Orlando Ponce Brad Baus Chad Johnson
WEST REGIONAL Wt. Name 197 Matt Hechsel HWT Chad Johnson
NWCA Scholar All-Americans and CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
NWCA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
1983 -- Bruce Arvold, Stan DʼAndrea. 1984 -- Bruce Arvold. 1985 -- Greg Chmelik. 1987 -- Greg Chmelik, Scott Peplinski. 1988 -- Nate Nistler, Brad Schafer. 1989 -- Brad Schafer. 1991 -- Kurt Habeck, Tim Tousignant. 1993 -- Jeff Board, Gary Kroells, Will Schroeder, Gary Thompson. 1994 -- Will Schroeder. 1995 -- Cliff Casteel, Dan Lewandowski, Will Schroeder, Andy Wichmann. 1996 -- Dave Janaszak, Dan Lewanowski, John Pena.
1997 -- Henry Gerten, Justin Hahn, Dan Lewandowski, Chad Olson, John Pena, Jim Peterson, Brandon Reichel, Adam Thronson. 1998 -- Justin Baker, Josh Cagle, Henry Gerten, Wade Johnson, Brian Jones, Jamie Larkin, Jim Peterson, Brandon Reichel, Matt Romsdahl, Adam Thronson. 1999 -- Justin Baker, Josh Cagle, Shane Colberg, Brian Jones, Jim Peterson, Mark Peterson, Matt Romsdahl. 2000 -- Tony Abbott, Justin Baker, Ben Bauer, Darin Bertram, Josh Cagle, Jeremy Jirele, Brian Jones, Nik Lewandowski, Mark Peterson, Matt Romsdahl, Eric Roth, Nick Slack.
2001 -- Tony Abbott, Ben Bauer, Jeremy Jirele, Larry Lyden, Mark Peterson, Kevin Rasmussen, Eric Roth. 2002 -- Tony Abbott, Brian Goodnature, Jeremy Jirele, Kevin Rasmussen, Eric Roth. 2003 -- Clarke Athman, Josh Erlandson, Ricky Crone, Joe Cullen, Jeremiah Knabe, Mark Matzek. 2004 -- Joe Cullen, Mark Matzek, Kirk Rall, Ryan Valek. 2005 -- Joe Cullen, Jared Evans, Josh Hansen, Jeremiah Knabe, Mark Matzek, Kirk Rall, Justin Sorensen, Ryan Valek.
2006 -- Greg Brendemuehl, Jared Evans, Josh Hansen, Andrew Neumann, Kirk Rall, Ryan Valek. 2007 -- Paul Bjorkstrand, Jared Evans, Josh Hansen, Brandon Klukow, Andrew Neumann. 2008 -- Paul Bjorkstrand, Brandon Klukow, Danny Manley. 2009 -- Beau Hansen, Brandon Klukow. 2010 -- Brad Baus, Paul Bjorkstrand, Tony Valek. 2011 -- Brad Baus, Cody Hansen, Tony Valek. 2012 -- Brad Baus, Chad Johnson, Will Keeter, Tommy Teigen, Tony Valek. 2013 -- Chad Johnson, Josh Kohler, Tom Kuehn.
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
1997 -- Dan Lewandowski (2nd team). 1999 -- Jim Peterson (2nd team); Josh Cagle (2nd team). 2000 -- Josh Cagle (1st team); Brian Jones (2nd team). 2005 -- Mark Matzek (1st team); Ryan Valek (3rd team). 2006 -- Ryan Valek (1st team). 2011 -- Tony Valek (1st team). 2012 -- Tony Valek (1st team).
Key dates in Augsburg wrestling history THE EARLY YEARS: 1949 -- Augsburg wrestling program is founded with Edor Nelson as the team's first head coach. 1961 -- First MIAC championship (Augsburg won 30 MIAC tournament championships and 14 MIAC Team Duals championships in the MIAC's wrestling history). 1963 -- Oscar Blegen named the second head coach in school history; Edor Nelson leaves after founding the program and producing one MIAC title and a 34-21 dual-meet record. 1967 -- Ron Pfeffer named the third head coach in program history; Oscar Blegen leaves after three seasons and a 19-22 dual-meet record.
1970s: 1970 -- First unbeaten dual-meet season (7-0-1; 10 unbeaten seasons so far in school history). 1971 -- First top-10 national tournament finish (7th in NAIA meet). 1971 -- Mike Good named the fourth head coach in program history and coaches the 1971-72 season (14-0-1); Ron Pfeffer leaves after five seasons, three MIAC titles and a 52-10-1 dual-meet record. 1972 -- Pat Marcy wins Augsburg's first individual national title (NAIA, 150 pounds). 1972 -- John Grygelko named the fifth head coach in Augsburg history. 1973 -- Augsburg wins school-record 20 dual meets (20-2) 1973 -- John Grygelko inducted into Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association/David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame. 1973 -- James Mastro competes on Greco-Roman squad at World University Games. 1974 -- First top-five national finish (5th in NAIA meet) 1974 -- Pat Marcy competes in his first of three U.S. world championship teams in GrecoRoman wrestling. 1975 -- NAIA national runners-up (highest national tourney finish to that point). 1975 -- Pat Marcy wins Pan American Games gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling (68 kg class). 1976 -- Pat Marcy competes on U.S. Greco-Roman team at Montreal Olympics, places 10th; James Mastro is an alternate on the U.S. Greco-Roman team. 1977 -- 11-0 dual record, 7th-place national finish. 1978 -- 12-1 dual record, 18th-place national finish. 1979 -- 12-0 dual record, 3rd-place national finish. 1979 -- Jeff Swenson wins NAIA national title at 167 pounds.
1980s: 1980 -- Jeff Swenson is named the sixth head coach in Augsburg history; John Grygelko leaves after eight seasons, six MIAC titles and a 98-12-1 dual-meet record. 1980 -- 9-2 dual record, 17th-place national finish. 1981 -- 10-4 dual record, 5th-place national finish. 1982 -- 11-2 dual record, 7th-place national finish. 1983 -- Augsburg placed third in its last NAIA national tournament and third in its first NCAA Division III national tournament (its first top-four NCAA tournament finish), 15-0 dual record. 1984 -- 15-1 dual record, 2nd-place NCAA national finish. 1984 -- Brian Arvold named the seventh head coach in Augsburg history; he coaches the 198485 and 1985-86 seasons with a 1985 MIAC title and a 27-12 dual-meet record. 1985 -- 15-3 dual record, 9th-place national finish. 1985 -- Steve Gliva becomes Augsburg's first (and only) five-time All-American. 1986 -- 12-9 dual record, 16th-place national finish. 1986 -- Jeff Swenson returns to Augsburg as head coach. 1987 -- 10-5 dual record, 17th-place national finish. 1988 -- 11-4 dual record, 8th-place national finish. 1989 -- Augsburg places third at NCAA Division III national championships, beginning a current streak of 20 top-four national tournament finishes (longest wrestling top-four streak of any team in any NCAA division), 12-0 dual record.
1990s: 1990 -- 12-0 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 1990 -- John Beatty becomes Augsburg's first two-time national champion. 1991 -- Augsburg wins its first NCAA Division III national championship; Jeff Swenson named NWCA Division III National Coach of the Year; he would earn the honor six times in his career, 16-0 dual record. 1991 -- Jeff Swenson wins 100th career dual meet (school record for coaching wins). 1992 -- Augsburg has 65-match dual-meet winning streak (second-longest winning streak in college wrestling history). 1992 -- 18-2 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 1993 -- Augsburg wins its second NCAA Division III national championship; Gary Kroells named Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Division III national championships (first Augsburg wrestler to earn the honor), 11-1 dual record. 1994 -- 14-4 dual record, 4th-place national finish. 1995 -- Augsburg wins its third NCAA Division III national championship; Tom Layte named Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Division III national championships, 16-0 dual record. 1995 -- James Mastro named Blind Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. 1996 -- 10-3 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 1996 -- James Mastro named as flag-bearer for United States at Atlanta Paralympic Games. 1997 -- Augsburg wins its fourth NCAA Division III national championship; Henry Gerten becomes Augsburg's first unbeaten national champion (44-0), 14-1 dual record. 1997 -- Dan Lewandowski named Augsburg's first CoSIDA Academic All-American in wrestling. 1998 -- Jeff Swenson wins 200th career dual meet. 1998 -- Augsburg wins its fifth NCAA Division III national championship; Augsburg claims nine All-Americans at national meet for first time in school history; 13-2 dual record.
1999 -- Augsburg wins all 10 individual championships at MIAC tournament (first time in MIAC history that one school won all 10 weight-class titles); Augsburg would duplicate the feat in the last MIAC tournament in 2002. 1999 -- 12-2 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 1999 -- Augsburg has highest team grade-point average in nation in NWCA Scholar AllAmerica Team listings with 3.480 team GPA.
2000s: 2000 -- Augsburg wins NCAA Division III-record sixth national title, claims four individual national titlists (most in a single season in school history); 12-1 dual record. 2000 -- Josh Cagle named Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Division III National Championships. 2001 -- Augsburg wins its seventh NCAA Division III national championship; 16-1 dual record. 2002 -- Augsburg wins first NWCA Division III National Duals title. 2002 -- Augsburg becomes first school to ever win three straight NCAA Division III wrestling national titles with its eighth national crown; 16-0 dual record. 2003 -- Dan Lewandowski inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2003 -- 12-3 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 2004 -- Augsburg wins last of 14 MIAC Team Duals titles, in 14 years; Augsburg went 68-0 in MIAC Team Duals competition, outscoring opponents 3,266 to 145. 2004 -- Augsburg surpasses Montclair State (N.J.) for most NCAA Division III individual national champions with 31 crowns; Augsburg claims four individual national titlists for second time in school history. 2004 -- 12-3 dual record, 2nd-place national finish. 2004 -- Joe Moon named Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Division III national championships. 2004 -- Jeff Swenson inducted into Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association/David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2004 -- John Grygelko receives Lifetime Service to Wrestling award from Minnesota Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2005 -- Jeff Swenson wins 300th career dual meet. 2005 -- Gary Kroells inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2005 -- Jeff Swenson inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame. 2005 -- Augsburg wins its ninth NCAA Division III national championship; Augsburg ties NCAA record with 10 All-Americans at national meet and has four individual national titlists; 14-1 dual record; Augsburg wins NWCA Division III National Duals title. 2006 -- 8-3 dual record, 3rd-place national finish. 2007 -- John Beatty inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2007 -- Augsburg wins its 10th NCAA Division III national championship; 11-1 dual record; NWCA Division III National Duals title. 2007 -- Marcus LeVesseur becomes first Division III wrestler ever to win four national titles; his 155-0 career record is just the second unbeaten, four-national-title career in college wrestling history. 2007 -- Sam Barber named eighth head coach in school history; Jeff Swenson leaves after 25 seasons, 10 NCAA Division III national titles, 19 MIAC tournament titles, 14 MIAC Team Duals titles and 321-44 career dual-meet record. 2007 -- Kennedy Center and Alan and Gloria Rice Wrestling Center open. 2008 -- 10-2 dual record, 3rd-place national finish. 2008 -- James Mastro receives Medal of Courage Award from National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2008 -- Mark Matzek named ninth head coach in school history; Sam Barber leaves after one season, 10-2 dual-meet record. 2009 -- 11-2 dual record, 2nd-place national finish; Augsburg wins NWCA Division III National Duals title.
2010s: 2010 -- Augsburg wins its 11th NCAA Division III national championship; 12-0 dual record; Augsburg wins NWCA Division III National Duals title. 2010 -- Steve Gliva inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2011 -- 8-5-1 dual record, 2nd-place national finish; 3rd at NWCA Division III National Duals. 2011 -- Jeff Swenson receives Lifetime Service Award, Mike Good receives Outstanding American Award from Minnesota Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2011 -- Nick Fornicoia inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2012 -- 10-3 dual record, 2nd-place national finish; 2nd at NWCA Division III National Duals. 2012 -- Joe Hoialmen inducted into NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2012 -- Augsburg has top grade-point average in NWCA Division III Scholar All-America Team Award listing (3.7341 GPA); Tony Valek receives NCAA Elite 89 Award as student-athlete with highest cumulative GPA at NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships. 2013 -- 6-6 dual record, 10th-place national finish.
2013-14 Augsburg College Wrestling Roster NAME Mark Akpaka Kirk Anderson Chad Bartschenfeld Austin Boniface Justin Bowland * Ryan Cook Todd Fairbanks Justin Flores Mike Fuenffinger James Goman Nicolas Grimley Marcus Hamer Miles Hammerlund Matt Hechsel * Cameron Henning Eric Hensel Logan Hortop Chad Johnson * Will Keeter * Rashad Kennedy Kurt Knutsen Blong Kong Tom Kuehn Roarke Langer Tyrell Martin Blake Miller Grant Parker Brandon Peters Colton Pollock Drew Randall Sidney Rodriguez Tucker Sarbacker Greg Skon Brandon Strong Avery Sweeney Tommy Teigen * Quade Zupko
YR SO SO JR FY SR SR FY FY JR FY SO FY FY JR FY SO FY SR JR JR JR SO JR SO JR FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY JR FY
HT 5-4 5-8 5-8 5-11 5-11 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-6 5-4 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-8 6-1 6-2 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-2 5-6 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-7 5-9 6-4 6-0 5-6 5-6 6-0 -6-3 5-11 5-9
WT 149 133 125 165 165 141 184 184 125 125 HWT 141 184 197 133 157 HWT HWT 149 141 174 125 141 133 165 133 157 125 HWT 157 133 141 184 149 184 174 149
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* Captains Head Coach: Mark Matzek (Augsburg ’05; 6th year as head coach, 9th year overall; 50-16-1 overall) Assistant Coaches: Jim Moulsoff (Minnesota ’01, 7th year), Tony Valek (Augsburg ’12, 2nd year, graduate fellow), Ryan Stroud (Augsburg ’05, 3rd year), Jared Massey (Augsburg ’12, 3rd year), Desmond Radunz (Minnesota State Moorhead ‘04, 1st year), John Peterson (Wisconsin-Stout ’71, 6th year) Student Managers: Victoria Agee, Nick Dahlquist, Anna Huynh, Sarah Peterson, Amber Scherer Team Doctor: Dr. B.J. Anderson Head Athletic Trainer: Missy Strauch Assistant Athletic Trainers: Kassi Nordmeyer, Jim Rakow, Heather Pokrzywinski Student Sports Medicine Assistants: Kendall Christian, Jack Duffy, Bri Felton, Rosa Ham, Mac Kittelson, Vanessa Makundi, Erik Monson, Rachel Nelson, Mo Reza, Devon Shaut, Catherine Yang, Christopher Yang Athletic Director: Jeff Swenson
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