wrestling ⢠augsburg college at nwca division iii national
AUGGIE GAMEDAY!
WRESTLING • AUGSBURG COLLEGE AT NWCA DIVISION III NATIONAL DUALS THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JANUARY 5-6, 2017 • MEMORIAL COLISEUM, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 2016-17 AUGSBURG COLLEGE WRESTLING RESULTS/SCHEDULE Home events (bold) at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. (WT) denotes White Team (junior varsity) events # denotes matches with live online webcasts: athletics.augsburg.edu
Date Opponent/Tournament Sat., Nov. 19 Auggie-Adidas Open Tue., Nov. 22 at St. Olaf College Sat., Dec. 3
Time No team results, 1 champ W 48-3
at Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse Candlewood Suite Duals vs. Cornell College (Iowa) vs. Loras College (Iowa) vs. Olivet College (Mich.)
3-0 W 28-9 W 26-13 W 22-19
Thu., Dec. 8 at Minnesota State-Moorhead W 25-12 Sat., Dec. 10 at St. Cloud State Husky Open No team results, 2 champs Dec. 29-30 at Citrus Open (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 1st/12 (200.5, 6 champs) Jan. 5-6 Thu., Jan. 5
NWCA Division III National Duals --at Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind. (WT) Nuway Open at Fort Wayne, Ind. 9 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 14 at Cornell Coll. (Iowa) Matman Open 9 a.m. Fri., Jan. 20 vs. Concordia Coll.-Moorhead # 6 p.m. (WT), 7:30 p.m. (Varsity) Sun., Jan. 22 (WT) vs. Ridgewater Comm. Coll. # 11 a.m. Sun., Jan. 22 vs. Saint John’s University # 1 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 at Saint John’s University 9 a.m. North Country Open Thu., Feb. 2 vs. Wartburg College (Iowa) # 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 at Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9 a.m. Don Parker Open Sat., Feb. 11 (WT) at Winona State Univ. Invite 9 a.m. Fri., Feb. 17 at Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 March 10-11
NCAA Division III West Regional # 9 a.m. at Concordia College-Moorhead NCAA D-III National Championships 11 a.m./ at La Crosse Center, La Crosse, Wis. 10 a.m. RECORD: 5-0 OVERALL
NWCA DIVISION III NATIONAL POLL
(JANUARY 2) TEAMS IN BOLD IN NWCA D-III NATIONAL DUALS FIELD 1. Wartburg (Iowa) 14. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 2. Ithaca (N.Y.) 15. Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 3. Augsburg (Minn.) 16. Wilkes (Pa.) 4. Wisconsin-La Crosse 17. Wisconsin-Platteville 5. Roger Williams (R.I.) 18. Wisconsin-Whitewater 6. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 19. Cornell (Iowa) 7. Wabash (Ind.) 20. SUNY-Brockport (N.Y.) 8. Concordia-M’hd (Minn.) 21. Olivet (Mich.) 9. Stevens Tech (N.J.) 22. Ferrum (Va.) 10. Central (Iowa) 23. Lycoming (Pa.) 11. Messiah (Pa.) 24. U.S. Coast Guard (Ct.) 12. Coe (Iowa) 25. Ohio Northern 13. New York University
AUGGIES COMPETING AT NATIONAL DUALS: Augsburg College is the No. 3 seed at the 2017 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III National Duals, to be held on Thursday and Friday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. Augsburg will receive a first-round bye in the 22-team tournament, and will face the winner of the North Central (Ill.) vs. Springfield (Mass.) match on Thursday at 11 a.m. Quarterfinal matches will on Thursday at 3 p.m., with semifinals on Friday at 11 a.m. and the championship match on Friday at 2 p.m. Twelve of the 22 teams in the expanded Division III field are ranked in the top 25 in the latest NWCA Division III national poll, including nine of the top 15-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 10 times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). Augsburg has placed second at the National Duals four times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2012), placed third twice (2008, 2011), placed fourth in 2014, sixth in 2015 and seventh in 2016. Augsburg is 47-14 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 52-23 all-time in NWCA National Duals competition. In its 61 Division III National Duals meets, Augsburg has outscored its competition by a 1,679-744 margin, an average score of 27.5 to 12.2. AUGGIES MOVE UP TO NO. 3 NATIONAL RANKINGS: Augsburg has moved up to the No. 3 spot in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings, and enter the National Duals with a 5-0 dual-meet record. On Jan. 29-30, the Auggies claimed six individual weight-class titles and 20 placewinners at the Citrus Open, held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Auggies won the 12-team meet with 200.5 points. Winning weight-class titles for the Auggies were Victor Gliva (FY, Farmington, Minn.) at 125 pounds, Grant Parker (SR, Onalaska, Wis.) at 157, Lucas Jeske (FY, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) at 165, Austin Boniface (SR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) at 174, Owen Webster (FY, Shakopee, Minn.) at 184 and Donny Longendyke (SR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./ White Bear Lake HS) at heavyweight. Finishing as runners-up were Sam Bennyhoff (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound Westonka HS) at 125, David Flynn (FY, Jordan, Minn./Scott West) at 141 and Tone Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn.) at 157.
Augsburg All-Time Results at NWCA National Duals (52-23 overall, 47-14 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 Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.
19, 2002 -- Augsburg 47, Thiel (Pa.) 3 19, 2002 -- Augsburg 31, Buena Vista (Iowa) 7 19, 2002 -- Augsburg 36, King’s (Pa.) 6 20, 2002 -- Augsburg 29, Wartburg (Iowa) 12 18, 2003 -- Augsburg 40, Ohio Northern 4 18, 2003 -- Augsburg 36, Buena Vista (Iowa) 3 18, 2003 -- Augsburg 25, College of New Jersey 6 19, 2003 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 19, Augsburg 13 17, 2004 -- Augsburg 46, Ohio Northern 3 17, 2004 -- Augsburg 37, Simpson (Iowa) 3 17, 2004 -- Augsburg 20, Wisconsin-La Crosse 13 18, 2004 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 20, Augsburg 17 21, 2005 -- Augsburg 47, Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 0 21, 2005 -- Augsburg 40, John Carroll (Ohio) 3 22, 2005 -- Augsburg 35, Delaware Valley (Pa.) 3 22, 2005 -- Augsburg 18, Wartburg (Iowa) 15 14, 2006 -- Augsburg 38, Augustana (Ill.) 3 14, 2006 -- Augsburg 36, Cornell (Iowa) 3 15, 2006 -- Augsburg 21, Wisconsin-La Crosse 15 15, 2006 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 29, Augsburg 9 13, 2007 -- Augsburg 50, Simpson (Iowa) 0 13, 2007 -- Augsburg 35, Cornell (Iowa) 3 14, 2007 -- Augsburg 30, Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 6 14, 2007 -- Augsburg 22, Wartburg (Iowa) 10 12, 2008 -- Augsburg 41, Johns Hopkins (Md.) 3 12, 2008 -- Augsburg 27, Coe (Iowa) 18 13, 2008 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 26, Augsburg 12 13, 2008 -- 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 8, 2011 -- Augsburg 45, Luther (Iowa) 0 8, 2011 -- Augsburg 23, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 13 9, 2011 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 23, Augsburg 13 9, 2011 -- Augsburg 27, Ithaca (N.Y.) 11 7, 2012 -- Augsburg 41, Rhode Island College 14 7, 2012 -- Augsburg 30, Olivet (Mich.) 13 8, 2012 -- Augsburg 32, Ithaca (N.Y.) 12 8, 2012 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 29, Augsburg 6 12, 2013 -- Augsburg 24, Springfield (Mass.) 12 12, 2013 -- Centenary (N.J.) 19, Augsburg 15 12, 2013 -- Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 22, Augsburg 20 11, 2014 -- Augsburg 34, Elmhurst (Ill.) 8 11, 2014 -- Augsburg 16, Coe (Iowa) 15 12, 2014 -- Concordia-Moorhead 21, Augsburg 15 12, 2014 -- Wisconsin-Whitewater 25, Augsburg 9 9, 2015 -- Augsburg 35, Cornell (Iowa) 6 9, 2015 -- Wisconsin-Whitewater 24, Augsburg 12 9, 2015 -- Augsburg 23, Alma (Mich.) 12 10, 2015 -- Augsburg 23, Mount Union (Ohio) 13 10, 2015 -- Wis.-La Crosse 19, Augsburg 18 (criteria) 8, 2016 -- Augsburg 28, Wisconsin-Whitewater 13 8, 2016 -- Wabash (Ind.) 25, Augsburg 15 8, 2016 -- Augsburg 25, Luther (Iowa) 18 9, 2016 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 20, Augsburg 19 9, 2016 -- Augsburg 22, Ithaca (N.Y.) 21
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.
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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 12 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 12 NCAA Division III national championships in the last 24 seasons (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015), the most in Division III history. 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 11 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 308-47-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 43 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. • Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 299-46-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since the 1989-90 season, Augsburg is 224-36-1 against Division III opponents. • Against opponents from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Augsburg is 204-7 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 50 individual national championships, including 46 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 42 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 228 All-Americans in school history (since 1969; 36 NAIA, 190 NCAA). Augsburg has had at least one All-American in national wrestling competition (NAIA and NCAA) every season since 1977, and has had three or more All-Americans at 36 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 30 seasons, Augsburg has produced 131 National College Wrestling Association (NWCA) Scholar All-Americans. Augsburg had six Scholar All-Americans last season and has had 108 athletes honored since 1997. 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 gradepoint 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 19992000), Jim Peterson (1998-99), Brian Jones (1999-2000), Mark Matzek (2004-05), Ryan Valek (2004-05 and 2005-06) and Tony Valek (2010-11 and 2011-12).
Head Coach Jim Moulsoff
• Head Coach Jim Moulsoff (Minnesota ‘03) was named the 10th head coach in the history of the Augsburg College wrestling program in the fall of 2014. The 2016-17 season is Moulsoff’s ninth on the Augsburg coaching staff, serving as an assistant coach for six seasons under former head coach Mark Matzek. During his Augsburg coaching tenure, Moulsoff was a part of the 2009-10 and 2014-15 national title squads and national runner-up squads in 2008-09, 2010-11 and 2011-12, with 30 All-Americans and six national champions. Augsburg is 84-29-1 in dual meets in Moulsoff’s eight seasons on the Augsburg staff, 26-8 with Moulsoff as head coach. • Moulsoff is a well-known figure in Minnesota’s wrestling community, having served as a high school coach for 18 seasons before joining the Augsburg coaching staff in 2008. He was promoted to a fulltime assistant coaching position prior to the 2010-11 season, serving as the top assistant coach on the Augsburg staff. He also is the director of the James Haglund Family Fitness and Recreation Center in the Augsburg Athletic Department. • In 2014-15, Moulsoff was named the NWCA Division III National Coach of the Year and Rookie Coach of the Year, along with the West Region Coach of the Year, after Augsburg won the NCAA Division III national title. He also earned West Region Coach of the Year honors in 2015-16. In 2013-14, Moulsoff was named West Region Assistant Coach of the Year by his coaching peers during the NCAA Division III West Regional. • Prior to joining the Auggie staff, Moulsoff spent 15 years as head coach of the Minnehaha Academy High School wrestling program (1993-2008). In the 2002-03 season, Moulsoff led the Redhawk program to a 12-5 dual meet record and earned the Metro Alliance Conference Coach of the Year honors. He was an assistant coach at Whapeton (N.D.) High School from 1990-93. • In addition to his experience at the high school level, Moulsoff has been active as a coach in many levels of amateur wrestling and has served as the cadet director for Minnesota/USA Wrestling. • A native of Breckenridge, Minn., Moulsoff wrestled competitively at the North Dakota State College of Science from 1981-83, and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in 2003.
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Augsburg 2016-17 Season/Career Statistics Name (YR, Hometown/HS)
2016-17
Weight Record MD TF Pins
Career
Record MD
TF
Pins
Victor Gliva (FY, Farmington, Minn.)........................................125 James Goman (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge HS).......125
12-4 2-0 2-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Sam Bennyhoff (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS).........133 Bennyhoff ranked No. 5 nationally at 133 Monty Frederiksen (FY, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS).....133
10-3 4-0 2-1 0-1
David Flynn (FY, Jordan, Minn./Scott West)..............................141 David Flynn Overall College Career Mike Hayes (SO, Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS)............141 Alberto Ramirez (JR, West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS)......141 Bryon Simmons (FY, Chicago, Ill./Simeon HS)..........................141
3-1 12-4 9-11 1-4 2-5
1-0 0-0 2-0 1-2 2-0 6-0 0-2 1-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1
3-1 31-15 17-28 6-10 2-5
1-0 0-0 4-3 4-0 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
2-0 9-3 5-9 2-2 0-1
Ryan Epps (FY, Cannon Falls, Minn.).......................................149 Tanner Vassar (FY, Maple Lake, Minn.).....................................149 Joshua Verbeten (FY, Wrightstown, Wis.)..................................149 Alex Wilson (SO, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS)...................149
12-1 7-5 4-5 16-2
3-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 4-0 0-0 3-0
12-1 7-5 4-5 39-17
3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 6-5 2-2
1-0 2-1 1-1 8-2
Tone Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn.)................................. 157/165 6-4 Grant Parker (SR, Onalaska, Wis.)...........................................157 15-3 Parker ranked No. 3 nationally at 157 Boone Young (SO, Two Rivers, Wis./Mishicot HS)......................157 4-7 Bryce Zdanovec (JR, Little Chute, Wis.)...................................157 5-8
0-0 0-0 4-0 3-1 0-0 2-1
49-29 6-1 4-1 13-6 81-52 12-6 1-0 12-4
0-2 0-1 0-3 1-0 0-1 0-3
11-25 1-7 2-1 1-5 34-37 5-2 0-1 9-13
8-6 1-3 0-0 3-0 5-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 11-7 4-0 0-1 1-1
29-21 3-9 1-0 10-2 5-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 29-16 7-2 1-3 5-3
Gable Frandsen (JR, Ellsworth, Wis.).......................................165 Lucas Jeske (FY, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS)......165 Brady McFarland (SO, Windlake, Wis./Muskego HS)..................165
3-6 0-1 1-0 1-2
12-4 2-0 2-0 2-1 55-44 10-6 1-0 9-5
38-10 10-2 5-1 6-2 3-6
0-1 1-0 1-2
Austin Boniface (SR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS)..............174 11-5 0-1 0-0 6-1 Julian Georgescu (FY, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons HS).... 174 2-5 1-0 0-1 0-0 Jackson Graham (JR, Apple Valley, Minn.)................................174 7-6 1-3 0-0 1-1 Jackson Graham Overall College Career Eric Hensel (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS)...............174 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Eric Hensel Overall College Career Cameron Schmitz (FY, New Prague, Minn.).......................... 174/165 5-4 1-0 1-0 1-2
56-33 2-5 28-16 34-22 49-22 65-34 5-4
Niko Anderson (SO, Lanesboro, Minn.)................................ 184/197 2-7 Brandonn Gore (FY, South St. Paul, Minn.)..............................184 1-2 Owen Webster (FY, Shakopee, Minn.).......................................184 15-1 Webster ranked No. 2 nationally at 184 Jonny Zarnke (FY, Chaska, Minn.)........................................ 184/197 2-5
16-21 0-3 0-2 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 15-1 4-0 4-0 3-1
0-0 0-0 0-0
2-5
Brent Chambers (FY, Princeton, Minn.)....................................197 Cole Durbin (SO, Sharps Chapel, Tenn./Union County HS).........197 Logan Hortop (SR, Faribault, Minn.)........................................197 Sebastian Larson (JR, River Falls, Wis.)...................................197 Wyatt Richardson (SO, Grand Meadow, Minn.)..........................197
0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-0 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2-6 2-23 48-55 45-33 13-6
2-6 0-4 6-6 5-6 0-0
0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 4-0 4-0 3-1
9-2 3-0 24-19 1-0 0-1 0-0 5-3 1-1 2-3 6-5 3-1 2-3 3-3 0-2 32-4 3-3 0-2 44-8 1-0 1-0 1-2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-4 0-10 7-7 1-1 25-13 4-5 2-0 7-5 1-1 0-0 4-0
Ethan Hofacker (FY, Spring Valley, Wis.)...................................285 7-11 1-1 0-0 3-4 7-11 1-1 0-0 3-4 Donny Longendyke (SR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake HS)...285 4-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 87-5 13-0 4-0 48-1 Donny Longendyke Overall College Career 127-26 20-2 4-0 71-1 Longendyke ranked No. 2 nationally at 285
Augsburg College Wrestling History Augsburg’s Team Finishes Nat’l. All- Year Finish Amer. 2016 5th NCAA III 4 2015 1st NCAA III 6 2014 5th NCAA III 2 2013 10th NCAA III 3 2012 2nd NCAA III 5 2011 2nd NCAA III 5 2010 1st NCAA III 8 2009 2nd NCAA III 7 2008 3rd NCAA III 5 2007 1st NCAA III 9 2006 3rd NCAA III 6 2005 1st NCAA III 10 2004 2nd NCAA III 9 2003 2nd NCAA III 6 2002 1st NCAA III 6 2001 1st NCAA III 8 2000 1st NCAA III 8 1999 2nd NCAA III 7 1998 1st NCAA III 9 1997 1st NCAA III 8 1996 2nd NCAA III 6 1995 1st NCAA III 5 1994 4th NCAA III 6 1993 1st NCAA III 6 1992 2nd NCAA III 6 1991 1st NCAA III 7 1990 2nd NCAA III 5 1989 3rd NCAA III 6 1988 8th NCAA III 2 1987 17th NCAA III 1 1986 16th NCAA III 2 1985 9th NCAA III 3 1984 2nd NCAA lll 5 1983 3rd NCAA III * 5 3rd NAIA * 5 1982 7th NAIA 4 1981 5th NAIA 3 1980 17th NAIA 2 1979 3rd NAIA 3 1978 18th NAIA 1 1977 7th NAIA 3 1976 19th NAIA — 1975 2nd NAIA 4 1974 5th NAIA 3 1973 11th NAIA 2 1972 10th NAIA 2 1971 7th NAIA 2 1970 36th NAIA — 1969 11th NAIA 2 1968 30th NAIA — 1967 — — 1966 — — 1965 — — 1964 — — 1963 — — 1962 — — 1961 — — 1960 — — 1959 — — 1958 — — 1957 — — 1956 — — 1955 — — 1954 — — 1953 — — 1952 — — 1951 — — 1950 — — 1949 — —
MIAC/Reg. Finish 1st WR 1st WR 1st WR 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
Dual Head Rec. Coach 12-4 Jim Moulsoff 12-4 Jim Moulsoff 8-5 Mark Matzek 6-6 Mark Matzek 10-3 Mark Matzek 8-5-1 Mark Matzek 12-0 Mark Matzek 11-2 Mark Matzek 10-2 Sam Barber 11-1 Jeff Swenson 8-3 Jeff Swenson 14-1 Jeff Swenson 12-3 Jeff Swenson
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
11-2 Jeff Swenson 10-4 Jeff Swenson 9-2 John Grygelko 12-0 John Grygelko 12-1 John Grygelko 11-0 John Grygelko 5-4 John Grygelko 13-1-1 John Grygelko 16-2 John Grygelko 20-2 John Grygelko 14-0-1 Mike Good 9-3 Ron Pfeffer 7-0-1 Ron Pfeffer 13-1 Ron Pfeffer 12-3 Ron Pfeffer 11-3 Ron Pfeffer 6-3 Oscar Blegen 12-10 Oscar Blegen 1-9 Oscar Blegen 5-6 Edor Nelson 7-2 Edor Nelson 8-2 Edor Nelson 8-4 Edor Nelson 5-5 Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson 1-2 Edor Nelson
12-3 Jeff Swenson 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
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
Pat Marcy
Augsburg’s National Champions Jeff Swenson
Scott Whirley
Bob Adams
Bruce Arvold 167, NAIA, 1983
Steve Gliva
134, NCAA-III, 1983
Shea Kennedy
John Beatty
Chet Grauberger
Gary Kroells
Nick Fornicoia
Joe Hoialmen
Jesse Armbruster
Tom Layte
Dan Lewandowski
Henry Gerten
Jim Peterson
John Marchette
Josh Cagle
Nick Slack
Josh Clausen
Ben Bauer
Darin Bertram
Nik Lewandowski
Tony Abbott
Marcus LeVesseur
Matt Shankey
Mark Matzek
Joe Moon
Quincy Osborn
Jeremy Anderson
Seth Flodeen
Jared Massey
150, NAIA, 1972
150, NCAA-III, 1984
158, NCAA-III, 1992 158, NCAA-III, 1993
126, NCAA-III, 1995
118, NCAA-III, 1997 118, NCAA-III, 1998
149, NCAA-III, 2000
HWT, NCAA-III, 2000 HWT, NCAA-III, 2001
165, NCAA-III, 2002
133, NCAA-III, 2004 133, NCAA-III, 2005
157, NCAA-III, 2007
167, NAIA, 1979
126, NAIA, 1982
118, NCAA-III, 1984
134, NCAA-III, 1988 142, NCAA-III, 1990
HWT, NCAA-III, 1991
118, NCAA-III, 1993
134, NCAA-III, 1993
150, NCAA-III, 1995
190, NCAA-III, 1996 190, NCAA-III, 1997
167, NCAA-III, 1998
133, NCAA-III, 1999
174, NCAA-III, 2000
197, NCAA-III, 2000
125, NCAA-III, 2001
184, NCAA-III, 2001
157, NCAA-III, 2003 157, NCAA-III, 2004 157, NCAA-III, 2005 165, NCAA-III, 2007
174, NCAA-III, 2004 174, NCAA-III, 2005
125, NCAA-III, 2004 125, NCAA-III, 2005
141, NCAA-III, 2007
125, NCAA-III, 2008
197, NCAA-III, 2009
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.
Zach Molitor 174, NCAA-III, 2011
Chad Johnson HWT, NCAA-III, 2012 HWT, NCAA-III, 2013
Mike Fuenffinger 125, NCAA-III, 2014 125, NCAA-III, 2015
Donny Longendyke HWT, NCAA-III, 2015
All-Time Champions: MIAC (1959-2002); NCAA Division III Regionals (2003-present)
All-Time All-Americans 5-time -- Steve Gliva (‘82, 2-’83, ‘84, ‘85). 4-time -- John Beatty (‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90); Tom Hall (2-’83, ‘84, ‘85); Chad Johnson (‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14); Nik Lewandowski (‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01); Marcus LeVesseur (‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘07).
Year Wt. Name 1959 167 Chuck Dagget*
Year 1983
Wt. Name 126 Stan D’Andrea 134 Bob Adams*# 150 Shea Kennedy 167 Jeff Schlieff 177 Bruce Arvold
Year 1997
Wt. Name 118 Henry Gerten 134 Jamie Larkin 142 Wade Johnson 190 Dan Lewandowski # HWT John Pena
2006
133 141 149 157 165 184
Jafari Vanier Josh Hansen Jared Evans Jeremy Anderson Ryan Valek Brad Tupa
1984
126 158 167 177 HWT
1998
118 126 134 142 150 158 177 HWT
Henry Gerten Brian Jones Jamie Larkin Josh Cagle Wade Johnson Jesse Bakalyar Nik Lewandowski John Pena
1999
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT
Darin Bertram John Marchette Brad Fisher Josh Cagle * Justin Baker Nick Slack Jim Peterson Nik Lewandowski Josh Clausen Ben Bauer #
2007
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197
Seth Flodeen Jafari Vanier Quincy Osborn Jared Evans Jeremy Anderson Marcus LeVesseur Robbie Gotreau George Lynaugh Wally O’Connor
2000
125 133 141 149 157 174 184 197 HWT
Darin Bertram John Marchette Brian Jones Josh Cagle * Justin Baker Nick Slack Nik Lewandowski Josh Clausen Ben Bauer #
2001
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 HWT
Darin Bertram Bryan Miller Brad Fisher Tony Quance Jeremy Jirele Tony Abbott Nick Slack Nik Lewandowski Ben Bauer
2002
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT
Darin Bertram * John Marchette Brad Fisher Jamell Tidwell Jeremy Jirele Tony Abbott Nick Slack *# Ricky Crone Kevin Rasmussen Mike Flanagan
3-time -- Bob Adams (‘82, 2-’83); Jason Adams (‘08, ‘09, ‘10); Jesse Armbruster (‘94, ‘95, ‘96); Bruce Arvold (‘82, ‘83, ‘84); Darin Bertram (‘99, ‘00, ‘01); Josh Cagle (‘98, ‘99, ‘00); Randy Eastman (‘93, ‘94, ‘95); Jared Evans (‘05, ‘06, ‘07); Brad Fisher (‘99, ‘01, ‘02); Seth Flodeen (‘07, ‘08, ‘09); Nick Fornicoia (‘91, ‘92, ‘93); Mike Fuenffinger (‘13, ‘14, ‘15);Henry Gerten (‘96, ‘97, ‘98); Robbie Gotreau (‘06, ‘07, ‘08); Chet Grauberger (‘89, ‘90, ‘91); Joe Hoialmen (‘90, ‘91, ‘93); Brian Jones (‘97, ‘98, ‘00); Shea Kennedy (‘82, ‘83, ‘84); Matt Kretlow (‘88, ‘89, ‘91); Dan Lewandowski (‘95, ‘96, ‘97); Jared Massey (‘09, ‘10, ‘11); Mark Matzek (‘03, ‘04, ‘05); Zach Molitor (‘09, ‘10, ‘11); Joe Moon (‘03, ‘04, ‘05); John Pena (‘96, ‘97, ‘98); Jim Peterson (‘97, ‘98, ‘99); Orlando Ponce (‘10, ‘11, ‘12); Kevin Schiltz (‘89, ‘90, ‘93); Bill Schmidt (‘73, ‘74, ‘75); Nick Slack (‘00, ‘01, ‘02); Jeff Swenson (‘77, ‘78, ‘79); Jamell Tidwell (‘03, ‘04, ‘05); Ryan Valek (‘04, ‘05, ‘06); Tony Valek (‘10, ‘11, ‘12); Scott Whirley (‘79, ‘81, ‘82).
1960 177 Chris Wagner
1969 130 Mike Good 160 Larry Stewart 191 Daryl Miller
2-time -- Tony Abbott (‘01, ‘02); Jeremy Anderson (‘06, ‘07); Brian Arvold (‘79, ‘80); Jesse Bakalyar (‘97, ‘98); Ben Bauer (‘00, ‘01); Eric Bettermann (‘94, ‘95); Charlie Blixt (‘74, ‘75); Cliff Casteel (‘94, ‘96); Greg Chmelik (‘84, ‘85); Josh Clausen (‘99, ‘00); Ricky Crone (‘02, ‘03); Bill Gabler (‘91, ‘92); Mike Good (‘69, ‘71); Matt Hechsel (‘13, ‘15); Mitch Hegland (‘89, ‘90); Eric Hensel (‘15, ‘16) *; Willy Holst (‘08, ‘09); Ron Johnson (‘71, ‘72); Wade Johnson (‘97, ‘98); Will Keeter (‘12, ‘15); Gary Kroells (‘92, ‘93); Travis Lang (‘08, ‘09); Donny Longendyke (‘15, ‘16) *; John Marchette (‘99, ‘00); Kevin Rasmussen (‘01, ‘02); Matt Shankey (‘04, ‘05); Mark Simmonds (‘04, ‘05); Brad Tupa (‘05, ‘06); Jafari Vanier (‘06, ‘07); Andy Witzel (‘09, ‘10).
1988 134 John Beatty 142 Brad Schafer HWT Chet Grauberger
1970
1989
134 150 158 190 HWT
John Beatty Donny Wichmann Matt Kretlow Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
1990
118 126 142 150 158 167 190 HWT
Mitch Hegland* Joe Hoialmen John Beatty Tim Tousignant Matt Kretlow Kurt Habeck Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
1-time -- Bob Arvold (‘82); Rich Barron (‘81); Chad Bartschenfeld (‘15); Brad Baus (‘12); Paul Bjorkstrand (‘10); Jeff Blixt (‘77); Greg Brendemuehl (‘03); Joe Cullen (‘04); Dustin Dahlblom (‘04); Stan D’Andrea (‘83); Scott Davis (‘73); Mike Flanagan (‘02); Keith Gliva (‘86); Kurt Habeck (‘91); Rick Habeck (‘92); Justin Hahn (‘97); Rick Halvorson (‘80); Murray Herstein (‘75); Dave Janaszak (‘94); Dean Kennedy (‘75); Rashad Kennedy (‘16); Tom Layte (‘95); Pat Marcy (‘72); Bryan Miller (‘01); Daryl Miller (‘69); Andrew Neumann (‘07); Stuart Nutting (‘94); Wally O’Connor (‘07); Quincy Osborn (‘07); Grant Parker (‘16) *; Wade Pehrson (‘96); Mike Pfeffer (‘92); Josh Roberts (‘10); Jeff Schlieff (‘86); Bret Sharp (‘92); Jack Solem (‘74); Justin Sorensen (‘05); Jeff Stoks (‘81); Gary Thompson (‘93); Tim Tousignant (‘91); Shane Wevley (‘98); Donny Wichmann (‘89); Dave Wygant (‘77).
1974 142 Dean Kennedy* 150 Bill Schmidt 167 Robby Meyer
1991
126 150 167 177 190 HWT
Jeff Board Tim Tousignant Matt Kretlow Kurt Habeck Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
1992
118 126 134 158 177 HWT
Nick Fornicoia Mike Pfeffer Joe Hoialmen Gary Kroells* Bill Gabler Bret Sharp
1993
118 126 134 150 158 167 177 190 HWT
Nick Fornicoia Jeff Board Joe Hoialmen Rick Habeck* Gary Kroells Randy Eastman Gary Thompson Marty Alger Kevin Schiltz
1994
118 126 142 150 167 177 HWT
Dave Janaszak Jesse Armbruster Shane Nelson Stuart Nutting Randy Eastman John Moore Eric Bettermann
1995
118 126 177 HWT
Jim Hoard Jesse Armbruster Cliff Casteel Eric Bettermann
1996
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
* still active (Note: Tom Hall, Steve Gliva, Bruce Arvold, Bob Adams were NAIA and NCAA III All-Americans in the same year)
NWCA Scholar All-America Team National Finishes 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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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) 6th (3.319 GPA) 2nd (3.42 GPA)
2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
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11th (3.283 GPA) 22nd (3.2001 GPA) 13th (3.346 GPA) 5th (3.4947 GPA) 1st (3.7341 GPA) 8th (3.47 GPA) 14th (3.42 GPA) 10th (3.27 GPA)
1961 130 Don Miller 157 Al Overr 1962 167 Chris Wagner* 1963 130 Don Miller 167 Chris Wagner 1964 HWT Ken Casperson 1966 167 Dale Miller 1967 167 Dale Miller 191 Daryl Miller 1968
130 145 160 167 177
134 142 150 158
Mike Good Dave Innes Larry Stewart Jon “Rick” Snow Dale Miller
Mike Good Ron Johnson Pat Marcy* Mark Mattison
1971 142 Ron Johnson 150 Pat Marcy* 177 Kim Anderson 1972
134 150 158 177
Ron Johnson* Mark Mattison Pat Marcy Jim Mastro
1973 150 Bill Schmidt 167 John Burgeson 190 Kim Anderson
1975
118 134 142 150 167 177
Murray Herstein Charlie Blixt Dean Kennedy* Bill Schmidt Mike Holenbeck Jeff Blixt
1976
118 142 177 190
Murray Herstein Tom Strohmayer Jeff Blixt Jim Pappas
1977
142 150 167 177
Rory Jordan Mike Benson Jeff Swenson Jeff Blixt
1978
118 126 142 167 177 190
Murray Herstein Scott Whirley Rory Jordan Jeff Swenson Cary Wenzel Tom Clawson
1979 142 Bob Arvold 150 Brian Arvold* 167 Jeff Swenson 1980 142 Rick Halverson 150 Bob Arvold 158 Jeff Stoks 1981
118 134 150 158
Rich Barron* Scot Whirley Bob Arvold Jeff Stoks
1982
118 126 134 142 150 158
Steve Gliva Stan D’Andrea Scott Whirley* Bob Adams Bob Arvold Shea Kennedy
Steve Gliva Shea Kennedy Jeff Schlieff Bruce Arvold Mike Chmelik
1985 118 Steve Gliva 150 Tim Koffski HWT Mike Chmelik 1986 126 Keith Gliva 142 Donny Wichmann 150 Tim Koffski 1987 126 John Beatty 142 Donny Wichmann*#
GREAT LAKES REGIONAL Year Wt. Name 2003 125 Greg Brendemuehl 133 Mark Matzek 141 Jamell Tidwell 149 Ryan Stroud 157 Marcus LeVesseur 174 Joe Moon 184 Ricky Crone 2004
125 133 141 157 165 174 HWT
Matt Shankey Mark Matzek Jamell Tidwell Marcus LeVesseur Ryan Valek Joe Moon Mark Simmonds
2005
125 133 141 157 165 174 184 197
Matt Shankey Mark Matzek Jamel Tidwell Marcus LeVesseur Ryan Valek Joe Moon Brad Tupa Justin Sorensen
2008 141 Jason Adams 149 Willy Holst 2009
149 157 174 197
Willy Holst Jason Adams Zach Molitor Jared Massey
2010
125 141 149 157 165 174 197
Josh Roberts Jafari Vanier Tony Valek Jason Adams Orlando Ponce Zach Molitor Jared Massey
2011 165 Orlando Ponce 174 Zach Molitor 197 Jared Massey 2012
141 149 157 197 HWT
Will Keeter Tony Valek Orlando Ponce Brad Baus Chad Johnson
WEST REGIONAL Year Wt. Name 2013 197 Matt Hechsel HWT Chad Johnson 2014
125 133 165 HWT
Mike Fuenffinger Chad Bartschenfeld Justin Bowland Chad Johnson
2015
125 Mike Fuenffinger 149 Will Keeter 174 Tyrell Martin 184 Tommy Teigen 197 Matt Hechsel HWT Donny Longendyke
2016
133 149 165 HWT
Sam Bennyhoff Rashad Kennedy Eric Hensel Donny Longendyke
* denotes Larson Award for MIAC Tournament MVP # denotes Jordan Award for most falls in MIAC Tournament
NWCA Scholar All-Americans and CoSIDA Academic All-Americans NWCA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
1983 -- Bruce Arvold, Stan D’Andrea. 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 Lewandowski, 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. 2014 -- Chad Bartschenfeld, Justin Bowland, Chad Johnson, Will Keeter, Tommy Teigen. 2015 -- Austin Boniface, Chad Bartschenfeld, Eric Hensel, Gable Frandsen, Tommy Teigen, Will Keeter. 2016 -- Sam Bennyhoff, Austin Boniface, Jackson Graham, Brady McFarland.
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 197172 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 Greco- Roman 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 1984- 85 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 streak of 24 top-four national tournament finishes, 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 All-America 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 ’97 inducted into NWCA 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 ‘93 inducted into NWCA 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 ‘90 inducted into NWCA 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 opens. 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 ’85 inducted into NWCA 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 ‘93 inducted into NWCA 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 ‘93 inducted into NWCA 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 -- Augsburg names competition mat in honor of former coach Ron Pfeffer. 2013 -- 6-6 dual record, 10th-place national finish. 2014 -- Jesse Armbruster ‘96 inducted into NWCA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2014 -- 8-5 dual record, 5th-place national finish; 4th at NWCA Division III National Duals. 2014 -- Jim Moulsoff named 10th head coach in school history; Mark Matzek leaves after six seasons, 55-21-1 dual-meet record. 2015 -- Augsburg wins its 12th NCAA Division III national championship; 12-4 dual record; Jim Moulsoff named NWCA Division III National Coach of the Year and NWCA Rookie Coach of the Year; Tony Valek named NWCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year. 2016 -- Scott Whirley ‘82 and Henry Gerten ‘98 inducted into NWCA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2016 -- 12-4 dual record, 5th-place national finish; 7th at NWCA Division III National Duals.
WRESTLING • AUGSBURG COLLEGE AT NWCA DIVISION III NATIONAL DUALS THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JANUARY 5-6, 2017 • MEMORIAL COLISEUM, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 2016-17 AUGSBURG COLLEGE WRESTLING RESULTS/SCHEDULE Home events (bold) at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. (WT) denotes White Team (junior varsity) events # denotes matches with live online webcasts: athletics.augsburg.edu
Date Opponent/Tournament Sat., Nov. 19 Auggie-Adidas Open Tue., Nov. 22 at St. Olaf College Sat., Dec. 3
Time No team results, 1 champ W 48-3
at Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse Candlewood Suite Duals vs. Cornell College (Iowa) vs. Loras College (Iowa) vs. Olivet College (Mich.)
3-0 W 28-9 W 26-13 W 22-19
Thu., Dec. 8 at Minnesota State-Moorhead W 25-12 Sat., Dec. 10 at St. Cloud State Husky Open No team results, 2 champs Dec. 29-30 at Citrus Open (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 1st/12 (200.5, 6 champs) Jan. 5-6 Thu., Jan. 5
NWCA Division III National Duals --at Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind. (WT) Nuway Open at Fort Wayne, Ind. 9 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 14 at Cornell Coll. (Iowa) Matman Open 9 a.m. Fri., Jan. 20 vs. Concordia Coll.-Moorhead # 6 p.m. (WT), 7:30 p.m. (Varsity) Sun., Jan. 22 (WT) vs. Ridgewater Comm. Coll. # 11 a.m. Sun., Jan. 22 vs. Saint John’s University # 1 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 at Saint John’s University 9 a.m. North Country Open Thu., Feb. 2 vs. Wartburg College (Iowa) # 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 at Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9 a.m. Don Parker Open Sat., Feb. 11 (WT) at Winona State Univ. Invite 9 a.m. Fri., Feb. 17 at Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 March 10-11
NCAA Division III West Regional # 9 a.m. at Concordia College-Moorhead NCAA D-III National Championships 11 a.m./ at La Crosse Center, La Crosse, Wis. 10 a.m. RECORD: 5-0 OVERALL
NWCA DIVISION III NATIONAL POLL
(JANUARY 2) TEAMS IN BOLD IN NWCA D-III NATIONAL DUALS FIELD 1. Wartburg (Iowa) 14. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 2. Ithaca (N.Y.) 15. Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 3. Augsburg (Minn.) 16. Wilkes (Pa.) 4. Wisconsin-La Crosse 17. Wisconsin-Platteville 5. Roger Williams (R.I.) 18. Wisconsin-Whitewater 6. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 19. Cornell (Iowa) 7. Wabash (Ind.) 20. SUNY-Brockport (N.Y.) 8. Concordia-M’hd (Minn.) 21. Olivet (Mich.) 9. Stevens Tech (N.J.) 22. Ferrum (Va.) 10. Central (Iowa) 23. Lycoming (Pa.) 11. Messiah (Pa.) 24. U.S. Coast Guard (Ct.) 12. Coe (Iowa) 25. Ohio Northern 13. New York University
AUGGIES COMPETING AT NATIONAL DUALS: Augsburg College is the No. 3 seed at the 2017 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III National Duals, to be held on Thursday and Friday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. Augsburg will receive a first-round bye in the 22-team tournament, and will face the winner of the North Central (Ill.) vs. Springfield (Mass.) match on Thursday at 11 a.m. Quarterfinal matches will on Thursday at 3 p.m., with semifinals on Friday at 11 a.m. and the championship match on Friday at 2 p.m. Twelve of the 22 teams in the expanded Division III field are ranked in the top 25 in the latest NWCA Division III national poll, including nine of the top 15-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 10 times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). Augsburg has placed second at the National Duals four times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2012), placed third twice (2008, 2011), placed fourth in 2014, sixth in 2015 and seventh in 2016. Augsburg is 47-14 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 52-23 all-time in NWCA National Duals competition. In its 61 Division III National Duals meets, Augsburg has outscored its competition by a 1,679-744 margin, an average score of 27.5 to 12.2. AUGGIES MOVE UP TO NO. 3 NATIONAL RANKINGS: Augsburg has moved up to the No. 3 spot in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings, and enter the National Duals with a 5-0 dual-meet record. On Jan. 29-30, the Auggies claimed six individual weight-class titles and 20 placewinners at the Citrus Open, held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Auggies won the 12-team meet with 200.5 points. Winning weight-class titles for the Auggies were Victor Gliva (FY, Farmington, Minn.) at 125 pounds, Grant Parker (SR, Onalaska, Wis.) at 157, Lucas Jeske (FY, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) at 165, Austin Boniface (SR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) at 174, Owen Webster (FY, Shakopee, Minn.) at 184 and Donny Longendyke (SR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./ White Bear Lake HS) at heavyweight. Finishing as runners-up were Sam Bennyhoff (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound Westonka HS) at 125, David Flynn (FY, Jordan, Minn./Scott West) at 141 and Tone Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn.) at 157.
Augsburg All-Time Results at NWCA National Duals (52-23 overall, 47-14 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 Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.
19, 2002 -- Augsburg 47, Thiel (Pa.) 3 19, 2002 -- Augsburg 31, Buena Vista (Iowa) 7 19, 2002 -- Augsburg 36, King’s (Pa.) 6 20, 2002 -- Augsburg 29, Wartburg (Iowa) 12 18, 2003 -- Augsburg 40, Ohio Northern 4 18, 2003 -- Augsburg 36, Buena Vista (Iowa) 3 18, 2003 -- Augsburg 25, College of New Jersey 6 19, 2003 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 19, Augsburg 13 17, 2004 -- Augsburg 46, Ohio Northern 3 17, 2004 -- Augsburg 37, Simpson (Iowa) 3 17, 2004 -- Augsburg 20, Wisconsin-La Crosse 13 18, 2004 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 20, Augsburg 17 21, 2005 -- Augsburg 47, Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 0 21, 2005 -- Augsburg 40, John Carroll (Ohio) 3 22, 2005 -- Augsburg 35, Delaware Valley (Pa.) 3 22, 2005 -- Augsburg 18, Wartburg (Iowa) 15 14, 2006 -- Augsburg 38, Augustana (Ill.) 3 14, 2006 -- Augsburg 36, Cornell (Iowa) 3 15, 2006 -- Augsburg 21, Wisconsin-La Crosse 15 15, 2006 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 29, Augsburg 9 13, 2007 -- Augsburg 50, Simpson (Iowa) 0 13, 2007 -- Augsburg 35, Cornell (Iowa) 3 14, 2007 -- Augsburg 30, Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 6 14, 2007 -- Augsburg 22, Wartburg (Iowa) 10 12, 2008 -- Augsburg 41, Johns Hopkins (Md.) 3 12, 2008 -- Augsburg 27, Coe (Iowa) 18 13, 2008 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 26, Augsburg 12 13, 2008 -- 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 8, 2011 -- Augsburg 45, Luther (Iowa) 0 8, 2011 -- Augsburg 23, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 13 9, 2011 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 23, Augsburg 13 9, 2011 -- Augsburg 27, Ithaca (N.Y.) 11 7, 2012 -- Augsburg 41, Rhode Island College 14 7, 2012 -- Augsburg 30, Olivet (Mich.) 13 8, 2012 -- Augsburg 32, Ithaca (N.Y.) 12 8, 2012 -- Wartburg (Iowa) 29, Augsburg 6 12, 2013 -- Augsburg 24, Springfield (Mass.) 12 12, 2013 -- Centenary (N.J.) 19, Augsburg 15 12, 2013 -- Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 22, Augsburg 20 11, 2014 -- Augsburg 34, Elmhurst (Ill.) 8 11, 2014 -- Augsburg 16, Coe (Iowa) 15 12, 2014 -- Concordia-Moorhead 21, Augsburg 15 12, 2014 -- Wisconsin-Whitewater 25, Augsburg 9 9, 2015 -- Augsburg 35, Cornell (Iowa) 6 9, 2015 -- Wisconsin-Whitewater 24, Augsburg 12 9, 2015 -- Augsburg 23, Alma (Mich.) 12 10, 2015 -- Augsburg 23, Mount Union (Ohio) 13 10, 2015 -- Wis.-La Crosse 19, Augsburg 18 (criteria) 8, 2016 -- Augsburg 28, Wisconsin-Whitewater 13 8, 2016 -- Wabash (Ind.) 25, Augsburg 15 8, 2016 -- Augsburg 25, Luther (Iowa) 18 9, 2016 -- Wisconsin-La Crosse 20, Augsburg 19 9, 2016 -- Augsburg 22, Ithaca (N.Y.) 21
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.
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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 12 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 12 NCAA Division III national championships in the last 24 seasons (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015), the most in Division III history. 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 11 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 308-47-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 43 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. • Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 299-46-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since the 1989-90 season, Augsburg is 224-36-1 against Division III opponents. • Against opponents from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Augsburg is 204-7 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 50 individual national championships, including 46 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 42 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 228 All-Americans in school history (since 1969; 36 NAIA, 190 NCAA). Augsburg has had at least one All-American in national wrestling competition (NAIA and NCAA) every season since 1977, and has had three or more All-Americans at 36 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 30 seasons, Augsburg has produced 131 National College Wrestling Association (NWCA) Scholar All-Americans. Augsburg had six Scholar All-Americans last season and has had 108 athletes honored since 1997. 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 gradepoint 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 19992000), Jim Peterson (1998-99), Brian Jones (1999-2000), Mark Matzek (2004-05), Ryan Valek (2004-05 and 2005-06) and Tony Valek (2010-11 and 2011-12).
Head Coach Jim Moulsoff
• Head Coach Jim Moulsoff (Minnesota ‘03) was named the 10th head coach in the history of the Augsburg College wrestling program in the fall of 2014. The 2016-17 season is Moulsoff’s ninth on the Augsburg coaching staff, serving as an assistant coach for six seasons under former head coach Mark Matzek. During his Augsburg coaching tenure, Moulsoff was a part of the 2009-10 and 2014-15 national title squads and national runner-up squads in 2008-09, 2010-11 and 2011-12, with 30 All-Americans and six national champions. Augsburg is 84-29-1 in dual meets in Moulsoff’s eight seasons on the Augsburg staff, 26-8 with Moulsoff as head coach. • Moulsoff is a well-known figure in Minnesota’s wrestling community, having served as a high school coach for 18 seasons before joining the Augsburg coaching staff in 2008. He was promoted to a fulltime assistant coaching position prior to the 2010-11 season, serving as the top assistant coach on the Augsburg staff. He also is the director of the James Haglund Family Fitness and Recreation Center in the Augsburg Athletic Department. • In 2014-15, Moulsoff was named the NWCA Division III National Coach of the Year and Rookie Coach of the Year, along with the West Region Coach of the Year, after Augsburg won the NCAA Division III national title. He also earned West Region Coach of the Year honors in 2015-16. In 2013-14, Moulsoff was named West Region Assistant Coach of the Year by his coaching peers during the NCAA Division III West Regional. • Prior to joining the Auggie staff, Moulsoff spent 15 years as head coach of the Minnehaha Academy High School wrestling program (1993-2008). In the 2002-03 season, Moulsoff led the Redhawk program to a 12-5 dual meet record and earned the Metro Alliance Conference Coach of the Year honors. He was an assistant coach at Whapeton (N.D.) High School from 1990-93. • In addition to his experience at the high school level, Moulsoff has been active as a coach in many levels of amateur wrestling and has served as the cadet director for Minnesota/USA Wrestling. • A native of Breckenridge, Minn., Moulsoff wrestled competitively at the North Dakota State College of Science from 1981-83, and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in 2003.
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Augsburg 2016-17 Season/Career Statistics Name (YR, Hometown/HS)
2016-17
Weight Record MD TF Pins
Career
Record MD
TF
Pins
Victor Gliva (FY, Farmington, Minn.)........................................125 James Goman (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge HS).......125
12-4 2-0 2-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Sam Bennyhoff (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS).........133 Bennyhoff ranked No. 5 nationally at 133 Monty Frederiksen (FY, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS).....133
10-3 4-0 2-1 0-1
David Flynn (FY, Jordan, Minn./Scott West)..............................141 David Flynn Overall College Career Mike Hayes (SO, Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS)............141 Alberto Ramirez (JR, West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS)......141 Bryon Simmons (FY, Chicago, Ill./Simeon HS)..........................141
3-1 12-4 9-11 1-4 2-5
1-0 0-0 2-0 1-2 2-0 6-0 0-2 1-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1
3-1 31-15 17-28 6-10 2-5
1-0 0-0 4-3 4-0 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1
2-0 9-3 5-9 2-2 0-1
Ryan Epps (FY, Cannon Falls, Minn.).......................................149 Tanner Vassar (FY, Maple Lake, Minn.).....................................149 Joshua Verbeten (FY, Wrightstown, Wis.)..................................149 Alex Wilson (SO, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS)...................149
12-1 7-5 4-5 16-2
3-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 4-0 0-0 3-0
12-1 7-5 4-5 39-17
3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 6-5 2-2
1-0 2-1 1-1 8-2
Tone Fuenffinger (JR, Hibbing, Minn.)................................. 157/165 6-4 Grant Parker (SR, Onalaska, Wis.)...........................................157 15-3 Parker ranked No. 3 nationally at 157 Boone Young (SO, Two Rivers, Wis./Mishicot HS)......................157 4-7 Bryce Zdanovec (JR, Little Chute, Wis.)...................................157 5-8
0-0 0-0 4-0 3-1 0-0 2-1
49-29 6-1 4-1 13-6 81-52 12-6 1-0 12-4
0-2 0-1 0-3 1-0 0-1 0-3
11-25 1-7 2-1 1-5 34-37 5-2 0-1 9-13
8-6 1-3 0-0 3-0 5-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 11-7 4-0 0-1 1-1
29-21 3-9 1-0 10-2 5-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 29-16 7-2 1-3 5-3
Gable Frandsen (JR, Ellsworth, Wis.).......................................165 Lucas Jeske (FY, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS)......165 Brady McFarland (SO, Windlake, Wis./Muskego HS)..................165
3-6 0-1 1-0 1-2
12-4 2-0 2-0 2-1 55-44 10-6 1-0 9-5
38-10 10-2 5-1 6-2 3-6
0-1 1-0 1-2
Austin Boniface (SR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS)..............174 11-5 0-1 0-0 6-1 Julian Georgescu (FY, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons HS).... 174 2-5 1-0 0-1 0-0 Jackson Graham (JR, Apple Valley, Minn.)................................174 7-6 1-3 0-0 1-1 Jackson Graham Overall College Career Eric Hensel (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS)...............174 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Eric Hensel Overall College Career Cameron Schmitz (FY, New Prague, Minn.).......................... 174/165 5-4 1-0 1-0 1-2
56-33 2-5 28-16 34-22 49-22 65-34 5-4
Niko Anderson (SO, Lanesboro, Minn.)................................ 184/197 2-7 Brandonn Gore (FY, South St. Paul, Minn.)..............................184 1-2 Owen Webster (FY, Shakopee, Minn.).......................................184 15-1 Webster ranked No. 2 nationally at 184 Jonny Zarnke (FY, Chaska, Minn.)........................................ 184/197 2-5
16-21 0-3 0-2 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 15-1 4-0 4-0 3-1
0-0 0-0 0-0
2-5
Brent Chambers (FY, Princeton, Minn.)....................................197 Cole Durbin (SO, Sharps Chapel, Tenn./Union County HS).........197 Logan Hortop (SR, Faribault, Minn.)........................................197 Sebastian Larson (JR, River Falls, Wis.)...................................197 Wyatt Richardson (SO, Grand Meadow, Minn.)..........................197
0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-0 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2-6 2-23 48-55 45-33 13-6
2-6 0-4 6-6 5-6 0-0
0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 4-0 4-0 3-1
9-2 3-0 24-19 1-0 0-1 0-0 5-3 1-1 2-3 6-5 3-1 2-3 3-3 0-2 32-4 3-3 0-2 44-8 1-0 1-0 1-2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-2 0-4 0-10 7-7 1-1 25-13 4-5 2-0 7-5 1-1 0-0 4-0
Ethan Hofacker (FY, Spring Valley, Wis.)...................................285 7-11 1-1 0-0 3-4 7-11 1-1 0-0 3-4 Donny Longendyke (SR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake HS)...285 4-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 87-5 13-0 4-0 48-1 Donny Longendyke Overall College Career 127-26 20-2 4-0 71-1 Longendyke ranked No. 2 nationally at 285
Augsburg College Wrestling History Augsburg’s Team Finishes Nat’l. All- Year Finish Amer. 2016 5th NCAA III 4 2015 1st NCAA III 6 2014 5th NCAA III 2 2013 10th NCAA III 3 2012 2nd NCAA III 5 2011 2nd NCAA III 5 2010 1st NCAA III 8 2009 2nd NCAA III 7 2008 3rd NCAA III 5 2007 1st NCAA III 9 2006 3rd NCAA III 6 2005 1st NCAA III 10 2004 2nd NCAA III 9 2003 2nd NCAA III 6 2002 1st NCAA III 6 2001 1st NCAA III 8 2000 1st NCAA III 8 1999 2nd NCAA III 7 1998 1st NCAA III 9 1997 1st NCAA III 8 1996 2nd NCAA III 6 1995 1st NCAA III 5 1994 4th NCAA III 6 1993 1st NCAA III 6 1992 2nd NCAA III 6 1991 1st NCAA III 7 1990 2nd NCAA III 5 1989 3rd NCAA III 6 1988 8th NCAA III 2 1987 17th NCAA III 1 1986 16th NCAA III 2 1985 9th NCAA III 3 1984 2nd NCAA lll 5 1983 3rd NCAA III * 5 3rd NAIA * 5 1982 7th NAIA 4 1981 5th NAIA 3 1980 17th NAIA 2 1979 3rd NAIA 3 1978 18th NAIA 1 1977 7th NAIA 3 1976 19th NAIA — 1975 2nd NAIA 4 1974 5th NAIA 3 1973 11th NAIA 2 1972 10th NAIA 2 1971 7th NAIA 2 1970 36th NAIA — 1969 11th NAIA 2 1968 30th NAIA — 1967 — — 1966 — — 1965 — — 1964 — — 1963 — — 1962 — — 1961 — — 1960 — — 1959 — — 1958 — — 1957 — — 1956 — — 1955 — — 1954 — — 1953 — — 1952 — — 1951 — — 1950 — — 1949 — —
MIAC/Reg. Finish 1st WR 1st WR 1st WR 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
Dual Head Rec. Coach 12-4 Jim Moulsoff 12-4 Jim Moulsoff 8-5 Mark Matzek 6-6 Mark Matzek 10-3 Mark Matzek 8-5-1 Mark Matzek 12-0 Mark Matzek 11-2 Mark Matzek 10-2 Sam Barber 11-1 Jeff Swenson 8-3 Jeff Swenson 14-1 Jeff Swenson 12-3 Jeff Swenson
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
11-2 Jeff Swenson 10-4 Jeff Swenson 9-2 John Grygelko 12-0 John Grygelko 12-1 John Grygelko 11-0 John Grygelko 5-4 John Grygelko 13-1-1 John Grygelko 16-2 John Grygelko 20-2 John Grygelko 14-0-1 Mike Good 9-3 Ron Pfeffer 7-0-1 Ron Pfeffer 13-1 Ron Pfeffer 12-3 Ron Pfeffer 11-3 Ron Pfeffer 6-3 Oscar Blegen 12-10 Oscar Blegen 1-9 Oscar Blegen 5-6 Edor Nelson 7-2 Edor Nelson 8-2 Edor Nelson 8-4 Edor Nelson 5-5 Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson --- Edor Nelson 1-2 Edor Nelson
12-3 Jeff Swenson 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
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
Pat Marcy
Augsburg’s National Champions Jeff Swenson
Scott Whirley
Bob Adams
Bruce Arvold 167, NAIA, 1983
Steve Gliva
134, NCAA-III, 1983
Shea Kennedy
John Beatty
Chet Grauberger
Gary Kroells
Nick Fornicoia
Joe Hoialmen
Jesse Armbruster
Tom Layte
Dan Lewandowski
Henry Gerten
Jim Peterson
John Marchette
Josh Cagle
Nick Slack
Josh Clausen
Ben Bauer
Darin Bertram
Nik Lewandowski
Tony Abbott
Marcus LeVesseur
Matt Shankey
Mark Matzek
Joe Moon
Quincy Osborn
Jeremy Anderson
Seth Flodeen
Jared Massey
150, NAIA, 1972
150, NCAA-III, 1984
158, NCAA-III, 1992 158, NCAA-III, 1993
126, NCAA-III, 1995
118, NCAA-III, 1997 118, NCAA-III, 1998
149, NCAA-III, 2000
HWT, NCAA-III, 2000 HWT, NCAA-III, 2001
165, NCAA-III, 2002
133, NCAA-III, 2004 133, NCAA-III, 2005
157, NCAA-III, 2007
167, NAIA, 1979
126, NAIA, 1982
118, NCAA-III, 1984
134, NCAA-III, 1988 142, NCAA-III, 1990
HWT, NCAA-III, 1991
118, NCAA-III, 1993
134, NCAA-III, 1993
150, NCAA-III, 1995
190, NCAA-III, 1996 190, NCAA-III, 1997
167, NCAA-III, 1998
133, NCAA-III, 1999
174, NCAA-III, 2000
197, NCAA-III, 2000
125, NCAA-III, 2001
184, NCAA-III, 2001
157, NCAA-III, 2003 157, NCAA-III, 2004 157, NCAA-III, 2005 165, NCAA-III, 2007
174, NCAA-III, 2004 174, NCAA-III, 2005
125, NCAA-III, 2004 125, NCAA-III, 2005
141, NCAA-III, 2007
125, NCAA-III, 2008
197, NCAA-III, 2009
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.
Zach Molitor 174, NCAA-III, 2011
Chad Johnson HWT, NCAA-III, 2012 HWT, NCAA-III, 2013
Mike Fuenffinger 125, NCAA-III, 2014 125, NCAA-III, 2015
Donny Longendyke HWT, NCAA-III, 2015
All-Time Champions: MIAC (1959-2002); NCAA Division III Regionals (2003-present)
All-Time All-Americans 5-time -- Steve Gliva (‘82, 2-’83, ‘84, ‘85). 4-time -- John Beatty (‘87, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90); Tom Hall (2-’83, ‘84, ‘85); Chad Johnson (‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14); Nik Lewandowski (‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01); Marcus LeVesseur (‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘07).
Year Wt. Name 1959 167 Chuck Dagget*
Year 1983
Wt. Name 126 Stan D’Andrea 134 Bob Adams*# 150 Shea Kennedy 167 Jeff Schlieff 177 Bruce Arvold
Year 1997
Wt. Name 118 Henry Gerten 134 Jamie Larkin 142 Wade Johnson 190 Dan Lewandowski # HWT John Pena
2006
133 141 149 157 165 184
Jafari Vanier Josh Hansen Jared Evans Jeremy Anderson Ryan Valek Brad Tupa
1984
126 158 167 177 HWT
1998
118 126 134 142 150 158 177 HWT
Henry Gerten Brian Jones Jamie Larkin Josh Cagle Wade Johnson Jesse Bakalyar Nik Lewandowski John Pena
1999
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT
Darin Bertram John Marchette Brad Fisher Josh Cagle * Justin Baker Nick Slack Jim Peterson Nik Lewandowski Josh Clausen Ben Bauer #
2007
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197
Seth Flodeen Jafari Vanier Quincy Osborn Jared Evans Jeremy Anderson Marcus LeVesseur Robbie Gotreau George Lynaugh Wally O’Connor
2000
125 133 141 149 157 174 184 197 HWT
Darin Bertram John Marchette Brian Jones Josh Cagle * Justin Baker Nick Slack Nik Lewandowski Josh Clausen Ben Bauer #
2001
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 HWT
Darin Bertram Bryan Miller Brad Fisher Tony Quance Jeremy Jirele Tony Abbott Nick Slack Nik Lewandowski Ben Bauer
2002
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT
Darin Bertram * John Marchette Brad Fisher Jamell Tidwell Jeremy Jirele Tony Abbott Nick Slack *# Ricky Crone Kevin Rasmussen Mike Flanagan
3-time -- Bob Adams (‘82, 2-’83); Jason Adams (‘08, ‘09, ‘10); Jesse Armbruster (‘94, ‘95, ‘96); Bruce Arvold (‘82, ‘83, ‘84); Darin Bertram (‘99, ‘00, ‘01); Josh Cagle (‘98, ‘99, ‘00); Randy Eastman (‘93, ‘94, ‘95); Jared Evans (‘05, ‘06, ‘07); Brad Fisher (‘99, ‘01, ‘02); Seth Flodeen (‘07, ‘08, ‘09); Nick Fornicoia (‘91, ‘92, ‘93); Mike Fuenffinger (‘13, ‘14, ‘15);Henry Gerten (‘96, ‘97, ‘98); Robbie Gotreau (‘06, ‘07, ‘08); Chet Grauberger (‘89, ‘90, ‘91); Joe Hoialmen (‘90, ‘91, ‘93); Brian Jones (‘97, ‘98, ‘00); Shea Kennedy (‘82, ‘83, ‘84); Matt Kretlow (‘88, ‘89, ‘91); Dan Lewandowski (‘95, ‘96, ‘97); Jared Massey (‘09, ‘10, ‘11); Mark Matzek (‘03, ‘04, ‘05); Zach Molitor (‘09, ‘10, ‘11); Joe Moon (‘03, ‘04, ‘05); John Pena (‘96, ‘97, ‘98); Jim Peterson (‘97, ‘98, ‘99); Orlando Ponce (‘10, ‘11, ‘12); Kevin Schiltz (‘89, ‘90, ‘93); Bill Schmidt (‘73, ‘74, ‘75); Nick Slack (‘00, ‘01, ‘02); Jeff Swenson (‘77, ‘78, ‘79); Jamell Tidwell (‘03, ‘04, ‘05); Ryan Valek (‘04, ‘05, ‘06); Tony Valek (‘10, ‘11, ‘12); Scott Whirley (‘79, ‘81, ‘82).
1960 177 Chris Wagner
1969 130 Mike Good 160 Larry Stewart 191 Daryl Miller
2-time -- Tony Abbott (‘01, ‘02); Jeremy Anderson (‘06, ‘07); Brian Arvold (‘79, ‘80); Jesse Bakalyar (‘97, ‘98); Ben Bauer (‘00, ‘01); Eric Bettermann (‘94, ‘95); Charlie Blixt (‘74, ‘75); Cliff Casteel (‘94, ‘96); Greg Chmelik (‘84, ‘85); Josh Clausen (‘99, ‘00); Ricky Crone (‘02, ‘03); Bill Gabler (‘91, ‘92); Mike Good (‘69, ‘71); Matt Hechsel (‘13, ‘15); Mitch Hegland (‘89, ‘90); Eric Hensel (‘15, ‘16) *; Willy Holst (‘08, ‘09); Ron Johnson (‘71, ‘72); Wade Johnson (‘97, ‘98); Will Keeter (‘12, ‘15); Gary Kroells (‘92, ‘93); Travis Lang (‘08, ‘09); Donny Longendyke (‘15, ‘16) *; John Marchette (‘99, ‘00); Kevin Rasmussen (‘01, ‘02); Matt Shankey (‘04, ‘05); Mark Simmonds (‘04, ‘05); Brad Tupa (‘05, ‘06); Jafari Vanier (‘06, ‘07); Andy Witzel (‘09, ‘10).
1988 134 John Beatty 142 Brad Schafer HWT Chet Grauberger
1970
1989
134 150 158 190 HWT
John Beatty Donny Wichmann Matt Kretlow Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
1990
118 126 142 150 158 167 190 HWT
Mitch Hegland* Joe Hoialmen John Beatty Tim Tousignant Matt Kretlow Kurt Habeck Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
1-time -- Bob Arvold (‘82); Rich Barron (‘81); Chad Bartschenfeld (‘15); Brad Baus (‘12); Paul Bjorkstrand (‘10); Jeff Blixt (‘77); Greg Brendemuehl (‘03); Joe Cullen (‘04); Dustin Dahlblom (‘04); Stan D’Andrea (‘83); Scott Davis (‘73); Mike Flanagan (‘02); Keith Gliva (‘86); Kurt Habeck (‘91); Rick Habeck (‘92); Justin Hahn (‘97); Rick Halvorson (‘80); Murray Herstein (‘75); Dave Janaszak (‘94); Dean Kennedy (‘75); Rashad Kennedy (‘16); Tom Layte (‘95); Pat Marcy (‘72); Bryan Miller (‘01); Daryl Miller (‘69); Andrew Neumann (‘07); Stuart Nutting (‘94); Wally O’Connor (‘07); Quincy Osborn (‘07); Grant Parker (‘16) *; Wade Pehrson (‘96); Mike Pfeffer (‘92); Josh Roberts (‘10); Jeff Schlieff (‘86); Bret Sharp (‘92); Jack Solem (‘74); Justin Sorensen (‘05); Jeff Stoks (‘81); Gary Thompson (‘93); Tim Tousignant (‘91); Shane Wevley (‘98); Donny Wichmann (‘89); Dave Wygant (‘77).
1974 142 Dean Kennedy* 150 Bill Schmidt 167 Robby Meyer
1991
126 150 167 177 190 HWT
Jeff Board Tim Tousignant Matt Kretlow Kurt Habeck Kevin Schiltz Chet Grauberger
1992
118 126 134 158 177 HWT
Nick Fornicoia Mike Pfeffer Joe Hoialmen Gary Kroells* Bill Gabler Bret Sharp
1993
118 126 134 150 158 167 177 190 HWT
Nick Fornicoia Jeff Board Joe Hoialmen Rick Habeck* Gary Kroells Randy Eastman Gary Thompson Marty Alger Kevin Schiltz
1994
118 126 142 150 167 177 HWT
Dave Janaszak Jesse Armbruster Shane Nelson Stuart Nutting Randy Eastman John Moore Eric Bettermann
1995
118 126 177 HWT
Jim Hoard Jesse Armbruster Cliff Casteel Eric Bettermann
1996
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
* still active (Note: Tom Hall, Steve Gliva, Bruce Arvold, Bob Adams were NAIA and NCAA III All-Americans in the same year)
NWCA Scholar All-America Team National Finishes 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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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) 6th (3.319 GPA) 2nd (3.42 GPA)
2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
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11th (3.283 GPA) 22nd (3.2001 GPA) 13th (3.346 GPA) 5th (3.4947 GPA) 1st (3.7341 GPA) 8th (3.47 GPA) 14th (3.42 GPA) 10th (3.27 GPA)
1961 130 Don Miller 157 Al Overr 1962 167 Chris Wagner* 1963 130 Don Miller 167 Chris Wagner 1964 HWT Ken Casperson 1966 167 Dale Miller 1967 167 Dale Miller 191 Daryl Miller 1968
130 145 160 167 177
134 142 150 158
Mike Good Dave Innes Larry Stewart Jon “Rick” Snow Dale Miller
Mike Good Ron Johnson Pat Marcy* Mark Mattison
1971 142 Ron Johnson 150 Pat Marcy* 177 Kim Anderson 1972
134 150 158 177
Ron Johnson* Mark Mattison Pat Marcy Jim Mastro
1973 150 Bill Schmidt 167 John Burgeson 190 Kim Anderson
1975
118 134 142 150 167 177
Murray Herstein Charlie Blixt Dean Kennedy* Bill Schmidt Mike Holenbeck Jeff Blixt
1976
118 142 177 190
Murray Herstein Tom Strohmayer Jeff Blixt Jim Pappas
1977
142 150 167 177
Rory Jordan Mike Benson Jeff Swenson Jeff Blixt
1978
118 126 142 167 177 190
Murray Herstein Scott Whirley Rory Jordan Jeff Swenson Cary Wenzel Tom Clawson
1979 142 Bob Arvold 150 Brian Arvold* 167 Jeff Swenson 1980 142 Rick Halverson 150 Bob Arvold 158 Jeff Stoks 1981
118 134 150 158
Rich Barron* Scot Whirley Bob Arvold Jeff Stoks
1982
118 126 134 142 150 158
Steve Gliva Stan D’Andrea Scott Whirley* Bob Adams Bob Arvold Shea Kennedy
Steve Gliva Shea Kennedy Jeff Schlieff Bruce Arvold Mike Chmelik
1985 118 Steve Gliva 150 Tim Koffski HWT Mike Chmelik 1986 126 Keith Gliva 142 Donny Wichmann 150 Tim Koffski 1987 126 John Beatty 142 Donny Wichmann*#
GREAT LAKES REGIONAL Year Wt. Name 2003 125 Greg Brendemuehl 133 Mark Matzek 141 Jamell Tidwell 149 Ryan Stroud 157 Marcus LeVesseur 174 Joe Moon 184 Ricky Crone 2004
125 133 141 157 165 174 HWT
Matt Shankey Mark Matzek Jamell Tidwell Marcus LeVesseur Ryan Valek Joe Moon Mark Simmonds
2005
125 133 141 157 165 174 184 197
Matt Shankey Mark Matzek Jamel Tidwell Marcus LeVesseur Ryan Valek Joe Moon Brad Tupa Justin Sorensen
2008 141 Jason Adams 149 Willy Holst 2009
149 157 174 197
Willy Holst Jason Adams Zach Molitor Jared Massey
2010
125 141 149 157 165 174 197
Josh Roberts Jafari Vanier Tony Valek Jason Adams Orlando Ponce Zach Molitor Jared Massey
2011 165 Orlando Ponce 174 Zach Molitor 197 Jared Massey 2012
141 149 157 197 HWT
Will Keeter Tony Valek Orlando Ponce Brad Baus Chad Johnson
WEST REGIONAL Year Wt. Name 2013 197 Matt Hechsel HWT Chad Johnson 2014
125 133 165 HWT
Mike Fuenffinger Chad Bartschenfeld Justin Bowland Chad Johnson
2015
125 Mike Fuenffinger 149 Will Keeter 174 Tyrell Martin 184 Tommy Teigen 197 Matt Hechsel HWT Donny Longendyke
2016
133 149 165 HWT
Sam Bennyhoff Rashad Kennedy Eric Hensel Donny Longendyke
* denotes Larson Award for MIAC Tournament MVP # denotes Jordan Award for most falls in MIAC Tournament
NWCA Scholar All-Americans and CoSIDA Academic All-Americans NWCA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
1983 -- Bruce Arvold, Stan D’Andrea. 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 Lewandowski, 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. 2014 -- Chad Bartschenfeld, Justin Bowland, Chad Johnson, Will Keeter, Tommy Teigen. 2015 -- Austin Boniface, Chad Bartschenfeld, Eric Hensel, Gable Frandsen, Tommy Teigen, Will Keeter. 2016 -- Sam Bennyhoff, Austin Boniface, Jackson Graham, Brady McFarland.
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 197172 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 Greco- Roman 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 1984- 85 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 streak of 24 top-four national tournament finishes, 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 All-America 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 ’97 inducted into NWCA 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 ‘93 inducted into NWCA 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 ‘90 inducted into NWCA 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 opens. 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 ’85 inducted into NWCA 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 ‘93 inducted into NWCA 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 ‘93 inducted into NWCA 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 -- Augsburg names competition mat in honor of former coach Ron Pfeffer. 2013 -- 6-6 dual record, 10th-place national finish. 2014 -- Jesse Armbruster ‘96 inducted into NWCA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2014 -- 8-5 dual record, 5th-place national finish; 4th at NWCA Division III National Duals. 2014 -- Jim Moulsoff named 10th head coach in school history; Mark Matzek leaves after six seasons, 55-21-1 dual-meet record. 2015 -- Augsburg wins its 12th NCAA Division III national championship; 12-4 dual record; Jim Moulsoff named NWCA Division III National Coach of the Year and NWCA Rookie Coach of the Year; Tony Valek named NWCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year. 2016 -- Scott Whirley ‘82 and Henry Gerten ‘98 inducted into NWCA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. 2016 -- 12-4 dual record, 5th-place national finish; 7th at NWCA Division III National Duals.
