Shilson won a WCWA championship in 2020 followed by an NCWWC title a few weeks later. Prior to joining the Auggie staff, Moulsoff spent 15 years as head coach of the Minnehaha Academy High School wrestling program (1993-2008). Augsburg has won 10 NCAA Division III wrestling national titles in the last 17 years, a championship total doubling that of any other Division III school. "This state is still loaded with tremendous wrestlers. The Official Website of Augsburg University Athletics. The Auggies had three individual champions: John Beatty (134), Brad Schafer (142) and Chester Grauberger (HWT). Davis went on to be the head wrestling coach for the Owatonna High School. or Kyler Romero Wrestling takes a different breed.''. Feb 20, 2023 by Kyle Klingman. This page was last edited on 26 March 2013, at 10:08. The Knights, who entered the weekend ranked No. Learn more about Augsburg and how to apply. Augsburg University wrestlers will serve as counselors on each floor of the hotel to help with supervision at night. Marty signed up Jeff to put in numerous hours. She'll have a first-round bye and then will wrestle either Zoe Gress of East Stroudsburg University or Skyelar Smith of Mount Olive. The generational angle is in force with Mounds View High School's nine individual qualifiers for the Class 3A state tournament that starts Thursday at Xcel Energy Center. Augsburg is 87-28 in dual meets in Valeks eight seasons on the staff, 14-4 as head coach. 165 #10 Cooper Willis 36 points ahead of second-place Wartburg (Iowa), the defending national champion, with 99.5 points. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. MEN'S WRESTLING Augsburg wins the NWCA D-III National Duals title for the eighth time in school history!Story/results: https://t.co/OYOcHVXFjp#d3wrestle #AuggiePride pic.twitter.com/5HAgEVYKWr, No. 11 Cade Willis (AUG, 10-7) dec. Carl Weinzweig (UWL) 5-3 (OT-SV1) (AUGSBURG 6-0)141 No. Minnesota Duluth 1, St. Jeff now assists Engebretson with the Mustangs. 125 #5 James Levy 5 Tyler Kim (AUG, 25-1) dec. No. 14 Charlie Stuhl (AUG, 24-3) dec. Gabriel McDaniel (JWU) 7-1 (AUGSBURG 11-5)157 No. Those three Auggies, along with Matt Kretlow (150), who placed second, qualified for the NCAA Division III national tournament in Wheaton, Ill. 12x National Champions. 11-ranked Michael Douglas at 285. 6 Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (AUG, 21-5) dec. No. Saint John's 5, Augsburg 4 (Jan. 27) 197 #12 Parker Venz LOUISVILLE, Ky. For the eighth time in school history and third time in the last five tournaments, the Augsburg University mens wrestling team claimed the Division III title at the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals title, scoring wins over the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Johnson & Wales University on Saturday. 174 #11 Seth Goetzinger User additions to AugsburgWrestling.info are currently disabled due to repeated vandalism. He edged Augsburg's Seth Goetzinger by 6-4 decision to advance to the finals, and won the championship by medical forfeit. 14 Parker Venz (AUG, 20-4) pinned Marcus Orlandoni (UWL) 3:21 (AUGSBURG 20-13)285 No. Championship. The Auggies finished third at the 2022 national championships. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Top-ranked Wartburg College qualified seven wrestlers to the NCAA Division III wrestling championships Saturday at an NCAA regional. 14 Parker Venz (AUG, 21-4) pinned Dylan Harr (JWU) 0:46 (AUGSBURG 29-8)285 No. Augsburg won the final five bouts, with three pins, to secure the 35-8 win and the championship. '", Swenson laughed slightly and said: "You are probably correct. He now holds the national record for career wins as a high school coach with 1,046. "She was still going to the kids' sports events.''. In the semi-finals, Adams faced second-seeded Jason Brew of Olivet. In the quarter-finals, Holst defeated Kevin Sutherland (Rhode Island) 8-2. Assistant Wrestling Coach. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 14-ranked 197-pounder Parker Venz (SO, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) and No. Martin County West grad will wrestle as Katie Lange will compete in the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Coaches Association National Championships.. A sophomore at Augsburg University, Lange will wrestle at 143 pounds. Augsburg earned 87 team points in its third-place finish at the championship, marking the 20th straight year that Augsburg has earned a top-four finish in national competition . Recent Augsburg University News, Photos, Video: Augsburg wins NCAA D-III Upper Midwest Regional, send 8 to national tourney (2/25/2023); The Open Mat NCAA Division III Wrestling Rankings (2/23/2023); NCAA most dominant wrestler award standings update for the 2023 season (2/22/2023); The Open Mat NCAA Division III Wrestling Rankings (2/16/2023); NCAA most dominant wrestler award standings . Check out Auggies Wrestling at athletics.augsburg.edu and on Facebook and Twitter. Fourth-ranked Jason Adams competed for Augsburg at 157 pounds and earned the third seed. 2023 NCAA DIII Wrestling Championship It's been 30 years since a school other than Wartburg or Augsburg captured the Division III title and the D3 powers are once again 1 and 2 in the rankings . -Ulaszek has a team-best 11 falls. Both coaches led their teams to 10 NCAA Division III national titles during their careers. 8 Gabriel Leo (JWU) 18-2 (AUGSBURG 8-5)149 No. Valek received his bachelors degree in accounting and business management from Augsburg in 2012 and completed his masters in arts of leadership at Augsburg in 2014. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team finished fourth at the 2023 NCAA Upper Midwest Regional hosted by Concordia University Wisconsin. The highlight of the title match came at 174 pounds, when Augsburgs No. In the semi-finals of the wrestlebacks Holst fell to Blaine Woszczak (Ithaca) 7-5. March 3, 2007. . 11 Michael Douglas (UWL) 5-2 (AUGSBURG 23-13), No. PAUL, Minn. - The Augsburg University men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Championships over the weekend, claiming two individual conference titles while placing 10 th (men) and ninth (women). Continue reading Winter sports wrap . In the first round, Holst received a bye. Freddy Terranova. During his Augsburg coaching tenure, Valek was a part of the 2014-15 and 2018-19 national title squads and national runner-up squads twice, with 49 All-Americans (36 NCAA, 13 NWCA) and 10 national champions. (Note: That school's now merged with the archrival and there are only three kids total on the farm, not 12.). 1 Mike Ross (JWU) 5:34 (AUGSBURG 20-8)184 No. 15 Seth Goetzinger (AUG, 19-4) pinned No. As an Augsburg wrestler, Valek had a 136-25 career record, with 87 bonus-point victories (60 pins, six technical falls, 21 major decisions). Augsburg Wrestling Weekend Recap: Upper Midwest Region Champions - 36 straight 2 Region Champions. Since the trophy belt originated in the 2014-15 season, Wartburg is 7-0. Augsburg wrestling team wins 10th NCAA Division III national title. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: Wrestling Camp Hotline at (612) 330-1610 or email Wrestle@Augsburg.edu Holst also began the tournament with a 6-0 record against Nationals qualifiers. The Knights edged Wabash College by one point (78 points). Centenary (NJ) 1 Kodie Silvestri K. Silvestri . 11 Cade Willis (AUG, 11-7) dec. Christian Rivas (JWU) 7-2 (JWU 5-3)141 No. Second-ranked Jared Massey competed for Augsburg at 197 pounds and earned the second seed. 285. 2 Tyler Shilson (AUG, 19-3) 5-4 (AUGSBURG 11-8)165 No. [3] During the championships, individual match winners earn points based on the level and quality of the victory, which are totaled to determine the team championship standings. NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, earn points based on the level and quality of the victory, State University of New York at Binghamton, Intercollegiate women's wrestling champions, "Wrestling Division III Highlights/History", "2015 NCAA Division III Championships (Brackets)", "Participants announced for 2015 Division III Wrestling Championship", "Augsburg claims first national title since 2010, record 12th overall", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NCAA_Division_III_Wrestling_Championships&oldid=1136608238. Copyright 2023 Augsburg University | Minneapolis, MN | 612-330-1000, Auggies take third at wrestling championships. Jim and Tony are a proven great team together, winning national titles both on the mat and academically. In order to have the full site experience, keep cookies enabled on your web browser. Friday, Feb. 24. There are "wrestling towns'' dotted across the state, because Great Grandpa Pete and his seven brothers from the farm in southern Minnesota started wrestling before World War II, and there have been Heimendingers grappling for the local high school since then. fall No. 174 #2 Zane Mulder Augsburg had two individual champions in Katie Lange (143) and Marlynne Deede (155) and pushed eight athletes into the finals. 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Hechsel finished his Augsburg career as a two-time All-American, finishing seventh both this year and in 2013 at 197. 149 #8 Kris Rumph "Bottom line: You have to be indoctrinated into wrestling as a 6-year-old, because no 9-year-old is going to walk by a wrestling room, peek in and say, 'I want to do that. "Brett's 12 minutes older, but Ethan was bigger right away,'' Melissa said. 2/4 Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 8125 No. 3 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III tournament national poll and No. W . 3/2 Augsburg 23, No. Noah Leisgang claimed the 165-pound crown with a 9-3 decision over Cooper Willis of Augsburg University (Minn.). The 2019-20 Augsburg Women's Wrestling season was Augsburg's inaugural season and first as a member of the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association. 9 wrestlers going in the Semifinals! In the quarter-finals of the wrestle-backs, Flodeen pinned eighth-seeded Tyler Erdman (Elizabethtown). In the quarter-finals, Massey earned a 12-1 major decision victory over seventh-seeded Rob Kramer (Coe). Including five other appearances in NWCA Division I National Duals competition prior to 2002, when the Division II, Division III and NAIA defending national champions were invited to participate, Augsburg is now 70-25. The Augsburg Wrestling team scored a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III National Championships on Saturday evening at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Since the trophy belt originated in the 2014-15 season, Wartburg is 7-0. 3 St. John's 1. or Carter Sorenson Hoialmen went on to be a four-year starter on the Augsburg wrestling team, helping the Auggies win a couple of team national titles and was the NCAA Division III National Champion in 1993 at 134 . Todd Hale recently wrote about the impressive wrestling and coaching career of 2015 Augsburg Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Scot Davis 74 in an article for the Owatonna (Minnesota) Peoples Press. Hale also pointed out that Davis coached 2011 Augsburg Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Matthew Kretlow 91 during his time in Owatonna. Wrestling Claiming a top-four finish in the team standings for the 20th straight year a record currently unmatched by any other NCAA wrestling program in any division the Augsburg wrestling team finished third at the NCAA Division III National Championships. WCHA Tournament. 2022-23 Men's Wrestling Roster. In the second round, Holst faced Frank Cammisa (Bridgewater State), whom he defeated by a 15-3 major decision. 2 Augsburg 3, No. The 2009 NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships were held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 6 and 7, 2009. We have a great group of motivated guys in the room. No. He qualified for the NCAA Division III national championships all four seasons, earning All-American honors three times. 13-ranked Ryan DeVivo, clinching the team victory for the Auggies. In the third round of the wrestlebacks, Witzel defeated Luther's Allyn Plattner, 4-3 the first tie breaker. It's a great time to be a Minnesota wrestling fan. Augsburg, the No. Witzel was one of only four wrestlers to earn a second round bye, after all heavyweight wrestlers recieved a first-round bye. -- The Augsburg College wrestling team claimed its record 12th NCAA Division III national championship, winning two individual national crowns and earning six All-Americans in the finals of the national tournament, completed on Saturday at the Giant Center. Tony is ready to lead this historic program. With the loss to Burkle, Ponce did not earn All-American honors. UP NEXTAugsburg returns to action next Saturday (1/14) at 9 a.m., competing at the Cornell College (Iowa) Invitational in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Despite two previous wins over Kist that season, Flodeen lost by a 5-3 decision. In the quarter-finals, Witzel faced top-seeded Kyle Bilquist (Delaware Valley), whom he had beaten at the National Duals, but fell to Bilquist 2-0. In its 81 Division III National Duals meets, Augsburg has outscored its opponents by a 2,241-to-872 margin, an average score of 27.7 to 12.0. Venz scored pins in all four of his matches on the weekend, giving him a team-leading 16 falls on the season. Melissa would have three future wrestlers in diapers Brady, and 17 months later, twins Brett and Ethan. Augsburg mens wrestlers have earned 60 NWCA Scholar All-America individual honors since 2015. The fourth-place finish was the third All-American honors in Flodeen's career. HERSHEY, Pa. -- Augsburg claimed its NCAA Division III-record 12th national title and first since 2010, snapping a streak of four consecutive national titles by Wartburg. Please contact us to create an account and start editing.