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Vikings prepare for North Regional Championships on Sunday
February 25, 2004
THIS WEEK: The No. 7 Augustana College wrestling team (7-6, 2-3 NCC) heads to the North Regional Championships in St. Cloud, Minn., on Sunday, February 29. Action begins at 10 a.m. in Halenbeck Hall, with the finals scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
The regional championships includes teams from the North Central Conference and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, serve as the qualifying tournament for the NCAA Division II Championships. The top four finishers in each weight class advance to the national championships, which will be held March 12-13 in Mankato, Minn.
RESULTS: Brackets and Results of the North Regional Championships will be available throughout the day on the St. Cloud State University athletics web site at: http://www.stcloudstate.edu/~sports/wrestling/ncaaregional.html
COACHING STAFF: Jason Reitmeier (Augustana, 1997) is in his first season as head coach of the Augustana wrestling team after serving as an assistant coach for the Vikings the previous six seasons.
Reitmeier was a two-time All-American for the Vikings. He won the 1997 national championship at 142 pounds after placing third at 134 pounds in 1996. He did win the North Central Conference title at 134 pounds in 1996.
Reitmeier's assistant coaches this season are Jacob Ramos, a former Viking All-American, and former Viking standout Ryan Carlson.