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Viking Wrestlers defeat Northwestern 33-10
Augustana picked up three pins and three major decisions en route to a 33-10 non-conference dual victory over Northwestern College Thursday night at the Elmen Center.
The Vikings, ranked sixth in the latest NCAA Division II Top 20 Poll, won seven of the 10 matches as they won their first dual of the season. Recording pins for Augustana were Chris Trampe at 125 pounds, Cody Henriksen at 165 pounds and Nate Buys at 184 pounds. Austin Scarset (157), Tom Nesseth (197) and Cris Bietz (Heavyweight) recorded major decisions, while Jordan Burmeister won a decision at 141 pounds.
Trampe got the Vikings off to a good start when he pinned Northwesternís Bill Frederick in 3:38. It was Trampeís team-high fifth pin of the season. Henriksen, ranked fifth in the nation, wasted little time in his match, pinning Derek Kosters in 1:09. Buys, who picked up his team-leading 15th win, was nearly as quick, pinning Corey Stromley in 1:39.
Scarset, also ranked fifth in the country, scored 7 takedowns and a point for riding time to collect a 15-4 win over Courtney Goodwin. Tom Nesseth led 2-0 after one period before scoring 7 points in the second period and 5 more in the third to register a 14-5 victory over Andrew Lundgren. Bietz wrapped up the evening with a methodical 11-3 win over Isaac Schmidt
Northwestern, who fell to 0-3 in duals this year, won three matches. Tom Bartello scored a takedown with 6 seconds left in the match and riding time to rally from a 6-5 deficit and claim an 8-6 win over Augieís Adam Schlee. Chris Keating shut out Augieís Aaron Haddorf 12-0 at 149 pounds, while Enock Francois picked up a 5-2 decision over Andrew Sorenson at 174 pounds.
December 8, 2005
#6 Augustana 33, Northwestern 10
125: Chris Trampe (Augie) pins Bill Frederick (NW), 3:38
133: Tom Bartello (NW) dec. Adam Schlee (Augie), 8-6
141: Jordan Burmeister (Augie) dec. Chris Ernster (NW), 5-2
149: Chris Keating (NW) major dec. Aaron Haddorf (Augie), 12-0
157: Austin Scarset (Augie) major dec. Courtney Goodwin, 15-4
165: Cody Henriksen (Augie) pinned Derek Kosters (NW), 1:09
174: Enock FranÁois (NW) dec. Andrew Sorenson (Augie), 5-2
184: Nate Buys (Augie) pinned Corey Stromley, 1:39
197: Tom Nesseth (Augie) major dec. Andrew Lundgren (NW), 14-5
Hwt: Cris Bietz (Augie) major dec. Isaac Schmidt (NW), 11-3