SJU TRAVELS TO AUGSBURG FOR DUAL Saint John’s
will travel to Minneapolis on Wednesday, Nov. 22 for a dual against
Augsburg at 5 p.m.
SJU COMPETES IN FIRST DUAL MEET,
AUGGIE OPEN
MANKATO, Minn. – Saint John’s competed in the first nonconference dual
meet of the season against Minnesota State- Mankato Mavericks on
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006. Minnesota State-Mankato is ranked number
three in division II athletics and proved to be a worthy opponent for
Saint John’s. Johnnie freshman Mogi Baatar (125; Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia/St. Benedict's) won by decision, 5-4, against Mankato’s Nick
Smith. Smith is ranked number 2 in Division II.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – On Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, Saint John’s competed
in the Auggie-Brute-Adidas Open wrestling tournament. Freshman Mogi
Baatar (125; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St. Benedict's) went 4-1, senior
Jacob Malone (157; New York Mills, Minn./New York Mills) went 3-1 and
freshman Matt Laine (125; Hastings, Minn./Hastings) ended the day with
a 2-1 record.
BAATAR SHINES AGAIN
Freshman Mogi Baatar (125; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St. Benedict's)
displayed another pair of impressive performances last week. On
Wednesday, Nov. 15, Baatar defeated Minnesota State-Mankato’s Nick
Smith, who is ranked second nationally in Division II, in a tight
match, 5-4. On Saturday, Nov. 18, Baatar went 4-1 in the
Auggie-Brute-Adidas Open. Baatar is 8-3 so far in this, his freshman
season at SJU.
SJU HEAD COACH BRANDON NOVAK
Head Coach Brandon Novak is in his third season as the head wrestling
coach in Collegeville. A 2001 graduate of SJU, Novak won the NCAA
Division III Championship at 197 pounds in 2001 and was a three-time
All- American. As a football player at SJU, Novak was named MIAC Most
Valuable Player as a linebacker in 1999 and a first-team All-America
selection. Last year, Novak led the Johnnie grapplers to a 16th place
finish at the NCAA Championships. In 2005-06, Novak's SJU wrestling
team had the fifth-highest team grade point average in NCAA Division
III at 3.334.
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