Augustana won 8 overall matches, including the final 6 bouts of the
night to defeat Southwest Minnesota State 32-6 in a non-conference dual
Friday night in Marshall, Minn.
The Vikings, ranked No. 11 in the latest NCAA Division II poll, used a
pin by Austin Scarset and 4 major decisions to propel them to the win
an improve to 5-3 in dual action this season. The Mustangs dropped to
1-3.
Scarset, ranked No. 2 in the nation at 157 pounds, wasted little time
in pinning SMSU's Chris Fast in only 40 seconds. It was the only pin of
the dual and gave the Vikings a 12-6 lead.
Aaron Haddorff then picked up a major decision at 165 pounds. Following
a decision by Cody Henriksen at 174 pounds, Beau Severtson (184), Nate
Buys (197) and Ray O'Connor (Hwt) all recorded major decision victoies.
Chris Trampe got the Vikings off to a good start, edging SMSU's Kurt
Smith 7-6 at 125 pounds. Also winning was Jordan Burmeister, who earned
a 10-6 win over Ryan Reed at 141 pounds.
Augustana will be in action again on Saturday when the Vikings host St.
Cloud State in a 2 p.m. dual at the Elmen Center. It will also be
Parents Day.
January 19, 2007 at Marshall, MN
Augustana 32, Southwest Minnesota
State 6
125: Chris Trampe (AC) dec. Kurt Smith (SMSU), 7-6, 3-0
133: Michel Barrie (SMSU) dec. Adam Schlee (AC), 6-5, 3-3
141: Jordan Burmeister (AC) dec. Ryan Reed (SMSU), 10-6, 6-3
149: Luke Giese (SMSU) dec. Brandon Kruger (AC), 7-6, 6-6
157: Austin Scarset (AC) pinned Chris Fast (SMSU), 0:40, 12-6
165: Aaron Haddorff (AC) major dec. Justin Crouch (SMSU), 15-4, 16-6
174: Cody Henriksen (AC) dec. Tyler Johnson (SMSU), 10-4, 19-6
184: Beau Severtson (AC) major def. Cody Chamblin (SMSU), 16-2, 24-6
197: Nate Buys (AC) major dec. C.D. Johnson (SMSU), 14-1, 28-6
Hwy: Ray O’Connor (AC) major dec. David Marshall (SMSU), 10-1, 32-6