MINNEAPOLIS -- Winning all 10 matches, including three by pin and two
technical falls, the Augsburg College wrestling team claimed a 47-0
victory over St. Cloud State in a nonconference dual meet Sunday
afternoon at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall.
The Auggies, ranked No. 1 in the latest NCAA Division III national poll
(National Wrestling Coaches Association), improved to 10-0 in dual
meets on the season. Augsburg has won 85 of 100 individual matches in
its 10 team victories this season. Sunday's win marked Augsburg's third
shutout of the season; the Auggies topped St. John's 43-0 on Nov. 22
and Simpson (Iowa) 50-0 on Jan. 13.
Against teams from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 217-16 since
the 1989-90 season, losing just 11 matches to non-Division I opponents
since the 1995-96 season. Augsburg has won nine Division III national
titles in the last 16 seasons.
Augsburg is now 15-4 in the all-time series against St. Cloud State, a
series dating to the 1980-81 season. Augsburg has won the last 13 duals
in a row in the series with the Huskies. St. Cloud State, an NCAA
Division II program, is now 3-4 in dual meets this season.
Augsburg opened the match with three straight pins. Seth Flodeen (So.,
Cannon Falls, Minn.), ranked No. 3 nationally at 125 pounds, claimed a
second-period pin of Westy Hanson (Fr., Crookston, Minn.), improving to
15-3 in the process. Jamie Rocha (Fr., Santa Maria, Minn./Righetti HS)
scored a pin over Nick Wasche (So., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) in the
first period at 133.
Quincy Osborn (Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 1 in the country
at 141, ended his match with Tim Whitely (Fr., Wenatchee, Wash.) with a
pin in just 19 seconds. The pin was Osborn's team-high 15th of the
season, as he improved to 31-2 overall.
Augsburg's Marcus LeVesseur (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington
Kennedy HS), ranked No. 1 nationally at 165, maintained his unbeaten
collegiate record with a third-period technical fall of Matt Steffenson
(Jr., Onamia, Minn.). LeVesseur, who won Division III national titles
at 157 pounds three times (2003, 2004, 2005), improved to 18-0 on the
season and improved his collegiate career record to 142-0, the
second-longest winning streak in college wrestling history, behind the
159 of Cael Sanderson at Iowa State (1998-2002). LeVesseur has yet to
lose a college wrestling match.
Robbie Gotreau (Jr., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), ranked No. 3
nationally at 174, needed just 3:15 to claim a 15-0, technical fall
victory over Neil Russell (So., St. Cloud, Minn./Apollo HS). Gotreau is
now 29-4 on the season.
Jeremy Anderson (Jr., Thief River Falls, Minn.), ranked No. 1 in the
country at 157, improved to 27-1 on the season with a 16-4,
major-decision win over Adam Minnette (Jr., New Prague, Minn.).
Jason Adams (Fr., Coon Rapids, Minn.) scored a 8-5 win over Grant
Johnson (Fr., Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori HS) at 149. George Lynaugh
(Jr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) claimed a 6-4 triumph over
Nick Wilkes (Jr., Onamia, Minn.) at 184, while Wally O'Connor (Jr.,
Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West HS) scored a 6-1 win over Jairo Sandoval
(Jr., Miami, Fla./Miami Senior HS). Augsburg's Andrew Neumann (Sr.,
Somerset, Wis.), ranked No. 7 nationally at heavyweight, received a
forfeit to end the match.
Augsburg returns to action with a dual meet against Wartburg College
(Iowa) on Thursday (2/1) at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall. Wartburg, the
defending Division III national champions, is currently ranked No. 2 in
the Division III national poll. St. Cloud State returns to action on
Friday (2/2) at 7 p.m. with a dual meet at Upper Iowa University.
College Wrestling: No. 1 in D-III Augsburg (10-0) 47, St. Cloud State
(3-4) 0
Sunday, January 28, 2007 – Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
Action begins at 125 pounds: Time of match: 1:07: Attendance: 186:
Official: Scott Erickson.
January 28, 2007 at Minneapolis, Minn
Augsburg 47, St. Cloud State 0
125: No. 3 Seth Flodeen (AUG, 15-3) pinned Westy Hanson (SCSU, 10-13)
3:17 (Augsburg 6-0).
133: Jamie Rocha (AUG, 21-5) pinned Nick Wasche (SCSU, 7-10) 1:56
(Augsburg 12-0).
141: No. 1 Quincy Osborn (AUG, 31-2) pinned Tim Whitely (SCSU, 17-9)
0:19 (Augsburg 18-0).
149: Jason Adams (AUG, 18-3) dec. Grant Johnson (SCSU, 10-11) 8-5
(Augsburg 21-0).
157: No. 1 Jeremy Anderson (AUG, 27-1) maj. dec. Adam Minnette (SCSU,
3-4) 16-4 (Augsburg 25-0).
165: No. 1 Marcus LeVesseur (AUG, 18-0) tech. fall Matt Steffenson
(SCSU, 12-12) 20-5 at 6:03 (Augsburg 30-0).
174: No. 3 Robbie Gotreau (AUG, 29-4) tech. fall Neil Russell (SCSU,
7-10) 15-0 at 3:15 (Augsburg 35-0).
184: George Lynaugh (AUG, 23-4) dec. Nick Wilkes (SCSU, 9-3) 6-4
(Augsburg 38-0).
197: Wally O’Connor (AUG, 14-11) dec. Jairo Sandoval (SCSU, 13-14) 6-1
(Augsburg 41-0).
Hwt: No. 7 Andrew Neumann (AUG, 25-5) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 47-0).