2008-09 College Results
Augsburg wins seven titles at Sunshine Wrestling Classic
December 29, 2008
OVIEDO, Fla. -- Claiming titles in seven of the 10 weight classes, the Augsburg College
wrestling team dominated action at its Brute/Zac Jarzynka Sunshine
Wrestling Classic tournament, held Sunday and Monday at Oviedo High
School. Augsburg had 19 wrestlers place in the top eight in their
weight classes.
No team results were kept at the open tournament, which featured five
schools ranked in the top 25 in the latest Division III national
rankings -- No. 7 Augsburg, No. 6 St. John's, No. 8 Ithaca (New York),
No. 15 College of New Jersey and No. 24 Heidelberg (Ohio).
Augsburg's Travis Lang (SR, Bismarck, N.D.), the top-ranked wrestler in
Division III at 133 pounds, continued his dominant start to the season
with four wins -- two by first-period pins, a major decision and a
13-10 win over No. 9-ranked Mogi Baatar of St. John's in the finals --
to win his weight class. Lang, now 18-0 on the season, has recorded 16
bonus-point triumphs -- 12 pins, two major decisions and two technical
falls.
Andy Witzel (JR, Fulda, Minn.), ranked No. 3 at heavyweight, improved
to 16-1 on the season with four wins, including a 57-second pin in his
opening match, to claim his weight-class title for the Auggies. Jared
Massey (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS), ranked No. 3 nationally
at 197, won five matches, including pins of 32 seconds and 4:03, to
score the title in his class. Massey is now 10-0 on the year.
Augsburg's Jason Adams (JR, Coon Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 9
nationally at 157, recorded four wins, including a 41-second pin in his
opening match, to capture the title and improve to 17-2 on the season.
Tony Valek (FY, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) claimed two pins among
his four victories to claim the title at 141 pounds, while Willy Holst
(SR, Prescott, Wis.) won the title at 149 with four wins, including a
first-round pin and a 13-4, major-decision win over Blaine Woszczak of
Ithaca (N.Y.), ranked No. 10 nationally, in the finals. Freddie Vigil
(JR, Bakersfield, Calif./South HS) claimed the title at 125 for the
Auggies with a 4-0 performance, including two major decisions.
Other nationally ranked wrestlers to win titles at the tournament were
No. 10-ranked Justin Bonitatis of The College of New Jersey at 165 and
No. 7-ranked Dustin Baxter of St. John's (Minn.) at 184. Dave Priest of
Ithaca (N.Y.) won top honors at 174.
Also for Augsburg, Zach Molitor scored a second-place finish at 174
pounds, and Tyson Barrett (JR, Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka HS) finished
third at heavyweight. Brandon Bahr (FY, Bemidji, Minn.) placed fourth
at 165, Minh Huynh (FY, Eagan, Minn./Eastview HS) placed fifth at 125;
Jake Saatzer (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) placed sixth at 149;
Garrett Long (JR, Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) and Brad Baus (FY,
Mukwonago, Wis.) shared seventh place at 184, as did Zach Enrico (FY,
Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS) at 157 and Josh Kohler (FY, Monticello,
Minn.) at 174; and placing eighth were Nathan Lexvold (FY, Kenyon,
Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) at 141, Torey Stewart (FY, Jackson,
Minn./Jackson County Central HS) at 149 and Brandon Klukow (SR, Albert
Lea, Minn.) at 165.
Top three finishers from each weight class at the 2008 Augsburg College Brute/Zac Jarzynka Sunshine Wrestling Classic.
No team results were kept.
125 -- 1. Freddie Vigil (Augsburg), 2. Chad Henle (St. John's), 3. Sammy Deligio (Milwaukee SOE).
133 -- 1. Travis Lang (Augsburg), 2. Mogi Baatar (St. John's), 3. Chad Winowich (Ithaca).
141 -- 1. Tony Valek (Augsburg), 2. Justin Seifried (Ithaca), 3. Craig Fechko (Heidelberg).
149 -- 1. Willy Holst (Augsburg), 2. Blaine Woszczak (Ithaca), 3. Tyler Branham (College of New Jersey).
157 -- 1. Jason Adams (Augsburg), 2. Matt Baarson (St. John's), 3. Will Horwath (Ithaca).
165 -- 1. Justin Bonitatis (College of New Jersey), 2. Patrick Knight (New York Univ.), 3. Trevor Sanford (unattached).
174 -- 1. Dave Priest (Ithaca), 2. Zach Molitor (Augsburg), 3. Grant Eustice (St. John's).
184 -- 1. Dustin Baxter (St. John's), 2. Sam Laes (Lawrence), 3. Ed Bizorik (Heidelberg).
197 -- 1. Jared Massey (Augsburg), 2. Ed Broderick (College of New Jersey), 3. Niko Brown (unattached).
Hwt -- 1. Andy Witzel (Augsburg), 2. Joe Goetz (Ithaca), 3. Tyson Barrett (Augsburg).
Tournament Results
