2008-09 College Results
Augustana Hands SMSU Wrestling Conference Loss
January 16, 2009
MARSHALL, MINN. - No. 18 Augustana used a pair of pins and three major decisions to hand the Southwest Minnesota State wrestling team a 32-7 loss in the Mustangs' home opener Friday night in Marshall.
Augie improves to 6-2 (2-0 NSIC), while SMSU drops to 2-2 (1-1 NSIC).
Tyler Johnson started the meet by taking a 7-4 decision from Nick
Henning at 184 pounds, giving the host Mustangs a 3-0 advantage.
The nationally ranked Vikings, however, would win the next seven bouts
as Tyler Copsey pinned Ben Derynck at 197 pounds, Lance Peters took a
3-2 decision from Carter Ash at heavyweight, Al Meger took a 12-4 major
decision from Ed Reno at 125 pounds, Sidney Bice defeated Michal Barrie
3-2 at 133 pounds, Jay Sherer handed Brandan Schunk a 4-1 loss at 141
pounds and Mike Long bettered Tanner Skillings 9-4 at 149 pounds. The
Mustangs trailed 22-3
David Albrecht, making his debut in a Mustang singlet, won the next
bout at 157 pounds. The redshirt freshman took a 17-5 major decision
from Carl Serck. Albrecht had four take downs in the victory to make it
22-7.
At 165 pounds, SMSU's Wade Granger lost a 17-5 major decision to Gavin
Nelson. In the final bout at 174 pounds, Augie's Marcus Edgington
pinned Nathan Krekelberg in 2:59.
The Mustangs are back in action on Jan. 22 when they host Division III Concordia-Moorhead at 7 p.m.
January 16, 2009 at Marshall, MN
Augustana 32, Southwest Minnesota State 7
184: Tyler Johnson (SMSU) def. Nick Henning (Augie); dec., 7-4; 3-0
197: Tyler Copsey (Augie) def. Ben Derynck (SMSU); fall, 1:59; 3-6
Hwt: Lance Peters (Augie) def. Carter Ash (SMSU), dec., 3-2; 3-9
125: Al Meger (Augie) def. Ed Reno (SMSU), MD, 12-4; 3-13
133: Sidney Bice (Augie) def. Michal Barrie, dec. 3-2; 3-16
141: Jay Sherer (Augie) def. Brandan Schunk (SMSU), dec. 4-1; 3-19
149: Mike Long (Augie) def. Tanner Skillings (SMSU); dec., 9-4; 3-22
157: David Albrecht (SMSU) def. Carl Serck (Augie); MD, 16-8; 7-22.
165: Gavin Nelson (Augie) def. Wade Granger (SMSU); MD, 17-5; 7-26
174: Marcus Edgington (Augie) def. Nathan Krekelberg (SMSU); fall, 2:59; 7-32
