2008-09 College Results
Augsburg (Minn.) 21, Wartburg (Iowa) 16
January 30, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the second time this season, Augsburg College's
Jared Massey (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) claimed a huge pin
over a Wartburg College wrestler at 197 pounds, lifting the Auggies to
a 21-16 triumph over the Eagles in a battle of the top two rated teams
in NCAA Division III wrestling on Friday night before 1,168 fans at
Augsburg's Si Melby Hall.
Massey clinched the victory for the Auggies with a 1:16 pin of
Wartburg's Dylan Wrage (FY, Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock HS) at 197
pounds, giving the Auggies an insurmountable lead in the dual. Massey,
now 17-1 on the season with nine pins, is ranked No. 2 nationally at
197.
Augsburg (9-2 in dual meets), the top-ranked team in Division III
wrestling, completed a season sweep of the No. 2-ranked Knights (13-2
in dual meets). Augsburg topped Wartburg 21-20 in the finals of the
National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III National Duals on
Jan. 11. In that dual, Massey also had a first-period pin in the
penultimate bout of the dual.
Augsburg is now 13-9 in the all-time series with Wartburg. Augsburg is
now 236-21 against Divisions II and III teams since the 1989-90 season,
losing just 16 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96
season. Against strictly Division III opponents, Augsburg is 241-23
since the 1979-80 season and 165-13 since the 1989-90 season.
Augsburg's Travis Lang (SR, Bismarck, N.D.), ranked No. 1 nationally at
133 pounds, remained unbeaten at 28-0 with his 25th bonus-point
victory, a 1:43 pin of Wartburg's No. 2-ranked Matt Kelly (JR, Dubuque,
Iowa/Hempstead HS). Lang recorded his 17th pin of the season; he also
has three technical falls, four major decisions and a forfeit.
At 125, No. 5-ranked Seth Flodeen (SR, Cannon Falls, Minn.) of Augsburg
rallied to tie his match with No. 6-ranked Mark Kist (SO, Eagle Grove,
Iowa) with exactly 1:00 of riding time. After a scoreless overtime,
Flodeen gained a reversal and three-point near-fall in the second
30-second overtime period, then held on in the third overtime period to
claim a 7-2 win.
Augsburg's Willy Holst (SR, Prescott, Wis.), ranked No. 1 at 149, took
advantage of a reversal, two-point near-fall and 3:01 riding time to
claim a 5-2 win over Wartburg's No. 2-ranked Jacob Naig (SR,
Emmetsburg, Iowa). Holst is now 15-1 on the season.
At 174, Augsburg's Zach Molitor (SO, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti
HS), ranked No. 7 nationally, scored a key takedown with 43 seconds
left in the third period to claim a 4-2 win over Wartburg's Grant
Jenkins (SR, Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware HS).
Two Wartburg wrestlers extended long winning streaks with victories.
Top-ranked Aaron Wernimont (SR, Pocahontas, Iowa) extended his winning
streak to 71 straight matches with a 14-4, major-decision win over
Augsburg's No. 5-ranked Jason Adams (JR, Coon Rapids, Minn.), the lone
bonus-point win of the evening for the Knights. Wernimont is now 34-0
on the season. And at 184, top-ranked Romeo Djoumessi (SR, Waverly,
Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock HS) improved to 6-0 on the year with his 35th
straight win, a 6-4 triumph over Brad Baus (FY, Mukwonago, Wis.).
Also for the Knights, No. 2-ranked Zach McKray (SR, Iowa City,
Iowa/City HS) scored a 5-3 win over Augsburg's No. 7-ranked Tony Valek
(FY, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West HS). Top-ranked Justin Hanson (SR,
Dakota City, Iowa/Humboldt HS) at 165 improved to 29-1 with a 14-7 win
over Brandon Bahr (FY, Bemidji, Minn.), and at heavyweight, Wartburg's
No. 4-ranked John Helgerson (SO, West Union, Iowa/North Fayette HS)
scored a 3-1 win over Augsburg's No. 7-ranked Andy Witzel (JR, Fulda,
Minn.).
