2009-10 College Results
No. 2 Auggies score 42-0 victory
January 3, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS -- Winning all 10 matches, including seven by bonus-point margins, the Augsburg College wrestling
team dominated in a 42-0 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire in a dual meet on Sunday afternoon at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall.
Augsburg (3-0 in dual meets), the No. 2-ranked team in the latest
National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings,
claimed three major decisions, a pin an a technical fall in its first
five bouts to build a 23-0 lead, then had two more technical falls
among its final five victories over Wisconsin-Eau Claire (0-11 in dual
meets).
Against opponents from Divisions II and III since the 1989-90 season,
Augsburg is now 241-21. Augsburg has lost just 16 matches against
non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. Against strictly
Division III opponents, Augsburg is 243-23 since the 1979-80 season and
167-13 since the 1989-90 season.
Brandon Bahr (SO, Bemidji, Minn.) claimed the lone pin of the day for
the Auggies, a 2:45 match-ender over the Blugolds' Keith Dawson (SO,
Neillsville, WIs.) at 174 pounds.
Three Auggies scored technical falls -- a second-period 16-1 win by
Paul Bjorkstrand (SR, Burnsville, Minn.) at 133 pounds, and
third-period 16-0 wins by Brad Baus (SO, Mukwonago, Wis.) at 197 and
Josh Roberts (SO, Grand Forks, N.D./Central HS) at 125.
Bjorkstrand improved to 15-4 on the season with a dominating effort,
using three takedowns and three 3-point near-falls to secure the early
ending to his bout. Roberts also had three takedowns and three 3-point
near-falls in his victory, while Baus collected four 3-point near-falls
in his win.
Top-ranked 157-pounder Jason Adams (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn.) opened the
match with a 10-2, major-decision win over Jon Ames (SR, Genoa,
WIs./Viroqua, Wis.), improving to 19-2 on the season.
Augsburg's two other ranked wrestlers competing on Sunday also scored
wins -- with No. 4-ranked heavyweight Andy Witzel (SR, Fulda, Minn.)
scoring a 2-0 decision over Joe Pitsch (SO, Oshkosh, Wis./North HS) and
No. 3-ranked 149-pounder Tony Valek (SO, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott
West) closing the match with an 8-2 triumph over Andy Johnson (SR, St.
Cloud, Minn./Tech HS).
Beau Hansen (JR, Albert Lea, Minn.) scored an 11-2, major-decision win
at 165, while Caleb Lines (FY, Jackson, Minn./Jackson County Central
HS) claimed three takedowns, a reversal, two near-falls and 4:23 of
riding time en route to a 14-1, major-decision win at 184. Jake Saatzer
(JR, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) also claimed a win for the
Auggies, an 8-4 triumph at 141.
Augsburg is in competition this coming Saturday and Sunday (1/9-10) at
the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III National Duals
in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Augsburg is the defending NWCA Division III
National Duals champions, having won the event four times in its
eight-year history.
Action begins at 157 pounds.
Time of match: 1:23.
Attendance: 94.
Official: Mike Roff.
Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn.
No. 2 Augsburg (Minn., 3-0) 42, Wisconsin-Eau Claire (0-11) 0
157: No. 1 Jason Adams (AUG, 19-2) maj. dec. Jon Ames (UWEC, 2-12) 10-2 (Augsburg 4-0).
165: Beau Hansen (AUG, 6-4) maj. dec. Levi Polus (UWEC, 2-10) 11-2 (Augsburg 8-0).
174: Brandon Bahr (AUG, 8-8) pinned Keith Dawson (UWEC, 3-8) 2:45 (Augsburg 14-0).
184: Caleb Lines (AUG, 10-8) maj. dec. Will Christ (UWEC, 3-11) 14-1 (Augsburg 18-0).
197: Brad Baus (AUG, 10-5) tech. fall Andy Meyer (UWEC, 0-11) 16-0 at 5:46 (Augsburg 23-0).
Hwt: No. 4 Andy Witzel (AUG, 12-3) dec. Joe Pitsch (UWEC, 1-7) 2-0 (Augsburg 26-0).
125: Josh Roberts (AUG, 6-3) tech. fall J.T. Bernstein (UWEC, 1-12) 16-0 at 5:34 (Augsburg 31-0).
133: Paul Bjorkstrand (AUG, 15-4) tech. fall Brian Reier (UWEC, 0-1) 16-1 at 4:47 (Augsburg 36-0).
141: Jake Saatzer (AUG, 8-3) dec. Zach Weisenberger (UWEC, 0-6) 8-4 (Augsburg 39-0).
149: No. 3 Tony Valek (AUG, 19-4) dec. Andy Johnston (UWEC, 7-5) 8-2 (Augsburg 42-0).
