2009-10 College Results
Auggies win battle of No. 1 teams
January 22, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS -- Winning six of 10 matches, Augsburg College
scored an 18-12 victory over the University of Nebraska-Omaha in a
battle of the top-ranked teams in small-college wrestling on Friday
night at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall.
Augsburg (9-0 in dual meets), ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division III
national rankings, claimed four wins in the middle of the match to pull
ahead of Nebraska-Omaha (5-1), ranked No. 1 in the Division II national
poll. The loss snapped an 18-match dual-meet winning streak for the
Mavericks.
The Auggies clinched the victory when Jared Massey (JR, Circle Pines,
Minn./Centennial HS) topped Jacob Marrs (SR, Oak Hill, Kan./Clay Center
HS) 6-2 in battle of the top-ranked wrestlers at 197 pounds in their
respective divisions. The win improved Massey's record to 14-0 on the
season, and he is now 45-1 in his two seasons at Augsburg.
One of the most important wins in the match came in the opening bout,
as Augsburg's Josh Roberts (SO, Grand Forks, N.D./Central HS) claimed a
5-4 victory over UNO's No. 2-ranked Terrell McKinney (FY, Omaha,
Neb./North HS) at 125 pounds. Roberts tied the bout with an escape with
20 seconds left in the second period, then in the down position to open
the third period, quickly escaped again and held off McKinney to score
the upset win.
After the Auggies lost the next two battles, they rattled off four
straight wins to take the lead for good. Lucas Murray (JR, Anoka,
Minn.) used an escape and takedown in a 17-second span midway through
the second period to score a 3-1 win at 149. At 157, Augsburg's No.
5-ranked Jason Adams (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn.) improved to 29-2 on the
season, rallying from 2-1 deficit with a takedown and three-point
near-fall in the third period to claim a 6-3 win over UNO's No.
2-ranked George Ivanov (FY, Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central HS).
At 165, Orlando Ponce (JR, Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS),
ranked No. 6 in Division III, used an escape and takedown in the third
period to score a 5-3 win over UNO's No. 4-ranked Ryan Pankoke (JR,
Beaver Crossing, Neb./Centennial HS), and at 174, Augsburg's No.
3-ranked Zach Molitor (JR, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS) used
two takedowns and 3:46 of riding time to score a 6-0 win over Brett
Rosedale (SO, Marshalltown, Iowa/East Marshalltown HS).
Nebraska-Omaha claimed four wins, including three in battles of ranked
wrestlers. Cody Garcia (SR, Hutchinson, Kan.), the No. 2-ranked
wrestler in Division II at 133, claimed a 10-6 win over Augsburg's No.
6-ranked Paul Bjorkstrand (SR, Burnsville, Minn.). In the following
match, No. 3-ranked Mario Morgan (JR, Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS)
claimed a 9-2 win over Augsburg's No. 5-ranked Jafari Vanier (SR,
Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS).
At heavyweight, No. 2-ranked Elijah Madison (FY, Kansas City, Mo./Oak
Park HS) scored a 2-0 win for UNO over Augsburg's No. 7-ranked Andy
Witzel (SR, Fulda, Minn.), and the Mavericks' No. 6-ranked Austin Boehm
(SO, Urbandale, Iowa) scored a 13-6 win over Augsburg's Brad Baus (SO,
Mukwonago, Wis.) at 184.
Augsburg is now 4-2 in the all-time series with Nebraska-Omaha. Since
1989-90, the Auggies are now 247-21 against opponents from Divisions II
and III, losing just 16 matches to non-Division I teams since the
1995-96 campaign.
Both teams return to action against ranked opponents in their
respective divisions this weekend. Augsburg travels to face No.
6-ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse on Sunday (1/24) at 2 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha
travels to face No. 8-ranked St. Cloud State on Saturday (1/23) at 2
p.m.
Photo Gallery by Caleb Williams 
Action begins at 125 pounds.
Time of match: 1:55
Attendance: 518.
Official: Jerry Reker.
January 22, 2010 at Minneapolis, MN
#1 (D-III) Augsburg (Minn., 9-0) 18, #1 (D-II) Nebraska-Omaha (5-1) 12
125: Josh Roberts (AUG, 12-6) dec. #2 Terrell McKinney (UNO, 20-8) 5-4 (Augsburg 3-0).
133: #2 Cody Garcia (UNO, 34-0) dec. #6 Paul Bjorkstrand (AUG, 22-6) 10-6 (TIED 3-3).
141: #3 Mario Morgan (UNO, 26-3) dec. #5 Jafari Vanier (AUG, 6-3) 9-2 (UNO 6-3).
149: Lucas Murray (AUG, 12-6) dec. Tait Weatherbee (UNO, 14-14) 3-1 (TIED 6-6).
157: #5 Jason Adams (AUG, 29-2) dec. #2 George Ivanov (UNO, 24-8) 6-3 (Augsburg 9-6).
165: #6 Orlando Ponce (AUG, 19-8) dec. #4 Ryan Pankoke (UNO, 22-6) 5-3 (Augsburg 12-6).
174: #3 Zach Molitor (AUG, 16-3) dec. Brett Rosedale (UNO, 10-10) 6-0 (Augsburg 15-6).
184: #6 Austin Boehm (UNO, 12-4) dec. Brad Baus (AUG, 13-9) 13-6 (Augsburg 15-9).
197: #1 Jared Massey (AUG, 15-0) dec. #1 Jacob Marrs (UNO, 25-6) 6-2 (Augsburg 18-9).
HWT: #2 Elijah Madison (UNO, 22-5) dec. #7 Andy Witzel (AUG, 15-6) 2-0 (Augsburg 18-12).
