Wrestling • Augsburg College at Ncaa Division Iii National Championships Friday-Saturday, March 10-11, 2017 • La Crosse Center, La Crosse, Wis
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AUGGIE GAMEDAY! WRESTLING • AUGSBURG COLLEGE AT NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 10-11, 2017 • LA CROSSE CENTER, LA CROSSE, WIS. THE NATIONAL MEET -- Twelve-time national AUGSBURG’S NCAA DIVISION III 2016-17 AUGSBURG COLLEGE champion Augsburg College will compete at the WRESTLING RESULTS/SCHEDULE NCAA Division III National Championships on NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS LINEUP Home events (bold) at Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. Friday and Saturday, March 10-11 at the La 125 - No. 3 Victor Gliva (FY, Farmington, Minn.), (WT) denotes White Team (junior varsity) events Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis. 30-4 # denotes matches with live online webcasts: athletics.augsburg.edu Action begins at 11 a.m. (Central time) on 133 - Sam Bennyhoff (SO, Mound, Minn./ Date Opponent/Tournament Time Friday with preliminary rounds, and quarterfinal Mound-Westonka HS), 28-7 Sat., Nov. 19 Auggie-Adidas Open 1 champion and wrestleback action at 6 p.m. 141 - No. 5 David Flynn (FY, Jordan, Minn./Scott Tue., Nov. 22 at St. Olaf College W 48-3 On Saturday, action continues at 10 a.m. with West), 21-4 at Augsburg, 30-7 overall Sat., Dec. 3 at Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse 3-0 championship semifinals, consolation action 149 - No. 8 Ryan Epps (FY, Cannon Falls, Minn.), Candlewood Suite Duals and placing matches for third, fifth and seventh 32-5 vs. Cornell College (Iowa) W 28-9 places. Parade of All-Americans will be at 6:30 vs. Loras College (Iowa) W 26-13 157 - Grant Parker (SR, Onalaska, Wis.), 22-10 p.m., with the championship matches scheduled vs. Olivet College (Mich.) W 22-19 165 - Lucas Jeske (FY, St. Michael, Minn./ to begin at 7 p.m. Thu., Dec. 8 at Minnesota State-Moorhead W 25-12 St. Michael-Albertville HS), 21-7 Sat., Dec. 10 at St. Cloud State Husky Open 2 champs AUGSBURG’S ALL-AMERICAN TRADITION -- Depth 184 - No. 1 Owen Webster (FY, Shakopee, Minn.), Dec. 29-30 at Citrus Open 1st/12 (200.5), 6 champs has always been a hallmark of the Augsburg 29-1 (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) wrestling program, and that has shown in the HWT - No. 3 Donny Longendyke (SR, Vadnais Jan. 5-6 NWCA Division III National Duals 2nd place number of All-Americans -- finishers in the top Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake HS), 24-3 at Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind. eight of each weight class -- that the team has Thu., Jan. 5 - vs. Springfield (Mass.) W 38-11 Thu., Jan. 5 - vs. Ferrum (Va.) W 34-9 had in national competition. Augsburg has earned at least two All-Americans every year since 1988. Fri., Jan. 6 - vs. Ithaca (N.Y.) W 26-12 Augsburg has had at least one All-American in national competition every year since 1977 -- 40 Fri., Jan. 6 - vs. Wartburg (Iowa) L 31-9 straight years. Augsburg has now earned 232 wrestling All-Americans in program history (196 in NCAA Thu., Jan. 5 (WT) Nuway Open No team results competition, 36 in NAIA). at Fort Wayne, Ind. AUGGIES WIN REGIONAL TITLE, QUALIFY NINE TO NATIONALS -- Qualifying individuals in eight of 10 weight Sat., Jan. 14 at Cornell College 1st/15 (191.0), 5 champs (Iowa) Matman Open classes to the national championships, Augsburg wrestling team claimed an NCAA regional title for the Fri., Jan. 20 vs. Concordia College-Moorhead # W 33-9 15th straight year, winning the NCAA Division III West Regional crown on Feb. 25 at Concordia-Moor- Sat., Jan. 21 (WT) at Minn. West- 2 co-champs head. Augsburg won the 11-team regional with 159.0 points. Augsburg has won the team title in its Worthington Open NCAA regional every year since starting regional competition in the 2002-03 season. Augsburg has had Sun., Jan. 22 vs. Saint John’s University # W 37-14 seven or more national tournament qualifiers in 14 of the last 15 seasons. Sat., Jan. 28 at Saint John’s University 3 champs Augsburg swept the post-tournament awards, as 184-pounder Owen Webster (FY, Shakopee, Minn.) North Country Open was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler, head coach Jim Moulsoff was named the West Region Thu., Feb. 2 vs. Wartburg College (Iowa) # L 20-13 Coach of the Year and assistant coach Tony Valek was named West Region Assistant Coach of the Year. Sat., Feb. 4 at Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3 champs Don Parker Open LONGENDYKE CAN JOIN ELITE COMPANY -- The 2015 NCAA Division III heavyweight national champion Sat., Feb. 11 (WT) at Winona State Invite 1st/12 (129.5) and 2016 national runner-up, Augsburg’s Donny Longendyke (SR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Fri., Feb. 17 at Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point W 40-6 Lake HS) can join some elite company this weekend, with a chance to become the 12th Auggie wres- Sat., Feb. 25 NCAA Division III 1st/11 (159.0), 7 champs tler, and third heavyweight, to earn multiple national championships. He could also become the 42nd West Regional at Concordia-Moorhead March 10-11 NCAA D-III National Championships 11 a.m./ Auggie wrestler to earn three All-American honors. at La Crosse Center, La Crosse, Wis. 10 a.m. Currently ranked No. 3 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association national poll at heavyweight, RECORD: 11-2 OVERALL Longendyke enters the national championships with a 24-3 record, including a 20-2 mark against Division III competition. A transfer from Division I Nebraska, Longendyke went 44-2 in 2014-15 to win the Division III national title in his first Auggie campaign, and went 39-3 in 2015-16 to place second nationally. He is now 107-8 in his three seasons at Augsburg, with 81 bonus-point wins (61 pins, four technical falls, 16 major decisions). He is 148-29 in his collegiate career, with 111 bonus-point wins (84 pins, four technical falls, 23 major decisions). Eleven Auggies have earned multiple national championships in program history, led by Marcus LeVesseur, who is the only Division III wrestler ever to earn four national titles (157 in 2003, 2004 and NWCA DIVISION III NATIONAL POLL 2005, 165 in 2007). John Beatty was the first Auggie to claim two national crowns (134 in 1998, 142 (FINAL POLL - FEBRUARY 22) in 1990). Other Auggies to win two national championships: Gary Kroells (158 in 1992 and 1993), 1. Wartburg (Iowa) 14. U.S. Coast Guard (Ct.) Dan Lewandowski (190 in 1996 and 1997), Henry Gerten (118 in 1997 and 1998), Ben Bauer (HWT in 2. Augsburg (Minn.) 15. SUNY-Cortland (N.Y.) 2000 and 2001), Matt Shankey (125 in 2004 and 2005), Mark Matzek (133 in 2004 and 2005), Joe 3. Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 16. Loras (Iowa) Moon (174 in 2004 and 2005), Chad Johnson (HWT in 2012 and 2013) and Mike Fuenffinger (125 in 4. Ithaca (N.Y.) 17. Cornell (Iowa) 2014 and 2015). 5. Wisconsin-La Crosse 18. York (Pa.) FAMILY AFFAIR FOR GLIVA -- Augsburg 125-pounder Victor Gliva (FY, Farmington, Minn.) is competing in 6. Stevens Tech (N.J.) 19. Central (Iowa) his first national tournament for the Auggies. His fatherSteve Gliva ‘85 holds a unique place in Augs- 7. Roger Williams (R.I.) 20. Coe (Iowa) burg wrestling history, as the only Auggie to ever earn five All-American honors. He earned NAIA honors 8. Messiah (Pa.) 21. Wabash (Ind.) in 1982, both NAIA and NCAA Division III honors in 1983, and NCAA honors in 1984 and 1985. 9. Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) 22. SUNY-Brockport (N.Y.) winning the Division III national championship at 118 pounds in 1984. 10. Wisconsin-Whitewater 23. Wilkes (Pa.) Should Victor earn All-American honors, the Glivas would be the second father-son combination to 11. Olivet (Mich.) 24. Concordia-M’hd (Minn.) earn All-American honors in Augsburg wrestling history, joining the Adams -- father Bob Adams ‘83 and 12. Ferrum (Va.) 25. Heidelberg (Ohio) son Jason Adams ‘10, who were both three-time All-Americans (Bob won the 134-pound NCAA Division 13. New York University III national title in 1983). athletics.augsburg.edu • Twitter: @AugsburgAuggies • Instagram: @AugsburgAuggies • Facebook: AugsburgCollegeAuggies Augsburg College -- a tradition of wrestling excellence Augsburg’s wrestling team has dominated small-college competition over the last three decades. • Augsburg has finished among the top two teams in national competition 22 times since 1975, winning national titles 12 times in NCAA Division III competition and earning runner-up honors 11 times (10 in Division III, once in NAIA). Augsburg finished among the top four teams nationally in Division III competition every year from 1989 to 2012. • The Auggies have won 12 NCAA Division III national championships in the last 24 seasons (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015), the most in Division III history. Augsburg is one of only four NCAA schools to have won 10 or more college wrestling national titles (Oklahoma State has won 34 Division I team titles, while Iowa has won 23 Division I team titles and Wartburg has won 12 Division III team titles). Augsburg has also finished second eight times since 1984 and in the top 20 nationally (NCAA from 1983 to present, NAIA pre-1983) every year since 1971. • Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is 314-49-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 45 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. • Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 305-48-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since the 1989-90 season, Augsburg is 230-38-1 against Division III opponents.