No. 1 Augsburg battles No. 2 Wartburg in Div. III 'Battle of the Burgs' tonight
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by Augsburg University And Wartburg College
Augsburg Press release by Don Stoner
Augsburg University, the top-ranked team in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll, faces No. 2-ranked Wartburg College in the annual "Battle of the Burgs" dual meet on Thursday (2/1) at 7 p.m. in Waverly, Iowa.
The annual meet pits the two squads that have dominated NCAA Division III wrestling for the past three decades. Since 1995, every Division III national title has rested at either Augsburg or Wartburg. The Auggies have won 12 national titles since 1991 and the Knights winning 13 national titles since 1996, including six of the last seven championships.
Since 2015, this dual meet has also featured the "Swens/Milboy Belt" traveling trophy. The trophy is named for the two coaches who built the Lutheran colleges to national prominence in small-college wrestling -- Augsburg's Jeff Swenson (1980-84, 1986-2007) and Wartburg's Jim Miller (1991-2013). Both coaches led their teams to 10 NCAA Division III national titles during their careers.
Augsburg took over the top spot in the national poll after upsetting Wartburg 21-17 in the NWCA Division III National Duals championship match on Jan. 5 in Fort Wayne, Ind., ending Wartburg's seven-year National Duals title streak. Both teams won five bouts in the dual, but Augsburg took advantage of pins by David Flynn (SO, Jordan, Minn./Jordan HS (Scott West)) at 141 and Lucas Jeske (SO, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) at 165, along with a team point deducted from Wartburg due to unsportsmanlike conduct, to claim the win.
Augsburg has nine wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in their weight classes, while Wartburg has eight top-10 wrestlers, and there could be meetings of ranked wrestlers in seven of the 10 bouts in Thursday's dual. Three meetings of top-four wrestlers are likely -- Wartburg's top-ranked Cross Cannone against Augsburg's No. 4-ranked Alex Wilson (JR, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS) at 149, Wartburg's No. 1-ranked Logan Thomsen against Augsburg's No. 3-ranked Ryan Epps (SO, Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS) at 157, and Augsburg's top-ranked Lucas Jeske (SO, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) against Wartburg's No. 2-ranked Mike Ross at 165.
Augsburg is 11-1 in dual meets this season, while Wartburg is 16-2.
Wartburg leads the all-time series with Wartburg by an 18-16 margin. Wartburg had won nine duals in a row over Augsburg before the Auggies' Jan. 5 National Duals title win. Augsburg is 4-7 all-time in its duals at Wartburg.
Wartburg Press Release
WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 2 Wartburg wrestling team (16-2 overall) hosts No. 1 Augsburg (11-1) Thursday at 7 p.m. in the annual Battle of the Burgs. The winner of the dual will own the Swens-Milboy trophy belt for the next year.
This title belt is named for the two coaches who built the Lutheran colleges to national prominence in small-college wrestling -- Augsburg's Jeff Swenson (1980-84, 1986-2007) and Wartburg's Jim Miller (1991-2013). Both coaches led their teams to 10 NCAA Division III national titles during their careers.
The rivalry between the two Lutheran schools is one of the most significant in all of NCAA Division III sports, as the DIII wrestling national championship has been won by either Augsburg or Wartburg every year since 1995. Both teams have 13 total NCAA national titles.
Before the college dual, there will be a dedication for the new Jim Miller Championship Mat.
A high school dual between Waverly-Shell Rock and Scott West will take place before the college dual at 5:30 p.m.
The Series
Wartburg holds the narrow all-time series lead at 18-16, but Augsburg won the meeting earlier this season at the NWCA National Duals final. The Knights had won the nine-straight previous meetings.
Wartburg Notes
-Doebel and Evans have nine falls.
-Rathbun and Forsyth have winning streaks of five bouts.
-Rathbun, Ross, and Lutes have seven falls on the season.
-Baker has eight falls.
-Cannone and Thomsen remain undefeated (24-0).
-They co-lead the team with 24 victories.
-Ross remains undefeated (17-0).
-Forsyth has a team-high 11 falls.
-DeVos remains undefeated (8-0).
-He has a 26-match winning streak which dates back to the National Championship match in 2016.
-Fank has a winning streak of 13.
-He is second with 23 wins this season.
-Evans remains undefeated (14-0).
Projected matchups
125: #10 Victor Gliva (Augsburg) vs.Brennen Doebel or Brady Kyner (Wartburg)
133: #4 Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg) vs.#8 Brock Rathbun (Wartburg)
141: #3 David Flynn (Augsburg) vs. Martine Sandoval or Brenden Baker (Wartburg)
149: #4 Alex Wilson (Augsburg) vs. #1 Cross Cannone (Wartburg)
157: #3 Ryan Epps (Augsburg) vs. #1 Logan Thomsen (Wartburg)
165: #1 Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) vs.#2 Mike Ross or Max Forsyth (Wartburg)
174: #10 Tanner Vassar or Jackson Graham or Tone Fuenffinger (Augsburg) vs.#1 Eric DeVos (Wartburg)
184: #7 Sebastian Larson or Jonny Zarnke (Augsburg) vs.#4 Tyler Lutes or Kyle Briggs (Wartburg)
197: #7 Lance Benick or Wyatt Richardson (Augsburg) vs. #2 Kyle Fank (Wartburg)
285: Ethan Hofacker (Augsburg) vs.#2 Lance Evans or Bowen Wileman (Wartburg)
Augsburg University, the top-ranked team in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll, faces No. 2-ranked Wartburg College in the annual "Battle of the Burgs" dual meet on Thursday (2/1) at 7 p.m. in Waverly, Iowa.
The annual meet pits the two squads that have dominated NCAA Division III wrestling for the past three decades. Since 1995, every Division III national title has rested at either Augsburg or Wartburg. The Auggies have won 12 national titles since 1991 and the Knights winning 13 national titles since 1996, including six of the last seven championships.
Since 2015, this dual meet has also featured the "Swens/Milboy Belt" traveling trophy. The trophy is named for the two coaches who built the Lutheran colleges to national prominence in small-college wrestling -- Augsburg's Jeff Swenson (1980-84, 1986-2007) and Wartburg's Jim Miller (1991-2013). Both coaches led their teams to 10 NCAA Division III national titles during their careers.
Augsburg took over the top spot in the national poll after upsetting Wartburg 21-17 in the NWCA Division III National Duals championship match on Jan. 5 in Fort Wayne, Ind., ending Wartburg's seven-year National Duals title streak. Both teams won five bouts in the dual, but Augsburg took advantage of pins by David Flynn (SO, Jordan, Minn./Jordan HS (Scott West)) at 141 and Lucas Jeske (SO, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) at 165, along with a team point deducted from Wartburg due to unsportsmanlike conduct, to claim the win.
Augsburg has nine wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in their weight classes, while Wartburg has eight top-10 wrestlers, and there could be meetings of ranked wrestlers in seven of the 10 bouts in Thursday's dual. Three meetings of top-four wrestlers are likely -- Wartburg's top-ranked Cross Cannone against Augsburg's No. 4-ranked Alex Wilson (JR, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS) at 149, Wartburg's No. 1-ranked Logan Thomsen against Augsburg's No. 3-ranked Ryan Epps (SO, Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS) at 157, and Augsburg's top-ranked Lucas Jeske (SO, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) against Wartburg's No. 2-ranked Mike Ross at 165.
Augsburg is 11-1 in dual meets this season, while Wartburg is 16-2.
Wartburg leads the all-time series with Wartburg by an 18-16 margin. Wartburg had won nine duals in a row over Augsburg before the Auggies' Jan. 5 National Duals title win. Augsburg is 4-7 all-time in its duals at Wartburg.
Wartburg Press Release
WAVERLY, Iowa-- The No. 2 Wartburg wrestling team (16-2 overall) hosts No. 1 Augsburg (11-1) Thursday at 7 p.m. in the annual Battle of the Burgs. The winner of the dual will own the Swens-Milboy trophy belt for the next year.
This title belt is named for the two coaches who built the Lutheran colleges to national prominence in small-college wrestling -- Augsburg's Jeff Swenson (1980-84, 1986-2007) and Wartburg's Jim Miller (1991-2013). Both coaches led their teams to 10 NCAA Division III national titles during their careers.
The rivalry between the two Lutheran schools is one of the most significant in all of NCAA Division III sports, as the DIII wrestling national championship has been won by either Augsburg or Wartburg every year since 1995. Both teams have 13 total NCAA national titles.
Before the college dual, there will be a dedication for the new Jim Miller Championship Mat.
A high school dual between Waverly-Shell Rock and Scott West will take place before the college dual at 5:30 p.m.
The Series
Wartburg holds the narrow all-time series lead at 18-16, but Augsburg won the meeting earlier this season at the NWCA National Duals final. The Knights had won the nine-straight previous meetings.
Wartburg Notes
-Doebel and Evans have nine falls.
-Rathbun and Forsyth have winning streaks of five bouts.
-Rathbun, Ross, and Lutes have seven falls on the season.
-Baker has eight falls.
-Cannone and Thomsen remain undefeated (24-0).
-They co-lead the team with 24 victories.
-Ross remains undefeated (17-0).
-Forsyth has a team-high 11 falls.
-DeVos remains undefeated (8-0).
-He has a 26-match winning streak which dates back to the National Championship match in 2016.
-Fank has a winning streak of 13.
-He is second with 23 wins this season.
-Evans remains undefeated (14-0).
Projected matchups
125: #10 Victor Gliva (Augsburg) vs.Brennen Doebel or Brady Kyner (Wartburg)
133: #4 Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg) vs.#8 Brock Rathbun (Wartburg)
141: #3 David Flynn (Augsburg) vs. Martine Sandoval or Brenden Baker (Wartburg)
149: #4 Alex Wilson (Augsburg) vs. #1 Cross Cannone (Wartburg)
157: #3 Ryan Epps (Augsburg) vs. #1 Logan Thomsen (Wartburg)
165: #1 Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) vs.#2 Mike Ross or Max Forsyth (Wartburg)
174: #10 Tanner Vassar or Jackson Graham or Tone Fuenffinger (Augsburg) vs.#1 Eric DeVos (Wartburg)
184: #7 Sebastian Larson or Jonny Zarnke (Augsburg) vs.#4 Tyler Lutes or Kyle Briggs (Wartburg)
197: #7 Lance Benick or Wyatt Richardson (Augsburg) vs. #2 Kyle Fank (Wartburg)
285: Ethan Hofacker (Augsburg) vs.#2 Lance Evans or Bowen Wileman (Wartburg)
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