LA CROSSE, Wis. — Winning 24 of the 30 bouts, with 13 bonus-point decisions on the day, the Augsburg College wrestling team won three matches at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Candlewood Suites Duals, held Saturday at Mitchell Hall.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 35, Loras (Iowa) 6; Augsburg 43, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4; Augsburg 27, Cornell (Iowa) 9
LOCATION: Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-0 overall
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Augsburg, ranked No. 10 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings, improved to 4-0 on the season with three wins, topping Loras (Iowa) 35-6, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 43-4 and No. 19-ranked Cornell (Iowa) 27-9.
- Seven of the 10 Auggies who competed in the dual tournament won all three of their matches on the day, led by No. 3-ranked 165-pounder Eric Hensel (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS), who won all three of his matches by pin. He had a 45-second pin of UW-Eau Claire’s Ryan Behnke and a 1:32 pin of Darion Subbert of Cornell among his three pins. Hensel is now 4-0 on the season, with all four wins by pin.
- Top-ranked heavyweight Donny Longendyke (JR, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) claimed a forfeit win and two pins, including a 1:35 pin of Tyler Ortmann, to improve to 8-0 on the season. He now has six pins this year and 51 in his college career (28 at Augsburg). Longendyke is now 91-23 in his collegiate career (51-2 at Augsburg).
- Sam Bennyhoff (FY, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) went 3-0 at 133, claiming a technical fall and a pin en route to his wins. Bennyhoff scored an 11-6 win over Cornell’s Phillip Opelt, ranked No. 7 nationally at 133. Bennyhoff is now 7-0 on the season, with four bonus-point victories.
- Bryce Zdanovec (SO, Little Chute, Wis.) had a major decision and a first-period pin among his three wins on the day at 149, improving to 6-1 on the season.
- Jackson Graham (SO, Apple Valley, Minn.), a transfer from Saint John’s, made his Augsburg debut at 174 with three wins, including a major decision.
- Sebastian Larson (SO, River Falls, Wis.) improved to 7-1 on the season with three wins at 184, including a technical fall.
- Grant Parker (JR, Onalaska, Wis.) also had three wins at 157, improving to 7-1 on the year.
- James Goman (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge HS) went 2-1 on the day at 125, and Logan Hortop (JR, Faribault, Minn.) had a pin at 197.
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UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts Division II Southwest Minnesota State in a dual meet on Thursday (12/10) at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.
No. 10 Augsburg (2-0) 35, Loras (Iowa, 0-1) 6
Saturday, December 5, 2015 — Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis.
125 – James Goman (AUG, 3-2) dec. Dayton Olson (LOR) 5-2 (Augsburg 3-0)
133 – Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 5-0) tech. fall Michael Triplett (LOR) 18-1 at 7:00 (Augsburg 8-0)
141 – Evan Weaver (LOR) dec. Aaron Wilson (AUG, 4-2) 7-1 (Augsburg 8-3)
149 – Bryce Zdanovec (AUG, 4-1) pinned Colin Griffin (Loras) 2:06 (Augsburg 14-3)
157 – Grant Parker (AUG, 5-1) dec. Jimmy Davis (LOR) 7-3 (Augsburg 17-3)
165 – No. 3 Eric Hensel (AUG, 2-0) pinned Samuel Schuler (LOR) 4:14 (Augsburg 23-3)
174 – Jackson Graham (AUG, 1-0) dec. Christopher Malone (LOR) 6-3 (Augsburg 26-3)
184 – Sebastian Larson (AUG, 5-1) dec. Awais Arain (LOR) 2-1 (Augsburg 29-3)
197 – Malcom Watson (LOR) dec. Logan Hortop (AUG, 2-3) 6-3 (Augsburg 29-6)
HWT – No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 6-0) won by forfeit (Augsburg 35-6)
No. 10 Augsburg (3-0) 43, Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1-4) 4
Saturday, December 5, 2015 — Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis.
125 – James Goman (AUG, 4-2) dec. Zackary Sirny (UWEC) 5-4 (Augsburg 3-0)
133 – Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 6-0) pinned Scott Worlund (UWEC) 4:00 (Augsburg 9-0)
141 – Nathaniel Behnke (UWEC) maj. dec. Aaron Wilson (AUG, 4-3) 18-4 (Augsburg 9-4)
149 – Bryce Zdanovec (AUG, 5-1) maj. dec. Alex Kleinschmidt (UWEC) 17-3 (Augsburg 13-4)
157 – Grant Parker (AUG, 6-1) dec. Robert Rocole (UWEC) 6-3 (Augsburg 16-4)
165 – No. 3 Eric Hensel (AUG, 3-0) pinned Ryan Behnke (UWEC) 0:45 (Augsburg 22-4)
174 – Jackson Graham (AUG, 2-0) maj. dec. Travis Cripe (UWEC) 8-0 (Augsburg 26-4)
184 – Sebastian Larson (AUG, 6-1) tech. fall Alex Knutson (UWEC) 16-1 at 7:00 (Augsburg 31-4)
197 – Logan Hortop (AUG, 3-3) pinned Cecil Philson (UWEC) 4:24 (Augsburg 37-4)
HWT – No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 7-0) pinned Justin Karkula (UWEC) 7:00 (Augsburg 43-4)
No. 10 Augsburg (4-0) 27, No. 19 Cornell (Iowa, 5-3) 9
Saturday, December 5, 2015 — Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis.
125 – Scott Smith (COR) dec. James Goman (AUG, 4-3) 8-5 (Cornell 3-0)
133 – Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 7-0) dec. No. 7 Phillip Opelt (COR) 11-6 (TIED 3-3)
141 – Josh Martin (COR) dec. Aaron Wilson (AUG, 4-4) 8-7 (Cornell 6-3)
149 – Bryce Zdanovec (AUG, 6-1) dec. Nathan Shank (COR) 7-4 (TIED 6-6)
157 – Grant Parker (AUG, 7-1) dec. Aaron Engle (COR) 8-7 (Augsburg 9-6)
165 – No. 3 Eric Hensel (AUG, 4-0) pinned Darion Subbert (COR) 1:32 (Augsburg 15-6)
174 – Jackson Graham (AUG, 3-0) dec. Michael Maksimovic (COR) 9-4 (Augsburg 18-6)
184 – Sebastian Larson (AUG, 7-1) dec. Jared Cadena (COR) 8-3 (Augsburg 21-6)
197 – Aburough Abegesah (COR) dec. Logan Hortop (AUG, 3-4) 11-5 (Augsburg 21-9)
HWT – No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 8-0) pinned Tyler Ortmann (COR) 1:35 (Augsburg 27-9)
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