MINNEAPOLIS — Claiming three runner-up honors in Gold division brackets, the Augsburg College wrestling team opened its season with 16 placewinners at its Auggie-Adidas Open, held on Saturday at Si Melby Hall. No team results were kept at the open meet.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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- Defending 125-pound national champion Mike Fuenffinger (SR, Hibbing, Minn.), ranked No. 1 nationally in the preseason Division III national rankings at 125, went 3-1 to finish as runner-up in his weight class. He reached the final with a technical fall, pin and major decision before falling 3-1 to Minnesota State Mankato’s Da’Wayne Robertson in the finals.
- Matt Hechsel (SR, Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 6 nationally at 197 pounds, finished second in his weight class. He claimed pins in his first two matches and a 13-0, major-decision win in the semifinals, but fell 4-1 to Wisconsin-La Crosse’s No. 5-ranked Eric Twohey in the finals.
- Rashad Kennedy (SR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) finished in second place at 149, going 3-1 with a pin. Will Keeter (SR, Twin Falls, Idaho), ranked No. 10 nationally at 149, finished in third place with a 3-1 record.
- Austin Boniface (SO, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) placed third at 165 pounds, with a major decision and pin in his 3-1 record. Kurt Knutsen (SR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) finished fourth at 165 with a 2-1 mark.
- Eric Hensel (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) went 3-1 to place third at 174 pounds.
- Chad Bartschenfeld (SR, Amery, Wis.), ranked No. 8 nationally at 133, went 2-2 to place fourth.
- Marcus Hamer (SO, Kimball, Minn.), ranked No. 10 nationally at 141, went 3-1 with pins in his last two matches to finish fifth.
- Tommy Teigen (SR, Ham Lake, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian HS), ranked No. 10 nationally at 184, rallied from a first-round overtime loss with a major decision and two pins to earn consolation honors. Grant Parker (SO, Onalaska, Wis.) also earned consolation honors at 157, going 3-1 with a pin.
- Five Auggies earned honors in non-Gold divisions, with runner-up finishes from Gable Frandsen (FY, Ellsworth, Wis.) at 157 Silver, Sebastian Larson (FY, River Falls, Wis.) at 184 Silver, Jordan Reisinger (FY, Tomah, Wis.) at HWT Silver and Dylan Lesar (FY, Cedarburg, Wis.) at 133 Bronze. Dwayne Williams (FY, St. Paul, Minn./Johnson HS) placed sixth at 157 Bronze.
- As a team, Augsburg is ranked No. 7 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III preseason national poll.
Auggie-Adidas Open results
AUGSBURG RESULTS BY WEIGHT CLASS
- 125 Gold: Mike Fuenffinger 3-1, 2nd place; James Goman 1-2.
- 125 Silver: Xianou Xiong 0-2.
- 133 Gold: Chad Bartschenfeld 2-2, 4th place; Cameron Henning 1-2.
- 133 Bronze: Dylan Lesar 2-1, 2nd place.
- 141 Gold: Marcus Hamer 3-1, 5th place; Blake Miller 0-2; Tucker Sarbacker 0-2.
- 149 Gold: Rashad Kennedy 3-1, 2nd place; Will Keeter 3-1, 3rd place.
- 149 Silver: Bryce Zdanovec 1-2.
- 157 Gold: Grant Parker 3-1, Consolation winner.
- 157 Silver: Gable Frandsen 3-1, 2nd place; Tone Fuenffinger 2-2.
- 157 Bronze: Dwayne Williams 1-2, 6th place.
- 165 Gold: Austin Boniface 3-1, 3rd place; Kurt Knutsen 2-2, 4th place.
- 174 Gold: Eric Hensel 3-1, 3rd place; Tony Castro 0-2; Miles Hammerlund 0-2.
- 184 Gold: Tommy Teigen 3-1, Consolation winner.
- 184 Silver: Sebastian Larson 3-1, 2nd place.
- 197 Gold: Matt Hechsel 3-1, 2nd place.
- HWT Gold: Logan Hortop 0-2.
- HWT Silver: Jordan Reisinger 3-1, 2nd place.
UP NEXT
Augsburg competes at the Wisconsin-La Crosse Duals on Dec. 6.
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