MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - No. 2 Augustana secured its first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference wrestling title with a 29-8 victory over No. 11 Upper Iowa Friday night in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The win was Augustana's eighth-straight dual victory and moves the Vikings to 14-1. They finish the NSIC season a perfect 7-0. UIU falls to 5-4.
It's the first NSIC wrestling title for the Vikings and third overall conference title. Augustana won the North Central Conference in 1981 and 2005--the latter also under head coach
Jason Reitmeier.
Wrestling got underway at 197 pounds where
Ty Copsey checked in with a 7-4 win over Carl Broghammer to give the Vikings a 3-0 lead.
Zach Rosol (285 pounds) then tied the score at 3-3 when he defeated
Lance Peters.
The Peacocks left the 125 weight class open.
The Vikings went on to win the next six weight classes.
At 133 pounds,
Jason Jeremiason had a 5-1 decision over #1 Kyle Pedretti.
A 4-2 victory for
Jay Sherer gave Augustana a 15-3 lead.
Nate Herda (149 pounds) had the first major-decision of the evening with a 15-5 victory over Colby Kriegel.
Marcus Edgington's 4-2 win at 157 pounds put Augustana's lead at 22-3.
Gavin Nelson collected an 8-2 win over Bryce Lumzy.
A 17-4 major-decison from
Carl Serck (174 pounds) was the last win of the evening for Augustana and pushed the Vikings ahead 29-3.
Mark Mueller had a win by tech fall over
Matt Morris at 184 pounds to give UIU another five points.
Augustana hosts No. 1 Omaha-Nebraska on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Augustana 29, Upper Iowa 8
197: No. 2
Ty Copsey (Augie) dec. Carl Broghammer, 7-4 (Augustana leads 3-0)
285: #8 Zach Rosol (UIU) dec.
Lance Peters (Augie), 6-4 (Tied 3-3)
125:
Al Meger (Augie) Open (UIU), (Augustana leads 9-3)
133:
Jason Jeremiason (Augie) dec. Kyle Pedretti (UIU) 5-1, (Augustana leads 12-3)
141: No. 4
Jay Sherer (Augie) dec. Blake Hilmer (UIU), 4-2 (Augustana leads 15-3)
149: No. 6
Nate Herda (Augie) maj. dec. Colby Kriegel (UIU) 15-5, (Augustana leads 19-3)
157: No. 3
Marcus Edgington (Augie) dec. Winston Robbins, 4-2 (Augustana leads 22-3)
165: No. 4
Gavin Nelson (Augie) dec. Bryce Lumzy (UIU), 8-2, (Augustana leads 25-3)
174: No. 7
Carl Serck (Augie) maj. dec. Wade Gobin (UIU), 17-6 (Augustana leads 29-3)
184: Mark Mueller (UIU) tech. fall
Matt Morris (Augie), 29-3 (Augustana leads 29-8)
