FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Augustana wrestling took six of the 10 bouts, winning their first dual of the day 21-16 over Central Missouri Friday afternoon at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind.

The Vikings improved to 7-3 overall, while the Mules dropped to 2-5.

No.1 TJ North started Augustana off on the right foot with a six point advantage winning by a forfeit at the 125 pound division. Central Missouri's Malacai Collins put the Mules on the scoreboard with a decision of 11-6 over Morgan Engbrecht.

Jeremiah Peterson posting his second win of the day, winning by a 14-9 decision over Zadac Lankford at 141 pounds to push the Vikings ahead 9-3. Frank Cagnina, ranked second at 149 pounds, won by a major decision of 14-2 over Jacob Anderson to only trail Augustana by two, 9-7.

At 157, Logan Cairer notched a 9-2 decision over Bradyn Neises to control the dual with a 10-9 advantage. The Vikings regained focus taking the next four out of five bouts, starting with Shawn Hatlestad (165 pounds) taking down Josh Thomson with a 5-2 decision to regain the lead, 12-10.

The Mules narrowed the gap by leading 16-12 with a decision win at 174 pounds, followed by Augustana responding taking the last three bouts. Logan Henning (184 pounds) took a 3-0 decision over Michael Boyd to trail Central Missouri by one, 16-15.

No. 4 Jayd Docken kept his record clean with a dominating 5-2 decision win at 197 pounds to jump back ahead 18-16. With the dual on the line, Michael Lowman stepped up and gave the Vikings the victory of 21-16, delivering an impressive 6-4 decision win against the Mules De'quence Goodman.

Augustana returns to action Friday evening at the NWCA National Duals matching up against Lindenwood or Maryville at 4 p.m.

Match Scores:
125: No.1 TJ North won by forfeit over OPEN; AC 6, UCM 0
133: Malacai Collins won by a decision (11-6) over Morgan Engbrecht ; AC 6, UCM 3
141: Jeremiah Peterson won by a decision (14-9) over Zadac Lankford; AC 9, UCM 3
149: No.2 Frank Cagnina won by a decision (14-2) over Jacob Anderson ; AC 9, UCM 7
157: Logan Cairer won by a decision (9-2) over Bradyn Neises ; AC 9, UCM 10
165: Shawn Hatlestad won by decision (5-2) over Josh Thomson ; AC 12, UCM 10
174: Archie Williams won by fall (2:21) over Parker Swanson; AC 12, UCM 16
184: Logan Henning won by decision (3-0) over Michael Boyd; AC 15, UCM 16
197: No.4 Jayd Docken won by decision (5-2) over Nick Lovejoy; AC 18, UCM 16
285: Michael Lowman won by decision (6-4) over De'quence Goodman; AC 21, UCM 16