Storylines
• Augustana College sends three wrestlers to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, Mo. on March 13 and 14.
• TJ North is coming off winning the NCAA Super Region III 125-Pound Championship two weeks ago while Jayd Docken punched his ticket to the national meet with a third-place finish at regionals.
• In the heavyweight division, Michael Lowman took a fourth-place finish at the regional earning a spot at the NCAA Championships.
• Augustana advanced eight wrestlers to day two of the regional meet, but only North, Docken, and Lowman earned top-four finishes to advance to nationals.
• North and Docken remained in the individual rankings, both securing top-five spots.
• The Vikings experienced a very fruitful dual season, reaching double-digit wins for the sixth-straight season with a second-place finish in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

Tough region gets the best of Augustana
• Augustana advanced six wrestlers to day two of the NCAA Super Region III Championships, but the loaded region put an end to all but three Vikings' season.
• North and Docken posted a 2-0 marks after day one to advance to the semifinal bracket while Lowman and Aero Amo rebounded from losses to stay alive in the wrestleback.
• North was the lone Viking to remain in the championship bracket with a 3-0 record with two decisions over Garrett Wangsness of Upper Iowa and Tim Prescott of St. Cloud State.
• North would then grab the victory with his second sudden victory win over then-No. 6 Da'Wayne Roberson of Minnesota State.
• Docken rebounded nicely from his narrow loss to national No. 2 Julian Smith of McKendree of a 3-2 decision.
• The Winner, S.D. native pinned Dylan Windfield of Upper Iowa in 5:38, followed by taking third-place with a 3-2 decision over Joe Gomes of Northern State.
• After suffering their first losses, Lowman (285) and Amo (184) were dealt another change to capture a fourth-place finish.
• Lowman's run, which included a victory over Blake Andrews of Ouachita Baptist and a 3-2 decision over Malcolm Allen of Minnesota State to enter the third-place bout.
• Lowman lost to Logan Hopp of Upper Iowa by a 3-2 decision to take fourth-place to still qualify for nationals.
• Amo's bout pitted him against the current fourth-ranked Nick Burghardt in heartbreaking fashion to head to the fifth-place match to lose to No. 2 Blake Sorenson of Upper Iowa by a 5-4 decision.
• As a team, the Vikings finished ninth with 57.0 points, fourth among Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams.

Path to the title: Vikings tasked with tough bouts
• Augustana's three national qualifiers both have favorable first-round matchups, but will be tested throughout the bracket.
• Junior North begins his title hunt against Schuyler Phillips of Findlay.
• North owns a 23-3 record and undefeated against Division II competition, while Phillips comes in with a 4-2 mark in the 125-pound field.
• Win or lose, North's opponent will be either Colby Christensen (26-7) of Colorado Mesa or Dustin Warner (31-10) of Wheeling Jesuit, neither of which carry a national ranking into the NCAA Championships.
• Carrying the No. 1 ranking all season, North has two ranked opponents on his half of the bracket in No. 7 Kieffer of Indianapolis, No. 8 Garrett Evans of Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
• Senior Docken also has a favorable first-round bout, but the 197-pounder's competition will stiffen quickly and include some familiar faces.
• Docken will face Tyler Richardson of East Stroudsburg in the first round on Friday.
• With a 27-4 record, Docken is tied with four wrestlers for the fewest losses in the 197-pound field.
• Richardson owns an 18-8 mark in the 16-wrestler bracket.
• Win or lose, Docken will face either No. 1 Samuel Mangum (25-6) of Western State or Brandon O'Neill (26-8) of Ashland.
• With the No. 5 ranking, Docken has three ranked opponents on his half of the bracket in No. 4 Ryan Beltz (29-8) of Maryville (Mo.) and No. 6 Huston Evans (12-0) of Newberry (S.C.)
• Sophomore Lowman will make his first appearance at the NCAA Championships.
• Lowman owns a 29-11 record and will match-up against No. 2 Garrett Gray (32-3) of Tiffin.
• Win or lose, Lowman's opponent will be either Nick Budd (25-11) of Gannon or Peter Anguiano (26-13) of Western State, neither of which carry a national ranking into the NCAA Championships.