Storylines• No. 15 Augustana (8-2) travels to Kenosha, Wis. to compete in the Ranger Duals hosted by Wisconsin-Parkside
• The Vikings will take on Findlay (Ohio), Mckendree, Indianapolis and Tiffin (Ohio)
• Findlay and Tiffin are tied at No. 12 in the top-20 rankings
• Indianapolis comes in ranked No. 16 in the top-20 rankingsÂ
• The dual is scheduled for Saturday with the first dual set for 9 a.m.Â
Series History • This is the sixth time in seven years Augustana will compete in the Ranger Duals
• The Vikings hold a 13-7 record over the dualsÂ
• Augustana went 4-0 in last year's Ranger Duals
• The Vikings defeated Findlay (25-9), Indianapolis (26-13), Tiffin (28-18) and University of Wisconsin-Parkside (30-6)
Vikings opened Conference Dual Season with a win over Northern State• Augustana took on Northern State in their first NSIC Conference dual of the season
• The Vikings defeated the Wolves for the second time this season 31-12
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Javier Vieyra (125 Pounds) got Augustana on the board first with an 8-1 decision over Ben Cauffman. Vieyra dominated most of the match scoring three takedowns and an escape to secure the victory.Â
• Northern State would take a 6-3 lead when Ben Carson pinned
David Potratz (133 Pounds) in the first period.
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Austin Jordan (141 Pounds) gets a 4-0 decision win over Matt Bettencourt. All Jordan needed was a four-point near fall in the second period to secure the victory.Â
• Northern State would get the next two victories by way of decisions at 157 pounds and 165 pounds to tie the match at 12.
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Ben Goodwin (174 Pounds) got Augustana back in the win column with a 17-4 major decision over Anthony Navarro. Goodwin had four takedown and two near falls during the match. Goodwin improved to 4-1 on the season.
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Aero Amo (197 Pounds) improved to 16-1 on the season defeating No. 7 Joe Gomez by a 5-1 sudden victory
• Amo and Gomez were both tied at one going into overtime. Amo would score the takedown and the near fall with five second left in the first overtime section to gain the victory. This is Amo's first victory over a ranked opponent this season.
• The Vikings would get two forfeit victories at 149 pounds and 285 pounds to help secure the victoryÂ
Augustana ranked in the top-20 •Augustana dropped to No. 15 in this weeks top-20 Wrestling Coaches Association poll
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Aero Amo moved up to No. 7 in 184 pounds,
Michael Lowman stayed at No .5 at 285 pounds
•Augustana comes in at No. 8 in the NCAA Super Region 3 Rankings
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Aero Amo moved up to take the No. 1 spot at 184 pounds.
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Michael Lowman moved down one spot to No.3 at 285 pounds.
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