MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Augustana wrestling team dominated the MSU Moorhead Dragons 33-6 Sunday afternoon en route to its fifth-consecutive dual victory. The Vikings are now 5-2 on the season and 2-0 in NSIC duals.
Junior
Ethan Cota started the Vikings off with a 16-0 tech fall victory at 125 pounds. Redshirt freshman
Jack Huffman followed suit with a quick 18-3 tech fall of his own at 133 pounds to give the Vikings a 10-0 lead.
At 141 pounds, redshirt freshman and No. 11 ranked
Hunter Burnett recorded four near-fall points late in the third period to earn a major decision and give the Vikings a 14-0 lead. Junior
Jebben Keyes followed Burnett by pinning his opponent in the 149-pound bout, after being down 10-4. Keyes victory put Augustana up 20-0.
Redshirt freshman
Jacob Tvinnereim followed with a 7-5 win at 157 pounds before sophomore
Dylan Schuck recorded a takedown just seven seconds into overtime in the 165-pound bout to balloon Augustana's advantage to 26-0.
At 174 pounds, junior and No. 8 ranked
Ben Kelvington recorded a 9-4 win. Redshirt freshman
Kolby Kost recorded the last win of the day for the Vikings at 184 pounds with a 16-5 major decision.
Overall, the Vikings won eight of their 10 bouts on the day and recorded two tech falls, two major decisions and one fall.
Full Results
125:
Ethan Cota (AUG) over Cameron Williams (MSM) (TF 15-0 5:11)
133:
Jack Huffman (AUG) over Joey Nerdahl (MSM) (TF 18-3 6:03)
141:
Hunter Burnett (AUG) over Mason Schulz (MSM) (MD 12-4)
149:
Jebben Keyes (AUG) over Zachary Scott (MSM) (Fall 6:03)
157:
Jacob Tvinnereim (AUG) over Tell Ward (MSM) (Dec 6-5)
165:
Dylan Schuck (AUG) over Justin Dravis (MSM) (SV-1 6-4)
174:
Ben Kelvington (AUG) over Evan Foster (MSM) (Dec 9-4)
184:
Kolby Kost (AUG) over Mitchell Kotschevar (MSM) (MD 15-5)
197: Logan Rhode (MSM) over
Daniel Bishop (AUG) (Dec 8-5)
285: Jordan Magnuson (MSM) over
Samuel Detert (AUG) (Dec 9-2)
Up Next
The Vikings host the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs on Friday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Elmen Center.
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