Kost Takes Down No. 2 Wrestler in DII as Vikings Fall to Huskies

2/19/2020 9:56:00 PM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Redshirt freshman Kolby Kost took home Augustana's lone win of the night in its 27-3 loss to the defending national champion and No. 1 ranked St. Cloud State Huskies.

Kost's dramatic overtime victory came in the 184 pound bout against No. 2 ranked Tyree Overton. Kost took Overton down in the second period to take a 4-2 lead and after a reversal in the third period, Kost escaped to regain the lead once more, 5-4. A penalty point put Kost up by two.

However Overton took him down as time expired to send the match into overtime. Once overtime started, the redshirt-freshman wasted no time, took a shot, gained control of his opponents legs and finished the takedown for an 8-6 victory.

The Vikings took on six more ranked wrestlers throughout the evening in the 149, 147, 165, 174, 197 and 133 pound bouts, but were unable to claim another victory in the match.

Overall, Augustana finishes the regular season with a 10-4 record including a 6-2 NSIC record and 10-2 Division II record. The 6-2 NSIC mark places the Vikings second overall in the NSIC standings after being tabbed fourth in the preseason poll.

Full Results
157: No. 2 Jake Barzowski (SCSU) over Jacob Tvinnereim (AUG) (Dec 9-4)
165: No. 3 Devin Fitzpatrick (SCSU) over Bailey Neises (AUG) (Dec 6-1)
174: No. 4 Kolton Eischens (SCSU) over No. 8 Ben Kelvington (AUG) (Dec 10-5)
184: Kolby Kost (AUG) over No. 2 Tyree Overton (SCSU) (SV-1 8-6)
197: No. 9 Noah Ryan (SCSU) over Daniel Bishop (AUG) (Dec 5-2)
285: Ezayah Oropeza (SCSU) over Steven Hajas (AUG) (Dec 9-8)
125: Brandon Betancourt (SCSU) over Ethan Cota (AUG) (SV-1 4-2)
133: No. 2 Garrett Vos (SCSU) over No. 9 Jack Huffman (AUG) (Dec 8-1)
141: Joey Bianchini (SCSU) over Hunter Burnett (AUG) (Dec 9-4)
149: No. 2 James Pleski (SCSU) over Keaten Schorr (AUG) (Dec 5-2)

Up Next
The Vikings set their sights on the Super Region 5 Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 29. Augustana hosts the event at the Sioux Falls Arena with matches starting at 10 a.m.

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