MITCHELL, S.D. – In season-opening action at the DWU Open, five members of the Augustana Viking wrestling team won their respective weight classes as 17 total athletes placed.
Owen Wasley took first place at 197 after going 4-0. The redshirt sophomore earned three tech falls and a major decision, including a 10-0 victory over teammate Lane Knutson in the final.
Another all-Viking final came at 149 when Nolan Ambrose wrapped up an individual title with a 2-0 victory over Trey Gunderson. The redshirt sophomore earned a fall over teammate Landen Kujawa to advance to the final.
The most dominant showing from the day came from Creighten Lassen, the champion at 133 pounds. Lassen boasted three straight tech falls to open the day. His toughest match came from fellow Viking Tyler Woodring needing an overtime sudden victory to advance to the final 20-17. In the final, he handled Ben DeForest of UMary 12-2.
Coy Gunderson opened his senior campaign winning the 174 weight class, scoring three tech falls and two major decisions, including a 13-2 victory over Mason Schrempp of Northern State in the final.
Kaden Nicolas rounded out the first-place Vikings, winning the 157 title 8-6 over Griffin Lundeen of Northern State. Nicolas earned three tech falls and a major decision en route to the final.
Charlie Petit went 3-1, placing second at 184, falling to Lucas Cochran of Nebraska 9-1. Payton Handevidt also finished second, losing 5-3 to Kaden Renner of UMary in the 165-pound weight class.
Other Placers
3rd
125: Cole Welte
174: Gunner Mullen
4th
149: Landen Kujawa
6th
125: Logan Graf
133: Tyler Woodring
141: Luke Koenen
165: Logan Butzon
174: Matteo Nikolov
Up Next
The Vikings are back in action on November 15th in Edmond, Okla., to face off against Central Oklahoma.
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