2015 NCAA Division III West Regional

The 2015 NCAA Division III West Regional was the qualification tournament for the 2014–15 season to the National Championships. The West Regional took place on Feb. 28, at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall.

Participating Teams

 * Augsburg (Minn.)
 * Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)
 * Concordia-Wisconsin
 * Lakeland (Wis.)
 * Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.)
 * Pacific (Ore.)
 * St. John's (Minn.)
 * St. Olaf (Minn.)
 * Wisconsin-Eau Claire
 * Wisconsin-Oshkosh
 * Wisconsin-Platteville

Team changes
Maranatha Baptist (Wis.), which competed in the West Regional in 2014 did not compete in 2015 as it did not field a wrestling team during the 2014–15 season.

Augsburg results
Augsburg qualified all 10 wrestlers to the 2015 National Championships for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

125
Mike Fuenffinger competed for Augsburg at 125 pounds, earning the first seed. He went 3–0 with two pins and a major decision to claim the weight-class title. After a first-round bye, Fuenffinger pinned Cory Wilson (Wisconsin–Oshkosh) in 3:54 and Colin Kenyon (MSOE) in 1:07. In the final, he scored a 15–4 major decision over Cole Ferguson (Wisconsin–Platteville).

133
Chad Bartschenfeld competed for Augsburg at 133 pounds, earning the second seed. He went 3–1 to finish third. After a first-round bye, Bartschenfeld scored a 14–2 major decision over Jonathan Flores (Wisconsin–Oshkosh). He then dropped a 3–0 decision to Eric Harder (Pacific (Ore.)). He rebounded with an 8–0 major decision over Nick Miceli (MSOE) and then a notched 6–0 decision over Evan Guffey (St. John's) in the third-place match.

141
Marcus Hamer competed for Augsburg at 141 pounds, earning the sixth seed. He went 4–1 to place third. After a first-round bye, Hamer faced Nathaniel Behnke (Wisconsin–Eau Claire), dropping the 4–3 match. IN the wrestlebacks, Hamer reeled off four straight wins, first via a 4:11 pin of Paul Timm (St. Olaf), then a 6–1 decision over Justin Wolfenden (MSOE). In the consolation semifinals, he scored a 19–4 tech fall in 7:00 over fourth-seeded Craig Mason. In the third-place match he upset the third-seeded Behnke by a 3–2 decision.

149
Will Keeter competed for Augsburg at 149 pounds. He was the first seed and went 3–0 to place first.

157
Gable Frandsen competed for Augsburg at 157 pounds, earning the third seed. He went 3–1 to finish third.

Frandsen was the lone freshman in the Augsburg line-up for the tournament.

165
Eric Hensel competed for Augsburg at 165 pounds, earning the fourth seed. He went 3–1 with three falls to finish third and qualify for Nationals.

174
Tyrell Martin competed at 174 pounds for Augsburg, earning the third seed. He went 3–0 to finish first.

184
Tommy Teigen competed at 184 pounds for Augsburg, earning the top seed. He finish first, going 4–0 with three pins and a technical fall.

197
Matt Hechsel competed for Augsburg at 197 pounds, earning the second seed. He went 3–0 to finish first.

285
Donny Longendyke competed for Augsburg at 285 pounds, earning the first seed. He went 4–0 to finish first with all his victories coming by first-period fall.