Justin Bowland

Justin Bowland is a 165 pound wrestler for Augsburg. He is a 2013 National Qualifier. He has a 45–44 record through three seasons.

Senior season (2013–14)
See: 2013–14 Augsburg Wrestling season

Bowland began the year ranked No. 8 at 165 pounds in the d3wrestle.com rankings. He opened competition with a 5th place finish at the Auggie-Brute Open on Nov. 23, going 3–1 in the 165 pound Gold Division including a 17–3 major decision over Alex Evan (St Olaf), a 7–3 loss to No. 12 (NAIA) Ishmael Rempson (William Penn), then back-to-back wins over Ochirbat Bayanjargal (St. John's) and D'Monte Aursby (Waldorf), by 10-0 major decision and 10–5 decision, respectively. On Nov. 26, scored a second-straight victory over Aursby, this time by a 10–2 major decision in a home dual versus Waldorf. When the Nov. 27 rankings came out, Bowland dropped to a contender in the d3wrestle.com rankings, effectively ranking him 14th.

On Dec. 7, Bowland finished 4th in the 165-pound Red Division at the Dragon Open, going 2–2 (including 2–1 against Div. I wrestlers). He opened the tournament with two straight pins, the first over Junior Smith (North Dakota State University) at 5:10 and then at 5:37 over Jordan Rothers (University of Minnesota). The next two matches saw losses to Jake Krogstad (Concordia-Moorhead) and Division I wrestler Alec Ortiz (University of Minnesota) by 6–0 and 12–5 decisions, respectively. On Dec. 11, Bowland earned a 12–3 major decision over Division II wrestler Shawn Porter (MSU, Moorhead).