Justin Bowland

Justin Bowland is a former 165 pound wrestler for Augsburg. He qualified for Nationals in 2013 and 2014 as a junior and senior, respectively. He compiled a 71–60 record.

2013–14 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).

On Dec. 14, Bowland placed 2nd at the St. Cloud State Husky Open, going 3–1. He opened the tournament with three decision victories by a combined 5 points: 5–2 over D'Monte Aursby (Waldorf), 5–4 over Nico Martinez (Missouri Valley College), and 7–6 over Alex Anaya (St. Cloud State). In the title match, Bowland fell 4–0 to Alex Anaya (St. Cloud State).

Regional
Bowland went 4–0 at the 2014 NCAA Div. III West Regional, placing first. The finish guaranteed a qualifying spot to Nationals. Bowland started the day with a 11–3 major decision over Mathew Laugen (Wisconsin–Eau Claire). He then eked out a 8–6 decision over Bruce Balcita (Pacific University) in sudden victory before punching his ticket to nationals with a 7–3 decision over Jake Krogstad (Concordia Moorhead). In the final, Bowland won a 10–2 major decision victory over Peter Kootstra (Milwaukee School of Engineering).

Nationals
At the 2014 NCAA Div. III National Championships on March 14 and 15, Bowland dropped a close 3–1 decision to top-seeded Chris Burdge (Centenary (N.J.)) in sudden victory. He rebounded with a 4:29 fall over Farai Sewera (Coe College), but then lost a back-and-forth match to Stephen Aiello (Wheaton) by 8–7 decision.