Brad Baus

Brad Baus is a 184-pound wrestler an Augsburg College. In his first season (2008–09), Baus was the starter at 184 pounds for much of the season.

2008–09 season
Baus made his collegiate debut for Augsburg at the St. Cloud State Husky Open on December 13, 2008. He went to 1-2 at the meet. Later that month, he went 2-2 at the Sunshine Open, sharing seventh place with teammate Garrett Long. On January 3, Baus went 2-2 and finished fourth place at the Dickinson State (N.D.) Blue Hawk Classic.

Baus made his varsity dual debut at the NCWA National Duals on January 10, 2009, when he pinned Buena Vista (Iowa) wrestler Austin Hayes 25 seconds into the second period. The same day, Baus pinned fourth-ranked (at 184 pounds) Bryan Lenhardt of Johnson and Wales in a 197-pound match; the pin came at 2:04 in the first period. The next day, Baus lost twice, falling to Delaware Valley's top-ranked Mike Wilcox 5 seconds into the second period and then by technical fall to two-time defending national champion Romeo Djoumessi of Wartburg.

Baus next competed for Augsburg at the University of Nebraska – Omaha dual meet, loosing to UNO's Brent Pankoke by a 12-1 major decision. Baus then faced seventh-ranked Josh Zabel of Wisconsin-La Crosse, losing to 12-2. At the Battle of the Burgs that year, Baus faced now topped-ranked Romeo Djoumessi by 6-4.

Baus then pinned Minnesota State Moorhead's Dustin Nagel 33 seconds into the third period. At the 2009 St. John's University North Country Open on February 7, Baus went 4-2, claiming fourth place. On February 13, Baus closed out the regular season with a 14-4 major decision loss to sixth-ranked Ben Engelland.

Regionals
Baus competed for Augsburg at 184 pounds at the 2009 Great Lakes Regional, and was the only Augsburg wrestler to not merit a seed. Baus fell 9-2 to fourth-seeded Toby Boltz of Wheaton. Baus received a bye in the first round of the wrestlebacks, but lost in the second round to sixth-seeded Matthew Olsen of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Baus did not advance to Nationals, the only Augsburg wrestlers not to do so.

2009–10 season
Baus begins his second season listed at 184 pounds. At the Auggie-Brute-Adidas Open on November 21, Baus went 2-2 in the 184-pound gold division, claiming the sixth-place spot. In the first round, Baus pinned Todd Klems 1:42 into the third period. He then fell by 6-2 decision to third-ranked Andy Moore (Wisconsin-La Crosse). In the semifinals of the consolation round (fifth place), Baus pinned Tony Willaert of St. John's University 1:31 into the second period. In the fifth-place match, he lost an overtime 9-7 decision to Morningside's Joe Lockett.