2013–14 Augsburg Wrestling season

2013–14 Season

Record	8–5
National Place	5th
Coach	Mark Matzek
Captain	Matt Hechsel, Will Keeter, Tommy Teigen, Justin Bowland and Chad Johnson
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The 2013–14 Augsburg Wrestling season was Augsburg's 32st season at the NCAA Division III level. The team was coached by Mark Matzek. Team captains for the season were Matt Hechsel, Will Keeter, Tommy Teigen, Justin Bowland and Chad Johnson.

Augsburg opened their dual season with a 44–9 win over Waldorf on Nov. 26 and closed the dual season on Feb. 21 with 29–13 win over Wisconsin–Stevens Point to finish with an 8–5 record.

Roster

Incoming class

Augsburg released the incoming class of freshman and transfers on July 25, 2013.

Wrestler	Projected weight class	High School/Previous School	Notes
Kirk Anderson	133	Barnesville, Minn. North Dakota State	3x Minnesota State Champion 245–16 High School record
Austin Boniface	165	Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS	1x Minnesota State Placewinner
Austin Edison	285	Hammond, Wis./St. Croix Central HS
Todd Fairbanks	184	St. Paul, Minn./Harding HS
Justin Flores	184	Owatonna, Minn.
James Goman	125	Lakeville, Minn./Trinity-River Ridge HS	2x Minnesota State Placewinner
Marcus Hamer	141	Kimball, Minn.	3x Minnesota State Placewinner 184–30 High School record
Miles Hammerlund	184	Delano, Minn.	1x Minnesota State Placewinner
Cameron Henning	133	Jackson, Minn./Jackson County Central HS
Logan Hortop	285	Faribault, Minn.
Tyrell Martin	174	West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS Ridgewater CC	2x NJCAA Qualifier 1x Minnesota State Placewinner
Cole McAdam	184	Faribault, Minn.
Blake Miller	133	Browerville, Minn./Staples-Motley HS	1x Minnesota State Placewinner
Grant Parker	149	Onalaska, Wis.
Brandon Peters	141	Faribault, Minn.
Colton Pollock	285	Big Lake, Minn.	1x Minnesota State Placewinner
Drew Randall	157	Lewiston, Idaho	3x Idaho State Placewinner
Sidney Rodriguez	125	Baton Rouge, La./Catholic HS	3x Louisiana State Placewinner
Tucker Sarbacker	141	Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS	1x Iowa State Champion
Greg Skon	174	Sparta, Wis.
Brandon Strong	149	Minneapolis, Minn./South HS
Avery Sweeney	184	Milton, Wis.
Brandon Wilcox	184	Gordon, Wis./Northwood HS	1x Minnesota State Placewinner
Adam Whirley	157	Maple Grove, Minn./Winona State	Son of former Augsburg national champion and coach Scott Whirley
Quade Zupko	157	Wyoming, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS

Full Roster

Name	Yr.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/HS	Record
Mark Akpaka	SO	5-4	149	Minneapolis, Minn. / South HS
Kirk Anderson	SO	5-8	133	Comstock, Minn. / Barnesville HS
Chad Bartschenfeld	JR	5-8	125	Amery, Wis. / Amery HS
Austin Boniface	FY	5-11	165	Forest Lake, Minn. / Forest Lake HS
Justin Bowland	SR	5-11	165	Foley, Minn. / Foley HS
Ryan Cook	SR	5-8	141	Wetumpka, Ala. / Wetumpka HS
Austin Edison	FY	5-10	285	Baldwin, Wis. / St. Croix Central HS
Todd Fairbanks	FY	5-9	184	Saint Paul, Minn. / Harding HS
Justin Flores	FY	5-10	184	Owatonna, Minn. / Owatonna HS
Mike Fuenffinger	JR	5-6	125	Hibbing, Minn. / Hibbing HS
James Goman	FY	5-4	125	Lakeville, Minn. / Trinity-River Ridge HS
Nicolas Grimley	SO	5-11	285	Monticello, Minn. / Monticello HS
Marcus Hamer	FY	5-11	141	Kimball, Minn. / Kimball HS
Miles Hammerlund	FY	6-1	184	Delano, Minn. / Delano HS
Matt Hechsel	JR	6-2	197	Apple Valley, Minn. / Apple Valley HS
Cameron Henning	FY	5-10	133	Lakefield, Minn. / Jackson County Central HS
Eric Hensel	SO	5-8	157	Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South HS
Logan Hortop	FY	6-1	285	Faribault, Minn. / Faribault HS
Chad Johnson	SR	6-2	285	Ferryville, Wis. / De Soto HS
Will Keeter	JR	5-9	149	Twin Falls, Idaho / Twin Falls HS
Rashad Kennedy	JR	5-7	141	Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / Henry Sibley HS
Blong Kong	SO	5-2	125	St. Paul, Minn. / Johnson HS
Tom Kuehn	JR	5-6	141	Fargo, N.D. / West Fargo HS
Roarke Langer	SO	5-10	133	Ellsworth, Wis. / Ellsworth HS
Tyrell Martin	JR	5-9	165	Eagan, Minn. / Henry Sibley HS
Blake Miller	FY	5-8	133	Staples, Minn. / Staples-Motley HS
Grant Parker	FY	5-7	157	Onalaska, Wis. / Onalaska HS
Brandon Peters	FY	5-	125	Faribault, Minn. / Faribault HS
Colten Pollock	FY	6-4	285	Big Lake, Minn. / Big Lake HS
Drew Randall	FY	6-0	157	Lewiston, Idaho / Lewiston HS
Sidney Rodriguez	FY	5-6	133	Baton Rouge, La. / Catholic HS
Tucker Sarbacker	FY	5-6	14	Mineral Point, Wis. / Iowa- Grant HS
Gregory Skon	FY	6-0	184	Sparta, Wis. / Sparta HS
Brandon Strong	FY		149	Minneapolis, Minn. / South HS
Avery Sweeney	FY	6-3	184	Milton, Wis. / Milton HS
Tommy Teigen	JR	5-11	174	Ham Lake, Minn. / Meadow Creek Christian HS
Brandon Wilcox	FY	6-1	184	Minong, Wis. / Northwood HS
Quade Zupko	FY	5-9	149	Wyoming, Minn. / Chisago Lakes HS

Lineup

Duals

Date	Opponent	125	133	141	149	157	165	174	184	197	285
November 26, 2013	Waldorf College (Iowa)	Fuenffinger	Anderson	Hamer	Kennedy	Keeter	Bowland	Teigen	Hammerlund	Hechsel	Hortop
December 11, 2013	Minnesota State University Moorhead	Fuenffinger	Anderson	Hamer	Kennedy	Keeter	Bowland	Teigen	Hammerlund	Hechsel	Johnson
January 5, 2014	St. Olaf	Fuenffinger	Bartschenfeld	Kuehn	Zupko	Keeter	Boniface	Martin	Sweeney	Hechsel	Hortop
January 11, 2014	Elmhurst College	Fuenffinger	Anderson	Hamer	Kennedy	Keeter	Boniface	Teigen	Martin	Hechsel	Johnson
January 11, 2014	Coe College	Fuenffinger	Anderson	Kuehn	Kennedy	Keeter	Bowland	Teigen	Martin	Hechsel	Johnson
January 12, 2014	Concordia Moorhead	Fuenffinger	Anderson	Kuehn	Kennedy	Keeter	Bowland	Martin	Teigen	Hechsel	Johnson
January 12, 2014	Wisconsin-Whitewater	Fuenffinger	Bartschenfeld	Kuehn	Kennedy	Keeter	Bowland	Teigen	Hammerlund	Hechsel	Johnson
January 18, 2014	Concordia Moorhead	Fuenffinger	Bartschenfeld	Hamer	Kennedy	Keeter	Bowland	Martin	Teigen	Hechsel	Johnson
January 24, 2014	Augustana (S.D.)	Goman	Bartschenfeld	Hamer	Kennedy	Keeter	Bowland	Teigen	Martin	Hechsel	Johnson

The team loses four starters from the previous year while the return of Will Keeter and Tommy Teigen to the lineup gives the Auggies four All-American starters: Keeter, Mike Fuenffinger, Matt Hechsel and returning champion Chad Johnson.

Through the first two duals of the season, the lineup remained largely the same, with Logan Hortop filling for Johnson at heavyweight in the first dual against Waldorf. While facing St. Olaf on Jan. 5, the lineup changed to include some non-starters: Chad Bartschenfeld at 133, Quade Zupko at 149, Austin Boniface at 165, Tyrell Martin at 174 and Avery Sweeney at 184.

On January 11 and 12, Augsburg participated in the National Duals, taking 15 wrestlers: Fuenffinger and James Goman at 125; Anderson and Bartschenfeld at 133; Hamer and Kuehn at 141; Kennedy at 149; Keeter at 157; Bowland and Boniface at 165; Teigen and Martin at 174; Hammerlund at 184; Hechsel at 197; and Johnson at 285. All but Goman wrestled. In the first dual against Elmhurst, the Auggies returned to a more normal lineup, with Matin moving up to 184. In the second dual, Bowland returned to the lineup at 165 while Kuehn wrestled at 141. In the third dual against Concordia Martin and Teigen switch places, while against Whitewater Bartschenfeld (133) and Miles Hammerlund (184) moved into the lineup and Tiegen moved back to 174.

On January 18, Augsburg faced Concordia College in a rematch from the previous weekend, keeping the lineup largely the same, substituting Bartschenfeld for Anderson and Hamer for Kuehn. Then on Jan. 24 against Augsustana (S.D.), Goman got the nod at 125, with Tiegen (174) and Martin (184) and switch places.

Schedule

Duals

Date	Record	Opponent	Location	Result
November 26, 2013	1–0	Waldorf College (Iowa)	H	44–9
December 11, 2013	2–0	Minnesota State University Moorhead	H	34–9
January 5, 2014	3–0	St. Olaf	A	33–12
NWCA Division III National Dual-Meet Tournament
January 11, 2014	4–0	Elmhurst College	N	25–9
January 11, 2014	5–0	Coe College	N	16–15
January 12, 2014	5–1	Concordia Moorhead	N	15–21
January 12, 2014	5–2	Wisconsin-Whitewater	N	9–25
January 18, 2014	5–3	Concordia Moorhead	A	6–26
January 24, 2014	5–4	Augustana College (S.D)	H	9–29
February 6, 2014	5–5	Wartburg	A	9–23
February 13, 2014	6–5	Wisconsin–La Crosse	A	16–15
February 16, 2014	7–5	St. John's	A	28–9
February 21, 2014	8–5	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	H	29–13

Augsburg started their dual meet season with a home match against Waldorf College (Iowa) on Nov. 26. The Auggies won 44–9 behind pins from Mike Fuenffinger (4:31), Kirk Anderson (1:08), Marcus Hamer (0:41), Will Keeter (1:10) and Tommy Teigen (1:30).

On Dec. 11, Augsburg used pins from Anderson (5:16) and Hamer (4:56) to claim a 34–9 victory over Minnesota State University, Moorhead at home.

On January 11, Augsburg defeated St. Olaf 33–12 behind a pin from Austin Boniface, a technical fall from Matt Hechsel and a major desision by Keeter.

The Auggies participated in the NWCA Division III National Dual-Meet Tournament on January 11 and 12, going 2–2 and placing fourth. Augsburg received the second seed and faced Elmhurst College in the first round defeating the Bluejays 34–8. In the match Fuenffinger (4:33), Anderson (3:58) and Tommy Teigen (2:37) all notched pins. In the quarterfinals, Augsburg used a major decision from Johnson to defeat Coe 16–15. Augsburg dropped both the semifinal and third-pace match, to Concordia-Moorhead (21–15) and Wisconsin-Whitewater (25–9), respectively.

On January 18, Augsburg traveled to Moorhead to face Concordia in a rematch of the previous weekend. The end result was the same as the Cobbers prevailed 26–6. On January 24, the Auggies again fell, this time to Div. II Augustana College (S.D.) by a 26-9 margin.

The Auggies traveled to Waverly, Iowa for the annual Battle of the Burgs on February 6, falling to Wartburg 23–9 to the top-ranked Knights. Decisions by Chad Bartschenfeld (133 lbs.) and Hamer (141 lbs.) gave Augsburg a 6–3 lead early, but Wartburg reeled off 20 straight points before Johnson (285 lbs.) look the final match in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup with Ryan Fank.

Augsburg won their next three duals to close the season 8–5: Wisconsin–La Crosse (16–15), St. John's (28–9), and Wisconsin–Stevens Point (29–13). Five Auggies went 3–0 in this span: Fuenffinger, Keeter, Martin, Hechsel and Johnson.

Tournaments

Date	Event	Champs/Co-Champs
November 23, 2013	Auggie-Brute Open	8 (4 in Gold Division)
December 7, 2013	Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragon Open	2
December 14, 2013	St. Cloud State University Husky Open	3
December 29 and 30, 2013	Midlands Championships	—
February 1, 2014	Saint John's University North Country Open	1
February 8, 2014	Wisconsin–Eau Claire Open	4

The Auggies started their tournament season hosting the annual Auggie-Brute Open on Nov. 23. Augsburg claimed 8 champion/co-champions. In the Gold Division, Mike Fuenffinger (125 pounds), Will Keeter (157 pounds), Matt Hechsel (197 pounds) and Chad Johnson (285 pounds) each won their bracket outright. In the Silver Division, James Goman (125 pounds), Marcus Hamer (141 pounds) and Austin Boniface (165 pounds) earned championships. Rounding out the Auggie champions on the day was Drew Randall, who finished on top in the 157 pound Bronze division. In their 133- and 149-pound brackets, Kirk Anderson and Rashad Kennedy both finished second.

On Dec. 7, the Auggies traveled to Moorhead, Minn. for the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragon Open. Matt Hechsel and Chad Johnson both claimed weight class titles at 197 pounds and heavyweight. Tommy Teigen finished third at 174 pounds, while Will Keeter finished fourth at 157 pounds. Rounding out the Auggies' top four finishers was Justin Bowland at 165 pounds.

On Dec. 12, the Auggie split squads with the varsity traveling to the St. Cloud State Husky Open, both Hechsel and Johnson repeated their weight class titles with Mike Fuenffinger joining them. All but one of the nine wrestlers competing placed in the top six (Marcus Hamer 3rd at 141, Rashad Kennedy 4th at 149, Will Keeter 3rd at 157, Justin Bowland 2nd at 165, Austin Boniface 4th at 165).

On December 29, Fuenffinger, Keeter, Hechsel and Johnson all competed at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill. At the primarily Division I tournament, none of the four placed.

On February 1, Augsburg competed at the St. John's North Country Open. Fuenffinger led the Auggies with a weight-class title at 125 pounds. Rounding out Augsburg's eight place winners were Hamer (3rd at 141), Bowland (3rd at 165), Tyrell Martin (3rd at 174), Hechsel (3rd at 197); Keeter (4th at 149); James Goman (5th at 125), and Chad Bartschenfeld (5th at 133).

On February 8, the Auggies competed at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Open, claiming 4 champions: Fuenffinger (125), Bartschenfeld (133), Teigen (184) and Johnson (285). Bowland (165) placed second; Keeter (149) placed third; Hamer (141) and Hechsel (197) placed fourth; Blake Miller (141) placed sixth; Martin (174) and Miles Hammerlund finished first in their consolation brackets (seventh overall). Though no team scores were kept, the top finishers at each weight totaled 135.5 points in front of the 116 points scored by a several Div. I Wisconsin-Madison wrestlers.

Postseason

Regional

Augsburg hosted the 2014 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships West Region tournament on March 1. The Auggies claimed 4 champions and qualified 8 to nationals. Mike Fuenffinger finished first at 125 pounds, Chad Bartschenfeld finished first at 133 pounds, Marcus Hamer finished third at 141 pounds, Will Keeter finished second at 149 pounds, Rashad Kennedy finished fifth at 157 pounds, Justin Bowland finished first a 165 pounds, Tyrell Martin finished sixth at 174 pounds, Tommy Teigen finished second at 184 pounds, Matt Hechsel finished third at 197 pounds, and Chad Johnson rounded out the Auggie finishers with a first place finish at 285 pounds. Kennedy and Martin did not qualify for nationals.

Nationals

Augsburg competed at the the NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships on March 14 and 15 at U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mike Fuenffinger and Chad Johnson claimed All American honors with a a first-place finish at 125 pounds and a third-place finish at 285 pounds, respectively.

Rankings history

Team

The Auggies began the season as the No. 2 ranked team in all three major polls: NCAA, NWCA and d3wrestle.com.

Date	Record	NCAA	NWCA	d3w
October 24, 2013	0–0		2
November 10, 2013		2
November 14, 2013			2	2
November 22, 2013		2
November 27, 2013	1–0		2	2
December 10, 2013	2–0			2
December 17, 2013		2	2
January 1, 2014		2		3
January 6, 2014	3–0		2	3
January 14, 2014	5–2		4	4t
January 28, 2014	5–4		7	8t
January 30, 2014		7
February 4, 2014				6

White Team

Augsburg's White Team, or junior varsity, opened their dual season on November 26, claiming 36–14 win over Ridgewater Community and Technical College.