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.

Tournament results

Team scores

Place	School	Points
1	Augsburg College	179.0
2	Concordia College-Moorhead	143.5
3t	St. John's University (Minnesota)	74.5
3t	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	74.5
5	Concordia University-Wisconsin	65.5
6	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	47.0
7	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	46.0
8	Pacific University (Oregon)	43.5
9	Milwaukee School of Engineering	42.0
10	St. Olaf College	38.5
11	Lakeland College	15.5

Placewinners

Weight	First Place	Second Place	Third Place
125	Mike Fuenffinger Augsburg	Cole Ferguson Wisconsin-Platteville	Jakob Stageberg Concordia-Moorhead
133	Eric Harder Pacific (Ore.)	Gabe Foltz Concordia-Moorhead	Chad Bartschenfeld Augsburg
141	Jacoby Bergeron Concordia-Moorhead	Ben Henle St. John's	Marcus Hamer Augsburg
149	Will Keeter Augsburg	Mason Bohm Wisonsin-Platteville	Jake Kostik Concordia-Moorhead
157	Carl Elmer St. Olaf	Ben Cousins Concordia-Moorhead	Gable Frandsen Augsburg
165	Jake Krogstad Concordia-Moorhead	Mitchell Fucile Lakeland	Eric Hensel Augsburg
174	Tyrell Martin Augsburg	Sebastian Gardner Concordia-Moorhead	Mason Mergener Concordia-Wisconsin
184	Tommy Teigen Augsburg	Michael Cole Wisconsin-Platteville	Matt Rieckhoff Wisconsin-Eau Claire
197	Matt Hechsel Augsburg	Ryan Michaelis St. John's	Danny Pike Concordia-Moorhead
285	Donny Longendyke Augsburg	Justice Davis Concordia-Moorhead	Justin Karkula Wisconsin-Eau Claire

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.