Minneapolis, Minn. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team, fifth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) rankings, earned 20-14 victory at seventh-ranked Augsburg College (Minn.) Thursday night in Si Melby Hall. The Eagles improve to 15-4 on the season while the Auggies fall to 11-4.
#5 UW-La Crosse 20, #7 Augsburg College (Minn.) 14157 – Grant Parker (AUG, 25-10) dec.
Austin Schoen (UWL, 8-12) 4-00
(Augsburg 3-0)
165 – Derek Weinmann (UWL, 12-8) dec. No. 10 Eric Hensel (AUG, 21-5) 10-4 (TIED 3-3)
174 – No. 4
Tyler Schneider (UWL, 20-3) tech. fall Austin Boniface (AUG, 17-14) 15-0 at 3:42 (UW-La Crosse 8-3)
184 – Austin Cook (UWL, 24-8) dec. Niko Anderson (AUG, 13-12). 6-0 (UW-La Crosse 11-3)
197 – Sean Ward (UWL, 16-8) dec. Logan Hortop (AUG, 20-18) 8-4
(UW-La Crosse 14-3)
HWT – No. 1 Donny Longendyke (AUG, 31-2) maj. dec.
Clay Broze (UWL, 18-8) 12-3 (UW-La Crosse (14-7)
125 – No. 1
Ryan Weinmann (UWL, 23-4) dec. James Goman (AUG, 15-17) 4-2 (UW-La Crosse 17-7)
133 – Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 22-5) vs.
Reid Johnson (UWL, 14-8) 12-4 (UW-La Crosse 17-11)
141 – No. 4
Cody See (UWL, 9-3) dec. Aaron Wilson (AUG, 13-16) 4-2 (UW-La Crosse 20-11)
149 – Marcus Hamer (AUG, 23-12) dec.
Grant Sutton (UWL, 21-5) 4-2 (UW-La Crosse 20-14)
UWL returns to action Sunday, February 14 at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships at UW-Stevens Point. Action starts at 9 a.m.
