ABERDEEN, S.D.–The Augustana wrestling team placed second overall at the NCAA Super Region V tournament and will send four wrestlers to the NCAA DII Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Vikings totaled 106.0 points as a team, with St. Cloud State edging out AU for the team title.
Jaxson Rohman (125 pounds), Hunter Burnett (141 pounds), Kolby Kost (174 pounds), and Cade Mueller (184 pounds) will represent Augustana on March 10-11 at the national tournament.
Jaxson Rohman – 125 pounds
Rohman won his first two matches of the day en route to the final match. In his first match of the day, Rohman received a bye and awaited his first opponent. He defeated Upper Iowa’s Colby Lopez in the quarterfinal by way of fall at 2:47. In the semifinal match, Rohman bested Jaden Verhagen of UMary by 9-6 decision.
The sophomore fell in the first-place match to Wisconsin-Parkside’s Shane Corrigan, finishing second at the tournament at 125 pounds and punching his ticket to the NCAA DII Championships.
Hunter Burnett – 141 pounds
Burnett placed second at 141 pounds and will make his way to the NCAA DII Championships for the third time in his career. Receiving a bye in the first round, Burnett pushed his way through the bracket with wins over St. Cloud State’s Alyeus Craig (4-2 decision) and Upper Iowa’s Tate Murty (6-5 decision).
In the first-place match, Burnett fell to Cayden Henschel of Wisconsin-Parkside to place second at the tournament.
Kolby Kost – 174 pounds
Kost qualified for the national tournament for the first time in his career with a third-place finish at the Super Region V tournament. The senior went 4-1 on the day, working his way through the backside of the bracket to earn a spot at the NCAA DII Championships.
Kost tallied wins over Crosby Schlosser of Wisconsin-Parkside (9-0 major decision), Michael Smith of Minnesota State (Fall 6:14) and Elijah Sterner of Southwest Minnesota State (Fall 2:12). In the third-place match, Kost brought down Minot State’s Cannon Potts by 8-4 decision.
Cade Mueller – 184 pounds
Mueller joins his teammates at the national tournament with a third-place finish in the region. The Waconia, Minnesota, native fell in his first match of the day but pushed ahead to the third-place match where he defeated UMary’s Wyatt Lidberg to earn his way to the national tournament for the second year in a row.
He logged wins over Sam Kruger of Northern State (3-2 decision), Brett Graham of Minnesota State Moorhead (6-0 decision) and Cayden White of Minot State (7-4 decision) in the tournament.
NCAA Division II Super Region 5 Qualifier Results
Full Results
125 Jaxson Rohman (15-5) placed 2nd and scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jaxson Rohman (Augustana (SD)) 15-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Jaxson Rohman (Augustana (SD)) 15-5 won by fall over Colby Lopez (Upper Iowa) 4-22 (Fall 2:47)
Semifinal – Jaxson Rohman (Augustana (SD)) 15-5 won by decision over Jaden Verhagen (Mary) 15-9 (Dec 9-6)
1st Place Match – Shane Corrigan (Wisconsin-Parkside) 29-6 won by decision over Jaxson Rohman (Augustana (SD)) 15-5 (Dec 8-5)
133 Jack Huffman (6-4) placed 4th and scored 9.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jack Huffman (Augustana (SD)) 6-4 won by decision over Thomas Carillo (Minnesota State Moorhead) 13-15 (Dec 10-4)
Quarterfinal – Jack Huffman (Augustana (SD)) 6-4 won by decision over Troy Dolphin (Wisconsin-Parkside) 12-5 (Dec 5-4)
Semifinal – Reece Barnhardt (Mary) 28-6 won by major decision over Jack Huffman (Augustana (SD)) 6-4 (MD 10-2)
Cons. Semi – Jack Huffman (Augustana (SD)) 6-4 won by decision over Kaden Anderlik (Upper Iowa) 23-11 (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match – James Davis (Minot State (N.D.)) 3-1 won by fall over Jack Huffman (Augustana (SD)) 6-4 (Fall 6:44)
141 Hunter Burnett (4-2) placed 2nd and scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Burnett (Augustana (SD)) 4-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Hunter Burnett (Augustana (SD)) 4-2 won by decision over Alyeus Craig (St. Cloud State) 24-5 (Dec 11-5)
Semifinal – Hunter Burnett (Augustana (SD)) 4-2 won by decision over Tate Murty (Upper Iowa) 27-6 (Dec 6-5)
1st Place Match – Cayden Henschel (Wisconsin-Parkside) 25-3 won by decision over Hunter Burnett (Augustana (SD)) 4-2 (Dec 8-6)
149 Connor Simmonds (14-11) placed 5th and scored 9.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Connor Simmonds (Augustana (SD)) 14-11 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Connor Simmonds (Augustana (SD)) 14-11 won by tech fall over Kelby Armstrong (Minot State (N.D.)) 2-3 (TF-1.5 4:56 (15-0))
Semifinal – Joey Bianchini (St. Cloud State) 15-1 won by decision over Connor Simmonds (Augustana (SD)) 14-11 (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Semi – Caleb Meunier (Minnesota State) 29-10 won by fall over Connor Simmonds (Augustana (SD)) 14-11 (Fall 1:50)
5th Place Match – Connor Simmonds (Augustana (SD)) 14-11 won in sudden victory – 1 over Kelby Armstrong (Minot State (N.D.)) 2-3 (SV-1 7-5)
157 Miles Fitzgerald (19-14) placed 5th and scored 8.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Miles Fitzgerald (Augustana (SD)) 19-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Miles Fitzgerald (Augustana (SD)) 19-14 won by decision over Drake Hayward (Minnesota State) 26-9 (Dec 6-0)
Semifinal – Nick Novak (St. Cloud State) 23-0 won by major decision over Miles Fitzgerald (Augustana (SD)) 19-14 (MD 10-0)
Cons. Semi – Ben Durocher (Wisconsin-Parkside) 21-7 won by decision over Miles Fitzgerald (Augustana (SD)) 19-14 (Dec 9-3)
5th Place Match – Miles Fitzgerald (Augustana (SD)) 19-14 won in sudden victory – 1 over Sean Howk (Southwest Minnesota State) 15-13 (SV-1 4-2)
165 Tyler Wagener (2-2) placed 5th and scored 8.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tyler Wagener (Augustana (SD)) 2-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Tyler Wagener (Augustana (SD)) 2-2 won by decision over Kole Marko (Minnesota State) 29-7 (Dec 6-0)
Semifinal – Shane Gantz (Wisconsin-Parkside) 32-0 won by decision over Tyler Wagener (Augustana (SD)) 2-2 (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Semi – Chase Luensman (Upper Iowa) 28-3 won by decision over Tyler Wagener (Augustana (SD)) 2-2 (Dec 6-1)
5th Place Match – Tyler Wagener (Augustana (SD)) 2-2 won by decision over Riley Noble (Mary) 15-15 (Dec 6-2)
174 Kolby Kost (19-7) placed 3rd and scored 16.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Kolby Kost (Augustana (SD)) 19-7 won by major decision over Crosby Schlosser (Wisconsin-Parkside) 9-18 (MD 9-0)
Quarterfinal – Kolby Kost (Augustana (SD)) 19-7 won by fall over Michael Smith (Minnesota State) 25-11 (Fall 6:14)
Semifinal – Abner Romero (St. Cloud State) 17-0 won by major decision over Kolby Kost (Augustana (SD)) 19-7 (MD 8-0)
Cons. Semi – Kolby Kost (Augustana (SD)) 19-7 won by fall over Elijah Sterner (Southwest Minnesota State) 4-17 (Fall 2:12)
3rd Place Match – Kolby Kost (Augustana (SD)) 19-7 won by decision over Cannon Potts (Minot State (N.D.)) 2-2 (Dec 8-4)
184 Cade Mueller (16-5) placed 3rd and scored 10.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Cade Mueller (Augustana (SD)) 16-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Bryce Fitzpatrick (St. Cloud State) 11-7 won by decision over Cade Mueller (Augustana (SD)) 16-5 (Dec 10-6)
Cons. Round 2 – Cade Mueller (Augustana (SD)) 16-5 won by decision over Sam Kruger (Northern State) 0-2 (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Cade Mueller (Augustana (SD)) 16-5 won by decision over Brett Graham (Minnesota State Moorhead) 3-13 (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Semi – Cade Mueller (Augustana (SD)) 16-5 won by decision over Cayden White (Minot State (N.D.)) 1-3 (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match – Cade Mueller (Augustana (SD)) 16-5 won by decision over Wyatt Lidberg (Mary) 26-9 (Dec 2-0)
197 Max Ramberg (21-12) placed 4th and scored 14.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) 21-12 won by fall over Samuel Grove (Minnesota State Moorhead) 5-13 (Fall 6:38)
Quarterfinal – Matt Kaylor (Mary) 25-10 won by decision over Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) 21-12 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) 21-12 won by major decision over Carter Marx (Southwest Minnesota State) 9-13 (MD 10-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) 21-12 won by fall over Max Villnow (Minnesota State) 5-6 (Fall 5:00)
Cons. Semi – Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) 21-12 won by decision over Dalton Hahn (Upper Iowa) 12-5 (Dec 9-7)
3rd Place Match – Matt Kaylor (Mary) 25-10 won by decision over Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) 21-12 (Dec 4-3)
285 Zach Peterson (14-12) place is unknown and scored 1.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Peterson (Augustana (SD)) 14-12 won in sudden victory – 1 over Jacob Dykes (Southwest Minnesota State) 13-10 (SV-1 4-2)
Quarterfinal – Luke Tweeton (Mary) 23-11 won by decision over Zach Peterson (Augustana (SD)) 14-12 (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Zach Peterson (Augustana (SD)) 14-12 won by decision over Nathan Schauer (Northern State) 0-2 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 3 – Elijah Novak (St. Cloud State) 20-11 won by decision over Zach Peterson (Augustana (SD)) 14-12 (Dec 3-0)
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