Jagger Schack of Osseo has committed to wrestling for Augsburg University following his upcoming senior season.
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College Recruiting: state placewinner Jagodzinske brothers to Augsburg University
Lucas and Blake Jagodzinske of Fairmont/Martin County West have committed to wrestling for Augsburg University following their upcoming senior seasons.
Management Council recommends blanket waiver for all DIII student-athletes
Presidents Council will vote on season-of-participation waiver recommendation next week
The Division III Management Council is forwarding a recommendation to the Presidents Council to allow all Division III student-athletes to compete up to the established dates of competition/contest maximums without being charged a season of intercollegiate participation for this academic year.
The Presidents Council will review the recommendation during its Oct. 28 videoconference.
The blanket waiver request would not charge student-athletes a term of attendance for any term (semester/quarter) during the 2020-21 academic year in which they were eligible for competition.
College Recruiting: state champion Steele to Augsburg University
Derek Steele of Sibley East has committed to wrestling for Augsburg University next season.
Unfinished Business: Ryan Epps Reflects On Augsburg, New Start In Greco
It’s hard to call Ryan Epps (77 kg) a “throwback”, though the moniker fits.
As a member of the Minnesota Storm, he is teammates with several wrestlers who have done their part to uphold Storm’s proud tradition of outlasting, outhustling, and mercilessly “breaking” the opposition. For decades and decades, this is how it has been. It is what they learn, how they are developed. Minnesota as a state tends to produce hard-working, lunch pail-types, anyway. What Storm does is reinforce the concept that, yes, toughness along with an expansive gas tank usually equate to success in a sport where attrition forever remains at a premium.
Consider: like any large family, Storm has “hand-me-downs”; except instead of outgrown clothes, the younger generation are bequeathed a mindset. Not mere attire which tears and frays, but rather, an attitude that is intended to withstand the test of time.
And that attitude is why Epps exited last week’s 2020 US Nationals as one of the biggest stories of the tournament. Continue reading at fivepointmove.com →
Steveson Dominates in the Big Apple
Augsburg wrestler Emily Shilson and former Apple Valley wrestler Seth Gross also wrestled
Competing for the first time since winning the 2020 Big Ten title last March, Golden Gopher heavyweight Gable Steveson defeated Wisconsin’s Trent Hillger by technical fall at the 2020 Beat the Streets virtual event on Thursday night.
Steveson to Compete in Beat the Streets Event
Augsburg wrestler Emily Shilson and former Apple Valley wrestler Seth Gross will also wrestle
Golden Gopher heavyweight Gable Steveson will return to the mat on Thursday, September 17, as part of Beat the Streets of New York City’s annual fundraising event. Steveson will square off against Wisconsin All-American Trent Hillger.
Steveson owns a 50-2 career record in two season with the Golden Gophers and claimed the 2020 Big Ten title. He was seeded No. 1 before the NCAA Championships were canceled because of COVID-19 public health concerns. He owns a 3-0 record against Hillger, including a 10-4 decision in the semifinals of the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
College Recruiting: two-time state champion Thompson to Augsburg University
Isaiah Thompson of Detroit Lakes has committed to wrestling for Augsburg University next season.