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Augsburg College

By Don Stoner - stoner@augsburg.edu

National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Brute - Adidas Individual Ranking January 7, 2008

125 lbs.

1. Seth Flodeen – Augsburg College (jr)

2. Eracleo Vallejo - Manchester College (sr)

3. Chris Heilman – Cornell College (sr)

4. Clayton Rush – Coe College (fr)

5. Kyle Flickinger - York College (jr)

6. Peppy Cabrera – Cortland State (jr)

7. Rob Struthers – Wartburg College (sr)

8. David Penny – Ohio Northern University (jr)

9. Felipe Quieroz – Wilkes University (jr)

10. Jake Calhoun – UW – Stevens Point (sr)

133 lbs.

1. Adam Johnson – North Central College (sr)

2. David Morgan – King’s College (jr)

3. Jacob Helvey – Wartburg College (sr)

4. Jordan Kolinsky - UW La Crosse(sr)

5. Travis Lang – Augsburg College (jr)

6. Nick Nothern – Cornell College (so)

7. Justin Hulegaard – Buena Vista University (sr)

8. Ray Sarinelli – College of New Jersey (sr)

9. Mike Gummerson – Centenary College (sr)

10. Boomer Fechko – Heidelberg College (so)

141 lbs.

1. Mike Bonora – Rhode Island College (sr)

2. Dan Hall - Delaware Valley College (sr)

3. Zach McKray - Wartburg College (jr)

4. Austin Batista - UW Whitewater (so)

5. Travis Grawin - Luther College (sr)

6. Joe Widrick – Cortland State (fr)

7. Steve Hult – New York University (sr)

8. Luke Baum – R. I. T. (jr)

9. Damien Rose – Thiel College (so)

10. Niles Mercer – Coe College (sr)

149 lbs.

1. Jacob Naig - Wartburg College (jr)

2. Willie Holst - Augsburg College (so)

3. Elliot Spence – College of Mount St. Joseph (sr)

4. Paul Leblanc – Cortland State (jr)

5. Jeff Kastel – Elmhurst College (sr)

6. Frank Cammisa - Bridgewater State (so)

7. Jesse Harrington – Delaware Valley College (fr)

8. Rob Kein – Muhlenberg College (jr)

9. Aaron Cook – Buena Vista University (jr)

10. Jason Pyle – Luther College (fr)

157 lbs.

1. Aaron Wernimont – Wartburg College (jr)

2. Jason Brew - Oliver Collage (jr)

3. John Niederich – York College (sr)

4. Joey Verschoor – Buena Vista University (jr)

5. Pat McAuley - Cornell University (sr)

6. Donald Williams - SUNY Brockport (jr)

7. Jesse Milks – UW Platteville (so)

8. Kyle Katz – Elmhurst College (sr)

9. Jay Milz – UW LaCrosse (sr)

10. Andrew Goldstein – Gettysburg College (jr)

165 lbs.

1. Tim Palmer – UW LaCrosse (sr)

2. Gino Russo - Baldwin Wallace College (sr)

3. Zach Bogardus - Cortland State (sr)

4. Jake Wozniak – UW Stevens Point (jr)

5. Shaheim Bradshaw – SUNY Brockport (sr)

6. Tyler Burkle – Coe College (so)

7. Daron Cruikshank - Olivet College (sr)

8. Ben Youel - North Central College (jr)

9. Justin Bonitatus – College of New Jersey (fr)

10. Trent Zempel – Messiah College (so)

174 lbs.

1. Josh Chelf – UW La Crosse (sr)

2. Kyle Vanderhyde – Olivet College (jr)

3. Eric Bath – UW Stevens Point (sr)

4. Eric Van Patten - SUNY Brockport (jr)

5. Brandon MacWhinnie - Stevens Inst. of Technology (sr)

6. Greg Osgoodby – College of New Jersey (jr)

7. Ben Plowman – Ohio Northern University (sr)

8. Georg Lynaugh – Augsburg College (sr)

9. Kyle Kehrli – Cornell College (jr)

10. Chris Branchen – John Carroll University (sr)

184 lbs.

1. Romeo Djoumessi - Wartburg College (jr)

2. Mike Wilcox – Delaware Valley College (jr)

3. Robert Gotreau - Augsburg College (sr)

4. Josh Zabel – UW La Crosse (jr)

5. Gabe Youel – North Central College (so)

6. Elliot Smith – Springfield College (sr)

7. Nick Coleman - New York University (sr)

8. Matt Wonderlin – University of Dubuque (jr)

9. Jay Figgins – Loras College (sr)

10. Trevor LeBlanc – Cortland State (jr)

197 lbs.

1. Alec Bonander – Luther College (jr)

2. Craig Bollig - UW Stevens Point (sr)

3. TJ Miller - Wartburg College (sr)

4. Paul Hartt – Lakeland College (sr)

5. Ryan Fogliano - Heidelberg College (sr)

6. Josh Hulforty – UW Eau Claire (sr)

7. Andy Moore – UW La Crosse (sr)

8. Matt Miller - Lycoming College (sr)

9. Joe West - Delaware Valley Collage (jr)

10. Eric Vincent – US Merchant Marine Academy (so)

285 lbs.

1. Trevor Hiffa – Oneonta State (sr)

2. Kyle Bilquist - Delaware Valley College (sr)

3. Brian Borchers – Wartburg College (sr)

4. Jaron Rutledge – Knox College (sr)

5. Sean Evans – UW Whitewater (jr)

6. Dan Laurent - UW La Crosse (so)

7. Luke Panizzi - York College (sr)

8. Jake Taylor – Oswego State (sr)

9. John Miller – Luther College (jr)

National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Brute - Adidas Individual Ranking December 19

10. Derrick Bendau – John Carroll University (sr)

125 lbs.

1. Seth Flodeen – Augsburg College (jr)

2. Chris Heilman – Cornell College (sr)

3. Eracleo Vallejo - Manchester College (sr)

4. Kyle Flickinger - York College (jr)

5. Peppy Cabrera – Cortland State (jr)

6. Clayton Rush – Coe College (fr)

7. Rob Struthers – Wartburg College (sr)

8. David Penny – Ohio Northern University (jr)

9. Felipe Quieroz – Wilkes University (jr)

10. Jake Calhoun – UW – Stevens Point (sr)

133 lbs.

1. Adam Johnson – North Central College (sr)

2. David Morgan – King’s College (jr)

3. Jacob Helvey – Wartburg College (sr)

4. Justin Hulegaard – Buena Vista University (sr)

5. Jordan Kolinsky - UW La Crosse(sr)

6. Travis Lang – Augsburg College (jr)

7. Ray Sarinelli – College of New Jersey (sr)

8. John Sheets - Manchester College (sr)

9. Mike Gummerson – Centenary College (sr)

10. Gannon Hjerleid - Coe College (sr)

141 lbs.

1. Mike Bonora – Rhode Island College (sr)

2. Zach McKray - Wartburg College (jr)

3. Dan Hall - Delaware Valley College (sr)

4. Austin Batista - UW Whitewater (so)

5. Travis Grawin - Luther College (sr)

6. Willie Horwath – Ithaca College (so)

7. Joe Widrick – Cortland State (fr)

8. Luke Baum – R. I. T. (jr)

9. Steve Hult – New York University (sr)

10. David Manoogian - Case Western Reserve Univ. (sr)

149 lbs.

1. Jacob Naig - Wartburg College (jr)

2. Willie Holst - Augsburg College (so)

3. Elliot Spence – College of Mount St. Joseph (sr)

4. Paul Leblanc – Cortland State (jr)

5. Jesse Harrington – Delaware Valley College (fr)

6. Jeff Kastel – Elmhurst College (sr)

7. Frank Cammisa - Bridgewater State (so)

8. Tyler Baker – Coe College (so)

9. Blaine Woszczak – Ithaca College (fr)

10. Eric Smith – Wilkes University (jr)

157 lbs.

1. Quincy Osborn - Augsburg College (sr)

2. Joe Pflug – Heidelberg College (sr)

3. Aaron Wernimont – Wartburg College (jr)

4. Pat McAuley - Cornell University (sr)

5. John Niederich – York College (sr)

6. Jason Brew - Oliver Collage (jr)

7. Donald Williams - SUNY Brockport (jr)

8. Joey Verschoor – Buena Vista University (jr)

9. Jesse Milks – UW Platteville (so)

10. Kyle Katz – Elmhurst College (sr)

165 lbs.

1. Tim Palmer – UW LaCrosse (sr)

2. Gino Russo - Baldwin Wallace College (sr)

3. Zach Bogardus - Cortland State (sr)

4. Jake Wozniak – UW La Crosse (jr)

5. Shaheim Bradshaw – SUNY Brockport (sr)

6. Tyler Burkle – Coe College (so)

7. Daron Cruikshank - Olivet College (sr)

8. Trent Zempel – Messiah College (so)

9. Ben Youel - North Central College (jr)

10. Justin Bonitatus – College of New Jersey (fr)

174 lbs.

1. Josh Chelf – UW La Crosse (sr)

2. Kyle Vanderhyde – Olivet College (jr)

3. Eric Bath – UW Stevens Point (sr)

4. Andrew Winfield – McDaniel College (jr)

5. Eric Van Patten - SUNY Brockport (jr)

6. Brandon MacWhinnie - Stevens Inst. of Technology (sr)

7. Greg Osgoodby – College of New Jersey (jr)

8. Ben Plowman – Ohio Northern University (sr)

9. Greg Hurd – Wesleyan University (so)

10. Jerome Owens – Johnson & Wales University (jr)

184 lbs.

1. Romeo Djoumessi - Wartburg College (jr)

2. Robert Gotreau - Augsburg College (sr)

3. Elliot Smith – Springfield College (sr)

4. Josh Zabel – UW La Crosse (jr)

5. Gabe Youel – North Central College (so)

6. Matt Wonderlin – University of Dubuque (jr)

7. Nick Coleman - New York University (sr)

8. Jay Figgins – Loras College (sr)

9. Trevor LeBlanc – Cortland State (jr)

10. Jim Quinlan - Bridgewater State (sr)

197 lbs.

1. Alec Bonander – Luther College (jr)

2. Paul Hartt – Lakeland College (sr)

3. Craig Bollig - UW Stevens Point (sr)

4. TJ Miller - Wartburg College (sr)

5. Ryan Fogliano - Heidelberg College (sr)

6. Joe West - Delaware Valley Collage (jr)

7. Matt Miller - Lycoming College (sr)

8. Eric Vincent – US Merchant Marine Academy (so)

9. Tim Winker – UW La Crosse (sr)

10. Tyler Schmidt – Johns Hopkins University (jr)

285 lbs.

1. Trevor Hiffa – Oneonta State (sr)

2. John Miller – Luther College (jr)

3. Robbie Brubeck – Heidelberg College (sr)

4. Kyle Bilquist - Delaware Valley College (sr)

5. Brian Borchers – Wartburg College (sr)

6. Jaron Rutledge – Knox College (sr)

7. Sean Evans – UW Whitewater (jr)

8. Dan Laurent - UW La Crosse (so)

9. Luke Panizzi - York College (sr)

10. Glenn Geesman – M. I. T. (jr)

National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Brute - Adidas Individual Ranking

November 13, 2007

125 lbs.

1. Seth Flodeen – Augsburg College (jr)

2. Chris Heilman – Cornell College (sr)

3. Eracleo Vallejo - Manchester College (sr)

4. Jake Oster – Elmhurst College (so)

5. Rob Struthers – Wartburg College (sr)

6. Mike McInally – Rochester Institute of Technology (so)

7. Kyle Flickinger - York College (jr)

8. Felipe Queiroz - Wilkes University (jr)

9. Clayton Rush – Coe College (fr)

10. Jon Gregory – Ithaca College (so)

133 lbs.

1. David Morgan – King’s College (jr)

2. Adam Johnson – North Central College (sr)

3. Justin Hulegaard – Buena Vista University (sr)

4. Jacob Helvey – Wartburg College (sr)

5. Jordan Kolinsky - UW La Crosse(sr)

6. Gannon Hjerleid - Coe College (sr)

7. Ray Sarinelli – College of New Jersey (sr)

8. John Sheets - Manchester College (sr)

9. Nick Nothern – Cornell College (so)

10. Mike Gummerson – Centenary College (sr)

141 lbs.

1. Mike Bonora – Rhode Island College (sr)

2. Zach McKray - Wartburg College (jr)

3. David Manoogian - Case Western Reserve Univ. (sr)

4. Dan Crone – UW LaCrosse (fr)

5. Travis Grawin - Luther College (sr)

6. Nicholas Sanchez - Heidelberg College (sr)

7. Dan Hall - Delaware Valley College (sr)

8. Austin Batista - UW Whitewater (so)

9. Willie Horwath – Ithaca College (so)

10. Vinny Alber – UW Platteville (fr)

149 lbs.

1. Joe Pflug – Heidelberg College (sr)

2. Jacob Naig - Wartburg College (jr)

3. Willie Holst - Augsburg College (so)

4. Tyler Branham - College of New Jersey (so)

5. Matt Shank - Gettysburg College (sr)

6. Dave Paramski – Cornell College (jr)

7. Steve Hult - New York University (sr)

8. Kevin Sutherland – Rhode Island College (fr)

9. Blaine Woszczak – Ithaca College (fr)

10. Frank Cammisa - Bridgewater State (so)

157 lbs.

1. Quincy Osborn - Augsburg College (sr)

2. Aaron Wernimont – Wartburg College (jr)

3. Pat McAuley - Cornell University (sr)

4. Elliot Spence – College of Mount St. Joseph (sr)

5. Ryan Herwig - Delaware Valley College (sr)

6. Jason Brew - Oliver Collage (jr)

7. John Niederick – York College (sr)

8. Kyle Katz - Elmhurst College (sr)

9. Donald Williams - SUNY Brockport (jr)

10. Bryon Grothus – Coe College (jr)

165 lbs.

1. Tim Palmer – UW LaCrosse (sr)

2. Shaheim Bradshaw – SUNY Brockport (sr)

3. Gino Russo - Baldwin Wallace College (sr)

4. Zach Bogardus - Cortland State (sr)

5. Ben Youel - North Central College (jr)

6. Daron Cruikshank - Olivet College (sr)

7. Ian Rammel - Heidelberg College (sr)

8. Jake Tyler - Springfield College (sr)

9. Trent Zempel – Messiah College (so)

10. Steven Bagnowski – John Carroll University (sr)

174 lbs.

1. Josh Chelf – UW LaCrosse (sr)

2. Kyle Vanderhyde – Olivet College (jr)

3. Andrew Winfield – McDaniel College (jr)

4. Ben Plowman – Ohio Northern University (sr)

5. Eric Van Patten - SUNY Brockport (jr)

6. Brandon MacWhinnie - Stevens Inst. of Technology (sr)

7. Greg Hurd – Wesleyan University (so)

8. Andre DeCristo – Hunter College (so)

9. Josh Wake – Oneonta State (so)

10. David Priest – Ithaca College (fr)

184 lbs.

1. Romeo Djoumessi - Wartburg College (jr)

2. Robert Gotreau - Augsburg College (sr)

3. Jay Figgins – Loras College (sr)

4. Trevor LeBlanc - Cortland State (jr)

5. AJ Gregg – Luther College (sr)

6. Eric Bath – UW Stevens Point (sr)

7. Joey Scott – Hunter College (fr)

8. Nick Coleman - New York University (sr)

9. Jim Quinlan - Bridgewater State (sr)

10. Eric Fishel - Johns Hopkins University (sr)

197 lbs.

1. TJ Miller - Wartburg College (sr)

2. Alec Bonander – Luther College (jr)

3. Wally O’Connor - Augsburg College (sr)

4. Craig Bollig - UW Stevens Point (sr)

5. Kevin Orr - Delaware Valley Collage (jr)

6. Paul Burger - Baldwin Wallace College (sr)

7. Ryan Fogliano - Heidelberg College (sr)

8. Dave Sbriscia - Ithaca College (so)

9. Matt Miller - Lycoming College (sr)

10. Paul Hartt – Lakeland College (sr)

285 lbs.

1. Jason Rutledge – Knox College (sr)

2. Trevor Hiffa – Oneonta State (sr)

3. John Miller – Luther College (jr)

4. Brian Borchers – Wartburg College (sr)

5. Jake Taylor - Oswego State (sr)

6. Ryan Bowers – Heidelberg College (sr)

7. Dan Laurent - UW La Crosse (so)

8. Kyle Bilquist - Delaware Valley College (sr)

9. Luke Panizzi - York College (sr)

10. Steve Carbone - College of New Jersey (sr)

Augsburg wrestling team's visit to White House postponed to October 12

MINNEAPOLIS (9/6/05) -- The nine-time NCAA Division III national champion
Augsburg College wrestling team's visit with President George W. Bush at the
White House in Washington, D.C., has been postponed from this Thursday (9/8)
until Wednesday, Oct. 12, college officials have announced.

The visit has been postponed from this week until October because of the recent
events involving Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast area.

Nine wrestlers from the 2005 NCAA Division III national championship squad will
be honored by the President in the ceremony on Oct. 12, along with members of
the coaching staff and Augsburg President Dr. William V. Frame.

It will mark the first time that an Augsburg team has ever been honored at the
White House, and it will be just the second time a national championship
college wrestling team has ever been honored by the President. The 2001
University of Minnesota Division I national championship team was the first
college wrestling team to receive the White House honor.

Over the last three decades, Augsburg has established itself as a national
power in small-college wrestling. Augsburg won its ninth NCAA Division III
wrestling national championship in the last 15 years in 2005, claiming 10 All-
Americans, four individual national champions and two national runners-up. The
Auggies finished 14-1 in dual meets in the 2004-05 season, while also claiming
the NWCA Division III National Duals title for the second time in the
tournament's four-year history.

The nine team national titles is an NCAA Division III national record. Augsburg
has had top-two national finishes in 15 of the last 16 years, top-four national
finishes the last 17 seasons in a row (the only NCAA wrestling program,
regardless of division, that can make that claim) and top-20 national finishes
every year since 1971.

Augsburg wrestlers to be honored at White House

Augsburg wrestling team to be honored at White House on Thursday 9/8

MINNEAPOLIS (9/1/05) -- The nine-time NCAA Division III national champion
Augsburg College wrestling team has been invited to meet with President George
W. Bush at the White House in Washington, D.C., next Thursday (9/8), college
officials have announced.

Nine wrestlers from the 2005 NCAA Division III national championship squad will
be honored by the President during a Thursday afternoon ceremony, along with
members of the coaching staff and Augsburg President Dr. William V. Frame.

It is the first time that an Augsburg team has ever been honored at the White
House, and it is just the second time a national championship college wrestling
team has ever been honored by the President, said Augsburg associate head coach
Sam Barber. The 2001 University of Minnesota Division I national championship
team was the first college wrestling team to receive the White House honor.

Wrestlers attending will be nine of the 10 All-Americans from the 2005 team --
national champions Marcus LeVesseur (157 pounds), Mark Matzek (133 pounds) and
Joe Moon (174 pounds); national runners-up Jamell Tidwell (141 pounds) and Ryan
Valek (165 pounds); and All-Americans Brad Tupa (184 pounds), Justin Sorensen
(197 pounds), Jared Evans (149 pounds) and Mark Simmonds (heavyweight). The
lone 2005 Auggie All-American unable to attend the White House ceremony is 125-
pound national champion Matt Shankey, who is currently serving in the U.S.
Army. Also being honored will be Augsburg head coach Jeff Swenson, associate
head coach Barber and assistant coaches Donny Wichmann and Scott Whirley.

The White House ceremony was arranged after meetings between Augsburg coaches
and U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois), the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and a former wrestler and wrestling coach. Hastert was inducted
into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla., in 2000.

In addition to the ceremony and tour of the White House on Thursday, the
Augsburg contingent will also tour the U.S. Capitol as guests of Hastert. The
team will fly to Washington on Wednesday and return to Minneapolis on Friday.

Swenson, who is entering his 24th season as Augsburg's head coach in 2005-06,
has produced a 302-40 career dual-meet record with the Auggies. He has coached
143 All-Americans, including 36 individual national champions.

Academically, Augsburg finished in the top 10 in the National Wrestling Coaches
Association's Scholar All-America team program in 2004-05, finishing sixth
among more than 100 NCAA Division III wrestling institutions with a 3.331 team
grade-point-average. Augsburg is the only school in NCAA Division III wrestling
to finish in the top 10 both in competition on the mat and in the academic team
competition in each of the eight years that the NWCA has awarded an academic
team national championship.

Augsburg had eight NWCA Scholar All-Americans in 2004-05, bringing to a
national-record 89 the number of NWCA Scholar All-Americans in school history.
Augsburg has had at least three Scholar All-Americans every year since 1993,
and has had 66 athletes honored since 1997.

In addition, two Auggies, Matzek and Valek, were named to the ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-America College Division Men's At-Large Team in 2005. Four
Augsburg student-athletes were named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America
teams by CoSIDA this school year, the most in a single year in school history.
Since 1981, Augsburg student-athletes have earned 17 Academic All-America
honors from CoSIDA.

http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/090105whitehouse.html