Augsburg picked to repeat in Division III
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The National Wrestling Coaches Association has picked Augsburg College from Minneapolis, Minn., to repeat as NCAA Division III national championship, according to its 2010-11 Brute-Adidas preseason poll, which was released Friday, Oct. 22, 2010.
Just like last March, when the Auggies edged Wisconsin-LaCrosse by 10 points, Augsburg does not have one top-ranked wrestler.
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Without a single top-ranked individual, Augsburg with the likes of second-ranked Orlando Ponce at 165 pounds, is still the favorite to win the NCAA Division III tournament in March.
The following is the complete poll.
BRUTE – ADIDAS
National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III
Pre – Season Team Ranking #1
October 22, 2010
Rk Team (State) 2010 Finish
- 1.Augsburg College (Minn.) 1st
- 2. Wartburg College (Iowa) 3rd
- 3. Wisconsin – La Crosse 2nd
- 4. Coe College (Iowa) 4th
- 5. Ithaca College (N.Y.) 6th
- 6. Concordia College – Moorhead (Minn.) 9th
- 7. United States Merchant Marine Academy (N.Y.) 11th
- 8. Delaware Valley College (Pa.) 5th
- 9. Saint John’s University (Minn.) 14th (tie)
- 10. Cornell College (Iowa) 12th
- 11. University of Dubuque (Iowa) 8th
- 12. The College of New Jersey 36th
- 13. Williams College (Mass.) 23rd (tie)
- 14. Luther College (Iowa) 10th
- 15. Wisconsin – Stevens Point 28th
- 16. Ohio Northern University 7th
- 17. State University of New York at Brockport 23rd (tie)
- 18. Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.) 32nd
- 19. Springfield College (Mass.) 42nd
- 20. Cortland State (N.Y.) 22nd
- 21. Wisconsin – Whitewater 23rd (tie)
- 22. Trine University (Ind.) 50th
- 23. Buena Vista University (Iowa) 29th (tie)
- 24. Wilkes University (Pa.) 29th (tie)
- 25. Elmhurst College (Ill.) 14th (tie)
- 26. North Central College (Ill.) 18th (tie)
- 27. Heidelberg College (Ohio) 18th (tie)
- 28. Mount Union College (Ohio) 35th
- 29. Elizabethtown College (Pa.) 17th
- 30. Waynesburg University (Pa.) dnp
National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Brute – Adidas Individual Ranking –October 22, 2010
125 pounds
- 1. Clayton Rush – Coe College (sr)
- 2. Josh Roberts – Augsburg College (jr)
- 3. Austin Mogg – Buena Vista University (so)
- 4. Jordan Alfaro – US Mercahnt Marine Academy (jr)
- 5. Mark Kist – Wartburg College (jr)
- 6. Tyler Marlow – SUNY Brockport (so)
- 7. Lloyd McKinney – UW La Crosse (sr)
- 8. Joe Mileski – UW Stevens Point (jr)
- 9. Zach Mueller – UW Oshkosh (jr)
- 10. Daron Hohbein – Concordia College – Moorhead (jr)
133 pounds
- 1. Will Livingston – Centenary College (sr)
- 2. Mike McInally – Rochester Institute of Technology (sr)
- 3. Corey Brown – Thiel College (jr)
- 4. Nathan Fitzenreider – North Central College (so)
- 5. Jayson Swanson – Luther College (sr)
- 6. Seth Ecker – Ithaca College (jr)
- 7. Joe Grippi – Springfield College (so)
- 8. Tom D’Alessandro – Heidelberg College (jr)
- 9. Drew Hinschberger – Coe College (so)
- 10. Paul Marcello – Johns Hopkins (so)
141 pounds
- 1. Myanga Batsukh – Saint John’s University (sr)
- 2. Bebeto Yewah – UW La Crosse (jr)
- 3. Jeremy Stierly – Ithaca College (jr)
- 4. Kevin Donahue – Cornell College (sr)
- 5. Ryan Bridge – Stevens Institute of Technology (jr)
- 6. Matt Ulrich – Delaware Valley College (sr)
- 7. Aljamain Sterling – Cortland State (sr)
- 8. Nick Garber – Waynesburg University (sr)
- 9. Ben Anderson – Concordia College – Moorhead (sr)
- 10. Jake Strausbaugh – Wabash College (so)
149 pounds
- 1. Issac Dukes – Case Western Reserve University (jr)
- 2. Tony Valek – Augsburg College (jr)
- 3. Matt Mauseth – UW La Crosse (sr)
- 4. Blaine Woszczak – Ithaca College (sr)
- 5. Jason Pyle – Luther College (sr)
- 6. Justin Berns – Concordia College – Moorhead (sr)
- 7. Corey Paulish – Williams College (sr)
- 8. Jacob Groth – Wartburg College (sr)
- 9. Emanual Ajagbe – Delaware Valley College (so)
- 10. Isaiah Britton – Lycoming College (sr)
157 pounds
- 1. Luke Miller – Ohio Northern University (sr)
- 2. Jesse Harrington – Delaware Valley College (sr)
- 3. Carrington Banks – Wartburg College (sr)
- 4. Matt Magill – New York University (sr)
- 5. Dan Twitto – US Merchant Marine Academy (jr)
- 6. Nicholas Loughlin – Cornell College (jr)
- 7. Justin Skillings – St. Olaf College (jr)
- 8. Dale Handley – Coe College (jr)
- 9. Kyle Packer – College of New Jersey (sr)
- 10. Ryan Warcynski – University of Dubuque (so)
165 pounds
- 1. Vincent Renaut – US Merchant Marine Academy (sr)
- 2. Orlando Ponce – Augsburg College (sr)
- 3. Josh Terrell – University of Dubuque (sr)
- 4. Nick LeClere – Coe College (jr)
- 5. Cory Ferguson – UW La Crosse (sr)
- 6. Matt Baarson – Saint John’s University (sr)
- 7. Matt Curley – Heidelberg College (sr)
- 8. Joey Favia – Stevens Institute of Technology (jr)
- 9. Justin James – SUNY Brockport (jr)
- 10. Jordan Schulte – UW Stevens Point (so)
174 pounds
- 1. Mike Schmitz – UW La Crosse (jr)
- 2. Zach Molitor – Augsburg College (sr)
- 3. Kyle Kwiat – Ohio Northern University (so)
- 4. Dylan Azinger – Wartburg College (so)
- 5. Ross Dankers – Concordia College – Moorhead (sr)
- 6. Brian Thomason – York College (sr)
- 7. Robert Bishop – Stevens Institue of Technology (sr)
- 8. David Priest – Ithaca College (sr)
- 9. Colin Lenhardt – Johnson & Wales University (so)
- 10. Dan Daddino – Delaware Valley College (sr)
184 pounds
- 1. Phil Moenkedick – Concordia College – Moorhead (sr)
- 2. Ben Engelland – UW Stevens Point (sr)
- 3. Mike Reilly – King’s College (jr)
- 4. Mike Denver – College of New Jersey (jr)
- 5. Seth Rehn – Coe College (sr)
- 6. Nate Murren – Ursinus College (sr)
- 7. Sam Engelland – UW Oshkosh (jr)
- 8. Ryan Dormann – Stevens Institute of Technology (so)
- 9. Luke Pariso – SUNY Brockport (so)
- 10. Mitch Artist – UW La Crosse (sr)
197 pounds
- 1. Byron Tate – Wartburg College (jr)
- 2. Ryan Malo – Williams College (sr)
- 3. Jared Massey – Augsburg College (sr)
- 4. Bill Schindel – Mount Union College (sr)
- 5. Carl Korpi – Cortland State (jr)
- 6. Brian Broll – Buena Vista University (so)
- 7. Adam Latella – UW Whitewater (jr)
- 8. William Meaney – Elizabethtown College (sr)
- 9. Nathan Schmitz – Concordia College – Moorhead (so)
- 10. Jamie Myers – New York University (jr)
Heavyweight
- 1. John Helgerson – Wartburg College (sr)
- 2. Mark Corsello – Elmhurst College (sr)
- 3. Brock Glotfelty – McDaniel College (sr)
- 4. Adam Saylers – Wilmington College (sr)
- 5. Judd Connell – US Merchant Marine Academy (sr)
- 6. Ed Broderick – College of New Jersey (sr)
- 7. James Lamonica – Oneonta State (sr)
- 8. Matt Mahon – Ithaca College (jr)
- 9. James Zarate – UW Whitewater (sr)
- 10. Nick Cambi – Roger Williams University (sr)
Ranking Committee: Mike Howard (Oswego), Rich Hasenfus (Williams), Jim Miller (Wartburg),Mark Hawald (Mount Union College), Dave Icenhower (College of New Jersey), Chris Walter (UW-Platteville)