Photos from Day 2, Session 1 -- NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships -- 3/4/00

ADA, Ohio (3/4/00) -- Here are photos featuring Augsburg College wrestlers from the first session of Saturday's action at the NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships at Ohio Northern University's Sports Center. Photos by Don Stoner, Augsburg Sports Information Coordinator.

Augsburg 125-pounder Darin Bertram controls the leg of Delaware Valley's Michael Jones during the national semifinal match, which Bertram won 10-2.

Defending national champion John Marchette (left) and Buena Vista's Rick Schwietzberger lock horns in the 133-pound national semifinal match. Marchette lost 5-3 in sudden-death overtime.

Augsburg's Brian Jones tries to move Florian Ghinea of Montclair State in the 141-pound national semifinal match. Jones lost 10-6.

Josh Cagle has control of his opponent, Jimmy Wallace of Wilmington, en route to an easy technical-fall, 16-0 win in the 149-pound national semifinals. The win was Cagle's school-record 23rd win by technical fall this season.

Auggie fans enjoy the action at the national championships. A large number of Auggie fans made the trek to northwest Ohio to root the Auggies onto a national title!

Augsburg's Nick Slack stares down Buena Vista's Sevond Cole in the 174-pound national semifinal match. Slack won 9-4 to move into the national championship match for the first time in his career.

Nik Lewandowski tries to get his leg out from under Pacific's Ian Courter in the 184-pound national semifinal match. Lewandowski lost the match 3-1 in overtime.

Josh Clausen has the advantage on top of Wartburg's Matt Buskohl in the 197-pound national championship match. Clausen won the match 8-4 to move into the national final for the first time as an Auggie.

Augsburg's Ben Bauer has control of SUNY-Oswego's Jason Turner en route to a dominating 8-4 win in the heavyweight national semifinal match.

Augsburg head coach Jeff Swenson and Ben Bauer celebrate after Bauer won his national semifinal match to move into the national final for the first time.