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ncaawrestling Wrestling -- Augsburg College at NCAA Division III National Championships
Friday-Saturday, March 4-5 -- St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.

Augsburg College won its ninth NCAA Division III national title in school history this weekend at the NCAA Division III National Championships, held Friday-Saturday 3/4-5 at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.

Augsburg, ranked No. 1 nationally all season long, qualified wrestlers in all 10 weight classes, had five top-seeded wrestlers (click here to see tournament seeds), and finished with a national-record-tying 10 All-Americans!

2005 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships official page (St. Olaf)

ncaachampionships Friday, March 4 (click on links for session story):

11 a.m. -- Session 1 -- Augsburg leads -- eight of nine wrestlers win first-round matches (one bye)!
Session 1 photos -- Click here!
6 p.m. -- Session 2 -- Augsburg takes commanding lead, sets school/NCAA record with 10 All-Americans!
Session 2 photos -- Click here!

Saturday, March 5 (click on links for session story):

11 a.m. -- Session 3 -- Record six Auggies are in national title matches! Augsburg expands on its national tournament lead!
Session 3 photos -- Click here! | More Session 3 photos -- Click here!
5 p.m. -- Session 4 -- AUGSBURG WINS NINTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! FOUR NATIONAL TITLES! 10 ALL-AMERICANS!
Session 4 photos -- Click here!

Pre-tournament information:

NCAA pre-tournament Augsburg notes (PDF file) -- Click here.
Augsburg coach Jeff Swenson inducted into NWCA Division III Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame! Click here.
Augsburg wrestling alumnus Gary Kroells '93 inducted into NWCA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame! Click here.
2005 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Page -- Click here.
Augsburg Fan/Parent information for NCAA Division III National Championships -- Click here (Microsoft Word document)

Pre-tournament web stories:

Minneapolis Star-Tribune Division III championships preview. Click here.
Wrestlingmall.com Division III championships preview. Click here.
NCAA Sports.com feature on Augsburg's Marcus LeVesseur. Click here.
Wrestlingmall.com feature on Augsburg's Matt Shankey. Click here.
Pierce County Herald (Ellsworth, Wis.) feature on Augsburg's Mark Matzek. Click here.
Wrestlingmall.com feature on Augsburg's Jamell Tidwell. Click here.

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Augsburg College, a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

This is the official web site for Augsburg College athletics.
All comments or questions regarding this web site should be directed to Sports Information Coordinator Don Stoner -- E-mail: stoner@augsburg.edu Phone: (612) 330-1677.