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NCAA Division III Regional Results & News

Auggies win regional, advance all 10 to nationals
FULL RESULTS | AUGSBURG RESULTS
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Qualifying individuals in all 10 weight classes to the upcoming national championships, the Augsburg University men’s wrestling team won its 21st straight regional championship, claiming top honors at the NCAA Division III Upper Midwest Regional, held Friday and Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
THE BASICS
TEAM SCORES: Augsburg 1st/19 (216.5)
LOCATION: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wis.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• For the fifth time since the 2002-03 season, Augsburg qualified wrestlers in all 10 weight classes to the NCAA Division III National Championships, which will be held March 15-16 at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis. Augsburg has had seven or more national tournament qualifiers in 20 of the last 21 seasons. The last three times Augsburg has had 10 national qualifiers, it has won the team national title (2004-05, 2006-07 and 2014-15). Augsburg also had 10 qualifiers in 2002-03, where it finished second nationally. Defending national champion Augsburg entered the weekend ranked No. 2 behind perennial rival Wartburg (Iowa) in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings. Wartburg earned seven national tournament qualifiers in winning the Lower Midwest Regional title, held Thursday and Friday.
• Augsburg won the 19-team Upper Midwest Regional with 216.5 points, ahead of second-place Wisconsin-La Crosse’s 188.5 points. Augsburg has won the team title in its NCAA regional every year since starting regional competition in the 2002-03 season. … story at … Augsburg.edu/2024/3/2/mwr030224
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CHAMPIONS AGAIN! Wrestling Earns Fourth Straight Regional Championship; Five Ducks Headed to Nationals — Three win regional crowns
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (March 2, 2024) – Senior Luke Hoerle joined sophomore Ryan Smith and classmate Stefan Major in winning a regional championship Saturday to lead No. 10/12 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling to its fourth straight regional championship Saturday at Lycoming College’s Lamade Gymnasium.
Graduate student Akhil Vega and senior Joel Martsinovsky will join the three regional champions in advancing to the NCAA Division III National Championships after posting top-three finishes in their respective weight classes. The top-three finishers in each of the 10 weight classes advance to the national championship.
Hoerle topped the field at 133, while Major and Smith finished first at 174 and 157, respectively. As a team, Stevens amassed 164.5 points to capture the Southeast Regional title, extending the program’s run of consecutive regional crowns. Dating back to the 2019-20 season when the dominant strech began, this season’s 164.5 points represents the squad’s second-highest winning total. The current stretch of consecutive regional titles surrounds the 2020-21 season, where NCAA regional events were not held. Averett totaled 146.5 points to finish second, with Roanoke (145.5), … story at … Stevensducks.com/Champions-again-wrestling-earns-fourth-straight-regional-championship-five-ducks-headed-to-nationals
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No. 6 Men’s Wrestling Qualifies Eight for Nationals, Wins NCAA Central Regional Championship
ADA, Ohio – The No. 6 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace men’s wrestlering team qualified eight wrestlers for the 2024 NCAA Division III Championships as the Ohio Athletic Conference Champion Yellow Jackets won the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championship hosted by Ohio Northern University inside the ONU Sports Center.
BW was the champion for the second straight year with 193 points.  The Yellow Jackets have now won the regional championship in four of the last six years and have finished in the top two in eight straight seasons.  The top three wrestlers in each weight class earn All-Central Region honors and qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships. 
The eight BW qualifiers included four champions, two runner-up wrestlers and two third places finishers. 
Senior All-American and No. 5 nationally ranked 125-pounder Jacob Decatur (Akron/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) – Champion

• Bye in first round
• Won by pinfall in 1:03 over Noah Houchins of Otterbein
• Won a 4-1 decision over Nasir Christion of Manchester (Ind.) … story at … BWyellowjackets.com/2023-24/releases/regionals
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TCNJ Wrestling Claims Fourth Straight Mideast Region Title
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The TCNJ wrestling team proved its dominance over the rest of the Mideast Region on Saturday as the Lions hoisted their fourth straight regional title. The Lions had four wrestlers punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships as well as several other place-winners.
Nick Sacco (165) and Mike Conklin (149) earned themselves individual championships while Peter Wersinger (285) and Matthew Griffin (125) finished second and third in their respective weight classes.
Nationally No. 2 ranked Sacco had two methodical decision wins to earn his way to the NCAA Championships. In the semifinal, he beat Ursinus’ Shawn Marchesano by a score of 2-1 and then shut out Elizabethtown’s Brian Schneider in a 2-0 Championship bout. This is the second consecutive individual Region title for Sacco at 165 lbs.  
Previously an All-American in 2022, Conklin will get another crack at it in 2024 as he was masterful in his two bouts. After a pin in the semifinal, Conklin was ahead of RIT’s Mike Glynn by a score of 5-0 before Glynn forfeited the region title. … story at … TCNJathletics.com/Wrestling-claims-fourth-straight-mideast-region-title
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Coast Guard wins Division III Northeast Regional
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Coast Guard Academy wrestling team won the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional Championship Sunday with a score of 193.5, besting 2nd place Johnson & Wales by four points. They had scorers in all 10 weight classes with six finalists and four champions. 
The four champions were Chase Randall(133), Nate Fitt(149), Coy Spooner(197), and Carl DiGiorgio(285). Randall went 4-0 in the tournament and defeated Gabriel Leo-Esparolini of JWU by major decision in the finals. Fitt went 5-0 and won his finals matchup by major decision over Zach Soda of New England College. Spooner went 4-0 and won his finals matchup vs Dylan Harr of JWU in dominating fashion. DiGiorgio went 4-0 in the tournament and defeated Reid Garrison of USMMA in the finals by major decision. The other finalists for CGA were Steven Rochard(165) and Joe Chapman(174). 
Other scorers for the Bears were Nikko Beato(125) who placed 7th, Owen Woolcott(141) who placed 5th, Noah Caskey(157) who placed 6th, and Kenneth Marra(184) who placed 5th. Each of the 10 Coast Guard wrestlers who competed contributed to the team victory. After the championship, head coach Kevin Bratland was named the Regional Head Coach of the Year. … story at … Coastguardathletics.com/Coast-guard-wins-division-iii-northeast-regional

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