No team results were kept at the open meet, which featured three teams ranked in the top 10 in the latest NCAA Division III national rankings -- Augsburg, ranked No. 1 nationally; Heidelberg (Ohio), ranked No. 4; and the College of New Jersey, ranked No. 8. Division III squad Augustana (Ill.) and Division I program Central Florida were also among the teams at the open meet.
Three-time national champion Marcus LeVesseur (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) claimed the Most Falls in Least Time award at the tournament, winning all three of his matches to claim the 165-pound crown. He won all three matches with first-period pins, in a total time of 5:05.
LeVesseur, who won Division III national titles at 157 pounds three times (2003, 2004, 2005), extended his collegiate unbeaten streak to 127, the second-longest winning streak in college wrestling history, behind the 159 of Cael Sanderson at Iowa State (1998-2002). LeVesseur has yet to lose a college wrestling match.
Defending national runner-up Jafari Vanier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) shared the 133-pound title with teammate Paul Bjorkstrand (So., Burnsville, Minn.), currently ranked No. 8 nationally at 133. Both went 3-0 at the meet.
At 149, Jared Evans (Sr., Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS), the No. 4-ranked wrestler nationally, went 4-0 to claim the weight-class title. Andrew Neumann (Sr., Somerset, Wis.), ranked No. 4 nationally at heavyweight, also went 4-0 to earn his weight-class championship.
At 141, Quincy Osborn (Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 2 in Division III, went 3-0 and shared the title with teammate Jason Adams (Fr., Coon Rapids, Minn.), who went 2-0. George Lynaugh (Jr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) won the title at 184 pounds by going 4-0, while Seth Flodeen (So., Cannon Falls, Minn.) and Jaime Rocha (Jr., Santa Maria, Calif./Righetti HS) shared the crown at 125 pounds.
Robbie Gotreau (Jr., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), ranked No. 6 nationally at 184, moved down to 174 and went 4-1 in finishing second at the meet.
Brandon Klukow (So., Albert Lea, Minn.) and Matt Curtis (Fr., Coon Rapids, Minn.) shared third-place honors at 165, while Josh Hansen (Sr., Albert Lea, Minn.) placed third at 157 and Kris Krier (Fr., Woodbury, Minn.) placed third at 184.
Augsburg returns to action on Tuesday (Jan. 2) at 7 p.m., with a dual meet at Division II Augustana (S.D.).
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