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    Dana continues streak over Division II Augustana

    Blair, NE -- The Dana College wrestling team hosted Augustana College on Wednesday evening. Coming into the match, Dana College was rated fifth in the latest NAIA poll, while Augustana was rated 13th in the NCAA Division II poll. The Vikings of Dana College came away with a 27-17 victory.

    The opening bought saw twin brothers Craig and Chris Trampe square off at 125 pounds. Entering the match, both brothers had national rankings, Craig is currently rated fifth in the NAIA and Chris is currently rated eighth in the NCAA Division II poll. Neither brother could take a lead in the first three periods nor earn a victory in regulation. The match came down to overtime. Dana's Craig Trampe (SR, Ord, Neb.) earned a takedown to defeat brother Chris 2-1.

    Burke Barnes (JR, Lake Stevens, Wash.) earned a technical fall over Adam Schlee at 133 pounds. Barnes earned Dana bonus points with his 20-3 victory.

    Brian Graham (FR, Kansas City, Mo.) squared off against Mike Long at 141 pounds. Graham made quick work of Long with a 13-0 major decision.

    Terrence Almond (SR, Pelham, Ga.) was bumped up from 141 to 149 to take on Brandon Kruger. Almond claimed his 35th victory of the season by putting Kruger down for a fall at 4:52.

    Augustana got on the board at 157 as Augustana's number four-rated Austin Scarset defeated fifth-rated Jason Bilinski (JR, Pittsgrove, N.J.). Scarset overwhelmed Bilinski and pinned him at the 4:09 mark to earn Augustana its first points of the night. Bulla Tuzon (FR, Wailuku, Hawaii) got Dana back on track with a 9-4 decision over Aaron Haddorf at 165. Josh Ghobadpoor (FR, Dahlonega, Ga.) faced off against two-time Division II All-American Cody Henrickson at 174. The more-experienced Henrickson defeated Ghobadpoor by technical fall 19-4.

    Webster Farris (JR, Nebraska City, Neb.) got Dana back on track at 184 pounds. Farris wrestled his way to a 7-2 decision over Beau Severtson. At 197 pounds, sixth-rated Wade Jordan (Coulee City, Wash.) wrestled third-rated Nate Buys. The higher-ranked Buys gave Augustana another win as he pinned Jordan at the 6:06 mark. In the evening's final match, Jesse Boggs (FR, Deming, N.M.) took down Ray O'Connor 4-3 at 285 pounds.

    The wrestling team also honored six seniors prior to the start of the match. The seniors honored were Terrence Almond, Eddie Locke (Redding, Calif.), Craig Trampe, Shawn Tsutsumi (Kaneohe, Hawaii), and Clinton Dale (Las Vegas, N.M.).

    The victory raised Dana's season record to 10-2. The home portion of the schedule is complete for the Vikings.

    Dana has two more duals remaining on its schedule. The Vikings will travel to Mitchell, S.D., on Friday to complete their Great Plains Athletic Conference dual schedule. Dana will square off against Dakota Wesleyan at 7 p.m. On Wednesday, the Vikings will travel to Marshall, Mo., for their final dual of the season against Missouri Valley.

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