Category: Augsburg

Augsburg celebrates Six Decades of Dominance

On Jan­u­ary 22, 2010, the Augs­burg Col­lege wrestling pro­gram cel­e­brat­ed “Six Decades of Dom­i­nance,” mark­ing the six­ti­eth an­niver­sary of the pro­gram’s found­ing in 1949 by Edor Nel­son and Oliv­er Dahl. Be­fore the sched­uled meet with the Uni­ver­si­ty of Ne­bras­ka at Om­a­ha — the num­ber one team in Di­vi­sion II — the pro­gram held a short… Con­tin­ue read­ing Augs­burg cel­e­brates Six Decades of Dominance

Jayson Ness pins his way through the Auggie Open

On No­vem­ber 21, I had the priv­i­lege of shoot­ing Uni­ver­si­ty of Min­neso­ta wrestler Jayson Ness pin his way through the Aug­gie-Brute-Adi­­das Open at Augs­burg Col­lege in Min­neapo­lis, Minn. Ness — the sec­ond-ranked wrestler in NCAA Di­vi­sion I and three-time All-Amer­i­­can — had no prob­lems with his Di­vi­sion II and III and NAIA opponents.

Featured Photo: December 19, 2009

To­day’s fea­tured pho­tos is Hop­kins High School as­sis­tant wrestling coach Mar­cus LeVesseur. LeVes­suer is best known for win­ning 4 NCAA Di­vi­sion III na­tion­al ti­tles, while go­ing un­de­feat­ed with a 155–0 record. He was also a four-time Min­neso­ta state champion.