Skip To Main Content

Augustana College Athletics

MWREST vs. North Central
Lauren Beck

Men's wrestling heads south for Gator Boots Duals

The Vikings won three of their four duals last season in Nashville

12/16/2022 1:30:00 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Augustana men's wrestling team will travel to the Music City for the Gator Boot Duals on December 17 for a trio of duals against Huntingdon, Alma, and Dubuque.

The Vikings are coming off a 31-9 defeat to No. 5 ranked North Central at home. Augie had three individual winners in Thursday night's dual, A.J. Joyner (174), Jacob Badger (197), and Josh Woodrey (285). Augie currently sits at 2-4 in dual play for the 2022-23 season. 

The Dubuque Spartans enter Nashville for their first dual action of the 2022-23 season. Since 2013, Augie and Dubuque have split their matchups 3-3 overall, with the last victory coming from the Spartans 39-10 on January 8, 2019. 

Huntingdon is coming off a tri-match on December 10, where the Hawks went 2-0 over Central Baptist and Cumberland. Augie last faced Huntingdon on December 18, 2021, at these Gator Boot duals. The Vikings secured the dual victory 25-15. 

Across the last decade, Augie has faced Alma just once, dropping the neutral sight dual 20-19 on December 21, 2013. Entering this weekend, The Scots have fallen in each of their six duals on the season. 

The Vikings kick off dual play Saturday at 9:45 a.m. when they face Huntingdon. Augie's final two matchups against Dubuque and Alma will begin at 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., respectively. A stream link for the duals can be found here

Print Friendly Version