INDIANOLA, Iowa -- The Augustana Vikings men's wrestling team hits the road for a double-header dual meet against the Central Dutch and the Simpson Storm on Thursday, December 5.
The Vikings are 2-1 and return from the UWEC 8-Men Battles in Eau Claire, Wis., on November 23. The team finished fourth out of seven teams. Augie had nine top-five placements, with Jacob Badger and Nathan Petreikis winning in their respective weight classes.
Badger secured first in the 197-weight division after notching two technical falls and a pin. He won the championship match over his opponent from UW-Eau Claire by a 15-12 decision. Petreikis found victory in the 184-weight category after two pins and an 18-1 technical fall against Colby Lape, who finished third. Lape picked up an 11-8 decision to help lead to his third-place standing. In the 197 weight division, Clay DeBaillie placed third with two decisions. Khadyn Jacobs secured third in the 133 bracket with a pin and a 15-0 technical fall in the third-place match. In the 149 class, Kameron Hanel picked up a 15-0 technical fall before an 8-5 decision to finish third. In the 141 bracket, Will Taylor finished fourth, while Braiden Young found fourth place in the 184 category with a 5-2 decision and won a tiebreaker.
Central sits at 1-1 on the season and returns to action after a 40-6 dual meet victory against Nebraska Wesleyan on November 20. The Dutch won all but one weight division in the dual meet win with four technical falls, two decisions, two major decisions, and a pin. Thursday's meeting will be their first neutral site of the season, but finished the 2023-24 season with a 7-0 neutral site record. The Dutch hold a 9-1 all-time series record over the Vikings since 2013 with their last matchup resulting in a 36-9 loss for Augie in the Carver Center last season.
Simpson enters the contest with a 0-3 record on the season and returns to action after competing at the Coe Tournament on November 23. The Storm had six athletes secure a top-10 placement at the event. Jonathan Valdez led the team with a third-place finish in the 133 weight category after a bye, a 3-2 decision, a pin, and a 6-5 decision. Simpson holds a 0-2 home record so far this season with their last home territory dual concluding in a 49-0 loss on November 15. Augie holds a 7-3 all-time record over the Storm since 2013 with last year's meeting resulting in a 37-16 victory for the Vikings in the Carver Center.
The Vikings will battle the Central Dutch at 5:30 and take on the Simpson Storm at 7 p.m.
