Augsburg wins 14th D-III title; Nathan beats Matt in battle of Lackman brothers

From Augsburg

ROANOKE, Va. — With an individual national title from 141-pounder Sam Stuhl leading the way, the Augsburg University men’s wrestling team won its 14th national championship in school history, compiling 101 points and outdistancing second place Wartburg College (Iowa) by 34.5 points at the NCAA Division III National Championships, completed on Saturday at the Berglund Center.

Augsburg entered the national tournament ranked No. 3 in the final National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll on Feb. 15. But the Auggies and No. 4-ranked Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) qualified the most wrestlers — eight each — to the national tournament, and seven of Augsburg’s eight qualifiers earned All-American honors with top-eight national finishes. Auggie wrestlers went 25-13 on the weekend in Roanoke, with seven pins, six major decisions and a technical fall. The Auggies went 9-8 on the final day, with two pins and two major decisions.

“It feels great. It’s obviously the culmination of a lot of hard work from a lot of people. The eight guys who competed and the 33 others who came with us, I’m really proud of them,” said Augsburg head coach Tony Valek, who earned his first national title in his four seasons as head coach, and third national title in his 10 seasons on the Augsburg coaching staff. “Roanoke has been fun. It’s been good to us. At 141, we had an eighth seed in David Flynn win the national championship in 2019, and now Sam Stuhl wins. So 141 has been good to us, and obviously, two team national championships.”

From Rhode Island

Rhode Island College senior Nathan Lackman defeated his brother, Alvernia junior Matt Lackman, 3-1, in sudden victory to win the individual national championship at 165 lbs. at the 2023 NCAA Div. III Wrestling National Championship on Saturday evening.
Nathan, who was the No. 1 seed, and Matt, the No. 2 seed, at 165 lbs. each came into the finals having won their previous three matches at the tournament.
After a scoreless first period, Matt notched an escape 10 seconds into the second stanza. Nathan answered back 46 seconds into the third period to knot the bout at 1-1.
The match headed into overtime and Nathan struck for a takedown 50 seconds in to win an individual national title and earn All-American honors for the second consecutive season. He was the NCAA Div. III National Champion at 157 lbs. as a junior in 2021-22.

NCAA Division III Nationals

March 10-11 • Roanoke, Va.

Team Standings

Individual Placement Matches

125 pounds

1st — Joziah Fry (Johnson & Wales) dec. Jacob Decatur (Baldwin Wallace), 4-2

3rd — Christian Guzman (North Central) major dec. Jake Craig (Southern Maine), 10-1

5th — Zac Blasioli (Millikin) major dec. Mason Barrett (Averett), 9-0

7th — Brady Koontz (Dubuque) dec. Joey Lamparelli (Muhlenberg), 7-2

133 pounds

1st — Robbie Precin (North Central) dec. Dalton Rohrbaugh (York College), 3-1

3rd — Tyler Fleetwood (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) dec. Jaden Hinton (Baldwin Wallace), 4-2

5th — Dylan Koontz (Dubuque) pinned Ty Bisek (Concordia-Moorhead), 1:24

7th — Luke Kowolski (Gettysburg College) won by TF over Chase Randall (U.S. Coast Guard) 18-0, 3:12

141 pounds

1st — Sam Stuhl (Augsburg) dec. Ethan Harsted (Wheaton College), 5-1

3rd — Jacob Reed (Ohio Northern) pinned Domenic Difrancescantonio (College Of New Jersey), 3:40

5th — Kyle Slendorn (Stevens Institute Of Technology) pinned Zayren Terukina (Wartburg College), 5:56

7th — James Rodriguez (Castleton) dec. Josh Wilson (Greensboro College), 5-2

149 pounds

1st — Michael Petrella (Baldwin Wallace) dec. Javen Estrada (North Central), 10-4

3rd — Hayden Brown (Johnson & Wales) dec. Hunter Gutierrez (Stevens Institute), 6-1

5th — Chase Sumner (Ohio Northern) pinned Thomas Monn (McDaniel College), 0:57

7th — Chase Parrott (Springfield College) dec. Charlie Stuhl (Augsburg), 5-3

157 pounds

1st — Nolan Hertel (Wisconsin-La Crosse) dec. Tyler Shilson (Augsburg) 6-5 tb

3rd — Jake Deguire (Springfield College) pinned Zeke Smith (Loras College), 5:16

5th — Ryan Luth (Washington And Lee) dec. David Hollingsworth (Wartburg College), 4-3

7th — Peter Kane (Williams College) pinned Ryan Smith (Stevens Institute), 2:39

165 pounds

1st — Nathan Lackman (Rhode Island) dec. Matt Lackman (Alvernia) 3-1 sv

3rd — Noah Leisgang (Wisconsin-La Crosse) dec. Nicholas Sacco (College Of New Jersey), 3-2

5th — Cooper Willis (Augsburg) dec. Cooper Pontelandolfo (New York University), 3-0

7th — Nathan Fuller (Wartburg College) dec. Jordan Hardrick (Ohio Northern), 3-1

174 pounds

1st — Zane Mulder (Wartburg) dec. Jared Stricker (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) 7-5

3rd — Seth Brossard (Wisconsin-La Crosse) dec. Charlie Grygas (Oswego State), 7-3

5th — Stefan Major (Stevens Institute Of Technology) dec. LJ Richardson (Coe College), 8-5

7th — Seth Goetzinger (Augsburg) won by medical forfeit over Anson Dewar (Muhlenberg College)

184 pounds

1st — Jaritt Shinhoster (Wisconsin-Whitewater) dec. Shane Liegel (Loras), 9-2

3rd — Donovan Corn (Luther College) dec. Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (Augsburg), 7-1

5th — David McCullough (U.S. Coast Guard) dec. Colby Giroux (Rochester Institute Of Technology), 9-4

7th — Charles Baczek (Wabash College) major dec Mahlic Sallah (Roanoke College), 8-0

197 pounds

1st — Massoma Endene (Wartburg) dec. Coy Spooner (U.S. Coast Guard), 10-6)

3rd — Chibueze Chukwuezi (Ithaca College) dec. Dylan Harr (Johnson & Wales), 5-1

5th — Doug Byrne (Baldwin Wallace) dec. Tyler Hannah (Wisconsin-Platteville), 4-2

7th — Beau Yineman (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) dec. Josh Harkless (Rochester Institute Of Technology), 5-4

Heavyweight

1st — Jack Heldt (Wabash) dec. Kaleb Reeves (Coe), 6-1

3rd — Tyler Kim (Augsburg) pinned Darryl Aiello (Dubuque), 1:50

5th — Donovan King (Olivet College) dec. Jake Peavey (Southern Maine), 9-2

7th — Carl DiGiorgio (U.S. Coast Guard) dec. Michael Douglas (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 7-3