Wrestler of the Week: Jimmy McAuliffe
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Jimmy McAuliffe of Elmhurst. The Blue Jay won the 141 lbs. weight class at the CCIW Championships last Thursday and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the event. McAuliffe pinned his first two foes before defeating two time All-American and #6 ranked Chris Williams of Millikin in the finals 8-2. His championship was one of three for the Blue Jays and helped the team to a third place finish in the eight team field.
McAuliffe, a freshman from Burbank, Illinois, was 4th last year in the Illinois 3A state championships for Reavis High School. This season, he was 4th at Concordia, 1st at the Elmhurst Al Hanke Invitational, and 5th at Wheaton. He currently has a 17-3 record with seven falls in his first year as a Blue Jay. Elmhurst is off this week as they prepare for the Upper Midwest Regional to be held next weekend at Augsburg College.
Wrestling This Week 2/13-18
Tuesday
Muskingum at John Carroll
Mount St. Joseph at Manchester
Ohio Northern at Heidelberg
Dubuque at Simpson
Wednesday
Lycoming at Alfred State
Greensboro at Belmont Abbey
Messiah at McDaniel
Cortland at Ithaca
Thursday
St. Olaf at Luther
Johns Hopkins at Elizabethtown
Friday
Stevens Point at Augsburg
Scranton at Wilkes
Keystone at King’s
Hunter at Centenary
Saturday
Ursinus Tri (PSU-Mont Alto, Williamson Trade)
Keystone at Wilkes
Gettysburg at York
Liberty at Muhlenberg
Sunday
NEWA Futures Tournament
Weekend Results 2/8-11
Thursday
CCIW Championships
Umpqua CC 28, Pacific 12
Johnson & Wales 28, Roger Williams 12
Central 23, Simpson 20
Centenary 33, Delaware Valley 14
Merchant Marine 19, Coast Guard 16
Friday
WIAC Championship
Rhode Island Tri (Trinity, Bridgewater State)
Coe 38, Dubuque 9
Messiah 32, Elizabethtown 17
Williams 22, Castleton 19
Ithaca 40, Wilkes 3
Concordia-Moorhead 49, St. Olaf 6
Delaware Valley 33, TCNJ 5
Wartburg 35, Loras 3
Luther 41, Buena Vista 10
Augsburg 54, St. John’s 0
Saturday
Centennial Championships
PAC Championships
Southeast Wrestling Conference Championships
Mid States Invitational
UAA Championship
Central College Last Chance
Winona State Invitational
Roger Williams Duals (New England)
RIT Tiger Duals (Penn College, Oneonta, Southern Maine)
WPI 20, Springfield 12
Cortland 18, Oswego 14
Western New England 56, Plymouth State 0
Messiah 21, TCNJ 19
Centenary 26, Scranton 6
Sunday
John Carroll Open
Regional Sites Finalized
It came down to the wire, but all six regions have sites now. The top three wrestlers at each weight will qualify for the 2018 NCAA Championships to be held at the Cleveland Public Auditorium March 9-10, 2018.
| Region | Host | Site | Dates |
| Northeast | WPI | Sport and Recreation Center; Worcester, MA | February 24-25 |
| Mideast | Ithaca | Glazer Arena; Ithaca, NY | February 24-25 |
| Southeast | Ferrum | Franklin County High School; Rocky Mount, VA | February 23-24 |
| Upper Midwest | Augsburg | Si Melby Hall; Minneapolis, MN | February 23-24 |
| Central | Wabash | Knowling Fieldhouse; Crawfordsville, IN | February 23-24 |
| Lower Midwest | Loras | Five Flags Center; Dubuque, IA | February 24-25 |
Wrestler of the Week – Ryan Epps
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Ryan Epps of Augsburg. Epps wrestled in a pair of events last week, beginning with the annual Battle of the ‘Burgs between Wartburg and Augsburg. Epps turned around his only loss of the season in topping the previously #1 ranked Logan Thomsen of Wartburg 10-6. Epps followed up that big win by winning the 157 lbs. bracket at the Don Parker Open at Eau Claire.
Epps, a sophomore from Cannon Falls, Minnesota, is now 32-1 on the year and has ascended to the top spot in this week’s d3wrestle.com Rankings. He has won five tournaments this year, and his career record for the Auggies stands at 66-8. Last year, Epps finished in the round of 12 at the NCAA Championships and was the West Region champion at 149 lbs. Prior to Augsburg, Epps was a Junior National All-American in freestyle and Greco-Roman and was the 2016 Minnesota state 2A champion. Epps and the rest of the Augsburg team is set to travel to in-state foe St. John’s on Friday evening.
Ice Hour 26 – Kevin Lake
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Kevin Lake’s decision to attend Manchester as a student-athlete hinged on two things — his sister and his father. While Lake considered himself an average wrestler, the legacy of his football-playing father and athletic prowess of his twin sister led Lake to wrestle at the Indiana school.
On Episode 26 of The Ice Hour, Lake, now the head wrestling coach at his alma mater, explains his journey coaching all around the country at the Division I, Division III and private sector led him back to the only job he’d leave Los Angeles for.
Hear about the goals Lake has for his Manchester Spartans wrestling program and how he is enjoying the life again as a Division III wrestling coach.
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d3wrestle.com Rankings #8
d3wrestle.com Rankings #8 – February 6, 2018
Tournament Team Rankings
| Rank | Team | Points | 125 | 133 | 141 | 149 | 157 | 165 | 174 | 184 | 197 | 285 |
| 1 | Wartburg | 92 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Augsburg | 63 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Ithaca | 47 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Messiah | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Johnson & Wales | 36 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | La Crosse | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Stevens | 34 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Loras | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | Whitewater | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Central | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Wabash | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Baldwin Wallace | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Cornell | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Mount Union | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Platteville | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Coe | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Brockport | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Millikin | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Augustana | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | Elmhurst | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wesleyan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 20 | Wheaton | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Centenary | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Lycoming | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | York | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Southern Maine | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | John Carroll | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | North Central | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Oshkosh | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Oneonta | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Wrestling This Week 2/6-11
Tuesday
John Carroll at Otterbein
Muskingum at Ohio Northern
Trine at Manchester
Lycoming at Alfred State
King’s at Centenary
Wednesday
Castleton at Norwich
Oswego at Oneonta
St. Andrew’s at Greensboro
Thursday
CCIW Championships
Pacific at Umpqua CC
Roger Williams at Johnson & Wales
Simpson at Central
Delaware Valley at Centenary
Coast Guard at Merchant Marine
Friday
WIAC Championship
Rhode Island Tri (Trinity, Bridgewater State)
Coe at Dubuque
Elizabethtown at Messiah
Williams at Castleton
Ithaca at Wilkes
St. Olaf at Concordia-Moorhead
Delaware Valley at TCNJ
Loras at Wartburg
Luther at Buena Vista
Augsburg at St. John’s
Saturday
Centennial Championships
PAC Championships
Southeast Wrestling Conference Championships
Mid States Invitational
UAA Championship
Central College Last Chance
Winona State Invitational
Roger Williams Duals (New England)
RIT Tiger Duals (Penn College, Oneonta, Southern Maine)
WPI at Springfield
Cortland at Oswego
Western New England at Plymouth State
TCNJ at Messiah
Scranton at Centenary
Sunday
PSUAC Championship
John Carroll Open
Wesleyan Duals (Norwich, Brockport)
King’s at Wilkes
Keystone at Lycoming
Weekend Results 2/2-4
Friday
Simpson 38, Buena Vista 6
York 20, Messiah 16
TCNJ 42, Wilkes 6
Loras 41, Dubuque 0
Chicago 27, Augustana 21
La Crosse 33, Stevens Point 9
Eau Claire 35, Nebraska Wesleyan 6
Alma 35, Adrian 15
Thomas More 35, Thiel 10
Roger Williams 54, Rhode Island 0
Indiana Tech 37, Manchester 9
Elizabethtown 45, King’s 6
Saturday
Don Parker Blugold Open at Eau Claire
Messiah Open
John Summa Invitational at Baldwin Wallace
Millikin Big Blue Open
Missouri Valley Open
Centennial Duals at McDaniel (Gettysburg, Merchant Marine, Ursinus, Muhlenberg, Stevens, Johns Hopkins, Washington & Lee)
Southern Maine Quad (Western New England, Trinity, SUNY Sullivan)
WPI Duals (Bridgewater State, Coast Guard, NYU, Roger Williams)
Castleton Quad (Johnson & Wales, Springfield, Plymouth State)
Wesleyan Quad (Williams, Oneonta, Ithaca)
Delaware Valley Tri(Camden CC, Temple)
Sunday
Mont Alto Duals (Penn College)
Cortland 33, LIU-Post 12
Norwich 28, New England 24
Wartburg vs. Augsburg Tonight – Watch Online
Wartburg will host Augsburg tonight at 8pm Eastern in the annual battle between the two schools. They are the only two teams to have won the NCAA championship since 1995 and are currently the top two ranked teams in Division III. Each team has won 13 NCAA team titles. Augsburg is #1 in the NWCA rankings while Wartburg holds the top spot in the d3wrestle.com Tournament Rankings. The teams met earlier this year in the finals of the NWCA National Duals with Augsburg taking a 21-17 victory. The teams split the ten matches, but a pair of pins for Augsburg helped seal the match.
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Probable Lineups
| Augsburg | Wartburg | |
| 125 | #10 Victor Gliva | Brennen Doebel or Brady Kyner |
| 133 | #4 Sam Bennyhoff | #8 Brock Rathbun |
| 141 | #3 David Flynn | Martine Sandoval or Brenden Baker |
| 149 | #4 Alex Wilson | #1 Cross Cannone |
| 157 | #3 Ryan Epps | #1 Logan Thomsen |
| 165 | #1 Lucas Jeske | #2 Mike Ross or Max Forsyth |
| 174 | #10 Tanner Vassar or Jackson Graham or Tone Fuenffinger | #1 Eric DeVos |
| 184 | #7 Sebastian Larson or Jonny Zarnke | #4 Tyler Lutes or Kyle Briggs |
| 197 | #7 Lance Benick or Wyatt Richardson | #2 Kyle Fank |
| 285 | Ethan Hofacker | #2 Lance Evans or Bowen Wileman |
Wrestler of the Week: Wesley Schultz
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Wesley Schultz of La Crosse. Schultz competed in a pair of events at 197 last week for the Eagles, getting a pin against WIAC foe Platteville before this past weekend’s Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational. Schultz came in as the 5th seed and won the title in dramatic fashion. After a first day of the tournament that saw him avenge a loss from earlier in the season, Schultz faced Whitewater’s Jordan Newman, the returning NCAA Champion at 184 lbs., in the semifinals. He erased an early deficit and pinned the top ranked Newman in the third period. This set up a match with returning All-American Kyle Koser of Messiah. Schultz pinned the defending Wheaton champ in just one minute to take the title. For his efforts, Schultz was awarded the Outstanding Wrestler award.
Schultz, a senior from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is in his first year with the Eagles after spending last season at Wyoming. Previously, he was the 2016 NJCAA runner-up at 184 lbs. for Iowa Lakes Community College. This year at La Crosse, Schultz has compiled a 19-6 record and is currently the WIAC Wrestler of the Week. He was 4th at the Luther Open and 3rd at the Auggie-Adidas Invitational along with his Pete Willson championship. Schultz and the rest of the Eagles are next scheduled to compete Friday against Stevens Point to wrap up their conference dual meet schedule.
Wrestling This Week 1/30-2/4
Tuesday
Gannon B at Penn State Behrend
Heidelberg at Mount Union
Otterbein at Ohio Northern
William Penn at Central
Wednesday
Waynesburg at West Liberty
West Virginia Tech at Averett
Eau Claire at Whitewater
Bacone at University of the Ozarks
Thursday
Augsburg at Wartburg
Oshkosh at Platteville
Olivet at Trine
Millikin at North Central
Pacific at Clackamas CC
Central at Luther
Friday
Simpson at Buena Vista
Messiah at York
Wilkes at TCNJ
Dubuque at Loras
Chicago at Augustana
La Crosse at Stevens Point
Nebraska Wesleyan at Eau Claire
Alma at Adrian
Thiel at Thomas More
Rhode Island at Roger Williams
Indiana Tech at Manchester
Coe at Cornell
King’s at Elizabethtown
Saturday
Don Parker Blugold Open at Eau Claire
Messiah Open
Ferrum Panther Open
John Summa Invitational at Baldwin Wallace
Millikin Big Blue Open
Missouri Valley Open
Centennial Duals at McDaniel (Gettysburg, Merchant Marine, Ursinus, Muhlenberg, Stevens, Johns Hopkins, Washington & Lee)
Southern Maine Quad (Western New England, Trinity, SUNY Sullivan)
WPI Duals (Bridgewater State, Coast Guard, NYU, Roger Williams)
Castleton Quad (Johnson & Wales, Springfield, Plymouth State)
Wesleyan Quad (Williams, Oneonta, Ithaca)
Delaware Valley Tri(Camden CC, Temple)
Allen at Huntingdon
Sunday
Mont Alto Duals (Penn College)
Cortland at LIU-Post
Norwich at New England
