MINNEAPOLIS — Augsburg College will honor four outstanding wrestling teams from the past during its annual “Battle of the ‘Burgs” dual meet against Wartburg College on Thursday (2/5) night at Si Melby Hall.

The annual dual meet, which pits two of the top small-college wrestling teams in the country, will be held on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall. The dual will feature the No. 5-ranked Auggies against the defending national champion and top-ranked Knights. In addition to the college dual, there will also be a high school dual meet between Farmington and Rosemount, which starts at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday’s meet will also feature the debut of a new traveling trophy belt for the series, the “Swens/Milboy Belt,” named for the coaches who built the two Lutheran colleges to national prominence in small-college wrestling — Augsburg’s Jeff Swenson and Wartburg’s Jim Miller. (Read more about the history of the Augsburg-Wartburg wrestling rivalry in this 2012 article from the New York Times).

Augsburg will celebrate four wrestling teams from the past during its “Reunion of ‘5s’” prior to the dual meet — teams from 1974-75, 1984-85, 1994-95 and 2004-05. The 1974-75 squad, coached by John Grygelko, won the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, went 13-1-1 in dual meets and finished second at the NAIA national championships, Augsburg’s best national finish to that point, with four All-Americans.

The 1984-85 squad, coached by Brian Arvold, went 15-3 in dual meets and won the MIAC championship. The squad finished ninth at the NCAA Division III national championships, with three All-Americans.

Augsburg’s 1994-95 squad, coached by Swenson, won the school’s third NCAA Division III national title. Augsburg went a perfect 16-0 in dual meets, won the MIAC title and had five All-Americans at the national meet, including national titlists Jesse Armbruster (126 pounds) and Tom Layte (150 pounds).

The 2004-05 squad, also coached by Swenson, won Augsburg’s ninth national title and had wrestlers in all 10 weight classes earn All-American honors — just the second time the feat had been accomplished in NCAA Division III wrestling history. Among the 10 All-Americans were four national titlists — 125-pounder Matt Shankey, 133-pounder Mark Matzek, 157-pounder Marcus LeVesseur and 174-pounder Joe Moon. Augsburg went 14-1 in dual meets during the 2004-05 season and won the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

For more information on Thursday’s event, contact the Augsburg athletic office at 612-330-1249.

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