Results

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Eight of Saint John's 14 wrestlers placed as the Johnnies finished fourth out of 13 teams at the Wis.-Eau Claire Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 6.

Augsburg won the tournament with 221 points, followed by Wis.-La Crosse (149.5), Wis.-Parkside (126), SJU (109) and Wis.-Oshkosh (93).

The Johnnies managed to finish fourth despite not having an entrant at two weights (125, 165) and not having starters in three of the other weights.

Juniors Minga Batsukh (141; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St. Benedict's Prep, N.J.), John Vaith (157; Hastings, Minn.) and Tony Willaert (285; North Mankato, Minn./Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial) all claimed second place. Batsukh, ranked No. 2 nationally, cruised thru the first three rounds with two technical falls and a pin before defeating Augsburg's Cody Hansen 5-4 in the semifinals. He injury defaulted to the Auggies' Jafari Vanier in the championship match.

Vaith collected four wins of his own before falling to Wis.-La Crosse's Ryan Farwell by a score of 2-0 in the championship bout. Willaert, a traditional 197-pounder, earned pins in his first two matches at heavyweight before defeating Jamestown's (N.D.) Willie Hernandez 9-5 in the semifinals. He lost to Augsburg's Andrew Witzel, ranked No. 7 nationally, 1-0 in the championship match.

The Johnnies return to action this Thursday, Feb. 11, at No. 9 (NCAA Division II) St. Cloud State. The dual is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud.

133
Manny Livingstone: 0-2

141
Minga Batsukh: 4-1 (Second)
Sam Morse: 1-2
Jay Woiwor: 4-2 (Sixth)

149
Matt Conahan: 1-2
Charlie Kirscht: 1-2
Drew Larson: 2-1 (Fourth)

157
Kyle Glynn: 1-2 (Eighth)
Chris Stevermer: 1-2
John Vaith: 4-1 (Second)

174
Dustin Raygor: 0-2

184
James Carlson: 2-2 (Fourth)
Mitch Hagen: 3-1 (Sixth)

285
Tony Willaert: 3-1 (Second)