Kennedy wins title at Cornell Matman Open

July 15, 2020 Off By HotelSalesCareers

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — Rashad Kennedy (SR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) claimed the weight-class title at 149 pounds, one of eight placewinners for the Augsburg College wrestling team at the Cornell College Matman Open, held on Saturday.

Kennedy won five matches en route to his title at 149 pounds, including a 7-5, overtime (SV-1) victory over Steven Garcia of Morningside (Iowa), ranked No. 10 in the NAIA national rankings, in the championship match. Kennedy is now 8-2 on the season. As a team, Augsburg finished fourth in the 16-team tournament with 75.5 points. Austin Boniface (JR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) finished second at 174 pounds, going 3-1 with a pin to improve to 13-7 on the season. Logan Hortop (JR, Faribault, Minn.) finished fourth at 197 pounds, going 2-2 with a major-decision win. Marcus Hamer (JR, Kimball, Minn.) and Grant Parker (JR, Onalaska, Wis.) placed sixth for the Auggies at 149 and 157, respectively. Jackson Graham (SO, Apple Valley, Minn.) placed seventh at 174, while Zach Ferguson (FY, St. Paul, Minn./Central HS) and Tone Fuenffinger (SO, Hibbing, Minn.) placed eighth at 125 and 157, respectively.

TEAM RESULTS
1. Wartburg (Iowa) 173.5; 2. Stevens Tech (N.J.) 152.5; 3. Cornell (Iowa) 132.5; 4. Augsburg (Minn.) 75.5; 5. Luther (Iowa) 70.5; 6. Lakeland (Wis.) 52.5; 7. Buena Vista (Iowa) 49.0; 8. Augustana (Ill.) 42.5; 9. Wisconsin-La Crosse 38.5; 10. Morningside (Iowa) 37.5; 11. Concordia-Moorhead 35.0; 12. Simpson (Iowa) 29.0; 13. Coe (Iowa) 26.0; 14. Central (Iowa) 23.5; 15. Iowa State (club) 11.5; 16. Loras (Iowa) 2.0.

AUGSBURG RESULTS BY WEIGHT CLASS

  • 125: Zach Ferguson 2-3, 8th place.
  • 141: Dylan Lesar 2-2; Mike Hayes 0-2.
  • 149: Rashad Kennedy 5-0, 1st place; Marcus Hamer 4-2, 6th place; Bryce Zdanovec 3-2; Alex Wilson 2-2; Alberto Ramirez 0-2.
  • 157: Grant Parker 5-2, 6th place; Tone Fuenffinger 3-3, 8th place; Nikolaus Borchert 1-2; Boone Young 0-2.
  • 165: Dwayne Williams 0-2.
  • 174: Austin Boniface 3-1, 2nd place; Jackson Graham 4-2, 7th place; Niko Anderson 2-2.
  • 184: Cole Durbin 0-2.
  • 197: Logan Hortop 2-2, 4th place; Mitch Nelson 1-2; Wyatt Richardson 0-2.
  • HWT: Lorenzo Hernandez 1-1; Robert Caudillo 0-2.

Matman Invitational Results

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Augsburg travels to face Concordia-Moorhead in a dual meet on Friday (1/22) at 7 p.m.

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