Augsburg College posted one of the most dominant performances in NCAA history, winning its sixth Division III Wrestling Championships March 3-4 at Ohio Northern.

The Auggies claimed four individual titles and scored the second-highest point total in a Division III championships with 136. Runner-up Wartburg finished 48 points behind Augsburg, the second-largest gap in the championships' history.

The Auggies have won all their titles in the last 10 years, previously winning championships in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1998.

Augsburg senior Josh Cagle was recognized as the National Wrestling Coaches Association's Most Outstanding Wrestler after capping a perfect 40-0 season with a 7-3 win over Montclair State's Rami Ratel in the 149-pound championship match. Nick Slack (174), Josh Clausen (197) and Ben Bauer (heavyweight) were Augsburg's other champions.

Bauer's title match was a turning point in the tournament. In the third period, Bauer scored an escape and then earned a penalty point against Rob Cosper of Lycoming to pull out a 2-1 win.

Montclair State placed third with 69 points, Brockport State was fourth with 451/2 points and Lycoming rounded out the top five with 421/2 points. Lycoming's four wrestlers each were named all-American.

Zac Weiglein of Wartburg won the 125-pound championship, his second straight title. Weiglein scored a 4-2 victory over Darin Bertram of Augsburg. Bertram was called for stalling late in the match to seal the win.

Upper Iowa's Jesus Wilson was crowned the 133-pound champ, decisively ousting Rick Schwietzberger of Buena Vista. Wilson, a freshman, won, 8-4.

Florian Ghinea of Montclair State won at 141 pounds, defeating Rob Anderson of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the second title of his career. Ghinea also was champion in 1997.

Mike Helm of Messiah earned the 157-pound trophy, outlasting Ryan Ciotoli of Ithaca, 5-1. Helm finished seventh in the championships a year ago.

Dominic Dellagatta of Montclair State was victorious at 165 pounds for the second year in a row, defeating Chris Fertig of the Coast Guard, 8-5, in the finals. Dellagatta was the 157-pound champion last year.

In the 184-pound division, Wisconsin-La Crosse's Jeremy Miller ended his collegiate career with a 9-3 victory over Ian Courter of Pacific (Oregon). Miller finished the season with a 23-1 record. Courter, a sophomore, was the No. 6 seed and upset second-seeded Nik Lewandowski from Augsburg in the semifinals.

Augsburg head coach Jeff Swenson was named NWCA Division III National Coach of the Year, the fourth time he has earned the honor.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Augsburg, 136; 2. Wartburg, 88; 3. Montclair St., 69; 4. Brockport St., 451/2; 5. Lycoming, 421/2; 6. Wis.-La Crosse, 401/2; 7. Delaware Valley, 381/2; 8. Buena Vista, 37; 9. Messiah, 311/2; 10. Springfield, 301/2; 11. Luther, 29; 12. Upper Iowa, 281/2; 13. Pacific (Ore.), 221/2; 14. Loras, 22; 15. Ithaca, 211/2; 16. Col. of New Jersey, 191/2; 17. Western Md., 19; 18. Lawrence, 171/2; 19. Coast Guard, 16; 20. Wheaton (Ill.), 151/2; 21. St. John's (Minn.), 141/2; 22. Augustana (Ill.), 111/2; 23. Oswego St., 101/2; 24. Wilmington (Ohio), 10; 25. Wilkes, 91/2; 26. Mount Union, 7;

27. Coe, 61/2; 28. Manchester, 6; 29. (tie) Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio Northern and Rochester Inst., 51/2; 32. (tie) New York U. and Roger Williams, 5; 34. Waynesburg, 41/2; 35. Norwich, 4; 36. Millikin, 31/2; 37. John Carroll, 3; 38. (tie) Illinois Col. and Wis.-Stevens Point, 21/2; 40. (tie) Olivet, Simpson, Oneonta St., Wabash and York (Pa.), 2; 45. (tie) Muskingum, Plymouth St.and Trinity (Conn.), 11/2; 48. Muhlenberg, 1; 49. (tie) Case Reserve and Mt. St. Joseph,1/2.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

125-pound class

First round: Darin Bertram, Augsburg, pinned Vinny Pedalino, Western Md., 6:55; Nick Hessler, Augustana (Ill.), def. Joe Metcalf, Mount Union, 8-4; Calvin Johnson, Springfield, def. Zach Audetah, Luther, 2-1; Anthony Conte, Col. of New Jersey, def. Adam Mergen, St. John's (Minn.), 11-2; Greg Lehman, Illinois Col., def. Felix Martinez, Ithaca, 8-5; Britt Marolf, Simpson, def. Davey Starks, Wis.-Eau Claire, 12-4.

Quarterfinals: Bertram def. Hessler by technical fall, 15-0 at 7:00; Michael Jones, Delaware Valley, def. Johnson, 4-1; Conte def. Greg Lehman, 16-2; Zac Weiglein, Wartburg, def. Marolf, 14-3.

Semifinals: Bertram def. Jones, 10-2; Weiglein def. Conte, 6-3.

Finals: Weiglein def. Bertram, 4-2. Third place -- Conte def. Jones, 7-5. Fifth place -- Pedalino def. Martinez, 6-4. Seventh place -- Hessler def. Lehman, 3-1, sudden victory.

133-pound class

First round: Bob Ulrich, Norwich, pinned Brady Holtz, Wis.-Stevens Point, 2:56.

Second round: John Marchette, Augsburg, def. Mike Marcucio, Trinity (Conn.), 12-4; Francisco Bermudez, Millikin, def. Chris Grecol, Muskingum, 3-1; Rick Schwietzberger, Buena Vista, def. Dan Flounders, Col. of New Jersey by technical fall, 16-0; Ulrich def. John Conte, Wilkes 3-1, Jesus Wilson, Upper Iowa, def. Frank Palumbo, Brockport St., 9-5; Tom Hall, Ithaca, def. Jason Rogers, Wis.-Whitewater, 12-11; Mike Corsiglia, Coe, def. Jamie Pales, Augustana (Ill.), 3-2; Ben Kritsonis, Wartburg, def. Steve Kareha, Gettysburg by technical fall, 22-7.

Quarterfinals: Marchette def. Bermudez, 11-3; Schwietzberger pinned Ulrich, 4:47; Wilson def. Hall, 14-8; Kritsonis def. Corsiglia by technical fall, 23-7.

Semifinals: Schwietzberger def. Marchette, 5-3, sudden victory; Wilson pinned Kritsonis, 2:35.

Finals: Wilson def. Schwietzberger, 8-4. Third place -- Kritsonis def. Conte, 17-12. Fifth place -- Palumbo def. Marchette, medical forfeit. Seventh place -- Corsiglia def. Bermudez, medical forfeit.

141-pound class

First round: Florian Ghinea, Montclair St., def. Steven Swope, Simpson, 15-10; Shawn Whyte, Waynesburg, def. Lenny Baker, Brockport St., 3-1; Keith Poloskey, Springfield, def. Patrick Curry, Ursinus, 6-4; Brian Jones, Augsburg, def. Ryan Normandin, Col. of New Jersey, 7-4; Casey Doyle, Wartburg, def. Jon Saylor, Ohio Northern, 12-3; Bryan Klass, Delaware Valley, def. Mark Forosi, Trinity (Conn.), 10-6; Rob Anderson, Wis.-La Crosse, def. Emery Petchauer, Wheaton (Ill.), 6-2.

Quarterfinals: Ghinea def. Whyte, 16-5; Brian Jones, Augsburg, def. Poloskey, 7-3; Doyle pinned Klass, 5:23; Anderson def. Mark Van Beck, Buena Vista, 2-1.

Semifinals: Ghinea def. Jones, 10-6; Anderson def. Doyle, 7-4.

Finals: Ghinea def. Anderson, 7-4. Third place -- Poloskey def. Klass, 15-1. Fifth place -- Jones def. Doyle, 4-3. Seventh place -- Van Beck def. Whyte, 4-3.

149-pound class

First round: Doug Maritato, York (Pa.), def. Jesse Reyerson, Luther 5-2.

Second round: Josh Cagle, Augsburg, pinned Maritato, 2:02; Craig Collins, Loras, def. Chad Sinclair, Norwich, 4-2, Jimmy Wallace, Wilmington (Ohio), def. Andy Faust, Muhlenberg, 15-5; Josh Hardman, Manchester, def. Ashley Grillo, Rochester Inst., 9-3; Rami Ratel, Montclair St., def. Pat Kearns, Wis.-La Crosse by technical fall, 19-2; Brad Rowe, Brockport St., def. Nathaniel Cross, Augustana (Ill.), 6-5; Royce Eyer, Lycoming, pinned Mike Markovic, John Carroll, 0:24; Nick Mitchell, Wartburg, def. Chet Zdanczewicz, Wis.-Stevens Point, 4-1.

Quarterfinals: Cagle def. Collins by technical fall, 15-0; Wallace def. Hardman, 17-5; Ratel def. Rowe by technical fall, 20-5; Eyer def. Mitchell, 5-0.

Semifinals: Cagle def. Wallace by technical fall, 16-0; Ratel def. Eyer, 10-5.

Finals: Cagle def. Ratel, 7-3. Third place -- Mitchell def. Eyer, 5-3. Fifth place -- Wallace def. Cross, 10-6. Seventh place -- Collins def. Rowe, 6-3.

157-pound class

First round: Ryan Ciotoli, Ithaca, def. James Henderson, Col. of New Jersey, 6-0; Justin Baker, Augsburg, def. Jim Kessen, John Carroll, 3-2; Dan Weber, Wheaton (Ill.), def. Rob Johns, Western Md., 13-2; Darrell Carr, Manchester, def. Dustin Veenendall, Wis.-La Crosse, 3-2; Chris Smith, Wartburg, def. Mike Oldham, New York U, 3-1; Mike Longobardi, Oneonta St., def. Pete Doucet, Roger Williams, 8-0; Mike Bena, Springfield, def. Ben Barclay, Luther, 5-1; Mike Helm, Messiah, def. Roberto Padilla, Brockport St., 4-2;

Quarterfinals: Ciotoli def. Baker, 4-1; Weber def. Carr, 8-0; Smith def. Longobardi, 3-2, sudden victory; Helm def. Bena, Springfield, 9-2.

Semifinals: Ciotoli def. Weber, 1-0; Helm def. Smith, 3-2.

Finals: Helm def. Ciotoli, 5-1. Third place -- Weber def. Smith, 4-3. Fifth place -- Barclay def. Henderson, 4-1. Seventh place -- Johns def. Doucet, 10-2.

165-pound class

First round: Tony Abbott, Augsburg, pinned Jose Gonzalez, Johns Hopkins, 2:07.

Second round: Andy Krueger, Buena Vista, def. Jason Carr, Manchester, 7-5; Jorge Borgen, Upper Iowa, def. Thorvin Apland, St. Olaf, 8-5; Chris Fertig, Coast Guard, def. Matt Werner, Wis.-Whitewater, 8-7; Jeff Freidhof, Luther, def. Eric Walker, Lycoming, 5-4; Darren Linton, Augustana (Ill.), def. Abbott, 8-4; Chris Roggie, Messiah, def. Justin Holdgrafer, Wartburg, 3-1; Mike Ferris, Brockport St., def. Jeremy Abfalter, St. John's (Minn.), 14-7; Dominic Dellagatta, Montclair St., def. Dan Anderson, Mount Union, 6-0.

Quarterfinals: Krueger def. Borgen, 2-2, tiebreaker; Fertig def. Freidhof, 16-10; Roggie pinned Linton, 5:42; Dellagatta def. Ferris, 9-7.

Semifinals: Fertig def. Krueger, 2-1; Dellagatta def. Roggie, 8-3.

Finals: Dellagatta def. Fertig, 8-5. Third place -- Walker def. Roggie, 3-1. Fifth place -- Krueger def. Anderson, 3-1. Seventh place -- Freidhof def. Ferris, 6-1.

First round: Andrew Melton, Wis.-La Crosse, def. Ben Baker, Plymouth State, 7-4; Brad Christie, Montclair St., def. Mike Margelis, Delaware Valley, 5-2; Dustin Cichocki, Olivet, def. Wes Kapping, Wis.-Stevens Point, 7-4.

Second round: Nick Slack, Augsburg, def. Justin Dix, Cornell College, 9-1; Kevin Atkins, Baldwin-Wallace, pinned Melton, 5:00; Sevond Cole, Buena Vista, def. Tony Wallace, Rochester Inst., 5-2; Brandon Holmberg, Wartburg, def. Chris Beck, Gettysburg, 9-4; Josh DeMarco, Ohio Northern, def. Christie, 7-3; Ross Mueller, Lawrence, pinned Brendan Harris, Coast Guard, 4:11; Rob Murray, Loras, def. Cichocki, 5-4; John Roden, Springfield, def. Chris Gross, St. John's (Minn.), 7-2.

Quarterfinals: Slack def. Atkins, 7-2; Cole def. Holmberg, 10-6; Mueller def. DeMarco, 12-3; Roden def. Murray, 5-0.

Semifinals: Slack def. Cole, 9-4; Roden def. Mueller, 3-2.

Finals: Slack def. Roden, 8-0. Third place -- Mueller def. Murray, 9-1. Fifth place -- Christie pinned Cole, 5:39. Seventh place -- Wallace def. Atkins, 9-3.

184-pound class

First round: Jeremy Miller, Wis.-La Crosse, def. Jared Combs, Mt. St. Joseph, 7-2; Ron Riquire, Oswego St., def. Tavis Adams, Muskingum, 4-2; Ryan Tietz, St. John's (Minn.), pinned Andy Povenski, Delaware Valley, 6:54; Joe Perez, Brockport St., def. Adam Kolo, Wis.-Eau Claire, 9-6; Carson Andorf, Wartburg, def. Tyras Bookman, New York U, 3-2; Ian Courter, Pacific (Ore.), def. Conan Leary, Williams, 15-7; Charlie Conaway, Western Md., pinned Andy Kazik, Lawrence, 3:32; Nik Lewandowski, Augsburg, def. Gene Adams, Luther, 9-4.

Quarterfinals: Miller, Wis.-La Crosse, def. Riquire, 13-3; Perez def. Tietz, 3-2; Courter def. Andorf, 5-2; Lewandowski def. Conaway, 13-3.

Semifinals: Miller def. Perez, 7-2; Courter def. Lewandowski, 3-1, sudden victory.

Finals: Miller def. Courter, 10-3. Third place -- Lewandowski def. Povenski, 2-0. Fifth place -- Perez def. Adams, 5-2. Seventh place -- Bookman def. Conaway, 12-4.

197-pound class

First round: Eric Vaughn, Brockport St., def. Desi Molina, Case Western, 13-3; Paul Grigsby, Ohio Northern, def. Art Mattes, Elizabethtown, 8-3; Bart Bly, Wis.-La Crosse, def. Clifton Thompson, Upper Iowa, 8-3; Brandon Novak, St. John's (Minn.), def. Chris McNally, Western Md., 6-5; Matt Buskohl, Wartburg, def. Titus Folden, Pacific (Ore.), 3-1; Dave Doebel, Buena Vista, def. Adam Angelozzi, Col. of New Jersey, 6-1; Andy Lausier, Lycoming, def. Neil Bergren, Springfield, 11-3; Josh Clausen, Augsburg, def. Wade Chapman, Muskingum, 11-7.

Quarterfinals: Vaughn def. Grigsby, 8-0; Novak def. Bly, 9-5; Buskohl def. Doebel, 3-1; Clausen def. Lausier, 5-3.

Semifinals: Vaughn, def. Novak, 6-1; Clausen def. Buskohl, 8-4.

Finals: Clausen def. Vaughn, 3-2. Third place -- Novak def. Buskohl, 5-1. Fifth place -- Folden def. Thompson, 2-1. Seventh place -- Grigsby def. Lausier, 5-2.

Heavyweight class

First round: Kris O'Rear, Wartburg, def. Anthony Casciano, Col. of New Jersey, 10-0; Don LeRoux, Loras, def. Ryan Mills, Wabash, 5-2; Scott Fischer, Lawrence, def. Jason Ott, Wis.-La Crosse, 7-6; Jason Turner, Oswego St., def. Eric Urdzik, John Carroll, 5-4; Brett Stender, Luther, def. Tyler Cathey, Muhlenberg, 11-4.

Quarterfinals: Rob Cosper, Lycoming, def. O'Rear, 3-2; LeRoux def. Marcelle Roberson, Springfield, 2-1; Turner def. Fischer, 7-2; Ben Bauer, Augsburg, def. Stender, 4-3.

Semifinals: Cosper def. LeRoux, 1-1, tiebreaker; Bauer def. Turner, 8-4.

Finals: Bauer def. Cosper, 2-1. Third place -- Stender def. Turner, 7-4. Fifth place -- LeRoux def. O'Rear, 0-0, tiebreaker. Seventh place -- Urdzik def. Mills, 7-6.