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FAIRMONT — A pair of Martin County Red Bull High School wrestling legends will literally battle it out on the canvas for individual All-America honors and a national championship on Friday and Saturday.
Augsburg University junior Blake Jagodzinske will make his individual national qualifying debut at noon Friday at the NCAA Division III Championships at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, Augustana University junior Jackson Roman is scheduled to take to the center circle at Hartman Arena in Wichita, Kan., for Friday's NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships at 11 a.m.
Fourth-seeded Roman (19-4) will face Central Missouri's Jacob Tanpricha (9-7) in the first full round of the 125-pound bracket. The winner of Roman vs. Tangprecha will line up with the winner of University of North Carolina at Pembroke's Logan Seliga (10-2) and Colorado Mesa's Dayson Torgerson (18-9) in the championship quarterfinals, which begins Friday night at 6 p.m. It turns out.
The NCAA Division II Nationals open Saturday with semifinals and wrestling backs at 11 a.m., with the championship match set for 8 p.m.
Competing at the national tournament for the third year in a row, Roman earned runner-up and All-American honors at 125 in 2023.
The Red Bulls' all-time wins leader and two-time Minnesota high school state champion earned All-NSIC first-team honors earlier this month.
The Trimont native posted a 2-1 record and earned runner-up honors in the NCAA Super Region V Tournament en route to qualifying for nationals.
About 1,070 miles across the Midwest, Yagodzinske (16-6) will face Ithaca's Wenchard Pierre-Louis (3-1) in a Division III 157-pound qualifier on Friday in La Crosse, Wis. .
The winner between Jagodzinske and Pierre-Louis will advance to a tie against University of Alvernia's Jason Lezak (4-1) in the first full round of Friday's noon session.
Session two on Friday is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and session three on Saturday at 11 a.m. The Division III championship final is scheduled for Saturday night at 8 p.m.
The Sherburne native placed second at the regional tournament, earning him his first national individual berth. Jagodzinske also played a key role in Augsburg's 21st straight regional championship in early March.
The 2023 NWCA Division III Scholar All-American compiled an impressive three-year collegiate record with a 60-14 record on the Minneapolis-based campus.
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A sure, one-point decision.
The fifth-seeded Stewartville Tigers defeated the fourth-seeded St. Peter Saints 47-46 in the Minnesota High School League Class AAA state girls basketball quarterfinals on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
Audrey Sindelar connected with a two-point basket in the lane to put Stewartville ahead 47-44 with 1:16 left in regulation.
Abby Maroney converted a Maddie Kamm assist in the paint into a 2-point shot against Big South Conference power St. Peter, closing the gap on the Saints to 47-46 with 1:04 left in regulation.
After Stewartville's missed shot, St. Peter's shot in the final moment failed to connect, and the hard-fought Saints will be held at the Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia University in St. Paul today at 2 p.m. They will be sent to the repechage semifinals against Minneapolis Roosevelt.
Minnesota State University Mankato basketball player Ryan Holmgren outperformed St. Peter's State University, scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Maroney led the Saints with 12 points, six boards and three steals, Kyrie Southworth paced the game for 12 points with four 3-pointers, and Cam had six points, six rebounds and four assists. did.
The Class AAA state quarterfinals featured four lead changes and three ties.
