The Vikings kicked off the inaugural wrestling season at the Knox Invite Duals on Friday against the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The Vikings came close to winning their first-ever dual. The guys won their first four matches but dropped the final six in the 22-17 loss.
Travis Evans (125), Nick Coffman (133), Jon Henslee (141), and Matt Burns (149) all handily defeated their opponents. Evans won 9-4, Coffman 8-0, Henslee won by fall (6:23), and Burns won 12-0.
Grand View had four close scores in the remaining match-ups. Josh Stansberry (157) fell 6-4, Bryce Skaggs (174) lost 7-6, J.P. Williams (184) lost 6-4 in OT, and Drew Love (197) fell 3-2.
On Saturday, The Vikings competed in the Knox Invitational. Eight wrestlers placed for Grand View, seven of which qualified for nationals.
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For the first time since Drake University dropped wrestling after the 1992-93 season, there is college wrestling in the state's capital city.
Grand View College in Des Moines, led by Head Coach Nick Mitchell, will field its inaugural varsity wrestling team this winter. The Vikings are members of the NAIA, along with fellow Iowa schools Briar Cliff, Morningside, Northwestern, Waldorf and William Penn.
Mitchell may be new to starting a college program from scratch, but he's no stranger to knowing what it takes to be successful. He was a multiple All-American at NCAA Div. III Wartburg and then spent the past nine season as an assistant coach for the powerhouse Knights.
| Grand View vs | 9:00am |
| Augsburg College | CST |
| Augsburg Open - Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
