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.
| Grand View vs | 9:00am |
| Augsburg College | CST |
| Augsburg Open - Minneapolis, Minnesota | |