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Vikings set for Holiday Inn Open on Saturday

Wrestling

Vikings set to compete in Holiday Inn Open hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney


Storylines
• Augustana (0-0) continues competition sending a group of wrestlers to Kearney, Neb. for the Holiday Inn Open on Saturday, Nov. 22.
• The Vikings were last in action on Saturday, Nov 15 at the Dakota Wesleyan Open in Mitchell, S.D., having eight wrestlers winning titles.

Round Two
• Augustana is idle the weekend after Thanksgivings, but returns with a pair of road duals.
• The Vikings will follow the Holiday Inn Open in Kearney, Neb. traveling to Mitchell, S.D. to matching up against Northwestern and Dakota Wesleyan on Dec. 4. 
• Augustana will wrestle against Northwestern starting at 4 p.m., followed by Dakota Wesleyan at 6 p.m. 
• Three days later, the Vikings will host South Dakota State at the Sanford Pentagon on Dec. 7 at 4 p.m.

Return to Kearney
• Augustana will make their third consecutive trip to the Holiday Inn Open.
• The open is hosted by Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association member, Nebraska-Kearney.
• Last season, Michael Lowman had his first-career tournament win going an impressive 4-0. 
• TJ North finished third going 4-1 in the Elite Division. 
• Drake Fanslau took fifth-place to round out the top six performances finishing with a 6-2 record.


The Coach
• Jason Reitmeier is in his 12th season as the head coach of the Augustana wrestling program. 
• Reitmeier owns a career record of 117-58 in dual meets (41-23 in conference duals) which ranks second at Augustana
• Reitimeier's winning percentage of .671 is the second-highest in Augustana history and his conference percentage is first.
• Reitmeier has coached two conference championship teams, two region championship teams and led seven teams to top-10 finishes at the NCAA Tournament while coaching 43 All-Americans at Augustana. 


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Players Mentioned

Drake Fanslau

Drake Fanslau

Sophomore
174
Michael  Lowman

Michael Lowman

Sophomore
285
TJ North

TJ North

Junior
125

Players Mentioned

Drake Fanslau

Drake Fanslau

Sophomore
174
Michael  Lowman

Michael Lowman

Sophomore
285
TJ North

TJ North

Junior
125