Austin wrestlers fall to Albert Lea

Published 11:46 pm Thursday, January 29, 2015

The Austin wrestling team lost its final home match of the regular season 58-14 in Ove Berven Gym Thursday.

Austin seniors Kole Igou and Brandon Cotter picked up wins. Igou won 5-0 and Cotter won 17-2.

“Brandon Cotter and Kole Igou continued to wrestle tough tonight,” Austin head coach Jer Osgood said. “They both controlled their match from start to finish by pushing the pace, staying in good position, and continuing to look to score. Very happy for both of them. Tonight was the seniors last night wrestling in front of their home crowd and the they made sure not to leave anything on the mat.”

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RESULTS

106: Zach Glazier (AL) pinned Danny Albarran (A) (3:04); 113: Joe Peterson (AL) 6-1 dec. over Juan Rodriguez (A); 120: Gavin Ignaszewski (AL) won by forfeit; 132: Beau Johnsrud (AL) pinned Quoc Le (A) (2:19); 138: Devin Nelson (AL) pinned Phillip Zynda (A) (1:31); 145: Derek Samudio (AL) 6-0 dec. over Nathan Brinkman (A); 152: Mason Hammer (AL) 12-4 maj. dec. over Brandon Edgar (A); 160: Brandon Cotter (A) 17-2 tech. fall over Chris Nelson (AL); 170: Kole Igou (A) 5-0 dec. over Parker Mullenbach (AL); 182: Alex Bledsoe (AL) pinned Caleb Tapp (A) (2:22); Tim Christiansen (AL) pinned Corey Waller (A) (2:50); 220: Tristan Westerlund (AL) won by forfeit; 285: Elijah Kaercher (A) won by forfeit