The third-ranked Augsburg College wrestling team avenged a loss earlier this season to second-ranked UW-La Crosse with a 23-14 victory over the Eagles on Sunday at Mitchell Hall.

The Eagles defeated Augsburg 26-12 at the NWCA Duals on Jan. 13.
Augsburg jumped out to a 20-0 advantage in winning the first five matches, before the Eagles got back-to-back victories from Tim Palmer (165) and Josh Chelf (174). Palmer and Chelf are both ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division III at their weight classes are both 28-3 on the season.

The victory gives Chelf a 141-24 career record and moved into second place all time in victories for UW-L.

“We came out a little flat at the start and lost some close matches,” UW-L coach Dave Malecek said. “I told the team after the dual we need to regroup and get ready for the WIAC and NCAA Division III championships.

“This gut-check time for us to go up against Augsburg. We need to bring good competition in, that’s something we haven’t done a lot.”

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