Augustana ranked second in NSIC, Super Regional Three

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Augustana is ranked No. 2 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Super Regional Three in the latest rankings released Thursday. The Vikings also have a host of individuals ranked high.

St. Cloud State took the top spot in the NSIC and Super Regional Three.

Augustana accumulated 61 points in the conference rankings. Each individual ranked in the top five received points (No. 1 = 10 points, No. 2 = 7 points, No. 3 = 4 points, No. 5 = 1 point). The Vikings had nine wrestlers in the top five in their respective weight classes.

Jay Sherer (141 pounds), Nate Herda (149 pounds), Marcus Edgington (157 pounds) and Ty Copsey (197 pounds) each took the No. 1 position. Others in the top five included Al Meger (No. 3 at 125 pounds), Cody Lensing (No. 3 at 133 pounds), Gavin Nelson (No. 2 at 165 pounds), Carl Serck (No. 3 at 174 pounds) and Lance Peters (No. 4 at 285 pounds).

Regionally, the Vikings earned 56 points. The point system used is identical to the conference method.

Sherer, Herda, Edgington and Copsey were all ranked No. 1 regionally, too.

Others in the top five were Meger (No. 3 at 125 pounds), Lensing (No. 3 at 133 pounds), Nelson (No. 3 at 165 pounds), Serck (No. 4 at 174 pounds) and Peters (No. 4 at 285 pounds.

No. 3 Augustana (2-0) travels to Orange City, Iowa, tonight for a dual match with Northwestern (Iowa) (1-1). Competition begins at 7 p.m. in the Bultman Center. The dual caps the 2010 portion of Augustana's schedule.