THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK WRESTLING… The No. 6 Peacock wrestling team heads north this weekend to compete in the Auggie Open hosted by Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minn. Wrestlers at the tournament will be split into three brackets; Gold, Silver and Bronze. The action will take place in Si Melby Hall on Augsburg's campus.
LIVE OPTIONS... The Auggie Open features live video streaming, available on a pay-per-view basis through TrackWrestling. Fans will be able to view action on all eight mats throughout the tournament by going through the link above. TrackWrestling is charging $14.95 for full access to video (live and archived) on all eight mats. The site will also have live brackets updated throughout the tournament. There is no charge for viewing the brackets or dashboards of matches in action. Fans can access results and video through the link above.
MEETING UIU IN THE MIDDLE… A mixture of NCAA Division II, III as well as NAIA and NJCAA teams will be competing at the Auggie Open. Below is a breakdown of the 20 teams that are registered for Saturday's event.
NCAA Division II: Minnesota State, Southwest Minnesota State, Upper Iowa
NCAA Division III: Augsburg, Buena Vista, Central, Nebraska Wesleyan, UW-Eau Claire, UW-LaCrosse, Luther, UW-Platteville, St. Johns, St. Olaf, Wartburg
NAIA: Dakota Wesleyan, William Penn
NJCAA: Iowa Lakes, Itasca, Ridgewater, Rochester CTC
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE NUMBERS…
Upper Iowa Team Totals in 2018-19
Totals above are accumulated through both attached and unattached wrestler results, while the team leaders column is only attached wrestlers.
NEXT UP… Following the weekend's tournament, Upper Iowa will return to the mats on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Buena Vista Open in Storm Lake, Iowa or the Luther L. Hill Invitational in Indianola, Iowa.
