Saint John's University

NCAA participant junior Matt Baarson (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park) finished with a perfect 5-0 record at 165 pounds at the elite NWCA/Cliff Keen Division III National Duals this past weekend. On the first day of the tournament, Baarson posted a 3-0 record by defeating Delaware Valley’s Justin Barowski (8-6), Dubuque’s Logan Einerson (9-7) and North Central’s Joby Bodi (9-2). He then ended the two-day tournament with victories over Concordia-Moorhead’s Lane Lunde (5-3) and Cornell’s Colton Moore (16-1 technical fall). Baarson is now 13-2 on the year.
The Johnnies return to action this Thursday, Jan. 14, against nationally-ranked Augsburg. The dual is scheduled to begin with the junior varsity at 6 p.m., followed by varsity at 7:30 p.m. in Sexton Arena. The dual will be broadcast live on WBHR-660 AM.