HONORS & AWARDS
NCAA DII Super Regional
- 4th place at 165 lbs. (2019)
- DNP at 174 lbs. (2018)
- DNP at 197 lbs. (2017)
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- Team Captain (2019)
- Freshman of the Year (2017)
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2019
Dropping down to 165 lbs., Team Captain and third year starter, Austin earned a 12-12 record at featuring three pins, and one major decision. Austin showed he was ready to compete at a high level through the season placing 5
th at the Jamestown Open, and 4
th at the NCAA Super Regional V tournament were her was one match away from going to the National Tournament.
2018
In Austin's 174 pound sophomore campaign he earned a 12-13 record, scoring five bonus point wins. Austin competed in the Dakota Wesleyan Open, where he placed first.
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2017
Austin started the year hot at 174 pounds winning the Yellowjacket Open hosted by RCTC. After sustaining a hand injury in the team’s home opener he missed a large portion of the season. He returned to action in February in time for the team’s home dual against MSUM, where he went up 2 weight classes and notched a huge win for the team against MSUM’s Cody Anderson. He finished his season 9-9 going 0-2 at the Super Region 3 tournament. Proving to be a strong asset to the team, his peers voted him as freshman of the year at the team’s annual banquet.
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PRIOR TO UMARY
Establishing the family connection for the University of Mary Wrestling team, Austin Eichmann is a two-sport standout from Hastings, Minn., where he wrestled and played football all four years while garnering several award over the course of his career. Finishing with a 41-7 varsity record with 23 falls, Eichmann placed second at the Minnesota state tournament to wrap up his senior year at Hastings High School as a two-year team captain and earning the Most Valuable Wrestler award along with most falls. Eichmann ended his career with a 129-52 record with 55 falls and is very familiar with top competition as he placed sixth at the state tournament his sophomore year. Eichmann was named to the All-Conference team all four years in high school and also took home two All-State selections after his top finishes as a sophomore and senior. As a team captain, Eichmann helped lead Hastings High School to a Section Three championship in addition to three consolation championships at the state tournament. The son of David and Andrea Eichmann, Austin plans to study athletic training while attending the University of Mary.