Eggers named NSIC Wrestler of the Year

After winning the 165-pound NCAA Division II title, Travis Eggers, a former MFL MarMac state champ, was named Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Wrestler of the Year. It's the second time he earned the award. He last won it for the 2007-08 season, placing fourth at nationals.

Teammates Tyler Mumbulo (125), Kyle Pedretti (133), also an MFL MarMac teammate of Eggers, and Mitch Norton (174) earned conference honors as well.

The NSIC all-conference teams had an Iowa flavor former Iowa preps on the teams include Laramie Shaffer (Winterset), Nate Herda (Central Lyon), Marcus Edgington (Hinton), Ty Copsey (Glenwood) and Gavin Nelson (Missouri Valley). They all compete for Augustana (S.D.)

Here is the UIU release and full conference teams:

Travis Eggers has been named the Wrestler of the Year in the Northern Sun Conference after completing his storied career with the Peacock wrestling program.  The honor marks the second time in Eggers' four-year career that he has been named the NSIC Wrestler of the Year in 2007-08 after finishing fourth in the Nation. 

The Monona, Iowa native capped off an undefeated Division II, 20-0, and NSIC, 7-0, season enroot to the 165 pound NCAA Division II National Championship. Eggers, 26-3 on the season, won three matches at the NCAA Super Region #3 Championships on his way to his first regional title. He was dominant in his three matches, which included a pair of major decision wins and a win by fall in the championship match. For his efforts, Eggers was voted by the coaches as the Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet.

At the NCAA Championships Eggers ran his win streak to nineteen matches as he racked up four more victories including an 8-3 win in the National Championship match. In his career Eggers holds a 100-34 record, was a four-time NCAA Region Finalist, a four-time NCAA National Qualifier, a three-time NCAA All-American and National Semifinals and a two-time National Finalist.

Four Upper Iowa wrestlers have earned NSIC All-Conference honors including three first team spots. 

Tyler Mumbulo (125),

Mitch Norton (174), and Eggers all earned first team honors after claiming NCAA Super Region 3 Titles, while Kyle Pedretti (133) earned second team recognition for his runner up finish at the regional.

The Peacocks closed the 2009-10 campaign in a 3rd place tie with Nebraska-Kearney at the NCAA Division II Championships in Omaha, Nebraska. All four of the Peacocks All-Conference wrestlers earned All-American honors.  After Eggers' championship, Mumbulo was the National Runner Up, and Norton and Pedretti each claimed third place in their respective weight classes.

The full NSIC All-Conference first and second teams appear below.  The highest place-winner at the NCAA Regional Tournament from each weight class earned a spot on the all-conference first team. The runner up was named all-conference second team.  In addition, any wrestler that earned NCAA All-American honors was also be recognized as second team all-conference.

2009-10 NSIC ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

Name                       Wt.         Yr.       School                         Hometown

Tyler Mumbulo          125         Sr.        Upper Iowa                  Bainbridge, N.Y.

Laramie Schaffer       133         Sr.        Augustana                    Winterset, Iowa

Brady Schneeberger 141         Jr.         MSU Moorhead             Elbow Lake, Minn.

Nate Herda                149         Fr.        Augustana                    Rock Rapids, Iowa

Marcus Edgington     157         So.       Augustana                    Sioux City, Iowa

Travis Eggers            165         Sr.        Upper Iowa                  Monona, Iowa

Mitch Norton             174         Sr.        Upper Iowa                  Waverly, Iowa

Derek Skala               184         Jr.         St. Cloud State             Owatonna, Minn.

Ty Copsey                 197         Jr.         Augustana                    Glenwood, Iowa

Brady Wilson             285         Sr.        Minnesota State           Faribault, Minn.

2009-10 NSIC ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM

Name                       Wt.         Yr.       School                         Hometown

Andy Forstner           125         Jr.         Minnesota State           Madelia, Minn.

Kyle Pedretti             133         So.       Upper Iowa                  Monona, Iowa

Jay Scherer               141         Jr.         Augustana                    Columbus, Neb.

Gabe Suarez*            141         Jr.         St. Cloud State             Las Vegas, Nev.

Derek Bomsted         149         Jr.         MSU Moorhead             Hutchinson, Minn.

Travis Elg*                149         Sr.        Minnesota State           Mountain Lake, Minn.

John Sundgren          157         Jr.         St. Cloud State             Blaine, Minn.

Tad Merritt                165         So.       St. Cloud State             Canby, Minn.

Gavin Nelson*           165         Jr.         Augustana                    Missouri Valley, Iowa

Shamus O'Grady       174         Fr.        St. Cloud State             Coon Rapids, Minn.

Aaron Norgren          184         So.       Minnesota State           Good Thunder, Minn.

Lucas Munkelwitz      197         So.       St. Cloud State             Forest Lake, Minn.

Matt Mueleners*       197         Fr.        Northern State             Young America, Minn.

Jake Kahnke              285         Fr.        St. Cloud State             Shakopee, Minn.