Iowa PBS College Wrestling to feature Div. III rivalry Augsburg vs. Wartburg on Thursday, Jan. 30

Johnston, Iowa — Iowa PBS’s College Wrestling will broadcast an upcoming dual meet between the Augsburg Eagles and the Wartburg Knights. This meet will premiere on Thursday, January 30 at 7 p.m. CT. Viewers can also watch via livestream or watch via YouTube.

In this “Battle of the Burgs,” Augsburg travels to Wartburg after they won their last matchup, 17-16. Wartburg leads the rivalry series 24-17 since 1991. Along with exceptional coverage of College Wrestling, on the call will be legendary duo Tim “The Voice of College Wrestling” Johnson and Jim Miller.

Johnson has covered more than 300 wrestling meets for Iowa PBS, ESPN and the Big Ten Network. In 2007, he was named broadcaster of the year by the National Wrestling Media Association. In 2009, he was named Journalist of the year by Wrestling Insider News.

Miller is a 10-time NCAA Division III champion coach for Wartburg College and a five-time National Coach of the Year. He coached 37 individual national champions, 147 All-Americans and 72 NWCA Academic All-Americans at Wartburg. Miller received the Lifetime Service to Wrestling award from the Iowa Chapter of the Hall of Fame in 2001. He was inducted into the Wartburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.

College Wrestling on Iowa PBS will also feature the following dual meets

* Thursday, February 6: Central College vs. Luther College

* Tuesday, February 11: William Penn University vs. Grand View University Women

* Coverage and start times are subject to change.

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