OWATONNA – The Packer wrestling team lost their Big Nine finale to Big Nine champion Owatonna by a score of 77-3 on the road Thursday.

Brennen Russell picked up Austin’s lone win with a 1-0 victory at 126 pounds.

“We ran into them at a tough time for us,” Austin head coach Bill Kinney said. “We are missing a number of kids right now due to illness and injury, so we forfeited more matches in this dual than we had for the entire season to date. We had a couple of guys that weren’t 100 percent take the mat and give it their best effort. Overall, I felt the kids battled to the best of their ability.”

Austin will close out its regular season schedule at Dover-Eyota Friday at 6 p.m.

RESULTS

106: Tanner Cole (O) won by forfeit; 113: Brandon Moen (O) 22-6 tech. fall over Brad Kamp (A); 120: Brenden Buryska (O) pinned Carter Oldenkamp (A) (1:38); 126: Brennen Russell (A) 1-0 dec. over Chandler Bauer (O); 132: Jake Woodrich (O) won by forfeit; 138: Bowen Schultz (O) won by forfeit; 145: Tyler Vogt (O) pinned Brandon Cotter (3:25); 152: Cade Guimond (O) pinned Riley Grinstead (A) (0:24); 160: Tyler Sorrenson (O) pinned Zach Nelson (A) (0:50); 170: Ian Dunn (O) pinned Joe Kamp (A) (1:52); Kaden Cloud (O) pinned Venith Khamphoy (A) (3:51); 195: Justin Flores (O) won by forfeit; 220: Jonah Noeldner (O) pinned Eli Kaercher (A) (0:54); 285: Spencer Sorenson (O) won by forfeit