University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Six Panthers Ranked in First NCAA Wrestling Poll
1/21/2016 3:15:00 PM | Wrestling
INDIANAPOLIS – Six Panthers from the UNI wrestling team cracked the initial NCAA rankings released today.
The NCAA released the first of four coaches' panel rankings for the 2015-16 wrestling season today. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn spots in their qualifying tournaments for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. In order to be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.
The Panthers are led by junior Dylan Peters at 125 pounds. Peters is an All-American who placed sixth at the 2014 championships.
Panthers ranked by the NCAA:
This year's event is March 17-19, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. For more information and to purchase tickets for the championship, visit NCAA.com/Wrestling.
The NCAA released the first of four coaches' panel rankings for the 2015-16 wrestling season today. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn spots in their qualifying tournaments for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. In order to be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.
The Panthers are led by junior Dylan Peters at 125 pounds. Peters is an All-American who placed sixth at the 2014 championships.
Panthers ranked by the NCAA:
- 125 pounds – Dylan Peters 7th
- 133 pounds – Josh Alber 12th
- 141 pounds – Trevor Jauch 28th
- 157 pounds – Bryce Steiert 19th
- 165 pounds – Cooper Moore 19th
- Heavyweight – Blaize Cabell 16th
This year's event is March 17-19, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. For more information and to purchase tickets for the championship, visit NCAA.com/Wrestling.
| WRESTLER | MAC | NCAA | Intermat | The Open Mat | Flowrestling | WIN | AWN | Gregg Henry |
| 125 - Dylan Peters | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| 133 - Josh Alber | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | |
| 141 - Trevor Jauch | 28 | 29 | ||||||
| 141 - Jake Koethe | 19 | 20 | ||||||
| 157 - Bryce Steiert | 4 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 28 | |||
| 165 - Cooper Moore | 2 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | |
| 285 - Blaize Cabell | 1 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 |
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