University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI Wrestling: Dylan Peters in NCAA Quarterfinals, 2 More in Hunt for 3rd
3/17/2016 2:55:00 PM | Wrestling
UNI wrestling at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships(3/17/2016) 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships
March 17-19, 2016
Madison Square Garden (18,200); New York City, N.Y.
Trackwrestling: http://on.ncaa.com/W2016D1
All mats all weekend on ESPN3: http://es.pn/1QPMDu4
PDF OF BRACKETS
March 18, 2016 (CT)
March 19, 2016 (CT)
NEW YORK CITY – UNI wrestling has one Panther in the hunt for an NCAA title and two more looking to place as high as third after the first day of the Division I NCAA Wrestling Championships.
Dylan Peters avenged a loss to No. 8 seed Barlow McGhee to stay alive in the 125-pound championship bracket, while Josh Alber (133 pounds) and Bryce Steiert (157 pounds) are in the consolations for third place. Cooper Moore finished the tournament 1-2 at 165 pounds.
Peters and McGhee exchanged escapes to send the match into a tiebreaker. Peters earned an escape to earn a 2-1 lead.
An official review waived off a takedown by McGhee showing he used Peters' knee brace to get the takedown. The takedown points originally awarded were taken away, and Peters earned a penalty point to win 3-1.
"I like how our guys are competing today," said head coach Doug Schwab. "I think they are real loose and having fun and enjoying the atmosphere. Peters is in the quarterfinals again. So I know he is looking forward to it."
Peters to face No. 1 seed Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State. In their last meeting, Peters pinned Tomasello in 4 minutes, 36 seconds at the 2014 Cliff Keen Invite.
Steiert became the first Panther to knock off a top-15 seed at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
His 4-1 decision over No. 11 seed Luke Smith of Central Michigan was his fifth top-20 win of the year. Steiert beat Smith en route to a second-place finish at the MAC Championships to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament at 157 pounds.
"I just feel like I am in a wrestling room," said Steiert. "I've never felt this before in my wrestling career. There's just this freedom to see what I can do as an athlete, and I am really having a lot of fun with it. It's good for me, because when I have fun, usually good things happen. I haven't really thought about my opponents."
Schwab pointed to Steiert as an example of what he wants to see from his team.
"He is wrestling great. Smith is a hard guy to wrestle. He is not easy to take down. I love how (Steiert) is competing. He is just smiling out there."
Steiert lost to No. 6 seed Joseph Smith of Oklahoma State to lose his chance at a title.
"I am just wrestling better than I have. I am getting better every match," Steiert said. "We're out attacking right away, and leaving with smiles on our faces."
Alber avenged a loss he had as a true freshman while wrestling unattached. He beat Gary Wayne Harding of Oklahoma State, 10-6. No. 2 seed Cory Clark of Iowa edged him out in the next round, winning 6-2.
Moore started the day with a pigtail match. He was out to a 6-0 lead after the first period and went on to win 8-4 over Mitchell Wightman of American. Moore was pinned by No. 14 seed David McFadden of Virginia Tech to get knocked into the consolation rounds and lost to Tyler Buckwalter of Kent State to end his run at the tournament.
RESULTS (# seeds) – Session I attendance: 17,761 / Session II attendance: 17,805 = 35,569 total
125 – No. 9 Dylan Peters
133 – No. 15 Josh Alber
157 – Bryce Steiert
165 – Cooper Moore - DNP
March 17-19, 2016
Madison Square Garden (18,200); New York City, N.Y.
Trackwrestling: http://on.ncaa.com/W2016D1
All mats all weekend on ESPN3: http://es.pn/1QPMDu4
PDF OF BRACKETS
March 18, 2016 (CT)
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Session III (quarterfinals, wrestle-back second and third rounds) - ESPNU
- 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Session IV (semifinals, wrestle-back fourth and fifth rounds) - ESPN
March 19, 2016 (CT)
- 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Session V (wrestle-back semifinals, medal rounds for third, fifth and seventh) - ESPNU
- 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Session VI (championship finals) - ESPN
NEW YORK CITY – UNI wrestling has one Panther in the hunt for an NCAA title and two more looking to place as high as third after the first day of the Division I NCAA Wrestling Championships.
Dylan Peters avenged a loss to No. 8 seed Barlow McGhee to stay alive in the 125-pound championship bracket, while Josh Alber (133 pounds) and Bryce Steiert (157 pounds) are in the consolations for third place. Cooper Moore finished the tournament 1-2 at 165 pounds.
Peters and McGhee exchanged escapes to send the match into a tiebreaker. Peters earned an escape to earn a 2-1 lead.
An official review waived off a takedown by McGhee showing he used Peters' knee brace to get the takedown. The takedown points originally awarded were taken away, and Peters earned a penalty point to win 3-1.
"I like how our guys are competing today," said head coach Doug Schwab. "I think they are real loose and having fun and enjoying the atmosphere. Peters is in the quarterfinals again. So I know he is looking forward to it."
Peters to face No. 1 seed Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State. In their last meeting, Peters pinned Tomasello in 4 minutes, 36 seconds at the 2014 Cliff Keen Invite.
Steiert became the first Panther to knock off a top-15 seed at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
His 4-1 decision over No. 11 seed Luke Smith of Central Michigan was his fifth top-20 win of the year. Steiert beat Smith en route to a second-place finish at the MAC Championships to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament at 157 pounds.
"I just feel like I am in a wrestling room," said Steiert. "I've never felt this before in my wrestling career. There's just this freedom to see what I can do as an athlete, and I am really having a lot of fun with it. It's good for me, because when I have fun, usually good things happen. I haven't really thought about my opponents."
Schwab pointed to Steiert as an example of what he wants to see from his team.
"He is wrestling great. Smith is a hard guy to wrestle. He is not easy to take down. I love how (Steiert) is competing. He is just smiling out there."
Steiert lost to No. 6 seed Joseph Smith of Oklahoma State to lose his chance at a title.
"I am just wrestling better than I have. I am getting better every match," Steiert said. "We're out attacking right away, and leaving with smiles on our faces."
Alber avenged a loss he had as a true freshman while wrestling unattached. He beat Gary Wayne Harding of Oklahoma State, 10-6. No. 2 seed Cory Clark of Iowa edged him out in the next round, winning 6-2.
Moore started the day with a pigtail match. He was out to a 6-0 lead after the first period and went on to win 8-4 over Mitchell Wightman of American. Moore was pinned by No. 14 seed David McFadden of Virginia Tech to get knocked into the consolation rounds and lost to Tyler Buckwalter of Kent State to end his run at the tournament.
RESULTS (# seeds) – Session I attendance: 17,761 / Session II attendance: 17,805 = 35,569 total
125 – No. 9 Dylan Peters
- Peters dec. Shakur Laney (Ohio), 8-2
- Peters dec. #8 Barlow McGhee (Missouri), 3-1 TB1
- UP NEXT: #1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State)
133 – No. 15 Josh Alber
- Alber dec. Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma State), 10-6
- #2 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Alber, 6-2
- UP NEXT: Mason Beckman (Lehigh)
157 – Bryce Steiert
- Steiert dec. Spartak Chino (Ohio), 7-2
- Steiert dec. #11 Luke Smith (Central Michigan), 4-1
- #6 Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State) dec. Steiert, 6-2
- UP NEXT: Justin Staudenmayer (Brown)
165 – Cooper Moore - DNP
- Moore dec. Mitchell Wightman (American), 8-4
- #14 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) pinned Moore, 4:44
- Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State) dec. Moore, 7-3
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