UNI Wrestling Knocks Off 5 Top-15 Foes

Sunday, January 1

Chattanooga, Tenn.

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University of Northern Iowa

Southern Scuffle

UNI Wrestling Knocks Off 5 Top-15 Foes

1/1/2017 9:31:00 PM | Wrestling

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No. 22 UNI wrestling (3-2) at the Southern Scuffle

Jan. 1-2, 2017
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 (listed in CT)

9 a.m.: 5th Round of Consolation
11 a.m.: Championship Semifinals, Consolation Quarterfinals
1 p.m.: Consolation Semifinals
6 p.m.: Championship Finals & Medal Matches

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – UNI wrestling notched five wins over top-15 opponents, and six Panthers are still in the hunt for a medal at the Southern Scuffle, which wraps up tomorrow.

Tyler Willers knocked off No. 4 Randy Cruz of Lehigh in the first round with a 12-2 major decision at 141 pounds. Jake Hodges, also at 141 pounds, toppled No. 7 Matt Manley of Missouri in the first round. He pushed it to sudden victory to win 2-1.

Still in the championship rounds:

Josh Alber - 133 pounds
No. 11 Max Thomsen - 149 pounds
Bryce Steiert - 165 pounds
Drew Foster – 184 pounds

Still in the running for a third-place finish:

Jay Schwarm – 125 pounds
Taylor Lujan – 174 pounds

Alber ended his bonus point streak, but earned a win over his first top-15 opponent at 133 pounds. He improved to 11-2 overall on the season, and he earned bonus points in the first 10 wins. He added a fall and a tech fall after the first day at the Southern Scuffle. He now has three pins, three tech falls, four major decisions and one decision. He ended the night with a win over No. 13. Kevin DeVoy of Drexel.

Thomsen ended the night with a sudden victory win over his first top-10 opponent of the year in the 149-pound weight class. A takedown in sudden victory, advanced him to the semifinals, where he will face No. 4 Lavion Mayes of Missouri.

Steiert had his first top-10 win with a sudden victory win over No. 9 Nick Wanzek of Minnesota. Wanzek is ranked at 174 pounds. The two are competing at 165 pounds. Steiert got his first fall of the season in his opening round.

Foster also earned his final win of the day in sudden victory. He earned two major decisions at 184 pounds before the 6-4 win over Bryce Carr of Chattanooga. He will face No. 5 Nathan Boyd of Oklahoma State in the first round Monday.

"The coaches preach scoring points, and if the opportunity is there, go and take it," said Foster. "The wrestling has been great. It's a great atmosphere with a lot of tough wrestlers. It's really fun to have an opportunity like this, so I'm making the most of it."

Schwarm will get his first shot at a ranked opponent when he faces No. 7 Barlow McGhee of Missouri in the first round Monday. He wrapped up the day earning two falls, including one and a tech fall.

Lujan dominated his first-round match against Dalton Robertson of Northern Colorado. He wrapped up the tech fall in less than five minutes.
The Team is sitting in fourth place, just one point behind Lehigh.

TEAM STANDINGS (top 10):
1 Oklahoma State 116
2 Missouri 70.5
3 Lehigh 69.5
4 Northern Iowa 68.5
5 Minnesota 68
6 Virginia 46.5
7 Stanford 44.5
8 North Carolina 43.5
9 Cornell 36.5
10 Edinboro 33

FULL RESULTS:
125 – Jay Schwarm