UNI Wrestling Jump-Starts 2018 at Southern Scuffle

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UNI wrestling at Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear

Jan. 1-2, 2018 I McKenzie Arena; Chattanooga, Tennessee
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SCHEDULE JAN. 1 (CT):

9 a.m. Pigtail round
9:45 a.m. Championship round of 32
12:30 p.m. 1^st round of consolations
1:15 p.m. Championship round of 16
3 p.m. 2^nd round of consolations
4:45 p.m. 3^rd round of consolations
6:30 p.m. Championship quarterfinals and 4^th round of consolations

SCHEDULE JAN. 2 (CT):

9 a.m. 5^th round of consolations
11 a.m. Championship semifinals
Championship quarterfinals
1 p.m. Consolation semifinals
6 p.m. Championship finals and medal matches

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI wrestling will face nearly 50 wrestlers ranked in the top 20 at the Southern Scuffle set for Jan. 1-2, 2018.

"It will be a great test for our team," said head coach Doug Schwab. "We should have a lot of guys seeded fairly high."

UNI wrestling made its Southern Scuffle debut at last year's event. The Panthers entered the tournament ranked No. 22 in the nation and finished fifth as a team with 87.5 points.

Foster suffered an injury that prevented him from competing in his consolation matches. Five Panthers medaled:

Josh Alber - third, 133 pounds
Max Thomsen - third, 149 pounds
Bryce Steiert - third, 165 pounds
Drew Foster - sixth, 184 pounds
Taylor Lujan - seventh, 174 pounds

Ten of the 15 Panthers representing UNI have competed at the Southern Scuffle (record at last year's tournament, last year's wins over ranked opponents at the event):

125 pounds - Jay Schwarm (3-2)
133 pounds - Jack Wagner
133 pounds - Rudy Yates
141 pounds - Josh Alber (5-1), knocked off No. 13 Kevin Devoy (Drexel) twice at 133 pounds
141 pounds - Jake Hodges (2-2), beat No. 7 Matt Manley (Missouri) in sudden victory
149 pounds - Max Thomsen (6-1), beat No. 7 Pat Lugo (Edinboro) and No. 9 Laiek Gardner (Lehigh)
157 pounds - Paden Moore (2-2)
157 pounds - Logan Ryan
165 pounds - Dan Kelly
165 pounds - Isaiah Patton (3-2)
174 pounds - Taylor Lujan (4-2), beat No. 18 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy)
184 pounds - Drew Foster (3-1)
197 pounds - Jacob Holschlag (2-2) at 184 pounds
197 pounds - Izaak Shedenhelm
285 pounds - Carter Isley (2-2)

Junior Bryce Steiert is redshirting this year but has registered unattached to compete at 165 pounds.

Ranked wrestlers and registered unattached notables at each weight:
125 POUNDS

No. 5 Darian Cruz, Lehigh
No. 9 Louie Hayes, Virginia
No. 12 Jay Schwarm, Northern Iowa
Unattached - Daton Fix, Oklahoma State, FR

133 POUNDS

No. 2 Scott Parker, Lehigh
No. 5 Jack Mueller, Virginia (Jack Wagner is 0-1 after a loss at Cliff Keen)
No. 7 Austin DeSanto, Drexel
No. 18 Corey Keener, Penn State

141 POUNDS

No. 7 Josh Alber, Northern Iowa
No. 17 Luke Karam, Lehigh
No. 19 Russell Rohlfing, CSU-Bakersfield (Alber beat him 10-3 at Cliff Keen)
Unattached - Kaden Gfeller, Oklahoma State, FR
Unattached - Nick Lee, Penn State, FR
Unattached - Brian Courtney, Virginia, FR

149 POUNDS

No. 1 Zain Retherford, Penn State
No. 6 Max Thomsen, Northern Iowa
No. 15 Ronnie Perry, Lock Haven
Unattached - Jarod Verkleeren, Penn State, FR

157 Pounds

No. 1 Jason Nolf, Penn State
No. 10 Mitch Finesilver, Duke
No. 14 Coleman Hammond, CSU-Bakersfield
No. 18 Ian Brown, Lehigh

165 POUNDS

No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph, Penn State
No. 11 Chance Marsteller, Lock Haven
No. 18 Lorenzo De La Riva, CSU-Bakersfield
Unattached – Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa, JR
Unattached – Joe Smith, Oklahoma State, SO (Steiert lost to him 6-2 at 2016 NCAAs)
Unattched – Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech, FR

174 POUNDS

No. 2 Mark Hall, Penn State
No. 4 Jordan Kutler, Lehigh
No. 7 Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa
No. 8 Jadaen Bernstein, Navy (Lujan is 2-1 in the series)
No. 12 Keaton Subjeck, Stanford
No. 18 Forrest Przybysz, App State
No. 19 Will Schany, Virginia

184 POUNDS

No. 1 Bo Nickal, Penn State
No. 4 Ryan Preisch, Lehigh
No. 9 Drew Foster, Northern Iowa
No. 12 Bryce Carr, Chattanooga (Foster beat Carr in SV at Scuffle last year)
No. 18 Dylan Gabel, Northern Colorado
No. 19 Michael Coleman, Navy
No. 20 Nick Corba, Cleveland State
Unattached - Nick Reenan, NC State, FR

197 POUNDS

No. 9 Anthony Cassar, Penn State
No. 11 Matt Williams, CSU-Bakersfield
No. 14 Scottie Boykin, Chattanooga
No. 16 Nathan Traxler, Stanford (Holschlag's first loss of this season at Cliff Keen)
No. 17 Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa
No. 18 Jacob Seely, Northern Colorado (Holschlag won by MFF at Cliff Keen)
No. 20 Jake Jakobsen, Lehigh
Unattached - John Borst, Virginia Tech, FR

285 POUNDS

No. 3 Nick Nevills, Penn State
No. 5 Jacob Kasper, Duke
No. 7 Mike Hughes, Hofstra
No. 10 Jordan Wood, Lehigh
No. 11 Thomas Haines, Lock Haven
No. 14 Nathan Butler, Stanford (Carter Isley lost 8-2 at last year's Southern Scuffle)

PANTHER FACTS

UNI is sixth in the nation for bonus point wins.
Rank    School                      Bonus Points Matches       BP/Match
1          Penn State                89                   83                1.072
2          Missouri                   121                 142              0.852
3          North Carolina State 123                 145              0.848
4          Ohio State                103                 128              0.805
5          Iowa                         53.5                68                0.787
6          Northern Iowa          106                 140              0.757
7          Oklahoma State        91.5                121              0.756
8          Lock Haven              126.5              169              0.749
9          South Dakota State   88.5                125              0.708
10        Michigan                  74.5                110              0.677

For the fourth consecutive year, Panther fans have filled historic West Gym in record numbers. The crowds have pushed UNI into the top 10 among all Division I schools in the nation for attendance.

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