UNI Wrestling Qualifies 7 Panthers for NCAAs

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Seven Panthers secured a spot at the NCAA championships, and the team walked away with a second-place finish at the MAC wrestling championships.

Taylor Lujan was the only Panther to win a title. He also earned his first bid to the NCAA tournament. The Panthers seven qualifiers are the most UNI has sent to the national tournament since 2014 when the team took 15^th place overall.

"We have seven guys heading to nationals, and they're going to be ready to score a bunch of points in the national tournament," said head coach Doug Schwab. "I know the last session didn't end as well as we wanted it to, but it wasn't because guys didn't compete their tails off. I think every single guy competed their tail off up and down the line up. I love how our guys competed. I'm proud of every single guy on our team and look forward to nationals in two weeks."

Runners-up (all NCAA qualfiers):

Dylan Peters (125 pounds)
Max Thomsen (149 pounds)
Bryce Steiert (165 pounds)
Drew Foster (184 pounds)

Third place (all NCAA qualifiers):

Josh Alber (133 pounds)
Jacob Holschlag (197 pounds)

Eighth place:

Paden Moore (157 pounds)
JJ Everard (heavyweight)

No. 27 Dylan Peters – 125 pounds – 2^nd Place 2-1

March 4 #25 Kyle Akins Buffalo W 4:16 (F)
March 4 Brock Hudkins Northern Illinois W 4-2
March 5 #15 Shakur Laney Ohio L 7-4

No. 10 Josh Alber – 133 pounds – 3^rd Place

March 4 Alijah Jeffery Northern Illinois W 7-2
March 4 #14 Bryan Lantry Buffalo L 3-2
March 5 Alex Madrigal Old Dominion W 2:19 (F)
March 5 #24 Corey Keener Central Michigan W 9-2

Jake Hodges – 141 pounds – DNP 0-2

March 4 Chance Driscoll Kent State L 5-0
March 4 Jason Estevez Buffalo L 8-2

No. 8 Max Thomsen – 149 pounds – 2^nd Place 2-1

March 4 #25 Nick Barber Eastern Michigan W 3-0
March 4 #10 Justin Oliver Central Michigan W 6-3
March 5 #4 Lavion Mayes Missouri L 6-5

Paden Moore – 157 pounds – 8^th Place 1-1

March 4 Alex Smythe Buffalo W 13-6
March 4 #5 Joey Lavallee Missouri L 12-6
March 4 Cullen Cummings Ohio L MFF
March 5 Caden McWhirter Northern Illinois L MFF

No. 9 Bryce Steiert – 165 pounds – 2^nd Place 2-1

March 4 Isaac Bast Kent State W 14-3 (MD)
March 4 #27 Seldon Wright Old Dominion W 10-4
March 5 #6 Daniel Lewis Missouri L 7-5

No. 13 Taylor Lujan – 174 pounds – 1^st Place 3-0

March 4 Jacob Davis Eastern Michigan W 3:47 (F)
March 4 #30 Dylan Wisman Missouri W 11-8
March 5 #21 Trace Engelkes Northern Illinois W 12-2 (MD)

No. 12 Drew Foster – 184 pounds – 2^nd Place 2-1

March 4 Shane Mast Kent State W 11-3 (MD)
March 4 Matt Lemanowicz Missouri W 5-2
March 5 #9 Jack Dechow Old Dominion L 5-3

No. 29 Jacob Holschlag – 197 pounds – 3^rd Place 3-1

March 4 #11 Shawn Scott Northern Illinois L 4-3
March 4 Nathaniel Rose Buffalo W 3-2 (TB1)
March 5 Stephen Suglio Kent State W 8-4
March 5 #11 Shawn Scott Northern Illinois W 6-4

JJ Everard – 285 pounds – 8^th place 0-3

March 4 #19 Gage Hutchison Eastern Michigan L 4-1 (TB1)
March 4 Will Hilliard Old Dominion L 3:15 (Inj)
March 5 Caleb Gossett Northern Illinois L MFF

1.	Missouri, MO	154.5
2.	Northern Iowa, IA	106.5
3.	Central Michigan, MI	103.5
4.	Old Dominion, VA	94.0
5.	Northern Illinois, IL	92.0
6.	Buffalo, NY	80.5
7.	Eastern Michigan, MI	64.0
8.	Ohio, OH	62.5
9.	Kent State, OH	55.0

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