UNI Wrestling Heads to Finn Grinaker, Alber Cracks Top-20 Polls

UNI Wrestling (1-2) at Finn Grinaker Cobber Open
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 – all day
Moorhead, Minnesota
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI wrestling team will travel to the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open in Moorhead, Minn., before returning to dual action next week at home.

The Panthers haven't competed at the tournament since 2013, when they had seven champions. Junior Dylan Peters won all of his matches by fall to earn his second Finn Grinaker Cobber championship. He also won in 2012 as a freshman wrestling unattached.

Cooper Moore (165 pounds), Cody Caldwell (174 pounds) and Blaize Cabell (heavyweight) also earned titles in 2013. Caldwell has since moved up to the 184-pound weight class.

UNI will open its home season with a dual over No. 9 Missouri at 7 p.m. in the West Gym.

RANKINGS

Redshirt freshman Josh Alber cracked the top-20 national rankings and the Mid-American Conference poll after a win over No. 19 Anthony Giraldo of Rutgers. The Open Mat ranked him at No. 14, and Intermat has him as No. 19.

Alber joins three Panthers who have been ranked in all the national polls since preseason. Peters, Moore and Cabell are all in the top 10 of every national poll.

Peters, Moore and Cabell continue to lead the MAC rankings, but the team has moved down to fifth.

WRESTLER	MAC	NWCA	INTERMAT	THE OPEN MAT	FLO	WIN	AWN	GREGG HENRY
Dylan Peters - 125 pounds	1		9	5	8	5	8	7
Josh Alber - 133 pounds	4		19	14				17
Trevor Jauch - 141 pounds								33
Cooper Moore - 165 pounds	1		3	3	3	5	5	3
Blaize Cabell - heavyweight	1		6	6	6	6	6	6
TEAM	5	25	15 tournament		14	14		13

2015-16 MAC RANKINGS:

125 – 1. DYLAN PETERS (UNI, JUNIOR); 2. Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion, Junior); 3. Brent Fleetwood (Central Michigan, Sophomore); 4. Barlow McGhee (Missouri, Sophomore).
133 – 1. Zach Synon (Missouri, Junior); 2. Mack McGuire (Kent State, Senior); 3. Corey Keener (Central Michigan, Junior); 4. JOSH ALBER (UNI, REDSHIRT FRESHMAN).
141 – 1. Chris Mecate (Old Dominion, Senior); 2. Zach Horan (Central Michigan, Senior); 3. Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois, Redshirt Freshman); 4. Noah Forrider (Ohio, Sophomore).
149 – 1. Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion, Senior); 2. Lavion Mayes (Missouri, Junior); 3. Mike DePalma (Kent State, Senior); 4. Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan, Sophomore).
157 – 1. Ian Miller (Kent State, Senior); t-2. Lucas Smith (Central Michigan, Senior); t-2. Spartak Chino (Ohio, Senior); 4. Andrew Morse (Northern Illinois, Senior).
165 – 1. COOPER MOORE (UNI, JUNIOR); 2. Shaun'Qae McMurtry (Northern Illinois, Junior); 3. Daniel Lewis (Missouri, Redshirt Freshman); 4. Jordan Wohlfert (Central Michigan, Junior).
174 – 1. Cody Walters (Ohio, Senior); 2. Blaise Butler (Missouri, Senior); 3. Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan, Senior); 4. Trace Engelkes (Northern Illinois, Junior).
184 – 1. Jack Dechow (Old Dominion, Junior); 2. Willie Miklus (Missouri, Sophomore); 3. Andrew Romanchik (Ohio, Senior); 4. Austin Severn (Central Michigan, Junior).
197 – 1. J'Den Cox (Missouri, Junior); 2. Phil Wellington (Ohio, Senior); 3. Anthony Abro (Eastern Michigan, Senior); 4. Shawn Scott (Northern Illinois, Junior).
HWT – 1. BLAIZE CABELL (UNI, SENIOR); 2. Jesse Webb (Ohio, Sophomore); 3. Mimmo Lytle (Kent State, Junior); 4. Jake Gunning (Buffalo, Redshirt Freshman).

TEAMS

Missouri (20.0)
Ohio (15.5)
Old Dominion (15.0)
Central Michigan (14.5)
UNI (13.0)
Kent State (11.0)
Northern Illinois (8.0)
Eastern Michigan (2.0)
Buffalo (1.0)

The 2016 MAC Wrestling Championships will be held March 5-6 and hosted by Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich.

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