UNI Wrestling Hosts CMU and Ohio

Friday, January 29

West Gym

7 p.m. - Military Appreciation

University of Northern Iowa

#21 Central Michigan University

UNI Wrestling Hosts CMU and Ohio

1/28/2016 10:57:00 AM | Wrestling

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No. 21 Central Michigan (5-3/2-1) vs. UNI wrestling (3-5/2-2)

Military Appreciation Night
7 p.m. Jan. 29, 2016
Cedar Falls, Iowa; West Gym (2,100)
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UNI wrestling at the Duhawk Open

9:30 a.m. Jan. 30, 2016
Dubuque, Iowa; Loras College

Ohio (8-3/3-3) vs. UNI wrestling (3-5/2-2)

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night – reduced ticket prices for UNI staff and faculty
2 p.m. Jan. 31, 2016
Cedar Falls, Iowa; West Gym (2,100)
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COMPLETE PDF OF NOTES

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI wrestling team returns to the West Gym to host two weekend MAC duals after more than a month of competition on the road.

The Panthers open the weekend with Central Michigan 7 p.m. Friday and wrap up with Ohio at 2 p.m. Sunday. CMU and Ohio are tied for third in the conference rankings, while UNI moved into second place behind Missouri.

UNI is coming off a dominant 24-12 win over Old Dominion.

Central Michigan edged out Ohio 16-15 on Jan. 10. CMU dropped its next duals to Missouri and Michigan leading up to this weekend's meet.

Ohio is on a three-dual win streak with victories over Buffalo, Northern Illinois and Clarion. The Bobcats' last loss was Jan. 15 to Kent State, 20-15.

HONORARY CAPTAINS
In honor of Military Appreciation Night, the Panthers wanted to honor one of their own. Lt. Col. Greg White will be back in the West Gym after more than two decades of military service. White wrestled for UNI, earning a spot at the NCAA tournament in 1990. While wrestling at UNI, he was a member of the ROTC program. White has served in numerous assignments stateside and overseas. He retired from the Army Special Services as a Green Beret in 2012. His awards and decorations include Combat Action Badge, the Legion of Merit, Senior Parachutists Badge, two Bronze Stars for Service, the Distinguished Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, four Army Commendation Medals and the Army Achievement Medal.
White and his wife, Veronica, live in Valrico, Florida, with their two daughters, Sophia and Gabriella.
Sean Stender is also being honored Friday night. Stender is from Donahue, Iowa. He lives in Bondurant, Iowa, and works as a surgical representative for Karl Storz Endoskope. He and his wife, Heather, have a 1-year-old son, Owen.
In 2005, Stender became the first three-time All-American for UNI since Justin Greenlee earned the honor in 1995.
Greenlee will be honored for his UNI wrestling career at Sunday's dual. Greenlee was a two-time finalist at the NCAA tournament. He is one of the 13 Panthers to become a three-time Division I All-American.
After graduating from UNI, Greenlee attended veterinary school at Iowa State where he taught for five years. He still lives and works in Ames. He and his wife, Heather, have two daughters and a son.

REMATCHES
At 125 pounds, Dylan Peters beat CMU's Brent Fleetwood in an 8-3 decision last year. At 165 pounds, Cooper Moore beat Jordan Wohlfert of Central Michigan at last year's dual, 6-3. Jared Bartel will have the chance to avenge a 9-3 loss to Ohio's Phil Wellington. Bartel and Wellington met at the 2014 MAC Championships. Heavyweight Blaize Cabell has beaten Central Michigan's Adam Robinson in the last two dual meetings. He won by major decision in 2014 and by decision in 2015. He also beat Jesse Webb of Ohio by major decision at last year's dual.

LAST YEAR'S RESULTS
JAN. 25, 2015: CENTRAL MICHIGAN 19, UNI 12

125 - #5 Dylan Peters dec. Brent Fleetwood (CMU) 8-3
133 - Tyler Keselring (CMU) dec. Leighton Gaul 5-1
141 - #12 Zach Horan (CMU) dec. Jake Hodges 3-2
149 - #17 Colin Heffernan (CMU) dec. #32 Gunnar Wolfensperger 5-1
157 - Cody LeCount (CMU) dec. Jarrett Jensen 3-1 SV1
165 - #11 Cooper Moore dec. Jordan Wohlfert (CMU) 6-3
174 - Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) maj. dec. Curt Maas 11-2
184 - CJ Brucki (CMU) dec. #30 Cody Caldwell 9-4
197 - #30 Basil Minto dec. Jackson Lewis (CMU) 8-2
285 - #10 Blaize Cabell dec. Adam Robinson (CMU) 11-6

FEB. 6, 2015: OHIO 20, UNI 18

149 - #7 Tywan Claxton (Ohio) dec. #32 Gunnar Wolfensperger 8-3
157 - Jarrett Jensen dec. #29 Spartak Chino (Ohio) 5-3
165 - #11 Cooper Moore dec. #23 Harrison Hightower (Ohio) 7-1
174 - #8 Cody Walters (Ohio) dec. Curt Maas (UNI) 3-0
184 - Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) maj. dec. #30 Cody Caldwell 10-2
197 - #17 Phillip Wellington (Ohio) maj. dec. #30 Basil Minto 10-0
285 - #10 Blaize Cabell maj. dec. Jesse Webb (Ohio) 21-8
125 - #5 Dylan Peters tech fall Zak Hassan (Ohio) 22-7 (6:16)
133 - Kagan Squire (Ohio) pinned Leighton Gaul 4:05
141 - Jake Hodges dec. Joel Shump (Ohio) 11-6

THE LINEUPS (UNI / CMU / Ohio)

UNI	#21 Central Michigan	Ohio
125 - Leighton Gaul Tied for 1st at BVU Open/2nd at UNI Open Dylan Peters 2x NCAA qualifier, UNI's first freshman All-American since 1996 (6th in 2014), sixth among all Panthers for most career falls at UNI	Brent Fleetwood 4th at 2015 MAC championships	Shakur Laney 4x league champion as prep in Ohio
133 - #17 Josh Alber Beat #12, #14, #19 this year/2nd Midlands/5th Cliff Keen	Corey Keener Sat out last season for injury, 4th at the 2014 MAC, NCAA qualifier	Cameron Kelly 2x state champion as a prep, Dave Schultz award winner
141 - #19 Jake Koethe Beat #15 and #17 this year/BVU Open champ or Trevor Jauch Has fall over #15, beat #9 Chris Mecate of ODU	Zach Horan Reigning MAC champion and 3x NCAA qualifier	Noah Forrider 2013-2014 Michigan State open winner at 141 pounds
149 - Jake Hodges Tied for first at BVU Adam Perrin Up a weight from 141 pounds, would be making season debut, sat out last year due to injury, won 2014 Jim Fox Open at 141 pounds	Colin Heffernan 5th 2015 MAC, NCAA qualifier Justin Oliver 2015 Chippewas Redshirt Freshman of the Year	Cullen Cummings 2nd at Michigan State Open last year Nick Steed 2x runner-up at Ohio's state tournament as prep Zack Wilson Placed in the top five at three state tournaments as prep
157 - Bryce Steiert Beat #12, #17, #18 this year/6th at Cliff Keen/ first true freshman to start since 2010	Luke Smith Earned this week's MAC Wrestler of the Week for win over #10 Brian Murphy of Michigan, 2015 NCAA qualifier, 2nd at 2015 MAC Justin Oliver 2015 Chippewas Redshirt Freshman of the Year	Spartak Chino 3x NCAA qualifier. 3rd at the 2015 MAC
165 - #8 Cooper Moore 2x NCAA qualifier/2x MAC champ Taylor Berger first dual losses were to top-15 wrestlers	Jordan Atienza Went 11-10 overall and 2-0 in the MAC last year Jordan Wohlfert Won last year's Edinboro Open	Austin Reese Won the 2015 Michigan State Open
174 - Drew Foster 2nd at Cobber Open Kyle Lux Won Cobber Open	Mike Ottinger 3x NCAA qualifier, 2x MAC champion (2014, 2013), 3rd in 2015 at MAC CJ Brucki Was 11-11 overall and 3-3 in the MAC last year	Cody Walters 3x MAC champion, 2013 MAC Freshman of the Year in 2013, 8th at 2013 NCAA, has more than 100 career wins
184 - Drew Foster 2nd at Cobber Open Kyle Lux Won Cobber Open	Jordan Ellingwood 2-15 NCAA qualifier, 3rd 2015 MAC Austin Severn Was 11-13 overall last year and 1-2 in the MAC	Andrew Romanchik Competed at three weight classes in 2015, including 157 pounds and 184, NCAA qualifier, 3rd at the 2015 MAC, redshirted last year after placing at MAC as sophomore
197 - Jared Bartel 6th at 2014 MAC/has wrestled 5 top-15 opponents this year, beat 2x NCAA qualifier Austin Gabel of Virginia Tech Cody Krumwiede Won this year's UNI Open	Jackson Lewis 5th at 2013 MAC, was 8-14 overall and 1-5 in the MAC last season	Phil Wellington 3x NCAA qualifer, undefeated in duals in 2015, finished season on 10-match win streak, 2nd at 2015 MAC
285 - #15 Blaize Cabell 2x NCAA qualifier, 2nd at 2015 MAC, 3rd at 2014 MAC, his undefeated dual season last year tied for 8th among all Panthers for the most dual victories in a season	Newton Smerchek Went 18-13 overall and 1-0 in the MAC last year Adam Robinson Finished 15-13 overall last year and 2-5 in MAC duals	Jesse Webb 5th at 2015 MAC Championships

LINEUPS (CMU / OHIO / UNI):
125: Brent Fleetwood / Shakur Laney / Leighton Gaul or Dylan Peters
Fleetwood: Finished fourth at the 2015 MAC championships and recorded the most falls on the Chippewa roster in 2015.
Laney: Four-time league champion as prep in Ohio.
Gaul: Starter at 133 pounds last year, tied for first place at this year's Buena Vista Open, was second at this year's UNI Open.
Peters: A two-time NCAA qualifier, he is UNI's first freshman All-American since 1996. He was sixth in 2014. He is sixth among all Panthers for most career falls at UNI.

133: Corey Keener / Cameron Kelly / Josh Alber
Keener – Returns after sitting out a season for injury. He took fourth at the 2014 MAC and earned an NCAA bid.
Kelly – Two-time state champion as a prep, Dave Schultz award winner.
Alber – Also earned the Dave Schultz award in high school, he has four top-20 wins this year, beating No. 19 Anthony Giraldo twice, No. 12 Josh Martinez and No. 14 Emilio Saavedra. He took second at Midlands and was fifth at the Cliff Keen Invite.

141: Zach Horan / Noah Forrider / Trevor Jauch or Jake Koethe
Horan: Reigning MAC champion and three-time NCAA qualifier.
Forrider: 2013-2014 Michigan State open winner at 141 pounds.
Jauch: Was named MAC Wrestler of the Week after getting dual wins at two weights in one weekend. He beat Virginia Tech's Sal Mastriani before getting his second top-15 win of the year with a decision of No. 9 Chris Mecate of Old Dominion.
Koethe: Has two top-20 wins with decisions over No. 17 Anthony Abidin of Nebraska and No. 15 Steve Bleise of Northern Illinois.

149: Colin Heffernan or Justin Oliver / Cullen Cummings or Nick Steed or Zack Wilson / Jake Hodges or Adam Perrin
Heffernan: Took fifth at last year's MAC Championships to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament.
Oliver: Named Chippewas Redshirt Freshman of the Year in 2015
Cummings: Took second at Michigan State Open last year.
Steed: Took second two times at Ohio's state tournament as a prep wrestler.
Wilson: Placed in the top five at three state tournaments as a prep wrestler.
Hodges: Tied for first place at this year's Buena Vista Open.
Perrin: Would be making his season debut after sitting out last year due to injury. He won the Jim Fox Open in 2014.

157: Luke Smith or Justin Oliver / Spartak Chino / Bryce Steiert
Smith: Earned a bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament with a second-place finish at the 2015 MAC Championships. Is the current Wrestler of the Week after a win over No. 10 Brian Murphy of Michigan last week.
Oliver: Named Chippewas Redshirt Freshman of the Year in 2015
Chino: Three-time NCAA qualifier. Third at the 2015 MAC Championships.
Steiert: Took sixth at the Cliff Keen and has three top-20 wins. He is the first true freshman to crack the UNI lineup since 2010.

165: Jordan Atienza or Jordan Wohlfert / Austin Reese / Taylor Berger or Cooper Moore
Atienza: Went 11-10 overall and 2-0 in the MAC last year.
Wohlfert: Won last year's Edinboro Open.
Reese: Won the 2015 Michigan State Open.
Berger: He opened the season as the starter for UNI.
Moore: The two-time NCAA qualifier is also the two-time MAC champion at 165 pounds. He was eighth at the Cliff Keen Invite.

174: Mike Ottinger or CJ Brucki / Cody Walters / Drew Foster or Kyle Lux
Ottinger – Three-time NCAA qualifier. After winning the MAC for two consecutive years, he was third last year.
Brucki – Was 11-11 overall and 3-3 in the MAC last year.
Walters – Three-time MAC champion at 174 pounds. Named MAC Freshman of the Year in 2013. Took eighth at the NCAA tournament to earn All-American honors in 2013. Recently earned his 100^th career win against Kent State.
Foster: He was second at the Cobber Open this year and has split time with Lux at the starting position.
Lux: He has wrestled three weights while competing at UNI. His won the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open earlier this year.

184: Jordan Ellingwood or Austin Severn / Andrew Romanchik / Drew Foster or Kyle Lux
Ellingwood: Earned a spot in the NCAA tournament after taking third in the 2015 MAC Championships.
Severn: Was 11-13 overall last year and 1-2 in the MAC.
Romanchik: Competed at three different weight classes in 2015, including 157 pounds and 184. Earned a spot at the NCAA tournament with a third-place finish at the MAC Championships. He placed in the top five at the MAC as a freshman and sophomore before taking a redshirt year.
Foster: He was second at the Cobber Open this year and has split time with Lux at the starting position.
Lux: He has wrestled three weights while competing at UNI. His won the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open earlier this year.

197: Jackson Lewis / Phil Wellington / Jared Bartel or Cody Krumwiede
Lewis: Was fifth at the 2013 MAC Championships as a redshirt freshman. Was 8-14 overall and 1-5 in the MAC last season.
Wellington: Undefeated in duals in 2015, finished the season on a 10-match win streak. Was second at the 2015 MAC Championships to earn his third berth to the NCAA tournament.
Bartel: He is coming off a win over two-time NCAA qualifier Austin Gabel of Virginia Tech. He also beat Old Dominion's Austin Coburn last time out. He was sixth at the MAC in 2014.
Krumwiede: He avenged a loss to Robert Steveson of Minnesota to win this year's UNI Open.

285: Newton Smerchek or Adam Robinson / Jesse Webb / Blaize Cabell
Smerchek: Went 18-13 overall and 1-0 in the MAC last year.
Robinson: Finished 15-13 overall last year and 2-5 in MAC duals.
Webb: Took fifth at the 2015 MAC Championships
Cabell: The two-time NCAA champion was second at last year's MAC tournament. He was third as a sophomore, which was the first year wrestling at heavyweight. His undefeated dual season last year has him tied for eighth among all Panthers for the most dual victories in a season.