UNI Wrestling to Host Oklahoma Dual in McLeod

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI wrestling team returns to the McLeod Center for the first time since 2009 for one dual in the 2016-17 season.

The Panthers will host Oklahoma in the McLeod Center Feb. 5. All other duals will be held in the West Gym.

For the first time since joining the MAC Championships, UNI wrestling is hosting the conference tournament. UNI officially joined the MAC with a full schedule of conference meets in 2014.

Season tickets are now available, and the schedule will have the most home events since the 2002-03 season when UNI hosted nine duals and the UNI Open tournament. This year the Panthers will host eight duals and the UNI Open tournament.

Fans can buy season tickets at UNIPanthers.com or call (319) 273-4849. The pass includes the UNI Open and the MAC Championships.

Season tickets cost $69.
Single events cost $7.
For MAC Tournament, the cost is $25 for a multi-day pass and $15 for a day.

For three consecutive years, UNI wrestling has been ranked in the top-10 for attendance among all Division I schools. Last year, the Panthers ranked 10th in attendance.

Last year, UNI tied with Old Dominion for 25^th place at the Division I NCAA National Championships. The Panthers were 4-10 in duals after being edged out by a point to Ohio and four points or less to top-25 teams No. 12 Virginia Tech and No. 16 Iowa State.

This year, UNI wrestling is ranked 18^th by WIN's preseason rankings. Two-time All-American Dylan Peters leads the panthers in rankings.

3^rd Dylan Peters, 125 pounds
11^th Cooper Moore, 165 pounds
11^th Bryce Steiert, 157 pounds
13^th Josh Alber, 133 pounds

All four ranked wrestlers competed in last year's NCAA tournament. Heavyweight JJ Everard, a senior transfer from South Dakota State, qualified for the 2015 NCAA Tournament while attending SDSU.

The Panthers open the home season with two duals Nov. 11 against Nebraska-Kearney at 5:45 p.m. and Utah Valley at 7:30 p.m. On Nov. 18, UNI hosts Virginia Tech, where Virginia Tech snuck by the Panthers last year. The annual UNI Open is held Dec. 3 this year. Then March 4-5, the Panthers host the MAC Championships. The NCAA Championships are on March 16-18 in St. Louis, Missouri, this year.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Nov. 11 – University Nebraska-Kearney, 5:45 p.m. / Utah Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 18 – Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 – Old Dominion, 2 p.m. *
Dec. 3 – UNI Open
Dec. 11 – at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Jan. 1-2 – at Southern Scuffle (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Jan. 8 - Northern Illinois, 2 p.m. *
Jan. 15 – at Central Michigan, 1 p.m. *
Jan. 20 – at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
Jan. 22 – Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m. *
Jan. 27 – at Ohio, 6 p.m. *
Jan. 29 – at Kent State, 1 p.m. *
Feb. 5 – Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
Feb. 10 – Buffalo, 7 p.m. *
Feb. 12 – at Missouri, 2 p.m. *
Feb. 19 – NWCA National Duals
March 4-5 – MAC Championships
March 16-18 – NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Missouri)

Home dates in bold
* Conference opponents

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