UNI Wrestling: 3 Earn MAC's Top Seed

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No. 14 UNI wrestling at MAC Championships

March 4-5, 2017
Cedar Falls, Iowa • McLeod Center
Tickets ($25 full session / $15 single day): www.unipanthers.com/tickets or call (319) 273-4849

March 4 schedule:

10 a.m. Doors open to public
11 a.m. Preliminary matches
12 p.m. Quarterfinals (3 mats) – ESPN3 stream starts: http://es.pn/2mcNAs4
3 p.m. Consolation round 1 (1 mat) / Championship semifinals (2 mats)
4:45 p.m. Consolation round 2 (3 mats)
5:30 p.m. Ticket sales end

March 5 schedule:

11 a.m. Doors open to public
12 p.m. Consolation semifinals (3 mats)
1:05 p.m. Seventh-place matches (3 mats) – ESPN3 stream starts: http://es.pn/2lwy2xZ
1:45 p.m. Championship finals parade and face-off introductions
2 p.m. Championship finals and third-place / fifth-place matches (3 mats)

*NCAA Qualifying Spot Matches to follow if necessary

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Three Panthers earned the top pre-seed for the MAC Championships set for March 4-5 in the McLeod Center.

The MAC was allocated 37 spots to advance to the NCAA tournament. UNI went undefeated in MAC duals for the second season since joining the conference. UNI competed in the 2013 MAC Championships, but did not implement a full MAC schedule until the 2014 season. The Panthers were 13-0 in 2014. They are in search of their first MAC tournament title.
Four Panthers went undefeated in MAC duals this year:

125 pounds - Dylan Peters
165 pounds - Bryce Steiert
174 pounds - Taylor Lujan
184 pounds - Drew Foster

Max Thomsen at 149 pounds and Bryce Steiert led the Panthers in dual scoring this year with 48 points each.

Taylor Lujan is on a six-match win streak that dates back to Jan. 22. His last loss was to No. 7 Lelund Weatherspoon of Iowa State in sudden victory. He earned bonus points in five of those six wins.

Drew Foster is on a six-match win streak that dates back to Jan. 22. He wrestled duals at two weights this year (197 pounds and 184 pounds).

Three Panthers are seeded first, and three more have beaten the top-seeded wrestler. Dylan Peters is 3-0 against Shakur Laney. Max Thomsen beat Lavion Mayes in a dual at 149 pounds. Bryce Steiert pinned Daniel Lewis in a dual at 165 pounds.

Five Panthers have competed in previous MAC championships. Dylan Peters is the only Panther in the current lineup who has a MAC title. Only two Panthers have won two titles (Joey Lazor at 141 pounds) and Cooper Moore (165 pounds).

COMPLETE LIST OF PRE-SEEDS

125 pounds – top 5 qualify for NCAA
1 - No. 15 Shakur Laney, Ohio
2 – No. 17 Brent Fleetwood, Central Michigan
3 – No. 25 Kyle Akins, Buffalo
4 – No. 19 Noah Gonser, Eastern Michigan
5 – No. 19 Barlow McGhee, Missouri
6 – No. 27 Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa
7 - Brock Hudkins, Northern Illinois
8/9 - Cory Simpson, Kent State
8/9 - Steve Simpson, Old Dominion

133 pounds – top 6 qualify for NCAA
1 – No. 10 Josh Alber, Northern Iowa
2 – No. 13 John Erneste, Missouri
3 – No. 15 Cameron Kelly, Ohio
4 – No. 14 Bryan Lantry, Buffalo
5 – No. 24 Corey Keener, Central Michigan
6 – No. 28 Anthony Tutolo, Kent State
7 - Alex Madrigal, Old Dominion
8/9 - Alijah Jeffery, Northern Illinois
8/9 - Sa'Derian Perry, Eastern Michigan

141 pounds – top 2 qualify for NCAA
1 – No. 9 Jaydin Eierman, Missouri
2 – No. 26 Noah Forrider, Ohio
3 – No. 30 Mason Smith, Central Michigan
4 - Kyle Springer, Eastern Michigan
5 - Kevin Budock, Old Dominion
6 - Angel Velasquez, Northern Illinois
7 - Jason Estevez, Buffalo
8/9 - Jake Hodges, Northern Iowa
8/9 - Chance Driscol, Kent State

149 pounds – top 5 qualify for NCAA
1 – No. 4 Lavion Mayes, Missouri
2 – No. 10 Justin Oliver, Central Michigan
3 – No. 8 Max Thomsen, Northern Iowa
4 – No. 11 Steve Bleise, Northern Illinois
5 – No. 29 Michael Hayes, Old Dominion
6 – No. 25 Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan
7 - Colt Cotten, Buffalo
8/9 - Kade Kowalski, Ohio
8/9 - Tim Rooney, Kent State

157 pounds – top 2 qualify for NCAA
1 – No. 5 Joey Lavallee, Missouri
2 – No. 8 Collin Heffernan, Central Michigan
3 - Caden McWhirter, Northern Illinois
4 – No. 31 Casey Sparkman, Kent State
5 - Cullen Cummings, Ohio
6 - Zac Carson, Eastern Michigan
7 - Larry Early, Old Dominion
8/9 - Alex Smythe, Buffalo
8/9 - Paden Moore, Northern Iowa

165 pounds – top 3 qualify for NCAA
1 – No. 6 Daniel Lewis, Missouri
2 – No. 9 Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa
3 – No. 27 Seldon Wright, Old Dominion
4 - Devan Marry, Eastern Michigan
5 - Shaun'Qae McMurtry, Northern Illinois
6 - Tyler Rill, Buffalo
7 - Isaac Bast, Kent State
8/9 - Logan Parks, Central Michigan
8/9 - Zach Wilson, Ohio

174 pounds – top 3 qualify for NCAA
1 – No. 13 Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa
2 – No. 17 CJ Brucki, Central Michigan
3 – No. 21 Trace Engelkes, Northern Illinois
4 – No. 30 Dylan Wisman, Missouri
5 - Arsen Ashughyan, Ohio
6 - Jerold Spohn, Kent State
7 - Antonio Agee, Old Dominion
8/9 - Muhamid McBryde, Buffalo
8/9 - Jacob Davis, Eastern Michigan

184 pounds – top 3 qualify for NCAA
1 – No. 12 Drew Foster, Northern Iowa
2 – No. 9 Jack Dechow, Old Dominion
3 – No. 14 Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan
4 – No. 24 Brett Perry, Buffalo
5 - Matt Lemanowicz, Missouri
6 - Bryce Gorman, Northern Illinois
7 - Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan
8/9 - Dontae McGee, Ohio
8/9 - Shane Mast, Kent State

197 pounds – top 5 qualify for NCAA
1 – No. 1 J'den Cox, Missouri
2 – No. 13 Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion
3 – No. 11 Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois
4 – No. 17 Austin Severn, Central Michigan
5 – Stephen Suglio, Kent State
6 – No. 29 Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa
7 - Nate Rose, Buffalo
8/9 - Derek Hillman, Eastern Michigan
8/9 - Nate Hall, Ohio

Heavyweight – top 3 qualify for NCAA
1 - Zack Parker, Ohio
2 - Austin Myers, Missouri
3 - JJ Everard, Northern Iowa
4 – No. 33 Newton Smerchek, Central Michigan
5 – No. 22 Jake Gunning, Buffalo
6 – No. 19 Gage Hutchison, Eastern Michigan
7 - Devin Nye, Kent State
8/9 - Wil Hilliard, Old Dominion
8/9 - Caleb Gossett, Northern Illinois

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