UNI Wrestling Opens with Kent State at Virginia Duals

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No. 11 UNI wrestling at Virginia Duals
Hampton Coliseum (9,777) – Hampton, Virginia
Jan. 12-13, 2018

8 a.m. CT Friday – first-round pool competition
10 a.m. CT Friday – UNI vs. Kent State
Noon CT Friday – UNI vs. Chattanooga
2 p.m. CT Friday – TBD (silver and bronze bracket semifinals)
9 a.m. CT Saturday – TBD silver and bronze brackets finals (including 3^rd and 4^th)
1 p.m. CT Saturday – TBD gold bracket semifinals
7:30 p.m. CT Saturday – TBD gold bracket finals (including 3^rd and 4^th places)

Stats and video: Trackwrestling.com

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI will face a former Mid-American Conference opponent in pool competition to open the Virginia Duals set for Friday and Saturday.

"This weekend will be a good event," said head coach Doug Schwab. "We are going to see a lot of good individuals. It's another opportunity for us to get some big-time duals in."

The 13-team dual tournament opens with round robin competition among 13 teams in four pools in the National College Division.

This will be the first time UNI has competed in the Virginia Duals since the 2000 season.

UNI will open with Kent State 10 a.m. Friday followed by Chattanooga noon Friday in the Poquoson River Pool. Kent State is receiving votes in the NWCA poll.

Hampton River Pool

Campbell
Old Dominion
No. 9 Virginia tech

James River Pool

Virginia
Iowa State
No. 10 Arizona State

York River Pool

No. 20 Lock Haven
Fresno State
Oklahoma (receiving votes after being ranked No. 18 last week)
Bucknell

TOURNAMENT BRACKETS

Each team will wrestle in pools of three to four teams. The winner of each pool on Friday will advance to the gold bracket to compete again Saturday. Each second-place team will compete in the silver bracket, while the teams that place third and fourth will move into the bronze bracket.

Teams in the bronze and silver brackets will compete one final match Friday and wrestle for a final bracket placing Saturday.

Pool winners will wrestle all gold bracket matches on Saturday, the final day of the tournament.

PAST MEETINGS

It will be the fourth time UNI and Kent State have met. UNI leads the series 3-1. UNI won the last meeting 31-16 at Kent State Jan. 29, 2017.
The Panthers have not faced Chattanooga since Schwab has taken the helm at UNI. UNI leads 9-2 in that series that started in 1977. Chattanooga edged out UNI 16-15 at a dual on the road Feb. 6, 2010.

COMPETITION

Thirty-one wrestlers ranked in Intermat's top-20 are expected to compete at the weekend duals. Seven All-Americans who placed at last year's national tournament are expected to compete.
125 POUNDS

12 – Jay Schwarm (UNI), sophomore
13 – Louie Hayes (Virginia), freshman
17 – Ryan Milhof (Arizona State), junior
19 – Christian Moody (Oklahoma), sophomore

133 POUNDS

3 – Jack Mueller (Virginia), sophomore / 6^th place at 125 pounds
13 – Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech), senior
19 – Ali Naser (Arizona State), senior

141 POUNDS

8 – Josh Alber (UNI), junior
13 – Alex Madrigal (Old Dominion), sophomore
14 – Tyler Smith (Bucknell), senior
16 – Kanen Storr (Iowa State), freshman

149 POUNDS

7 – Max Thomsen (UNI), sophomore / 5^th place at 149 pounds
11 – Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech), junior / 6^th place at 149 pounds
16 – Josh Maruca (Arizona State), sophomore
20 – Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven), senior

157 POUNDS

7 – Josh Shields (Arizona State), sophomore

165 POUNDS

4 – David McFadden (Virginia Tech), sophomore
7 – Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven), junior
15 – Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), sophomore

174 POUNDS

1 – Zahid Valencia (Arizona State), sophomore / 3^rd place at 174 pounds
7 – Taylor Lujan (UNI), sophomore
11 – Yoanse Mejias (Oklahoma), senior

184 POUNDS

8 – Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), junior
11 – Drew Foster (UNI), junior / 7^th place at 184 pounds
15 – Bryce Carr (Chattanooga), senior

197 POUNDS

2 – Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), senior / 4^th place at 197 pounds
15 – Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga), junior
19 – Jacob Holschlag (UNI), sophomore

285 POUNDS

4 – Tanner Hall (Arizona State), junior / 3^rd place at heavyweight
13 – Thomas Haines (Lock Haven), junior
18 – Andrew Dunn (Virginia Tech), freshman

LAST TIME OUT

UNI is coming off a second-place finish at the Southern Scuffle. Seven Panthers earned a spot on the podium.

"I don't think we've wrestled anywhere near what we are capable of doing, and we've placed fourth and second in two of the best tournaments in the country" Schwab said. "So I think it tell you we have a pretty dang good team. Our guys know it, and I don't think we've clicked on all cylinders yet."

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