UNI Wrestling Preps for 2018 Cliff Keen Invite

No. 18 UNI wrestling at Cliff Keen Invite and 47^th annual Jim Koch Open

Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov. 30-Dec. 1
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FRIDAY – Nov. 30, 2018

11 a.m. CT: Round 1 Pigtails | Round 2 of (32) championship | Round 3 consolation of (32) | Round 4 Championship of (16) and consolation first of (16) | Round 5 consolation second of (16)
8 p.m. CT: Round 6 championship quarterfinals and consolation round first of (8)

SATURDAY – Dec. 1, 2018

11 a.m. CT: Round 7 consolation second of (8)
Noon CT: Round 8 championship semifinals | Round 9 consolation semifinals, consolation finals fifth through eighth places
5 p.m. CT: Championship finals first through fourth places

Jim Koch Open

9 a.m. Dec. 1
Kenosha, Wisconsin | Petretti Fieldhouse

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Two Panthers will open their seasons this weekend when UNI wrestling competes at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite set for Nov. 30-Dec. 1.

Among the expected weekend debuts will be All-American Max Thomsen at 149 pounds. Jack Skudlarczyk will compete at 133 pounds for UNI.

More than 100 ranked wrestlers are expected to take part in the prestigious event.

Joining Thomsen and Skudlarczyk will be Jay Schwarm at 125 pounds, Josh Alber (141 pounds), Patrick Schoenfelder (157 pounds), Bryce Steiert (165 pounds), Taylor Lujan (174 pounds), Drew Foster (184 pounds), Izaak Shedenhelm (197 pounds) and heavyweight Carter Isley.

UNI AT CLIFF KEEN

Josh Alber led the Panthers to a fourth-place team finish at last year's tournament. He knocked off No. 6 Chad Red of Nebraska to take second overall. Alber fell 8-2 to the eventual national champion Yianni Diakomihalis.

Alber also led the team in 2015 with a fifth-place finish at 133 pounds. The team took 12^th place overall. UNI did not compete at the event in 2016.

Other current Panthers' finishes at past Cliff Keen Invites:

Max Thomsen (149 pounds) – fourth in 2017
Taylor Lujan (174 pounds) – fourth in 2017
Jacob Holschlag (197 pounds) – fourth in 2017
Jay Schwarm (125 pounds) – fifth in 2017
Drew Foster (184 pounds) – seventh in 2017
Bryce Steiert (165 pounds) – sixth in 2015 at 157 pounds

Recent team finishes:

2017 fourth
2016 did not compete
2015 12^th
2014 14^th
2013 sixth
2012 eighth

Only eight schools ranked in the top 25 will not be competing this weekend. Teams expected to compete (NWCA rankings):

Air Force
American
Binghamton
Brown
Cal Poly
Cal Baptist
Cal State Bakersfield
Central Michigan
The Citadel
Clarion
No. 9 Cornell
Drexel
Duke
Fresno State
Harvard
Highline College
Hofstra
No. 17 Illinois
No. 5 Michigan
No. 10 Minnesota
No. 6 Missouri
Navy
Nebraska Kearney
No. 12 Nebraska
No. 14 North Carolina
No. 19 North Dakota State
North Idaho
Northern Colorado
No. 18 Northern Iowa
No. 23 Northwestern
No. 2 Ohio State
Oklahoma
Oregon State
No. 24 Pittsburgh
No. 15 Purdue
No. 25 Rutgers
Stanford
No. 22 Utah Valley
No. 13 Virginia Tech
Virginia
Western Wyoming
No. 21 Wyoming

JIM KOCH OPEN

Many of the remaining Panther wrestlers will be headed to Kenosha, Wisconsin, for the 47^th annual Jim Koch Open hosted by UW-Parkside. Wrestling will get underway in the Petretti Fieldhouse at 9 a.m. CT.

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