UNI Wrestling Returns to 2019 Dual Action

No. 14 UNI wrestling (1-2 / 1-0 Big 12) at South Dakota State (1-3 / 0-1 Big 12)

7 p.m. Jan. 11, 2019
Frost Arena | Brookings, South Dakota
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No. 14 UNI wrestling (1-2 / 1-0 Big 12) at No. 11 Nebraska (6-2 / 1-1 Big Ten)

7 p.m. Jan. 12, 2019
Devaney Center | Lincoln, Nebraska
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI wrestling fans may see six top-20 matchups this weekend when the Panthers return to dual action on the road.

The Panthers will be looking to avenge losses from the last meeting with both South Dakota State and No. 11 Nebraska. UNI leads the series with both teams.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

UNI is 38-5-1 against South Dakota State, and head coach Doug Schwab is 3-1 against the Jackrabbits. South Dakota edged out UNI 22-16 in last year's dual.

The Jacks are coming off a program best, 12^th-place finish at the NCAA championships and returned three NCAA qualifiers, including national champ Seth Gross at 133 pounds. Gross remains at the top of the rankings in every national poll.

SDSU saw at least three starters move up weights this year, with Henry Pohlmeyer at 149 pounds, Colten Carlson at 157 pounds and Martin Mueller at 197 pounds.

Wrestling unattached for SDSU, Tanner Sloan took second at the 2018 Midlands Championships at 197 pounds.

Former Panther wrestler Cody Caldwell is an assistant for South Dakota State

NEBRASKA

UNI leads the series 29-16-1 overall. Schwab is looking for his first win in his third meeting with the Huskers. The last dual ended in a 26-16 win for NU in 2012.

Nebraska is coached by former UNI coach Mark Manning. He was with UNI for three seasons from 1997 to 2000 and compiled a 23-24-2 dual record and produced UNI's last NCAA champion, Tony Davis in 2000.

Eight wrestlers from Nebraska cracked this week's rankings. With the transfer of Zeke Moisey, the Huskers' lineup boasts four All-Americans.

Moisey is a two-time All-American at 125 pounds. He started his career at West Virginia. Two-time All-American Tyler Berger moved up in the rankings to No. 2 at 157 pounds. Taylor Venz took fourth at 184 pounds at the national tournament last year. He is ranked as high as fourth. Chad Red was seventh at last year's championship.

At 165 pounds, No. 6 Isaiah White was a Division II national champion for Notre Dame College before earning a trip to the NCAA Division I National Championships last year with the Huskers.

Mikey Labriola is ranked ninth at 174 pounds. At 197 pounds, Eric Schultz is an NCAA qualifier ranked as high as ninth, and heavyweight David Jensen is ranked as high as 12th.

REMATCHES:

Drew Foster is likely to see his third matchup with Nebraska's Venz:

125: Zeke Moisey (Nebraska) over Jay Schwarm, 11-3 MD at 2018 Big 12
133: Jack Skudlarczyk over Spencer Huber (SDSU), 4-0 at 2018 UNI Open
141: Josh Alber over then-ranked #6 Chad Red (Nebraska), 3-2 at 2017 Cliff Keen
141: Josh Alber over Aric Williams (SDSU), 20-2 TF at 2018 UNI Open
165: Bryce Steiert over Kelby Hawkins (SDSU), 2:08 F at 2017 UNI Open
174: Taylor Lujan over Mikey Labriola (Nebraska), MFF at 2018 Cliff Keen
184: #3 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) over Drew Foster, 11-8 at 2018 Cliff Keen
184: Taylor Venz (Nebraska) over Drew Foster, 2:44 F at 2017 Cliff Keen

RANKINGS

Wrestling fans have the opportunity to see a ranked wrestler at every weight class in this weekend's dual. Gross has seen limited action at 133 pounds. His only match was a win against Josiah Kline in a Nov. 11 dual with Arizona State. He pinned Kline in 2 minutes, 22 seconds.

Intermat / Flo / Track rankings:

125 – 14/15/15 Zeke Moisey (Nebraska)
125 – NA/NA/20 Jay Schwarm (UNI)
133 – 1/1/1 Seth Gross (SDSU)
141 – 8/10/10 Josh Alber (UNI)
141 – 20/20/15 Chad Red (Nebraska)
149 – 8/9/9 Max Thomsen (UNI)
149 – 17/20/16 Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU)
157 – 2/2/2 Tyler Berger (Nebraska)
165 – 6/6/6 Isaiah White (Nebraska)
165 – 12/12/12 Bryce Steiert (UNI)
174 – 8/8/8 Taylor Lujan (UNI)
174 – 9/9/9 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska)
184 – 5/4/7 Taylor Venz (Nebraska)
184 – 6/5/6 Drew Foster (UNI)
197 – 11/11/9 Eric Schultz (Nebraska)
285 – 14/15/12 David Jensen (Nebraska)

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