UNI Wrestling Qualifies 6 for 2019 NCAA Nationals

No. 14 UNI Wrestling at 2019 Big 12 Championships

March 9-10, 2019
BOK Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma
7 p.m. CT finals - Fox Sports Network

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TULSA, Oklahoma — UNI wrestling will send six Panthers to the NCAA tournament and have the chance to crown two Big 12 champions later tonight.

Panther place winners:

125 | Jay Schwarm – 5^th (NCAA qualifier)
133 | Jack Skudlarczyk – 6^th
141 | Josh Alber – 3^rd (NCAA qualifier)
149 | Max Thomsen – 7^th (NCAA qualifier)
165 | Bryce Steiert – 3^rd (NCAA qualifier)
174 | Taylor Lujan – in finals (NCAA qualifier)
184 | Drew Foster – in finals (NCAA qualifier)

At 141 pounds, Josh Alber avenged a loss that sent him to the consolations. His 7-2 decision over Chris Sandoval of Northern Colorado earned him a spot in the bronze medal match, where he took down Iowa State's No. 12 Ian Parker, 2-0, earning points on an escape and riding time.

Bryce Steiert earned his first Big 12 medal after redshirting in UNI's inaugural year in the conference last season. Wins over Logan Schumacher (Iowa State) 16-0 TF (4:34) and No. 9 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming), 2-1, secured a third-place finish and his third trip to the NCAA championships. Ashworth is the highest ranked opponent Steiert has beaten this year.

Jay Schwarm notched his third fall of the Big 12 Championships, pinning No. 17 Rico Montoya of Northern Colorado in 1 minute, 13 seconds. The win secured fifth place at 125 pounds and the final automatic bid for the NCAA tournament, giving Schwarm his second berth to nationals.

He now has 33 falls and is seventh among all Panthers in UNI history with the most career pins. Twenty-three of his falls have come in the first period.

With a deep weight class at 149 pounds, the Big 12 extended the place matches out to eight to determine in the seventh and final NCAA qualifier at that weight. Max Thomsen defeated Jaron Jensen of Wyoming for the second time in the tournament to earn his third trip to the NCAA championships.

Jack Skudlarczyk knocked off the third seed at 133 pounds yesterday but wasn't able to beat No. 16 Matt Schmitt of West Virginia, who is seeded fourth. His two losses on the day edged him out of the final NCAA qualifying spot.

Taylor Lujan and Drew Foster earned spots in the finals, notching bonus points along the way for UNI at 174 pounds and 184 pounds, respectively. The two both won Big 12 championships last year.

Lujan will face Oklahoma State's Jacobe Smith, who ended Lujan's run at the national championships last year with a 10-8 decision. Lujan beat Smith in a 10-7 decision in the semifinals of the 2018 Big 12 Championships.

Foster will have his chance to avenge his dual loss earlier this year to Iowa State's No. 11 Sam Colbray of Iowa State. He faces top-seeded Colbray, who Foster did beat by major decision early in the season.

Oklahoma State has sealed the team win with seven wrestlers in the finals. Iowa State has four. Oklahoma and North Dakota State join UNI with two wrestlers in the finals. Fresno State, Wyoming and Utah Valley each have one wrestler in the finals.

TEAM STANDINGS

Oklahoma State 143.5
Iowa State 113.5
UNI 80
Oklahoma 74
Fresno State 59.5
Wyoming 58
Utah Valley 57
North Dakota State 53.5
West Virginia 46
South Dakota State 18.5
Air Force 18

RESULTS: #NCAA rank

125 | #24 Jay Schwarm – 5^th place (NCAA qualifier)

W – Robert Garcia (Fresno State) 3:44 F
W – #20 Cole Verner (Wyoming) 4:14 F
L – #9 Brent Fleetwood (NDSU) 8-2

Day 2:

L – Alex Mackall (Iowa State) 8-5
W – #17 Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado) 1:13 F

133 | Jack Skudlarczyk – 6^th place

W – John Twomey (Air Force) 10-3
L – #10 Austin Gomez (Iowa State) 15-4 MD
W – Rylee Molitor (South Dakota State) 8-2
W – #33 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) 10-6

Day 2:

L – #16 Matt Schmitt (West Virginia) 15-0 TF (6:52)
L – Gary Joint (Fresno State) 8-0 MD

141 | #7 Josh Alber – 3^rd place (NCAA qualifier)

L – Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado) 5-3
W – Sawyer Degen (NDSU) 11-3 MD
W – #19 Sam Turner (Wyoming) 3-2

Day 2:

W – Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado) 7-2
W – #12 Ian Parker (Iowa State) 2-0

149 | #9 Max Thomsen – 7^th place (NCAA qualifier)

W – Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) 17-0 TF
L – #19 Henry Pohlmeyer (South Dakota State), 5-4
W – Alec Opsal (Air Force) 12-2 MD
L - #20 Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) 15-5 MD

Day 2:

W – Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) 11-3 MD

165 | #12 Bryce Steiert – 3^rd place (NCAA qualifier)

W – Isaiah Hokit (Fresno State) 9-3
L – #10 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) 3-2

Day 2:

W – Logan Schumacher (Iowa State) 16-0 TF (4:34)
W – #9 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) 2-1

174 | #7 Taylor Lujan

W - #30 Lorenzo De La Rive (North Dakota State) 17-5 MD
W - #12 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) 3-1

Day 2:

NEXT – Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State)

184 | #10 (2) Drew Foster

W – Zach Carlson (South Dakota State) 11-3 MD
W – Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) 6-3

Day 2:

NEXT – #11 Sam Colbray (Iowa State)

FROM DAY 1

157 | Paden Moore - DNP

L – (3) Chase Straw (Iowa State) 11-5
L – #23 (4) Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 7-3

197 | Izaak Shedenhelm - DNP

L – #4 (1) Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State) 15-0 TF
L – #27 (7) Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado) 4-3

285 | (6) Carter Isley - DNP

W – #29 Brandon Metz (North Dakota State) 11-0 MD
L – #26 (3) Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) 2-0
L – Robert Winters (Northern Colorado) 5-2

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