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UNI wrestling: Voelker wins third open title as Panthers host UNI Open
12/10/2022 4:52:00 PM | Wrestling
Panthers now shift to dual meet competition Dec. 19-20 at the Collegiate Duals in New Orleans
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI wrestling returned home for the first time this season as 11 Panthers competed for a spot on the podium in Saturday's UNI Open inside the UNI-Dome.
On a day that featured a highly competitive field that included wrestlers from Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Minnesota and South Dakota State, freshman Wyatt Voelker claimed his third open title this season at 197 pounds. Voelker improves to 11-0 this year in open competition with 3 major decision victories, 2 pins and one technical fall win.
Four other Panthers took home second place finishes in their respective weight classes, including Trever Anderson (125 pounds), Julian Farber (133 pounds), Connor Thorpe (141 pounds) and Christian Minto (165 pounds), who competed as an unattached athlete at 165 pounds.
Kalob Runyon (197 pounds) picked up his second pin of the season in four minutes, 42 seconds against Chase McCleish of the Jackrabbit Wrestling Club, while Adam Ahrendsen earned his first fall of the year, also against McCleish in five minutes.
UP NEXT
UNI shifts to dual meet competition Dec. 19-20 as it heads to New Orleans for the Collegiate Duals. The Panthers will face off against Lock Haven and No. 3 Ohio State on Dec. 19, before facing a third opponent to be determined on Dec. 20.
UNI RESULTS
125 Pounds | Trever Anderson (1-1) | 2nd Place- W - Caleb Fuessley (Iowa State-Unattached) 3-1 SV
- L - Drake Ayala (Iowa-Unattached) 11-3 MD
133 Pounds | Julian Farber (2-1) | 2nd Place
- W - Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) 8-4
- W - Jace Rhodes (Iowa State) 7-2
- L - Evan Frost (Iowa State) 8-5
- W - Evan Frost (Iowa State) 6-2
- L - Jace Rhodes (Iowa) 4-0
- L - Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) 12-8
- W - Carter Fousek (Iowa State) 11-4
- W - Kade Moore (Missouri) 8-7
- L - Jacob Frost (Iowa State) 13-5 MD
- L - Nate Pulliam (Missouri) 7-1
- W - Gable Fox (UNI) 5-1
- W - Alek Martin (South Dakota State) 10-5
- L - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) 8-2
- L - Drayden Morton (Unattached) 8-5
- W - Easton Hilton (Missouri) 1:13 Fall
- L - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) 7-2
- W - Ryder Downey (UNI) 3-1 SV1
- L - Nate Pulliam (Missouri) 10-3
- L - Drayden Morton (Unattached) 4-3
- L - Adam Allard (UNI) 3-1 SV1
- W - Joel Mylin (Missouri) 4-0
- L - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) 10-2 MD
- L - Cael Rahnavardi (UNI) 5-1
- L - Andrew Huddleston (Iowa State-Unattached) 10-8
- W - Ben Lunn (Unattached) 7-4
- W - Jeremy Jakowitsch (Missouri) 9-5
- W - Carter Martinson (Iowa) 4-0
- L - Cam Robinson (Iowa State-Unattached) 2:53 Fall
- W - Dajun Johnson (Unattached) 5-4
- W - Ben Monroe (Iowa State) 5-2
- L - Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) 7-3
- L - Carter Martinson (Iowa) 6-3
- L - Isaac Judge (Iowa State-Unattached) 12-6
- W - Jacob Reicin (Illinois-Unattached) 16-2 MD
- L - Andrew Huddleston (Iowa State-Unattached) 11-8
- W - James Conway (Missouri) 10-4
- W - Cam Steed (Missouri) 3-1
- L - Cael Carlson (Minnesota) 3-2
- L - Ellis Pfleger (Missouri) 10-3
- W - Jude Link (Iowa) 3-2
- W - Jared Simma (UNI) MFF
- L - Kyle Mosher (Unattached) 4-1
- W - Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) 15-6 MD
- L - Joel Devine (Iowa State) 3-1
- L - Carson Babcock (UNI) MFF
- L - Ellis Pfleger (Missouri) MFF
- W - Tommy Hagan (Missouri) 12-2 MD
- W - Gabe Nagel (Minnesota) 5-3
- W - Zach Glazier (Iowa-Unattached) FF
- L - Zach Glazier (Iowa-Unattached), 14-4 MD
- W - Chase McCleish (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club) 5:00 Fall
- L - Gabe Nagel (Minnesota) 1:28 Fall
- W - Rowan Udell (Iowa State) 3-2
- W - Chase McCleish (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club) 4:42 Fall
- L - Zach Glazier (Iowa-Unattached) 4-3
- L - Jose Valdez (Unattached) 10-6
- W - Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 7-1
- L - Seth Nitzel (Missouri) 10-2 MD
- L - Ryan Boersma (Missouri) 9-7 SV1
- W - Easton Fleshman (Iowa) 6-1
- W - Cole Gripka (Missouri), 5-3 SV1
- L - Easton Fleshman (Iowa) MFF
- L - Ryan Boersma (Missouri) MF
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