UNI wrestling: Panthers open dual competition in New Orleans at Collegiate Duals

No. 22 UNI wrestling at Collegiate Duals

Dec. 19-20, 2022 | New Orleans, La.
New Orleans Convention Center

Dec. 19 (CT):

10 a.m. - UNI vs. Lock Haven (red pool); Iowa State vs. Oregon State (blue pool)
12 p.m. - Ohio State vs. Lock Haven (red pool); Cornell vs. Oregon State (blue pool)
2 p.m. - Ohio State vs. UNI (red pool); Cornell vs. Iowa State (blue pool)
4 p.m. - Lehigh vs. Cal Poly (red pool); North Carolina vs. Central Michigan (blue pool)
6 p.m. - NC State vs. Cal Poly (red pool); 1 Penn State vs. Central Michigan (blue pool)
8 p.m. - NC State vs. Lehigh (red pool); Penn State vs. North Carolina (blue pool)

Dec. 20 (CT):

1 p.m. - Fifth-place matches (both pools)
3 p.m. - Third-place matches (both pools)
5 p.m. - Championship Match (red pool)
7 p.m. - Championship Match (blue pool)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- A couple of Panthers spiked in the rankings as No. 22 UNI wrestling prepares to open dual action at the Collegiate Duals Dec. 19-20 in New Orleans.

UNI kicks off the dual season against Lock Haven at 10 a.m. CT on Dec. 19 before facing No. 3 Ohio State at 2 p.m. CT later that day. Placement bouts on Dec. 20 will be determined by the pool results from the opening day.

Kyle Biscoglia cracked the top-10 rankings (up from No. 24) after three top-25 wins at the Cliff Keen Invite at 133 pounds. Biscoglia knocked off No. 6 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan), 6-5, No. 7 Chris Cannon (Northwestern), 9-2; and No. 18 Cody Phippen (Air Force), 3-0.

Cael Happel, 141 pounds, jumped to No. 7 (up from No. 15). Happel has racked up three top-20 wins with two decisions over Clay Carlson of South Dakota State. Carlson was ranked No. 5 when they faced in an open tournament and was at No. 16 in the rankings when Happel extended his lead at the Cliff Keen Invite. Happel also beat No. 12 Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) at the Cliff Keen Invite.

Heavyweight Tyrell Gordon is No. 11 in the nation (up from No. 23). Gordon had two top-15 wins at the Cliff Keen. Gordon took down No. 7 Tate Orndorff in a 3-2 decision before beating No. 14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) in a 3-1 decision to take fifth.

LAST TIME AT THE COLLEGIATE DUALS

The Panthers competed at the Collegiate Duals last year in Niceville, Fla. Heavyweight Tyrell Gordon recorded his first top-20 career with a 4-2 decision over No. 20 Zachary Knighton-Ward of Hofstra.

UNI opened with a 29-7 loss to No. 11 Cornell before losing to No. 2 Penn State, 29-9. The Panthers closed the dual tournament with a dominating win over Hofstra. Despite forfeiting at 125 pounds, UNI won 33-9. The Panthers got a boost off three pins in that matchup.

LOCK HAVEN (1-2 / 0-0 MAC)

Lock Haven opened the dual schedule with a pair of top-10 opponents, losing to top-ranked Penn State, 44-3, and No. 8 NC State, 32-4. The Bald Eagles' lone win has come against Davidson, 31-13.

LHU is expected to be without one of its two ranked wrestlers with true freshman Ethan Miller stepping in at heavyweight for No. 16 Isaac Reid, who has yet to make his season debut.

NO. 3 OHIO STATE (4-0 / 0-0 Big Ten)

Despite forfeiting a bout at 165 pounds, OSU is coming off a 32-9 win over Kent State to roll into the Collegiate Duals undefeated at 4-0.

Carson Kharchla is expected to miss another dual after taking eighth at the 2022 Cliff Keen Invite at 165 pounds.

Freshman Nic Bouzakis stepped in at 133 pounds in place of 14th-ranked Jesse Mendez in OSU's dual against Kent State. Senior transfer Tate Orndorff medically forfeited matches at the Cliff Keen Invite and also sat out OSU's dual with Kent State, giving freshman Mike Misita his first dual competition.

Orndorff opened the Cliff Keen Invite with a win. UNI's Gordon knocked him off in a 3-2 decision in the second round. Orndorff responded with a 16-second fall against Jacob Cover of Kent State and a 7-1 decision over Mason Fiscella of Appalachian State before having to medically forfeit against Owen Trephan of NC State.

OSU returns all eight of the NCAA qualifiers from 2022. Head coach Doug Schwab is 1-0 against OSU. The Panthers won in Schwab's first year as head coach on Jan. 8, 2011. They beat the Buckeyes 20-19 at the National Duals held in the UNI-Dome.

POTENTIAL LINEUPS (FloWrestling / Intermat rankings)

125 | Kyle Gollhofer

Lock Haven: #22/20 Anthony Noto (RSo. / reigning Mid-American champ and MAC Freshman of the Year), 10-1 OR Matt Maloney (Sr. / went 3-6 last year) 8-6

Ohio State: #11 Malik Heinselman (Sr. / fifth at 2022 Cliff Keen, four-time NCAA qualifier) OR Andre Gonzales (RFr.)

133 | #10/6 Kyle Biscoglia OR Julian Farber

Lock Haven: Gable Strickland (So. / took third at 2022 MAC) 11-4

Ohio State: Nic Bouzakis (Fr. / represented Team USA at the U20 World Championships in August, won U20 Pan Am in 2022)

141 | #7/10 Cael Happel

Lock Haven: Tyler Dilley (RJr. / went 9-12 in 2022) 13-7

OR Ty Linsenbigler (RFr. / went 9-5 as a redshirt) 3-3

OR Zack Zeamer (RJr. / transfer from Oklahoma) 8-7

Ohio State: #20/18 Dylan D'Emilio (RJr., two-time NCAA qualifier) OR Jordan Decatur (Sr.)

149 | #24/25 Colin Realbuto

Lock Haven: Connor Eck (So. / went 18-15 last year) 7-5 OR So.Nick Stonecheck (So. / 9-8 last year) 12-3

Ohio State: #3 Sammy Sasso (RSr. / won 2022 Cliff Keen and named Outstanding Wrestler, 2021 Big 10 champ, two-time all-American, 2nd at 2021 NCAAs, 5th in 2022) OR Gavin Brown (Fr.)

157 | NR/#27 Derek Holschlag OR RJ Weston

Lock Haven: Ashton Eyler (RSr. / finalist and 3rd at NJCAAs for Iowa Central CC transfer, 2022 MAC runner-up and NCAA qualifier) 12-5 OR J.T. Hogan (Fr. / two-time prep state qualifier) 1-2

Ohio State: HM/#18 Paddy Gallagher (RFr. / two-time prep state champ as prep) OR Isaac Wilcox (Jr. / three-time state champ as prep)

165 | #12/11 Austin Yant

Lock Haven: Avery Bassett (So. / George Mason transfer) 8-1

Ohio State: #18 Paddy Gallagher (RFr. / two-time prep state champ as prep) OR Isaac Wilcox (Jr. / three-time state champ as prep)

174 | #12/13 Lance Runyon or Carson Babcock

Lock Haven: Tyler Stoltzfus (So. / seventh at 2022 MAC) 15-5

Ohio State: #7 Ethan Smith (RSr. / four-time NCAA qualifier, 2021 Big Ten finalist)

184 | #3 Parker Keckeisen

Lock Haven: Colin Fegley (RJr. / 12-15 record in 2022) 6-5 OR Cael Black (Fr. / two-time state placewinner as prep) 2-5

Ohio State: #4/5 Kaleb Romero (RSr. / fourth at 2022 Cliff Keen, sixth at 2022 NCAA, three-time NCAA qualifier) OR Seth Shumate (Fr.)

197 | Noah Glaser OR Kalob Runyon

Lock Haven: Brad Morrison (Fr. / state runner-up as prep) 6-7

Ohio State: #15/22 Gavin Hoffman (RSr. / qualified for 2022 NCAAs, eighth at 2022 Big Ten)

HWT | #11/19 Tyrell Gordon

Lock Haven: Ethan Miller (Fr. / state qualifier as prep) 3-9

Ohio State: #13/9 Tate Orndorff (R-Sr.) OR Mike Misita (RFr. / freestyle and Greco champ in 2019 Pan-Am as prep)

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