UNI wrestling advances 4 Panthers, tied for 5th after session I of 2022 NCAAs

UNI wrestling at 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Little Caesars Arena (20,491) | Detroit, Michigan
March 17-19 (CT)
Session I attendance: 17,207

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March 17:
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - 8 mats (ESPN)

March 18:
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - quarterfinals -8 mats (ESPNU)
7-10 p.m. - semifinals - 6 mats (ESPN)

March 19:
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. medal round - 4 mats (ESPNU)
6-9 p.m. championship (ESPN)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - UNI wrestling advanced four Panthers after the first session of the Division I NCAA Wrestling Championships and finished the first session in tied for fifth place.

Lance Runyon opened his first NCAA appearance with a fall over the wrestler who defeated him at the Big 12 Championships for the bronze at 165 pounds.

Kyle Biscoglia tacked on a second fall, and Parker Keckeisen notched his sixth consecutive major decision to bring his win streak to 15 consecutive matches.

UNI rolled through its first four matches before suffering its first loss. Derek Holschlag and Tyrell Gordon won their pigtail matches to face the No. 1 seeds in their second matches before being bumped to consolations.

"We got everyone back and ready to wrestle tonight, and we are going to make a lot of hay on the backside," said head coach Doug Schwab. "All eight are alive, and now it's time to get fueled up and get ready for the match tonight and score a whole bunch of points again."

RESULTS (seed) #NCAA rank
125 | (15) #14 Brody Teske

W - (18) Noah Surtin (Missouri) 5-3
NEXT - (2) Vito Arujau (Cornell)

133 | (14) #16 Kyle Biscoglia

W - (19) Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga Tennessee) 2:35 F
NEXT - (3) Michael McGee (Arizona State)

149 | (20) #22 Colin Realbuto

L - (13) Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 5-4
(Buffalo)Arceri- (29) John XT EN

157 | (33) Derek Holschlag

W - (32) Jordan Slivka (Ohio) 10-4
L - (1) David Carr (Iowa State) 21-6 TF (7:00)
NEXT - (16) Brady Berge (Penn State)

165 | (15) #12 Austin Yant

L - (18) Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 6-3
NEXT - (31) Caleb Fish (Michigan State)

174 | (18) #22 Lance Runyon

W - (15) Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) 4:14 F
NEXT - (2) Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)

184 | (4) #4/3 Parker Keckeisen

W - (29) Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) 13-4 MD
NEXT - (13) Kyle Cochran (Maryland)

285 | (33) #33/31 Tyrell Gordon

W - (32) Matt Cover (Princeton) 4-2
L - (1) Gable Steveson (Minnesota) 25-10 TF (6:09)
NEXT - (17) Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)

TEAM SCORES
1. Penn State 15.5
2. Iowa 12.5 (note scoring error in attached brackets)
2. Michigan 12.5
4. Arizona State 11.5
5. NC State 11
5. UNI 11
6. Nebraska 10
7. Oregon State 9
8. Oklahoma State 8
9. Virginia Tech

PANTHER NOTES

Schwab took over the UNI wrestling program in the 2011 season. The highest finish for the Panthers under his helm was in 2019 with a 13th-place finish and six qualifiers.

The Panthers are on a four-tournament streak of having at least one All-American. It's the 14th-longest streak in the nation.

The Panthers qualified eight wrestlers, the most since UNI sent nine in 2008. UNI head coach Doug Schwab has taken seven qualifiers from 2020, 2017 and 2014.

Schwab at NCAAs:

2011: T41st - 4 qualifiers / 1 All-American
2012: 34th - 5 qualifiers / 0 All-Americans
2013: T15th - 4 qualifiers / 2 All-Americans
2014: 15th - 7 qualifiers / 3 All-American
2015: 34th - 4 qualifiers / 0 All-Americans
2016: 25th - 5 qualifiers / 1 All-American
2017: 18th - 7 qualifiers / 2 All-Americans
2018: T24th - 6 qualifiers / 1 All-American
2019: T13 - 6 qualifiers / 1 All-American
2020: N/A - 7 qualifiers / 5 All-Americans *
2021: 19th - 6 qualifiers / 1 All-American

* no tournament / seeded wrestlers earned All-America titles

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