Six Panthers still alive in 2022 NCAA Championships, team ends first day in 6th place

UNI wrestling at 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Little Caesars Arena (20,491) | Detroit, Michigan
March 17-19
Session 1 attendance: 17,207
Session 2 attendance: 17.433

March 18 (CT):

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

March 19 (CT):

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

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - UNI wrestling's Parker Keckeisen remains in contention for an NCAA Division I Wrestling title at 184 pounds, and the team sits in sixth place after the first day of competition.

Parker Keckeisen, UNI's only returning All-American, is on a 16-match win streak that included six consecutive wins by major decision that came to an end in the second session of today's tournament.

Five more Panthers are alive in consolations in contention for third 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 Colin Realbuto grabbed a third fall in the second session.

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 and eventually from the tournament in their next matches.

Brody Teske joins Biscoglia, Realbuto, Yant and Runyon on the backside. UNI is looking for its first top-10 finish since 1992. The Panthers have placed in the top 15 twice under head coach Doug Schwab.

Action resumes against at 10 a.m. CT Friday.

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

W - (18) Noah Surtin (Missouri) 5-3
L - (2) Vito Arujau (Cornell) 9-3
NEXT - (16) Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State)

133 | (14) #16 Kyle Biscoglia

W - (19) Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga Tennessee) 2:35 F
L - (3) Michael McGee (Arizona State) 10-4
NEXT - (20) Chance Rich (CSUB)

149 | (20) #22 Colin Realbuto

L - (13) Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 5-4
W - (29) John Arceri (Buffalo) 2:16 F
NEXT - Josh Finesilver (Duke)

157 | (33) Derek Holschlag - DNP

W - (32) Jordan Slivka (Ohio) 10-4
L - (1) David Carr (Iowa State) 21-6 TF (7:00)
L - (16) Brady Berge (Penn State) 15-7 MD

165 | (15) #12 Austin Yant

L - (18) Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 6-3
W - (31) Caleb Fish (Michigan State) 6-2
NEXT - Luke Weber (North Dakota State)

174 | (18) #22 Lance Runyon

W - (15) Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) 4:14 F
L - (2) Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) 8-5
NEXT - (17) Nick Incontrera (Penn)

184 | (4) #4 Parker Keckeisen

W - (29) Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) 13-4 MD
W - (13) Kyle Cochran (Maryland) 9-3
NEXT - (5) Bernie Truax (Cal Poly)

285 | (33) #33 Tyrell Gordon - DNP

W - (32) Matt Cover (Princeton) 4-2
L - (1) Gable Steveson (Minnesota) 25-10 TF (6:09)
L - (17) Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) 8-0 MD

TEAM SCORES
1. Penn State 27.5
2. Arizona State 22
3. NC State 21.5
4. Michigan 21
5. Iowa 20.5
6. UNI 15
7. Nebraska 14.5
7. Virginia Tech 14.5
9. Cornell 14
9. Oregon State 14

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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