UNI wrestling to close out dual schedule at Wisconsin

No. 13 UNI wrestling (7-4 / 5-3 Big 12) at No. 19 Wisconsin (7-8 / 1-7 Big Ten)

7 p.m. Feb. 18
UW Field House | Madison, Wisconsin

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — UNI wrestling moved up in the national rankings and will cap off its dual competition at No. 19 Wisconsin.

No. 2 Parker Keckeisen is on an 11-match win streak and is the reigning Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his win last week over No. 4 Marcus Coleman of Iowa State. He is the second Panther to earn the honor this year. Cael Happel earned the team's first honor Nov. 22.

Keckeisen has won 21 of his last 22 matches in a streak that dates back to the 2022 NCAA championships. He has just four career losses to three different opponents: Aaron Brooks of Penn State, Trent Hidlay of NC State and Bernie Truax of Cal Poly. He has avenged losses to Truax, who has graduated, and Hidlay.

Panther fans are invited to UNI Alumni's pre-dual event at Jordan's Big 10 Pub just blocks from the UW Field House at 1330 Regent St. in Madison, Wisconsin. The free event is set for 5-6:30 p.m. Appetizers will be available while supplies last.

While there is no cost to attend, but organizers are requesting an RSVP (click here) to assist with planning.

WISCONSIN (7-8 / 1-7 Big Ten)

The Badgers have lost three duals by just one point, including a 19-18 loss to No. 2 Iowa that was decided on criteria. UW has lost its last four duals and is coming off a 19-15 loss to No. 12 Minnesota.

Wisconsin won in the last meeting between the teams. Head coach Doug Schwab is 5-4 against Wisconsin and has never lost two consecutive duals to the Badgers.

SCHWAB VS. UW (5-4)

2022: L 24-10 @ UNI
2020: W 20-18 @ UW
2017: L 23-12 @ UNI
2014: W 29-9 @ UNI
2013: W 24-15 neutral site
2013: L 24-13 @ UW
2012: W 30-15 neutral site
2012: W 25-15 @ UNI
2011: L 25-14 @ UW

Last meeting:
#8 WISCONSIN OVER #17 UNI, 24-10 (2/17/2022) #NCAA

133 | #25 Kyle Biscoglia (UNI) dec. Ethan Rotondo (UW) 7-1 (3:06 RT)
141 | #27 Joseph Zargo (UW) dec. #20 Cael Happel (UNI) 9-4
149 | #7 Austin Gomez (UW) dec. #32 Colin Realbuto (UNI) 9-6
157 | #27 Garrett Model (UW) dec. Derek Holschlag (UNI) 14-8 (1:23 RT)
165 | #7 Dean Hamiti (UW) maj. dec. #13 Austin Yant (UNI) 10-2 (3:26 RT)
174 | Lance Runyon (UNI) dec. #23 Andrew McNally (UW) 10-3 (1:34 RT)
184 | #4 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) maj dec #32 Chris Weiler (UW) 15-6 (2:40 RT)
197 | #23 Braxton Amos (UW) maj. dec. John Gunderson (UNI) 13-4 (1:32 RT)
285 | #11 Trent Hillger (UW) maj. dec. Carter Isley (UNI) 8-0 (3:44 RT)
125 | #5 Eric Barnett (UW) dec. #18 Brody Teske (UNI) 5-3

PROBABLE LINEUPS: UNI vs. UW - #NCAA (RPI):

125 | Kyle Gollhofer (8-10) vs. #7 (8) Eric Barnett (15-5)
Barnett is a two-time All-American. He was seventh last year and eighth in 2021 at the NCAA championships. He was runner-up at the 2022 Big Ten Championships.
REMATCH: Barnett leads the series with a 12-5 win at the 2019 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open.

133 | #12 (12) Kyle Biscoglia (17-6) vs. #26 (22) Taylor LaMont (8-12)
LaMont moved up a weight class and transferred after qualifying for four NCAA championships with Utah Valley. He is a two-time Big 12 runner-up at 125 pounds and earned All-America honors with a fifth place finish in 2021.

141 | #8 (4) Cael Happel (15-4) vs. NR (26) Joseph Zargo (9-9)
Zargo is a sophomore coming off an NCAA at-large qualification in 2022.
REMATCH: Zargo leads the series with a 9-4 win in the last dual between the teams.

149 | #13 (5) Colin Realbuto (16-4) or Adam Allard (9-9) or Cael Rahnavardi (5-7) vs. #1 (NA) Austin Gomez (11-2) or Aiden Medor (7-11)
Gomez, a 2022 All-American, earned NCAA and Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors (Nov. 22). He was also named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week Nov. 28, 2022. Gomez was third at the 2019 Big 12 Championships competing for Iowa State. He transferred to UW for the 2022 season and won the Big Ten Championships and took fourth at the NCAAs. He won the 2022 Mexico Grand Prix at 70 kg.
Medor has jumped into the dual lineup for the last two matches.
REMATCH: Gomez leads the series having edged out Realbuto 9-6 in last year's dual.

157 | #20 (12) Derek Holschlag (15-4) vs. #16 (10) Garrett Model (14-7)
Model earned his first trip to the NCAAs in 2022 with a seventh-place finish at the Big Ten Championships.

165 | #15 (13) Austin Yant (15-3) vs. #5 (1) Dean Hamiti (17-4)
All-American Hamiti, a sophomore, was the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He finished third at the 2022 conference championships and was sixth at the NCAAs.

174 | Lance Runyon (3-5) vs. NR (32) Josh Otto (6-13) or Cale Anderson (0-0)
Otto is the second Badger to jump in at the 174-pound slot. He has shared time in the dual lineup with James Rowley. Otto moved up a weight class since last year.
Anderson was a 2021 state champion as a prep in Wisconsin.

184 | #2 (3) Parker Keckeisen (17-1) vs. NR (21) Tyler Dow (7-11)
Dow, a redshirt senior, is in his first season as the primary starter for the Badgers.

197 | Noah Glaser (8-6) or Kalob Runyon (10-6) vs. #14 (11) Braxton Amos (15-5)
Amos, a sophomore, cracked the 2022 USA Senior World Greco-Roman Team at 97 kg. He is a returning NCAA qualifier after placing 10th at the 2022 Big Ten Championships.

285 | #15 (17) Tyrell Gordon (14-6) vs. #10 (15) Trent Hillger (13-6) or Peter Christensen (4-1)
Hillger, a graduate student, is a three-time NCAA All-American and four-time qualifier. He was
eighth at the 2019 NCAA championships and sixth in 2021. He was seeded sixth in the uncontested 2020 championships.
Christensen is a senior. He took second at the 2021 Pan-Am Games in Greco Roman.
REMATCH: Gordon and Hillger met at the 2022 NCAA championships, and Hillger took that bout, 8-0 for a major decision win.

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