2016-17 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Dylan Peters
- Position:
- Wrestler
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Denver, Iowa
- High School:
- Denver
DYLAN PETERS' MATCHES
AWARDS AND HONORS:
2017: NCAA qualifier (4x)
2017: 2nd MAC Championships
2017: 5th for career falls among all Panthers (38)
2017: 3rd for career falls among all active Division I wrestlers
2016: 6th place at NCAA (2x AA)
2016: NCAA qualifier (3x)
2016: 2nd at MAC Championships
2016: 6th among all Panthers for most career falls (36)
2016: NWCA All-Academic
2015: NCAA qualifier (2x)
2015: 2nd at MAC Championships
2015: Tied 9th among all Panthers for most career falls (29)
2015: 6th at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite
2014: NWCA Academic All-American with 3.26 GPA
2014: Academic All-MAC with 3.26 GPA
2014: MAC champion at 125 pounds
2014: Tied for 4th on UNI’s all-time list for most falls in single season (18)
2014: All-American at 125 pounds (6th)
SENIOR (2016-17): Took second at MAC championships to earn fourth automatic bid to NCAA tournament ... third in career falls among all active Division I wrestlers ... his 38th career fall made him fifth among all Panthers for career falls.
JUNIOR (2015-16): Became the 33rd Panther to earn at least two All-American honors ... had six top-20 wins, including his season's fastest fall against No. 5 Ryan Millhof of Oklahoma in 1:03 at the NCAA Championships ... pinned Bryan Damon of Hofstra in 1:34 to earn his 32nd career fall, which put him in sole possession of sixth place among all Panthers for most career falls (ended the season with 36 career falls) ... won the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open ... took second at the MAC Championships to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for a third consecutive year ... NWCA All-Academic.
SOPHOMORE (2014-15): Earned second trip to the NCAA tournament with a second-place finish at the MAC ... sixth among all Panthers in highest career winning percentage ... led team in falls (11) and tied for ninth among all Panthers for most career falls, with 29 ... took sixth at Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas, Nevada ... won first open tournament of the season (UCM Open) ... led Panthers in dual scoring with 67 points ... awarded the Lyle E. Schwarzenbach Award at team's annual banquet for dedication, citizenship, athletics and academics.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013-14): Was first freshman since 1996 to earn All-America honors for UNI (6th) ... won MAC title at 125 pounds ... tied for fourth on all-time list for most falls in a season (18) ... was fifth in nation for most falls among Division I wrestlers (13 falls against DI opponents) ... UNI Open and Finn Grinaker Cobber Open champion ... took fourth at Midlands ... was fifth at Cliff Keen Invite ... seeded fifth at NCAA tourney ... has never given up bonus points ... undefeated in duals (13-0) ... improved on career's fastest fall, pinning Trevor Schultz of Minnesota State-Mankato in 19 seconds on Dec. 14, 2013.
FRESHMAN (2012-13): Redshirted ... wrestled unattached for a 20-5 record ... won at 125 pounds and recorded first pin and major decision at first tournament, the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... won gold division of Finn Grinaker Cobber Open ... champion at William Penn Open ... second at Grand View Open ... fourth at UNI Open ... never lost by major decision, tech fall or pin ... tied for second on the team with the most pins, with eight ... fastest pin was in 1:30.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time state champion for Denver-Tripoli High School, Denver, Iowa ... four-time state finalist ... four-time all-conference ... 195-1 overall record ... also recruited by Iowa and Minnesota.
PERSONAL: Born June 30, 1993, in Waterloo, Iowa ... son of Randy and Deb Peters ... has one younger sister ... enjoys video games ... his grandfather has been a significant factor in his life and lists Abraham Lincoln as his favorite historical figure ... major is movement and exercise science: sports psychology.
| Year | Overall | Duals | MAC Duals | MD | TF | Pins | Quick Pin |
| 2012-13* | 20-5 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 1:30 | ||
| 2013-14 | 34-7 | 13-0 | 7-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 18-0 | 0:19 |
| 2014-15 | 23-7 | 13-3 | 7-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 11-1 | 0:28 |
| 2015-16 | 18-4 | 8-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 1:03 |
| 2016-17 | 10-8 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1:30 |
| Totals: | 85-26 | 38-4 | 21-1 | 10-1 | 6-0 | 38-1 | 0:19 |
* redshirted
