University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Austin Yant
- Position:
- wrestler
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Waverly, Iowa
- High School:
- Waverly-Shell Rock
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HONORS
2023: NCAA qualifier (165) | 5th at Big 12 Championships | Big 12 All-Academic First Team
2022: NCAA qualifier (165) | 3rd at Big 12 Championships
2021: NCAA qualifier (165) | 5th at Big 12 Championships
2020: 7th at Big 12 Championships (165)
SENIOR (2022-23): Qualified for his third NCAA Championships as the 17-seed at 165 pounds ... Went 3-2 at the NCAA Championships earning wins over 16-seed Joshua Ogunsanya (Columbia), 31-seed Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) and a 10-0 major decision against 25-seed Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) ... Placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships as the No. 18 wrestler in the nation, which included a 2-0 win over No. 21 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Oklhaoma) ... Wrestled at 165 pounds in all 12 of UNI's duals, going 8-4 overall and 5-3 against Big 12 dual competition ... Opened the season on a 13-match winning streak ... Won the Daktronics Open title at 165 pounds ... Sixth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, where he knocked off No. 18 Tony Negron (Arizona State) in an 11-2 major decision ... Finished the season with a 22-8 overall record ... Concludes career with a record of 71-40 ... Served as team captain....Big 12 All-Academic First Team
JUNIOR (2021-22): Earned second trip to NCAA championships as the 15-seed ... Ended with a record of 2-2 at the NCAA Championships ... Earned a third place finish at Big 12 Championships as the 3-seed and No. 13 wrestler in the nation ... Knocked off first top-15 opponent in home dual opener, beating No. 13 Luke Weber (North Dakota State), 8-6 ... Second place at Daktronics and Harold Nichols Cyclone Opens at 165 pounds ... earned Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors after taking down No. 4 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) and No. 29 Joe Grello (Oklahoma) ... Served as team captain.
JUNIOR (2020-21 COVID-19): Entered the varsity lineup for Big 12 Championships ... Earned first NCAA berth at 165 pounds ... Took fifth at Big 12 Championships ... Notched two major decisions at the NCAA Championships, going 2-2 ... Served as team captain.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Finished the season with a 15-14 record at 165 pounds ... Seventh place at the Big 12 Championships ... Fourth at the UNI Open ... Won five dual bouts, including a 10-0 major decision over Elijah Joseph (Oklahoma) ... went 3-2 at the Big 12 Championships.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2018-19): Moved up a weight class to 174 pounds .. Finished second at the UNI and Jim Koch opens ... Took third at the Grand View Open ... Competed in one dual at 184 pounds.
FRESHMAN (2017-18): Redshirted ... Competing unattached at 165 pounds, took second at the Harold Nichols, Grand View and Pat Flanagan Opens in the freshman/sophomore divisions at 165 pounds ... Finished third at the Jim Koch Wisconsin Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time state place winner at the Iowa high school state meet ... Set Waverly-Shell Rock High School record with 185 career wins and 187 escapes ... Took third at 152 pounds in class 3A as a senior in 2017 ... Second as a junior ... Took sixth as a junior and seventh as a freshman ... Was the USAW Junior Folkstyle national champion and the Iowa Junior Freestyle champion in 2017.
PERSONAL: From Waverly, Iowa ... Son of Cayle and Darleen Yant ... Has two younger siblings, Evan and Rylee ... Volunteered at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank and sandbagging to protect houses from floods ... Recruited by Ohio State, Wartburg, Grand View, Campbell and Nebraska Kearney ... Majoring in construction management and real estate.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK PINS |
| 2017-18* | 13-6 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |||
| 2018-19 | 10-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 1:33 |
| 2019-20^ | 15-14 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | |
| 2020-21 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2021-22 | 19-7 | 8-3 | 6-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 6:38 |
| 2022-23 | 22-8 | 8-4 | 5-3 | 10-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1:31 |
| CAREER | 71-40 | 21-14 | 15-9 | 18-9 | 5-2 | 3-3 | 1:31 |
*REDSHIRTED ^COVID YEAR
