University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2015-16 Wrestling Roster
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Bryce Steiert
- Position:
- Wrestler
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Waverly, Iowa
- High School:
- Waverly-Shell Rock
Bio
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2019: 4th at Midlands - 165 pounds
2019: 6th at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite - 165 pounds
2018: 2nd at Southern Scuffle (unattached) - 165 pounds
2017: NCAA qualifier - 165 pounds
2017: 2nd at MAC Championships - 165 pounds
2017: 3rd at Southern Scuffle - 165 pounds
2016: NCAA qualifier - 157 pounds
2016: 2nd at MAC Championships - 157 pounds
RS JUNIOR (2018-19): Eighth at the NCAA championships at 165 pounds ... third at the Big 12 Championships .... finished fourth at Midlands Championships ... took second at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... finished sixth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite at 165 pounds ... named to Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... led team in tech falls with eight.
Top-20 wins:
JUNIOR (2017-18): Redshirted ... second at Southern Scuffle wrestling unattached ... won UNI Open at 165 pounds.
SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Took second at MAC Championships to earn an automatic bid to NCAAs ... after being ranked at 157 pounds, he moved up a weight early in the season ... earned his first national ranking at 165 pounds after knocking off No. 16 Seldon Wright of Old Dominion in a dual ... beat No. 9 Nick Wanzek of Minnesota twice at the Southern Scuffle to take third (Wanzek was ranked at 174 pounds) ... avenged a loss at the Southern Scuffle by pinning All-American No. 5 Daniel Lewis.
FRESHMAN (2015-16): First true freshman to start at UNI since 2010 (Joey Lazor - former All-American at 141 pounds) ... cracked national rankings Jan. 5, 2016, after beating No. 18 Tyler Berger of Nebraska ... knocked off two top-20 opponents at Cliff Keen Invite (No. 17 Eleazar DeLuca of Northern Colorado, 3-2; No. 14 Dylan Cottrell of West Virginia, 8-3) ... first Panther to earn MAC honors in 2016 season when named Wrestler of the Week Dec. 3, 2015 ... won upperclassmen division of Finn Grinaker Cobber Open at 157 pounds ... beat No. 10 Luke Smith of Central Michigan en route to second place at the MAC Championships ... earned automatic bid to NCAA tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time medalist at the Iowa high school state championships in Class 3A ... won state at 160 pounds as a senior ... won state at 145 pounds as a junior ... was runner-up as a sophomore and seventh as a freshman ... finished high school career ranked No. 3 in the nation ... set school record for most takedowns in a season and career ... made national honor society and honor roll ... two-time preseason finalist ... took fourth at Fargo ... also recruited by Purdue, UNC, Nebraska.
PERSONAL: From Waverly, Iowa ... son of Kurt (Skip) and Christy ... has a younger sister, Carly, and an older brother, Andrew, who wrestled at Wartburg College ... volunteers with the Boys & Girls Club and a Waverly-area wrestling camp ... enjoys agriculture and barefoot waterskiing ... majoring in management: business administration.
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HONORS AND AWARDS:
2019: NWCA Scholar All-American
2019: 8th at NCAA Championships
2019: 3x NCAA qualifier
2019: 3rd at Big 12 Championships - 165 pounds
2019: Academic All-Big 12 Second Team2019: 8th at NCAA Championships
2019: 3x NCAA qualifier
2019: 3rd at Big 12 Championships - 165 pounds
2019: 4th at Midlands - 165 pounds
2019: 6th at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite - 165 pounds
2018: 2nd at Southern Scuffle (unattached) - 165 pounds
2017: NCAA qualifier - 165 pounds
2017: 2nd at MAC Championships - 165 pounds
2017: 3rd at Southern Scuffle - 165 pounds
2016: NCAA qualifier - 157 pounds
2016: 2nd at MAC Championships - 157 pounds
RS JUNIOR (2018-19): Eighth at the NCAA championships at 165 pounds ... third at the Big 12 Championships .... finished fourth at Midlands Championships ... took second at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... finished sixth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite at 165 pounds ... named to Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... led team in tech falls with eight.
Top-20 wins:
- No. 13 Connor Flynn (Missouri) 6-3 - Nov. 30, Cliff Keen Invite
- No. 13 Connor Flynn (Missouri) 7-1 in dual
- No. 18 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) 7-0 - Nov. 17, dual
- No. 19 Jonathan Viruet (Brown) 14-2 MD - Dec. 30, Midlands
- No. 9 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) 2-1, Big 12 Championships
- No. 19 Bryce Martin (Indiana) 2:35 F, NCAA Championships
- No. 6 Logan Massa (Michigan) 2-1, NCAA Championships
JUNIOR (2017-18): Redshirted ... second at Southern Scuffle wrestling unattached ... won UNI Open at 165 pounds.
SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Took second at MAC Championships to earn an automatic bid to NCAAs ... after being ranked at 157 pounds, he moved up a weight early in the season ... earned his first national ranking at 165 pounds after knocking off No. 16 Seldon Wright of Old Dominion in a dual ... beat No. 9 Nick Wanzek of Minnesota twice at the Southern Scuffle to take third (Wanzek was ranked at 174 pounds) ... avenged a loss at the Southern Scuffle by pinning All-American No. 5 Daniel Lewis.
FRESHMAN (2015-16): First true freshman to start at UNI since 2010 (Joey Lazor - former All-American at 141 pounds) ... cracked national rankings Jan. 5, 2016, after beating No. 18 Tyler Berger of Nebraska ... knocked off two top-20 opponents at Cliff Keen Invite (No. 17 Eleazar DeLuca of Northern Colorado, 3-2; No. 14 Dylan Cottrell of West Virginia, 8-3) ... first Panther to earn MAC honors in 2016 season when named Wrestler of the Week Dec. 3, 2015 ... won upperclassmen division of Finn Grinaker Cobber Open at 157 pounds ... beat No. 10 Luke Smith of Central Michigan en route to second place at the MAC Championships ... earned automatic bid to NCAA tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time medalist at the Iowa high school state championships in Class 3A ... won state at 160 pounds as a senior ... won state at 145 pounds as a junior ... was runner-up as a sophomore and seventh as a freshman ... finished high school career ranked No. 3 in the nation ... set school record for most takedowns in a season and career ... made national honor society and honor roll ... two-time preseason finalist ... took fourth at Fargo ... also recruited by Purdue, UNC, Nebraska.
PERSONAL: From Waverly, Iowa ... son of Kurt (Skip) and Christy ... has a younger sister, Carly, and an older brother, Andrew, who wrestled at Wartburg College ... volunteers with the Boys & Girls Club and a Waverly-area wrestling camp ... enjoys agriculture and barefoot waterskiing ... majoring in management: business administration.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PIN | QUICK PIN |
| 2015-16 | 23-11 | 9-4 | 6-2 MAC | 5-3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2:12 |
| 2016-17 | 22-6 | 11-2 | 8-0 MAC | 5-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 2:14 |
| 2017-18 * | 10-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1:56 | ||
| 2018-19 | 26-10 | 10-2 | 7-1 | 4-1 | 8-0 | 5-0 | 0:51 |
| TOTALS | 71-27 | 30-8 | 7-1 | 14-4 | 10-0 | 11-1 | 0:51 |
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