University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Josh Alber
- Position:
- Wrestler
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Dakota, Illinois
- High School:
- Dakota
JOSH ALBER'S MATCHES
AWARDS AND HONORS
2019: NCAA qualifier (4x)
2019: 3rd at Big 12 Championships (141)
2019: Midlands Champion (141)
2019: 5th at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (141)
2018: NCAA qualifier (3x)
2018: 3rd at Big 12 Championships (141)
2018: 2nd at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (141)
2018: 3rd at Southern Scuffle (141)
2017: NCAA qualifier (2x)
2017: 3rd at MAC Championships
2017: 3rd at Southern Scuffle
2016: NCAA qualifier (at-large selection)
2016: 2nd at Midlands
2016: 5th at Cliff Keen Invite
2015: 7th at UWW Junior Nationals - freestyle 60K (Las Vegas, Nevada)
2014: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winner
SENIOR (2018-19):Â Earned fourth trip to the NCAA championships ... took third at the Big 12 championships at 141 pounds ... 20th Panther to earn at least 100 career victories ... undefeated in Big 12 duals ... upheld top seed at Midlands Championships ... finished fifth at the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas ... named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week Jan. 21 ... won UNI Open at 141 pounds.
Top-20 wins:
- No. 3 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) 4-3 in dual
- No. 9 Nic Gil (Navy), 2-1 TB2 at Cliff Keen Invite
- No. 10 Dom Demas (Oklahoma), 5-4 in dual
- No. 12 Ian Parker (Iowa State), 3-1 in dual
- No. 20 Max Murin (Iowa), 5-2 at Midlands
- No. 20 Chad Red (Nebraska), 6-4 in dual
- No. 19 Sam Turner (Wyoming), 3-2 at Big 12 Championships
- No. 12 Ian Parker (Iowa State), 2-0 at Big 12 Championships
JUNIOR (2017-18): Qualified for third NCAA tournament with third-place finish at Big 12 Championships ... became the 20th Panther to earn more than 100 career victories ... took second at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, knocking off No. 6 Chad Red (Nebraska) and No. 7 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) at 141 pounds ... finished third at Southern Scuffle ... won the Grand View Open at 141 pounds.Â
SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Took third at MAC Championships to earn automatic bid to his second NCAA Championship at 133 pounds ... beat No. 13 Kevin Devoy (Drexel) two times in the Southern Scuffle to take third ... avenged three losses from 2016 to beat No. 12 Earl Hall of Iowa State in a dual ... topped No. 16 Cameron Kelly of Ohio in a dual Jan. 27, 2017 ... also beat No. 12 John Erneste of Missouri in a 5-3 decision in a dual ... placed second in the Grand View Open at 133 pounds.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015-16): He earned his first berth to the NCAA championships with an at-large bid ... cracked national rankings at 133 pounds after third dual by beating No. 19 Anthony Giraldo of Rutgers ... took second at Midlands Championships to earn the highest finish of any redshirt freshman from UNI since the team started competing there in 1965 ... knocked off No. 12 Josh Martinez (Air Force) with a 3-2 decision en route to a fifth-place finish at Cliff Keen ... avenged Midlands loss by beating No. 14 Emilio Saavedra of Old Dominion 2-0 in dual ... won Finn Grinaker Cobber Open at 133 pounds ... took second at UNI Open.
FRESHMAN (2014-15): Redshirted ... won two open tournaments wrestling unattached: Buena Vista and Grand View opens at 133 pounds ... took second at the UNI Open and Joe Parisi Open ... was third at the UCM Open ... went 22-5 on the season ... earned team's Rookie Award.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time state champion at Illinois high school championships ... went undefeated in high school with a 177-0 record ... became 15th Illinois wrestler to seize four state championships ... broke IHSA record for most-consecutive wins ... was on high school honor roll multiple times ... also recruited by Northwestern, Central Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota.
PERSONAL: Married to Reid (Meier) Alber ... son of Tony and Sherry Alber ... has two older sisters, Brittany and Jenny ... from Dakota, Illinois ... graduated from Dakota High School ... volunteered at local youth wrestling club ... majoring in movement and exercise science.
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| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK PIN |
| 2014-15* | 22-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4:00 |
| 2015-16 | 27-12 | 10-4 | 5-3 MAC | 4-2 | 1-0 | 4-3 | 1:49 |
| 2016-17 | 25-7 | 11-2 | 6-1 MAC | 4-0 | 3-0 | 5-2 | 1:47 |
| 2017-18 | 25-8 | 8-3 | 4-1 BIGÂ 12 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1:55 |
| 2018-19 | 32-7 | 11-1 | 8-0 | 4-3 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 2:37 |
| TOTAL | 109-34 | 40-10 | 12-1 | 17-5 | 9-0 | 14-6 | 1:47 |
* redshirted
