University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Athletics Media Guides Athletics 1993 Northern Iowa Wrestling 1992-93 University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©1992 Athletics, University of Northern Iowa Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation University of Northern Iowa, "Northern Iowa Wrestling 1992-93" (1993). Athletics Media Guides. 189. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/189 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Media Guides by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1992-93 Schedule Date Opponent/Event Site Time Nov. 28 at Northern Open Madison, WI 9a.m. Dec. 5 UNIOpen Cedar Falls 9a.m. Dec. 11 Iowa Cedar Falls 7:30p.m. Dec. 29-30 Midlands Open Evanston, IL 9a.m. Jan.2 Edinboro Edinboro, PA 5 p.m. (EST) Jan.4 Clarion Clarion, PA 7:30p.m. (EST) Jan. 5 Bloomsburg Bloomsburg, PA 7:30p.m. (EST) Jan. 8-9 Virginia Duals# Hampton, VA 9 a.m. (EST) Jan.16 Nebraska Cedar Falls 2p.m. Jan. 22-23 National Duals* Lincoln, NE 9 a.m. Jan.30 Iowa State Ames 6p.m. Feb. 7 Minnesota/Northern Illinois Minneapolis, MN 2:30p.m. Feb.13 Purdue Cedar Falls 2p.m. Feb.14 Cal State Bakersfield Cedar Falls 2p.m. Mar.6 NCAA West Regional Charleston, IL 9a.m. Mar. 18-20 NCAA Championships Ames 9a.m. # Teams scheduled to compete in addition to UNI: North Carolina, Navy, Minnesota, Lock Haven, Cornell, Wisconsin, VMI, Bloomsburg, Oklahoma, Clemson, Brown, Old Dominion, James Madison, Appalachian State and Brigham Young. *Teams scheduled to compete in addition to UNI: Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa State, Penn State, Arizona State, Oregon State, Missouri, Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan, Fresno State, North Carolina State, Brockport, Central Oklahoma and Northern Montana. As it has since wrestling's inception in 1923 at what was then known as Iowa State Teachers College, the West Gym will be home for the Panther wrestling team in 1992-93. The gym is pictured as it hosted the 1950 NCAA Championships, won by the Panthers 1992-93 Media Information Contents UNI Quick Facts 1992-93 Schedule............. .................................................................. IFC Location ..........................................................Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614 Media Information .................................................................................. 1 Founded .............................................................................................. 1876 1992-93 Outlook... ............................................................................... l-3 Enrollment ...................................................................................... 13,200 Coaching Staff... ................................................................................... 4-5 Nickname. ...................................................................................Panthers 1992-93 Roster ................................................... ;........ .............................6 School Colors ........................................................... Purple & Old Gold Panther Profiles . ............................................................................... 7-14 President ........................................................... Dr. Constantine Curris 1991-92 Stats and Results ........................................................... 15-16 Athletic Director ................................................................Chris Ritrievi 1991-92 in Review... ............................................................................. 17 Head Wrestling Coach ....................................................... Don Briggs 1992 NCAA Tournament . ............................................................. 18-19 Assistant Coaches......................................................... Joel Greenlee, Record Book. .................................................................................... l0-24 Tim Krieger Year-by-Year Records .......................................................................... 25 Home Facility..................... ...................................... West Gym (2,500) All-Time Lettermen ........................................................................ 26-27 Conference ...........................lndependent (NCAA West Regional) All-Time Dual Results .................................................................... 28-30 1991-92 Dual Record ....................................................................... 11-4 All-Time Records vs. Opponents .....................................................31 1992 NCAA Finish ............................................................................. 10th 1992-93 Opponents ................•.................................................... .32-34 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................... 13/2 Team Honors ......................................................................................... .35 Starters Returning/Lost ..................................................................... 8/2 Wrestling Dictionary ........................................................................... .36 Graduate Assistant Trainer (Wrestling) ....................... Jeff Marcks This is UNI ............................................................................................... IBC Assistant SID (Wrestling) ................................................... Kevin Kane To the Media Primary UNI Media Outlets Press facilities in the West Gym are very limited. Only Print working media are allowed access to the press area, which is Kevin Evans, Waterloo Courier, P.O. Box 540, Waterloo, lA located on the south side of the arena. 50704... (3 19) 291-1466 Head coach Don Briggs and team members are available Sports, Des Moines Register, P.O. Box 957, Des Moines, lA for interviews in person or by telephone on most occasions. 50304... (5 15) 284-8000 Interviews may be arranged through Assistant SID Kevin Kane J.R. Ogden, Cedar Rapids Gazette, 500 Third Ave. SE, Cedar (319/273-3642) or directly through the Wrestling Office Rapids, lA 52401 ... (319) 398-8211 (319/273-6473). The best time to contact team members is Chuck Schaffner, Associated Press, P.O. Box 1741, Des before or after practice in the West Gym wrestling room, Moines, lA 50306.. .(515) 243-3281 located on the north side of the building. Practice normally Dan McCool, 9l5 1/2 Clay St., Cedar Falls, lA 50613 runs from 3 till 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Julie Mitchell, Northern Iowan, Maucker Union, University of Meet credentials may be requested through Kane at the Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, lA 50614... (319) 273-2157 above telephone number or at the following address: Sports Information, Upper NW UNI-Dome, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, lA 50614. Electronic Bryan Lessly, KWWL-TV, East Fourth & Franklin, Waterloo, lA 50703 ... (319) 291-1290 Mike Doocy, KGAN-TV, P.O. Box 3131,Cedar Rapids, lA 52406 ...(3 19) 395-6188 John Campbell, KCRG-TV, 2nd Ave. at 5th St., Cedar Rapids, lA 52401 ... (319) 398-8391 Credits: The 1992-93 Northern Iowa Wrestling Yearbook was Doug Brooker, Iowa Public Television, P.O. Box 6450, written and edited by Kevin Kane, Assistant Sports Information Johnston, lA 50131...(515) 242-3100 Director. Production by UNI Office of Public Relations. Kelly Neff, KCFI Radio, 721 Shirley St., Cedar Falls, lA Photography by Mr. K's Camera Portraits and the UNI Office of 50614... (319) 277-1918 Public Relations. Bob Bakken, KWLO Radio, P.O. Box 1330, Waterloo, lA 50703 ... (31 9) 234-2200 On the Cover: Northern Iowa's returning letterwinners for Ed Anderson, KXEL Radio, P.O. Box 1540, Waterloo, lA 1992-93 - Front cover (1-r) Greg Berg, Steve Hartle, Cory 50704... (3 19) 233-3371 Manning, Brad Bruhl, Burke Tyree, Jamie Byrne, Dave Malecek. Ron Gonder, WMT Radio, P.O. Box 2147, Cedar Rapids, lA Back cover (1-r) Curt Bennethum, Nate Hartle, Scott Hassel, 52406... (3 19) 395-0533 Doug Kjeldgaard, Justin Greenlee, Andy Showalter. Gary Rima, KOEL Radio, P.O. Box 391, Oelwein, lA 50662... (3 19) 283-1234 1992- 93 Outlook by J.R. Ogden Assistant Sports Editor Cedar Rapids Gazette Don Briggs has been waiting for this season for a long time. "I feel really good going into this season," said Briggs, who enters his 11th year at the University of Northern Iowa with one of his most exper.ienced squads in years. "We're to the point with these wrestlers where we're honing· a point... these guys are already sharp." But while admitting he'd be disappointed if this team doesn't finish in the top five in the country, Briggs said "the guys want to play it low key and rightfully so. We only have one guy who has proven himself, been an All-American. But we have people ready to explode." Senior Steve Hartle will lead this experienced group after placing seventh in the NCAA Championships as a sophomore in 1991. An injury limited Andy Showalter Hartle's duty a year ago to just 13 matches, but he still managed to qualify for the NCAA champs and NCAA qualifiers last year, Bruhl went 22-7 in his tournament. He'll enter his final season with a 62-29-3 career first season in a Panther singlet, Hassel was 28-1 Q-1 and Byrne mark. Hartle has wrestled at 142 pounds the past three years, 26-10. but may start the season at 150. Juniors Andy Showalter at 126, Curt Bennethum at 167 and Those "ready to