University of Northern Iowa Athletics Communications Upper NW UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, Iowa • 50614-0314 • www.UNIPanthers.com #14 UNI PANTHERS 2018-19 SCHEDULE (7-5 / 7-1 Big 12) TOP-20 WINS Nov. 3 at Harold Nichols Open 5 champions Nov. 10 Grand View Open 4 titles / 10 medalists 125 | Jay Schwarm Nov. 17 at University of Pittsburgh L 21-19 Nov. 18 at West Virginia * W 27-19 #17 Rico Montoya (UNC) 4:10 F - Jan. 25, dual Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at Las Vegas Invite 4th team / 5 medalists #20 Cole Verner (Wyoming) 4:14 F - Big 12 Dec. 1 at Jim Koch Open 8 medalists #17 Rico Montoya (UNC) 1:13 F - Big 12 Dec. 8 UNI Open 1 champ / 9 medalists Dec. 16 #8 Cornell L 21-14 Dec.29-30 at Midlands Championships 2nd team / 2 champs 141 | Josh Alber #22 Jay Schwarm #9 Josh Alber Jan. 11 at South Dakota State * W 30-10 #9 Nic Gil (Navy) 2-1TB2, Nov. 30 - Cliff Keen Invite Jan. 12 at #11 Nebraska L 22-12 125 pounds 141 pounds Jan. 17 at #5 Missouri L 29-12 #20 Max Murin (Iowa) 5-2, Dec. 30 - Midlands Jan. 20 Air Force * W 29-9 junior senior #20 Chad Red (Nebraska) 6-4, Jan. 12 - dual Jan. 25 Northern Colorado* W 38-6 Bettendorf, Iowa Dakota, Illinois #3 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) 4-3, Jan. 17 - dual Jan. 27 RV Oklahoma * W 28-9 (AL-bur) Feb. 1 at #2 Oklahoma State * L 24-9 #10 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) 5-4, Jan. 27 - dual Feb. 9 at Utah Valley * W 29-12 #12 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) 4-3, Feb. 1 - dual Feb. 16 Last Chance 4 medalists Feb. 21 Iowa State * W 22-13 #12 Ian Parker (Iowa State) 3-1, Feb. 21 - dual March 9-10 at Big 12 Championships 6 auto qualifiers #19 Sam Turner (Wyoming) 3-2 - Big 12 March 21-23 at NCAA Championships Pittsburgh, Penn #12 Ian Parker (Iowa State) 2-0 - Big 12 Home matches in BOLD *Conference duals QUICK FACTS 149 | Max Thomsen THE UNIVERSITY #6 Alec Pantaleo* (Michigan) 7-4, Dec. 30 - Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Midlands * ranked at 157 pounds Founded 1876 #13 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) 7-5, Feb. 21 - dual Enrollment 11,212 #15 Max Thomsen #11 Bryce Steiert Nickname Panthers Colors Purple and Old Gold 149 pounds 165 pounds 165 | Bryce Steiert Affiliation NCAA Division I junior junior #18 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) 7-0, Nov. 17 - dual Conference Big 12 La Porte City, Iowa Waverly, Iowa #13 Connor Flynn (Missouri) 6-3, Nov. 30 - Cliff Keen President Mark Nook Athletics Director David Harris (Bryce STY-ert) #19 Jonathan Viruet (Brown) 14-2 MD, Dec. 30 - Midlands Senior Woman Administrator Christina Roybal #13 Connor Flynn (Missouri) 7-1, Jan. 17 - dual Sport Administrator Justin Schemmel #9 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) 2-1- Big 12 COACHING STAFF 174 | Taylor Lujan Head Coach Doug Schwab - ninth season Assistant Coach Randy Pugh - 18th season #16 Brandon Womack (Cornell) 16-9, Nov. 30 - Cliff Keen Assistant Coach Lee Roper - fourth season #14 Brandon Womack (Cornell) 14-6 MD, Dec. 16 - dual Volunteer Coach Brett Robbins - fifth season #9 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 10-5, Jan. 12 - dual Strength and Conditioning Cruse Aarhus - third season #5 Joe Smith (Oklahoma State) 5-4, Feb. 1 - dual Facility West Gym #12 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) 3-1 - Big 12 2018 NCAA finish T 24th 2018 NCAA qualifiers graduated/returning 0 / 7 (1 AA) #7 Taylor Lujan #9 Drew Foster 184 | Drew Foster Returning NCAA qualifiers (last year AA or qualify): 174 pounds 184 pounds #16 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) 9-6, Nov. 17 - dual Jay Schwarm -125 (2018) Josh Alber - 141 (2018) junior senior #5 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) 9-6, Nov. 30 - Cliff Keen Max Thomsen - 5th, 149 (AA 2017) Bryce Steiert - 165 (2017) Carrollton, Georgia Mediapolis, Iowa #18 Lou DePrez (Binghamton), 1:32 F, Dec. 1 - Cliff Keen Taylor Lujan - 174 (2018) Drew Foster - 7th, 184 (AA 2017) (Taylor LOO-hawn) #5 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) 9-5, Dec. 1 - Cliff Keen Keegan Moore - 184 (2018) Jacob Holschlag - 5th, 197 (2018) #14 Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 3-2, Dec. 30 - Midlands #11 Sam Colbray (Iowa State), 4-1 - Big 12 125 #22 (21) Jay Schwarm Jr 14-10 / 8-4 2x NCAA qualifier | 5th at 2019 Big 12 | pinned 3 at Big 12 Championships 7th among all Panthers at UNI for career falls | 10th in nation for falls this season 141 #8 (4) Josh Alber Sr 31-5 / 11-1 4x NCAA qualifier | 3rd at 2018 Big 12s | Midlands champion | undefeated in 2019 Big 12 duals 20th Panther to earn at least 100 career victories 149 #15 (15) Max Thomsen Jr 21-8 / 7-3 All-American - 5th in 2017 | 3x NCAA qualifier | 7th at 2019 Big 12s | 2nd at Midands 2x Academic All-Big 12 First Team | ninth among 149 qualifiers for bonus point victories 165 #11 (11) Bryce Steiert Jr 23-7 / 10-2 3x NCAA qualifier | 3rd at 2019 Big 12 Championships | 4th at Midlands I redshirted in 2018 third on team for dual scoring | 2nd among 165-pound qualifiers with most tech falls 174 #7 (8) Taylor Lujan Jr 24-5 / 10-2 3x NCAA qualifier | 2nd at 2019 Big 12 Championships | 2nd at Midlands only Panther with a MAC (2017) and Big 12 title (2018) | led team for second consecutive year in dual scoring 184 #9 (6) Drew Foster Sr 23-5 / 7-4 All-American - 7th in 2017 | 3x NCAA qualifier | 2x Big 12 champ first Panther in UNI history to earn consecutive Big 12 titles UNI SCORING IN DUALS DATE OPPONENT 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285 11/17/17 Pittsburgh Schwarm (6) Schipper Alber (3) D Holschlag Schoenfelder Steiert (3) Lujan (4) Foster (3) Shedenhelm Isley 11/19/17 West Virginia Schwarm (6) Schipper Alber (3) D Holschlag Schoenfelder Steiert (3) Lujan (6) Foster (5) Shedenhelm Isley (4) 12/18/17 #8 Cornell Schwarm Skudlarczyk Alber Thomsen (4) Schoenfelder Steiert (3) Lujan (4) Foster Gordon (3) Shedenhelm 1/11/19 South Dakota State Schwarm (6) Skudlarczyk (3) Alber (5) Thomsen Schoenfelder Steiert (5) Lujan (5) Foster (3) Gordon Shedenhelm (3) 1/12/19 #11 Nebraska Schwarm Skudlarczyk (3) Alber (3) Thomsen (3) Schoenfelder Steirt Lujan (3) Foster Gordon Shedenhelm 1/17/19 #5 Missouri Schwarm Skudlarczyk Alber (3) Thomsen Schoenfedler Steiert (3) Lujan Foster (6) Gordon Shedenhelm 1/20/19 Air Force Schwarm (4) Skudlarczyk Alber (3) Thomsen (5) Schoenfelder Steiert (5) Lujan (5) Foster (4) Gordon (3) Shedenhelm 1/25/19 Northern Colorado Schwarm (6) Skudlarczyk (5) Alber (3) Thomsen (5) Moore (3) Steiert (6) Lujan (5) Yant Gordon Isley (6) 1/27/19 RV Oklahoma Schwarm (6) Skudlarczyk Alber (3) Thomsen (4) Moore Steiert (5) Lujan (3) Foster (4) Gordon Isley (3) 2/1/19 #2 Oklahoma State Schwarm Skudlarczyk Alber (3) Thomsen Moore Steiert (3) Lujan (3) Foster Gordon Isley 2/9/19 Utah Valley Schwarm (6) Skudlarczyk Alber (6) Thomsen (5) Moore (3) Steiert Lujan Foster (3) Gordon Isley (6) 2/21/19 #11 Iowa State Schwarm (3) Skudlarczyk Alber (3) Thomsen (3) Moore Steiert (5) Lujan (6) Foster Gordon Isley (3) 43 11 38 29 6 41 44 28 6 25 PANTHER RECRUITS’ AT 2018 STATE #14 UNI PANTHER FACTS 120 | Kyle Gollhofer – 1st / 5A Georgia • Josh Alber (141 pounds) has won 19 of his past 20 matches and is the 20th (Acworth - Woodland HS) Panther to have at least 100 career victories. First four-time state champion in Georgia from his high school. • Jay Schwarm (125 pounds) has 33 career falls, with 22 of those pins coming in the first period. He is tied for seventh among all Panthers for most career falls. His 138 | Kaleb Olejniczak – 3rd / 2A Iowa (Perry - Perry HS) 11 falls this season ranks him 10th among all Division I wrestlers in the nation for Four-time state qualifier at four different weights. pins. 152 | Lance Runyon – 1st / 3A Iowa • UNI has won one national championship (1950 - which was won in the West Gym, (Pleasant Hill - SE Polk HS) the current wrestling facility for the Panthers). Four-time medalist ranked No. 9 in the nation by FloWres- Runner-up finishes: 4 Top-four finishes: 10 tling. Top-10 finishes: 19 160 | Dayton Porsch – 1st / all classes Kansas • UNI has had 13 wrestlers earn a total of 21 NCAA titles. UNI’s last national cham- (Selden - Hoxie HS) pion was in 2000 (Tony Davis - 149). He has won four titles at four weights with just two losses on his prep record, the best record among all four-timers in • Most All-Americans in one season: 7 (1950). UNI has never had a four-time Divi- Kansas. sion I All-American. It has had nine three-time Division I NCAA All-Americans and 24 two-time All-Americans. 182 | Parker Keckeisen – 1st / D1 Wisconsin (Glendale - Nicolet HS) • Two All-Americans returned. Junior Max Thomsen of La Porte City, Iowa, returns The two-time state champ is No. 2 in the nation, according after taking fifth at 149 pounds in 2017. Senior Drew Foster of Burlington, Iowa, to FloWrestling rankings. He was the first wrestler to win a was seventh at 184 pounds in 2017. state title for his high school since 1962. • UNI returned seven qualifiers with Bryce Steiert coming off a redshirt season and gained an eighth former NCAA qualifier in Oklahoma State transfer Keegan Moore. UNI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Athletics Communications contact Michelle Van Dorn • Under head coach Doug Schwab, UNI has earned nine All-America titles, with Email [email protected] Dylan Peters earning two of them.