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University of Northern Iowa Athletics Communications Upper NW UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, Iowa • 50614-0314 • UNIPanthers.com Michelle Van Dorn (319) 273-5455 or (319) 290-5301 - [email protected] Fax (319) 273-3602 2018-19 SCHEDULE UNI PANTHERS Nov. 3 at Harold Nichols Open Ames, Iowa Nov. 10 Grand View Open Des Moines, Iowa The Panthers will host six home events in 2019, and the Panthers will battle five teams that Nov. 17 at University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Penn. finished in the top 15 at last year’s national championships. Nov. 18 at West Virginia * Morgantown, W.V. Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at Las Vegas Invite Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 8 UNI Open UNI-Dome, 9 a.m. UNI will open with two open tournaments on the road and wrap up its dual schedule with Dec. 16 Cornell West Gym, 2 p.m. intrastate rival Iowa State at home in the West Gym Feb. 22. Eight Big 12 opponents are on the Dec.29-30 at Midlands Championships Evanston, Illinois Jan. 11 at South Dakota State * Brookings, S.D. Panther schedule this season. Jan. 12 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. Jan. 17 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. After a two-year hiatus from the Midlands, UNI will return to prestigious Midwest tournament. Jan. 20 Air Force * West Gym, 2 p.m. The last time the Panthers competed at Midlands was in 2015 (the 2016 season). Three-time Jan. 25 Northern Colorado* West Gym, 7 p.m. Jan. 27 Oklahoma * West Gym, 2 p.m. NCAA qualifier Josh Alber took second at 133 pounds, and the team finished 13th overall. It Feb. 1 at Oklahoma State * Stillwater, Okla. was the best individual finish for UNI since former All-American Joe Colon won a title at the Feb. 9 at Utah Valley * Orem, Utah same weight at the 2013 tournament. UNI took fifth that year, which is the best finish in program Feb. 22 Iowa State * West Gym, 7 p.m. March 9-10 at Big 12 Championships Tulsa, Okla. history. The Panthers also took fifth in 1974. March 21-23 at NCAA Championships Pittsburgh, Penn. The Panthers kept the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite on the schedule for 2019. Home matches in BOLD *Conference duals QUICK FACTS The home season will kick off Dec. 8 in the UNI-Dome when the Panthers host their annual tournament. The Panthers return to open the home dual season Dec. 16 against Cornell. THE UNIVERSITY Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded 1876 BY THE NUMBERS Enrollment 11,212 • UNI finished tied for 24th at the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The Nickname Panthers Panthers qualified six wrestlers. Colors Purple and Old Gold • Three All-Americans return for the Panthers. Junior Jacob Holschlag of La Porte City, Affiliation NCAA Division I Iowa, was fifth at 197 pounds last year. Junior Max Thomsen, a La Porte City, Iowa, native, Conference Big 12 returns after taking fifth at 149 pounds in 2017. Senior Drew Foster of Burlington, Iowa, President Mark Nook finished seventh at 184 pounds in 2017. Athletics Director David Harris • UNI returns seven qualifiers and gained an eighth former NCAA qualifier in Oklahoma State Senior Woman Administrator Christina Roybal Sport Administrator Justin Schemmel transfer Keegan Moore. • Under Schwab, UNI has earned nine All-America titles, with Dylan Peters earning two of COACHING STAFF them. Head Coach Doug Schwab - ninth season • Under Schwab, UNI has earned 41 qualifying spots at the NCAA tournament. Assistant Coach Randy Pugh - 18th season Assistant Coach Lee Roper - fourth season Volunteer Coach Brett Robbins - fifth season SEASON TICKETS Strength and Conditioning Cruse Aarhus - third season Season tickets are on sale now for $49 and include the cost of the UNI Open. New in 2019, Facility West Gym fans will be able to request mat-side seating for $99. Fans can call (319) 273-4849 or go online at UNIPanthers.com/tickets. 2018 NCAA finish T 24th 2018 NCAA qualifiers graduated/returning 0 / 7 (1 AA) NEWCOMERS Returning NCAA qualifiers (last year AA or qualify): UNI added nine freshmen to this year’s roster and Oklahoma State transfer Keegan Moore. Jay Schwarm -125 (2018) Josh Alber - 141 (2018) Max Thomsen - 5th, 149 (2017) Bryce Steiert - 165 (2017) • DREW BENNETT - Fort Dodge, Iowa: 2018 • NOAH GLASER - New Hampton, Iowa: third Taylor Lujan - 174 (2018) Drew Foster - 7th, 184 (2017) 132-pound state champ, 3x state medalist. in 2018 at 170 pounds, sixth at Iowa state Keegan Moore - 184 (2018) Jacob Holschlag - 5th, 197 (2018) • KYLE BISCOGLIA - Waukee, Iowa: 3x Iowa championships at 170 pounds. state champ at 106, 113, 120 pounds. • TYRELL GORDON - Waterloo, Iowa: third in UNI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS • MICHAEL BLOCKHUS - New Hampton, 2018 at prep championships at 195 pounds, Iowa: 3x Iowa state champ at 106, 126 and fourth at 2017 state tourney 182 pounds. Athletics Communications contact Michelle Van Dorn 138 pounds and third at 120 pounds in 2016. • CAYD LARA - Fort Dodge, Iowa: 4x Iowa Email [email protected] • BRYCE ESMOIL - West Liberty, Iowa: 4x state medalist, 2x runner-up at 152 pounds. Office Phone / Cell Phone (319) 273-5455 / (319) 290-5301 Iowa state medalist, 2x champ 195 pounds. • JOHN MCCONKEY - Atlantic, Iowa: 3x med- Office Fax (319) 273-3602 • GABLE FOX - Gilbertville, Iowa: 4x Iowa alist at state championships, won in 2018 at Website UNIPanthers.com state medalist, won 138 pounds in 2018 285, runner-up at 285 pound in 2017. Facebook University-of-Northern-Iowa-Wrestling UNIAthletics Pinterest UNIAthletics Breakdown by class: Breakdown by state: Instagram UNIAthletics • 9 freshmen • 30 from Iowa Snapchat UNIAthletics • 8 redshirt freshmen • 3 from Illinois YouTube UNI Athletics • 6 sophomores • 2 from Minnesota Twitter @UNI_wrestling / @UNIAthletics • 10 juniors • 1 from Georgia @schwabwrestling / @MichelleVanDorn • 4 seniors • 1 from Texas BIG 12 CONFERENCE After a five-year stint in the Mid-American Conference, UNI joined the Big 12 • Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) - fifth at 133 pounds for the 2017-18 season. • Jacob Holschlag (UNI) - fifth at 197 pounds The addition of UNI and Fresno State as affiliate members gave the confer- • Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) - eighth at 133 pounds ence a 12-team field last year. • Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) - eighth at 149 pounds In July 2015, the Big 12 Conference added six affiliate members to its • Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) - eighth at 165 pounds postseason wrestling competition as Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota • Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) - eighth at 174 pounds State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming joined Iowa State, Oklaho- ma State, Oklahoma and West Virginia. 2017 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RESULTS The affiliate member additions were effective beginning with the 2015-16 ac- Only two champions from last year’s conference championships don’t return. ademic year. The additions shifted the 10-team Big 12 Championship to a neutral site and expanded to a two-day event. Big 12 Wrestling team finishes in 2018 tournament: The Big 12 enters its 23rd year in 2018-19 under the direction of commissioner 1. #5 Oklahoma State – 137 Bob Bowlsby, now in his seventh year with the conference. 2. #15 UNI – 96.5 TCU and West Virginia joined the league July 1, 2012, and became the Big 12’s 3. #12 South Dakota State – 94 first additions since inception, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kansas 4. #14 Wyoming – 82.5 Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech. 5. North Dakota State – 57 6. Oklahoma – 52 BIG 12 CONFERENCE AT 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 7. Iowa State – 51 Last season, the Big 12’s 45 NCAA allocations and seven at-large selections 8. Utah Valley – 50.5 were third among all conferences, behind Big 10 (80 + seven at large) and Eastern 9. West Virginia – 50 Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (47 + eight at large). 10. Northern Colorado – 30.5 Eleven wrestlers from the Big 12 earned All-America honors. The Big 10 was 11. Fresno State – 26.5 the only conference with more, leading the nation with 37. 12. Air Force – 22.5 Big Ten: 37 MAC: 6 Big 12: 11 Pac-12: 5 Big 12 championship individual champion at each weight: ACC: 10 EWL: 2 125 - Nick Piccininni (OSU) * 165 - Chandler Rogers (OSU) * EIWA: 9 SoCon: 0 133 - Seth Gross (SDSU) * 174 - Taylor Lujan (UNI) * Seven All-Americans return to compete in the Big 12. Zeke Moisey, who was 141 - Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) 184 - Drew Foster (UNI) * eighth for West Virginia is back but transferred to Nebraska. The Big 12 returns 149 - Boo Lewallen (OSU) * 197 - Nate Rotert (SDSU) its only reigning champ Seth Gross from South Dakota State. Complete list of 157 - Archie Colgan (Wyoming) 285 - Derek White (OSU) * returning Big 12 All-Americans from 2018 championships: • Seth Gross (South Dakota State) - first at 133 pounds * Returning AIR FORCE NORTHERN COLORADO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Location: Air Force Academy, Colorado Location: Greeley, Colorado Location: Brookings, South Dakota Enrollment: 4,000