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University of Northern Iowa Athletics Communications Upper NW UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, Iowa • 50614-0314 • www.UNIPanthers.com Michelle Van Dorn (319) 273-5455 or (319) 290-5301 - [email protected] Fax (319-273-3602) UNI PANTHERS 2014-15 SCHEDULE Nov. 16 Central Missouri Open Warrensburg, Mo. UNI wrestling is expected to have a record number of sell-outs for the 2014-15 season. Nov. 23 vs Indiana Tech TBA Last year, the program saw its biggest jump in attendance in at least 14 seasons, posting the Nov. 23 at Purdue noon ninth highest numbers in the nation. Four home duals in the West Gym were sell-outs (2,060). Nov. 29 Iowa Central Community College 7 p.m. Dec. 5-6 at Cliff Keen Invite Las Vegas, Nev. Prior to the season’s start, less than 400 season tickets were on hand to be sold. Dec. 13 UNI Open 9 a.m. start After opening on the road and tough tournament at Grapple in the Garden, the Panthers will Dec. 21 Grapple in the Garden New York City, N.Y. spend most of January at home. They close their home stand with Virginia Tech. Duke 7 a.m. UNI is looking to build off its undefeated dual season from 2013-14 where the team placed Drexel 9 a.m. 15th at the NCAA national championships. Cornell 11 a.m. Jan. 4 Eastern Michigan* (Hall of Fame) 2 p.m. The Panthers were the only Division I wrestling team to complete a perfect dual season Jan. 9 Northern Illinois* 7 p.m. (13-0). They knocked off five opponents in the top 25, including No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 7 Jan. 10 Buffalo* 2 p.m. Missouri. Jan. 16 Virginia Tech 7 p.m. The Panthers will wrestle six teams with top 25 preseason NWCA rankings: Jan. 25 at Central Michigan* 1 p.m. Jan. 31 at Missouri* 7 p.m. • No. 3 Cornell Feb. 6 at Ohio* 6 p.m. • No. 6 Missouri Feb. 8 at Kent State* noon • No. 12 Virginia Tech Feb. 15 at Iowa State 2 p.m. • No. 16 Iowa State Feb. 20 Old Dominion* 7 p.m. • No. 22 Old Dominion March 7-8 at Mid-American Conference Tournament Columbia, Mo. March 19-21 at NCAA Championships St. Louis, Mo. • No. 24 Ohio Home matches in BOLD *Conference duals TOURNAMENTS QUICK FACTS UNI will head to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Cliff Keen Invitational but replaced the Midlands THE UNIVERSITY Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Championships with Grapple in the Garden this year. Founded 1876 The dual tournament features 24 universities and colleges. The Panthers will face Duke at Enrollment 11,928 7 a.m., Drexel at 9 a.m. and Cornell at 11 a.m. (CT) Dec. 21 at Madison Square Garden in New Nickname Panthers Colors Purple and Old Gold York City, New York. Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Mid-American Conference President Bill Ruud WHAT’S AHEAD Athletics Director Troy Dannen The Panthers return All-American Dylan Peters and four other NCAA national qualifiers with Senior Woman Administrator Jean Berger Blaize Cabell, Cody Caldwell, Cooper Moore and Levi Wolfensperger. The Panthers earned more COACHING STAFF points than the previous year but placed 15th for the second year in a row. In 2012-13, it was Head Coach Doug Schwab - fifth season Assistant Coach Mark Schwab the team’s highest finish since 2005, placing 15th. Assistant Coach Randy Pugh In 2014, seniors Joe Colon and Joey Lazor and redshirt freshman Peters brought Doug Volunteer Coach Tolly Thompson Schwab’s all-American total up to five since he was hired as UNI’s head coach for the 2010-11 Strength and Conditioning Brett Robbins Facility West Gym season. Schwab is entering his fifth season with the Panthers. 2014 NCAA finish 15th Since Schwab has taken the helm at UNI, the Panthers have jumped from 46th to 15th place NCAA qualifiers graduated/returning 3 AAs / 4 (1 AA) at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and continue to recruit the top wrestlers in the UNI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS nation. Athletics Communications (Wrestling Contact) Michelle Van Dorn A small graduating 2014 class of just five wrestlers, means several veterans return for the Email [email protected] UNI squad, including Wolfensperger, who was one round away from being an All-American at Office Phone / Cell Phone 319-273-5455 / 319-290-5301 Office Fax 319-273-3602 the 2013 NCAA Tournament in the 133-pound weight class. Web site UNIPanthers.com All nine freshmen placed at the state championships in 2014, with eight of them placing Twitter @MichelleVanDorn in the top three. The freshman class includes a four-time state prep champion (Josh Alber), a @UNI_wrestling @UNIAthletics three-time All-American (Adarios Jones), and two more state champions (Tucker Black and @schwabwrestling Adam Drain). UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO Location: Buffalo, N.Y. PANTHERS & THE MAC Enrollment: 29,850 Nickname: Bulls The addition of UNI, Missouri and Old In 2013, the conference was allocated 30, Head Coach: John Stutzman 2013-14 MAC finish: 9th Dominion has made the Mid-American Con- with 10 wrestlers grabbing at-large spots. 2013-14 NCAA finish: T66th ference the third-largest Division I wrestling league in the nation behind the Big Ten and MAC STATUS Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. In 2012, the MAC added Missouri, UNI and CENTRAL MICHIGAN In 2013-14, the MAC crowned nine Old Dominion. All three universities have five- Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich. Enrollment: 28,292 All-Americans and a churned out a confer- year agreements. Missouri and UNI joined the Nickname: Chippewas ence-best 43 wrestlers seeded in the 2014 MAC for the 2013 conference tournament and Head Coach: Tom Borrelli 2013-14 MAC finish: 5th NCAA wrestling championship. participated in 2013-14 regular season. They 2013-14 NCAA finish: 33rd Missouri freshman J’Den Cox become the are committed through the 2016-17 academic ninth MAC wrestler to win a national champi- season. Old Dominion joined the MAC for onship. Cox became the 14th true freshman in the 2013-14 regular season and tournament EASTERN MICHIGAN Location: Ypsilanti, Mich. the 84-year history of NCAA wrestling to win a through the 2017-18 academic season. Enrollment: 23,565 national championship. Nickname: Eagles Head Coach: David Bolyard LAST YEAR’S MAC TOURNEY 2013-14 MAC finish: 7th RETURNING THIS YEAR Missouri won its second consecutive MAC 2013-14 NCAA finish: T47th Out of the nine MAC All-Americans, five will Championship. UNI took second. return this season, including Dylan Peters (UNI, Seven Panthers qualified automatically* for 125), Ian Miller (Kent State, 157), Cox (Missou- the 2013 NCAA national wrestling tournament, KENT STATE Location: Kent, Ohio ri, 197), Drake Houdashelt (Missouri, 149) and and five received top 15 seeds: Enrollment: 41,214 Jack Dechow (Old Dominion, 184). 125 - No. 5 Dylan Peters* 1st Nickname: Golden Flashes In addition, seven of the MAC wrestlers who 133 - No. 1 Joe Colon* 1st Head Coach: Jim Andrassy 2013-14 MAC finish: 6th won their respective weight class at the 2014 141 - No. 11 Joey Lazor* 1st 2013-14 NCAA finish: T29th MAC Wrestling Championships will be return- 149 - Tyler Patten DNP ing this season: Peters (UNI, 125), Cooper 157 - Jarrett Jensen DNP Moore (UNI, 165), Houdashelt (Missouri, 149), 165 - No. 10 Cooper Moore* 1st MISSOURI Miller (Kent State, 157), Cody Walters (Ohio, 174 - Cody Caldwell* 4th Location: Columbia, Mo. Enrollment: 34,748 174), Dechow (Old Dominion, 194) and Cox 184 - No. 15 Ryan Loder * 2nd Nickname: Tigers (Missouri, 197). 197 - Jared Bartel 6th Head Coach: Brian Smith 2013-14 MAC finish: 1st 285 - Blaize Cabell* 3rd 2013-14 NCAA finish: 14th PANTHERS EARN MAC HONORS Three wrestlers were named MAC Wrestler of TEAM STANDINGS the Week: Joe Colon, Ryan Loder and Moore. 1. Missouri 118.5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS Peters earned academic All-MAC honors 2. UNI 116 Location: DeKalb, Ill. Enrollment: 21,138 for his 2014 achievements, and Jarrett Jensen 3. Old Dominion 97 Nickname: Huskies earned an honorable mention. 4. Ohio 94.5 Head Coach: Ryan Ludwig 2013-14 MAC finish: 8th 5. Central Michigan 85.5 2013-14 NCAA finish: T53rd THE MAC AT NCAA TOURNEY 6. Kent State 67 The MAC originally was allocated 41 spots for 7. Eastern Michigan 57.5 the NCAA DI Wrestling Championships and had 8. Northern Illinois 50 OHIO Location: Athens, Ohio two wrestlers earn at-large spots. 9. Buffalo 12.5 Enrollment: 22,657 Nickname: Bobcats Head Coach: Joel Greenlee 2013-14 MAC finish: 4th 2013-14 NCAA finish: 35th UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa Enrollment: 11,928 OLD DOMINION Nickname: Panthers Location: Norfolk, Va. Head Coach: Doug Schwab Enrollment: 24,670 2013-14 MAC finish: 2nd Nickname: Monarchs 2013-14 NCAA finish: 15th Head Coach: Steve Martin 2013-14 MAC finish: 3rd 2013-14 NCAA finish: T23rd HEAD COACH DOUG SCHWAB - 5th season Last season, Doug Schwab crowned three All-Americans as the Panthers’ product on the mat that fans in the Cedar Valley can rally behind and come head coach and qualified seven wrestlers, the most UNI has sent to nationals out and watch,” Schwab said.