University of Northern Iowa 184-pounder Parker Keckeisen wrestled for his second national title and a chance to play spoiler against Penn State’s Carter Starocci, who was going for his unprecedented fifth NCAA crown. Starocci won, 4-3.
University of Iowa moved five into the quarterfinals and finished tied for fourth in the team race after Day 1 of the NCAA Wrestling Championships Thursday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. UNI has all 10 alive with Cael Happel and Parker Keckeisen in the quarterfinals. The Panthers are in seventh place.
University of Iowa, Iowa State, University of Northern Iowa and a handful of others with state ties will compete at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia from Thursday through Saturday. Here are five storylines to follow at the national tournament.
All three state NCAA Division I wrestling programs received at least one at-large berths to the national tournament March 20-22 in Philadelphia. The three schools qualified 27 of 30 starters combined.
Former area standouts Cael Happel and Wyatt Voelker won Big 12 titles and almost lifted University of Northern Iowa to a team title. The Big 12 set an attendance record. Iowa State’s Paniro Johnson gets revenge and a title. Here are five takeaways from the Big 12 Wrestling Championships.
Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa boasted two No. 1 pre-seeds apiece for the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on Saturday and Sunday at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
The third Soldier Salute will be held Sunday and Monday at Xtream Arena in Coralville. The event has grown and improved from the inaugural competition. The men’s and women’s tournament mesh college wrestling with support of Armed Services.
The former Solon prep has thrived in his final season with the Bison, earning Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors and being one of the top-three finalists for the Walter Payton Award as the top FCS player.
Lance Runyon bumped up to heavyweight for his final season. He had never taken the mat in the final bout with the dual on the line. Runyon won by decision and No. 14 UNI won the tiebreaker to beat No. 13 South Dakota State, 16-15, Sunday at the UNI-Dome.
Jacori Teemer has appreciated his short time at Iowa. The top-ranked 157-pounder has added an immediate boost to the middle of the Hawkeyes lineup and has liked the fan support generated each dual.
University of Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen and Penn State’s Carter Starocci won NCAA titles last season. This year, they are at the same weight class and will face off at the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic on Saturday in State College, Pa.
Top-ranked South Dakota State cruised past Northern Iowa, 41-3, Saturday evening at the UNI-Dome. Mark Farley called a first-half sequence in which the Panthers lost two fumbles, threw an interception and had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown “pathetic.”
Coe’s Trenton Barnes will try to extend his streak of 100-yard games. South Dakota State’s Adam Bock and Grahm Goering return to their home state. Cornell returns from a bye and former Mount Vernon quarterbacks have earned snaps in the American Rivers Conference. Here are five storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.
Six-foot-8 basketball forward Davis Kern had multiple Division I options when it came to finding a college home. But South Dakota State, which was first to offer him a scholarship, has won out, as the Linn-Mar senior-to-be recently committed to play for the Jackrabbits.
The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are set for the finals. Here are some takeaways from the tournament heading into the championship bouts.
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