UNI press conference set for noon Thursday

The University of Northern Iowa has finally madea hiring of a new wrestling coach official Tuesday morning. They announced they will introduce a new coach at a press conference set for noon Thursday at the McLeod Center.

University of Iowa assistant coach Doug Schwab has been the leading candidate and is the reported frontrunner to replace the Panthers former coach Brad Penrith, who was fired April 7. We're still waiting on an actual confirmation of the accepted offer.

Here is the official news release from UNI:

The University of Northern Iowa will hold a press conference on Thursday at noon in the McLeod Center's Alumni Suite to announce the hiring of a new head wrestling coach.

The Panthers' official athletic website -

www.UNIPanthers.com - will also broadcast the press conference free of charge.