It’s the final week of the college wrestling season, with Tulsa, Okla., set to host the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The Pinning Combination podcast with Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs is here to break it all down, with a weight-by-weight look at the tournament, team predictions and more.
A look at the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, including top qualifiers, team outlooks and predictions for team and individual champions.
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Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen enters the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as the top seed at 184 pounds. The two-time All-American views it as a chance to showcase his skills.
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The brackets for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were released Wednesday. Iowa duo of Spencer Lee and Real Woods were No. 1 seeds at 125 and 141, respectively. Iowa State’s David Carr and UNI’s Parker Keckeisen were top seeds at 165 and 184.
Champions were crowned across all levels of college wrestling last weekend. The Pinning Combination podcast with Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs is here to break it all down.
A list of 30 wrestlers who qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships from Iowa, Iowa State, UNI and former state preps at other programs
Northern Iowa earned two at-large NCAA Wrestling Championships berths, increasing its number of qualifiers to seven. Former Lisbon four-time prep Cael Happel was an alternate last season, but earned an at-large bid at 141, while former Union Community prep Derek Holschlag received one at 157.
Iowa Wrestling Weekend That Was: David Carr became Iowa State’s second four-time Big 12 champion, while Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen became the first Panther to win three Big 12 crowns. Plus, Spencer Lee wins Big Ten honors, more from the NCWWC in Cedar Rapids and Grand View wins again.
Iowa State advanced six to the semifinals of the Big 12 Wrestling Championships Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. The Cyclones had 52.5 points, trailing leader Missouri and second-place Oklahoma State. UNI was in sixth with 32.5 and three semifinalists.
UNI’s Parker Keckeisen is the Big 12’s two-time defending champion at 184. Those championships have made it five straight conference titles for UNI in the weight class.
It’s all about the postseason now on the Pinning Combination, a podcast about all things wrestling in Iowa with hall of fame coach Dick Briggs. This week’s episode previews the Big Ten and Big 12 Wrestling Championships.
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