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General Information
Name of School
...
University of Northern Iowa
Location ... Cedar Falls, Iowa
Founded
...
1876
Enrollment ... 12,273
Nickname ... Panthers
Colors ... Purple and Old Gold
National Affiliation ... NCAA Division I
Home Arena ...
West
Gym (2,052)
Conference ...
Mid
-American
Conference (MAC)
President
...
Dr.
Benjamin
Allen (Indiana, '69)
Athletic Director
...
Troy Dannen (UNI, '89)
Athletic Department Phone
...
(319) 273-2470
UNitix Office Phone
...
(319) 273-4849
Website ... http://www.unipanthers.com
Team Information
Head Coach
...
Doug Schwab (Iowa,
'01)
Overall Record ... 20-16, third year
Record at UNI
...
20-16
Office Phone ... (319) 273-5860
Office Fax
...
(319) 273-6323
Assistant Coaches ...
Mark
Schwab (UNI,
'90)
... Randy Pugh (UNI, '00)
...
Tolly Thompson
(Nebraska, '97)
2011-12 Record ... 8-7 (5-1 WWC)
2012 NCAA Championships
...
34th
NCAA
Qualifiers
Returning/Lost ... 5/0
Returning NCAA Qualifiers
...
133 - Joe Colon
...
141 -
Levi
Wolfensperger
...
157 - David Bonin
... 184 -
Ryan
Loder
...
285 -
Blayne Beale
QUICK FACTS
History
First Year of Wrestling ... 1923
All-Time Record
...
713-384-28
Last NCM
Tourney
(2012) .... 34th
...
5 Qualifiers
Social Media
·
@UNIAthletics
@UNI_wrestling
• @schwabwrestling
·
@Randy_Pugh
· @TollyThompson
·
University of Northern
Iowa
Wrestling
Contact
· Michelle Van
Dorn
• Office (319) 273-5455
•
Cell (319) 290-5301
·
michelle.vandorn@uni.edu
·
Twitter:
@MichelleVanDorn
Northern Iowa Joins MAC
CLEVELAND, OHIO
-Three universities, including
UNI
,
joined the Mid-American
Conference
in 2012
with
five-year agreement
.
UNI and the Univer ity of
Mis-ouri will join the MAC for the
conference tournament only
for the
2012-13
ea on and
then participate fully in regular
season and
tournament action
for the next four consecutive
year
(2013-14 sea
on through
2016-17 academic
ea
on)
.
Old
Dominion will join the MAC for
the regular
season
and
tourna-ment action in the 2013-14
season
through the 2017-18
academic ea
on.
"
We are excited to make new
and lasting rivalries for our
athletes
and
fans. With the teams
that exi t and the ones joining
the conference, it will make the
MAC one the premjer wrestling
conferences in the country
,"
aid
UNI head
coach
Doug Schwab
.
With thi increa e in wre tling
member rup
,
the MAC will
be-come
the third largest
Divi
sion
I
wrestling league in the nation
only behind the Big Ten and the
Eastern Intercollegiate Wre tling
Association.
"After significant study
and
discu ion by our member in
ti-tution · coache and
administra-tor the Mid-American
Con-ference
ha
made a move that
will take what is already a very
strong
wrestling conference and
make it one of the elite wre
s
tling
conferences in the country
,"
said
Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher
,
Com-rm
sioner
of the Mid-American
Conference.
"
I am plea ed to
welcome Mi ouri
,
orthern
Iowa
,
and Old
Dominion
,
their
student-ath
lete
,
coaches
and
fan to the MAC in the
sport
of
wrestling
."
In
2012,
the MAC
ent 24
wrestlers to the
2012
NCAA
Champion
hip
Tournament in
St. Loui
,
where MAC
Cham-pion Central Michigan fini hed
tied for 13th and Kent State
ended 27th in the NCAA
Cham-pionship
standings.
The MAC
witnessed three wrestlers earn
All
-
American honors a Central
Michigan's Ben
Bennett
(184
lb.) earned
hi
third, Kent State's
Nie Bedelyon
(
125 lb
.
) earned
hi
econd and Ohio ·s Jeremy
John on
(Hv.t
.
)
earned
hi
s
first
All-American honor.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa Enrollnient: 12,273
Nickname: Panthers
ead Coach: Doug Schwab 201112 MAC &inish: N/A
2011 12 NCAA finish: 34th
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
Location: Bu&&alo, NY
Enrolln nt: 29,049
Nickname: Bu 11 s
Head Coach: Jim Beichner 201112 MAC finish: 6th 201112 NCAA inish: 63rd
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich. Enrollment: 28,311
Nicknan-e: Chippewas
Head Coach: Tom Borrelli
2011 12 MAC &inish: 1st 2011 12 NCAA &inish: 24th
EASTERN MICHIGAN
Location: Ypsilanti, Mich.
Enrolln-ent: 23,341
Nickname: Eagles
Head Coach: rek lPorto 201112 MAC finish: 3rd 2011 12 NCAA finish: T48th
KENT STATE
Locatio: Kent, Ohio Enrollment: 42,185
Nicknanie: Golden Flashes
Head Coac : Jim Andrassy
2011 12 t1A.C i ni sh: 2 d 201112 NCAA &inish: 27th
MISSOURI
Location: Colurrbia, Mo.
Enrollment: 33,805 Ni cknan : Tigers
Head Coach: rian Smith
201112 MAC &inish: N/A 2011 12 NCAA i ni sh: 26th
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Location: Kalb, Ill.
Enrollment: 22,990 Nickname: Huskies Head Coach: Ryan Ludwig
2011 12 MAC inish: 5th
2011 12 NCAA inish: T64 h
OHIO
Locatio: Athens, Ohio
Enrollment: 17,302
Nickname: Bobcats
Head Coach: Joel Greenlee
2011 12 MAC finish: 4th 201112 NCAA finish: 33rd
2012-2013
IJNI WRESTLING
Nov. 3
Loras Open
Dubuque, Iowa
all day
Nov. 10
Harold Nichols Open
Ames, Iowa
all day
Nov. 17
Cobber Open
Moorhead, Minn.
all day
Nov. 24
Wisconsin
Madison, Wis.
7 p.m.
Nov. 30-Dec. l
Cliff Keen Invite
Las Vegas, Nev.
all day
DEC.8
UNIOPEN
CEDAR
FALLS, IOWA
ALLDAY
Dec. 29-30
Midlands Tournament
Evanston, Ill.
all day
JAN.5
IOWA
WESTERN
CC
CEDAR FALLS,
IOWA
7P.M
Jan. 11
Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colo.
8p.m.
Jan. 13
Air Force
Colorado Springs, Colo.
3p.m.
JAN.18
OKLAHOMA
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA
7 P.M.
Jan. 20
SIU-E /
@
Northwestern
Edwardsville, Ill.
noon/2 p.m.
Jan.26
Grandview Open
Des Moines, Iowa
all day
JAN. 27
MISSOURI
CEDA
R
FALLS, IOWA
2P.M.
Feb. l
South Dakota State
Brookings, S.D.
7p.m.
Feb.2
Loras Open
Dubuque, Iowa
all day
Feb.3
North
Dakota State
Fargo, N.D.
2p.m.
Feb.8
Iowa State
Ames, Iowa
7p.m.
Feb. 17
NWCA National
Duals
Kent, Ohio
all day
March 10
MAC Championships
Buffalo, N.Y.
all day
UNI's Dominance in WWC
OREM, Utah
-
Eight University
of Northern Iowa wrestlers earned
Western
Wrestling
Conference
academic honors for the 2011-12
school
year.
Thi year· academic awards honor
61
student-at
hletes
from the
seven
conference schools for their work
in
Perrin (Eldridge, Iowa), Onni Pre -
Utah Valley and Wyoming.
the classroom.
tidge (Deer River
,
Minn.) were each
Taylor Kettman (Waterloo
,
Iowa)
made the All-Academic Team,
whkh feature 14 wre tler who
bal-anced school
work
and time on the
mat to meet the
sixth-year league's
highe t academic standards.
Seven more Panther were named
to the Coaches
'
Honor Roll
, which
includes 47 student-athletes.
Riley Banach (Ame
,
Iowa),
Jar-rett Jen en (Rapid City, S.D.), Joe
Johnson (Swea City, Iowa), Cody
Krumwiede
(Waverly,
Iowa), A.J.
McBroom
(Runnells,
Iowa) Adam
WWCResults
and Awards
In 2010-11, the Panthers finished
with a 5-0 conference record. A
19-13 victory over No. 24-ranked
Wyoming in their final regular
season dual ecured the conference
championship.
In 2011-12 the team placed
econd.
UNI'
Joe
Colon
was
named the
conference's
Outstanding Wrestler
,
and Levi
Wolfensperger' two pin earned
him the Most Pin award.
named to the Coaches· Honor Roll.
WWC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
To qualify for the All-Academjc
team, tudent-athletes had to
secure
Taylor Kellman (UNI), 3.36 GPA, exercise
science
a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade WWC HONOR ROLL
point average, be a tarter or key re-
•
Riley Banach (UNI). 3. 04serveandbea ophomoreorhigher
GPA. marketing: salesin academic tanding
.
The Coach-
Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 4.0GPA, biology
e
'
Honor
Roll
recognize
student-
•
Joe John son (UNI),3
.
27athlete
who have maintained a 3.0
GPA, elemenlary educalioncumulative grade point average
.
Cody Krumwiede (UNI). 3. 09GPA. undecided
A.J. McBroorr (UNI), 3.2 GPA, biology
• Adam Perrin (UNI), 3.37 GPA, finance
The Western Wre tling Conference
·
compri ed even chools
includ-ing the Air Force Academy
,
North
Dakota
State, Northern Colorado,
•
Northern Iowa, South
Dakota
State,
0nni Prestidge (UNI), 3.18 GPA. physical education
Five Panthers Earn All-Conference
OR
EM, UTAH
-
Three Panthers
earned First Team All-Western
Wrestling Conference tatus, and
two were named to Second Team
All-WWC for their
accomplish-ment during the 2011-12
sea
on.
Individuals earned pots on the
respective team with their finish
at the 2012 NCAA West Regional/
WWC Championships on March 4
in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Joe Colon (133)
,
Levi
Wolfen-sperger (141) and Blayne Beale
(285)
were awarded First Team
All-WWC
honor
s
after placing
fir t in their respectiYe weight
classe at the NCAA West
Re-gional. All three are first-time
all-conference honorees.
David Bonin (157) and Ryan
Loder (184) earned place on the
All-WWC Second Team
,
a they
both placed econd at the We t
Re-gional. Bonin has been named to
an AJI-WWC Second Team three
times during his wrestling career.
Doug Schwab pent his first two
yeai
at UNI developing a
strong wre
·
tling team that returns five national qualifiers for
this eason.
This season's roster includes eight high school tate
champions among the group of newcomers.
L1St season, hi
s
Panthers lost ju tone conference dual and
improved on the p1ior ·eason' finish at the
NC
AA
national
champion
s
hip
,
placing 34th
.
He was among 45 coaches that received full choloru hip to
join the fourth annual ational Wrestling Coaches Association
Leadership Academy in
Fort
Lauderdale, Ra., in August 2012.
In hi
s
first season as head coach
(2010-11),
chwab led the
Panther
s
to their first 12-\\'in eason ince 2003 and helped
UNI earn its fourth We tern Wrestling Conference dual
championship.
Schwab i the Panthers
'
ninth head coach in the program
's
illu triou hi tory.
'Doug is going to bring passion and intensity back to UNI
wrestling. Panther wrestling has a long and storied hi tory
,
and
Doug has the champion
s
hip mentality neces
ary
to re-establish
om program as one of the
best
in the nation
,'
' aid University
of No1thern Iowa Director of Athletic Troy Dannen upon
hiring Schwab.
"
My
main
job is to get the guy to buy into the Lifestyle
-that includes on the mat and in the classroom
.
I'm looking
forward to putting an exciting product on the mat that fans in
the Cedar Valley can rally behind and come out and watch
,
"
Schwab said.
Schwab of Osage, Iowa, served as an as istant wre tling
coach with University of Iowa.
During his tenure at Iowa:
•
the Hawkeyes to three NCAA and Big Ten team title
s
•
Iowa crowned six NCAA champion ,
ix
Big Ten
champions, 23 all-American and 24 academic all-Big
Ten honorees
Prior to joining the Iowa staff, Schwab erved two se.1Son
(2005-07) as an assi tant coach at Virgina Tech University
under Tom Brand . During his tenure with the Hokies
,
the team
won the 2005 regular season Atlantic Coast Conference title,
set a school record for dual meet wins (16) and had a
chool-record five wrestlers qualif
,
for the
C
A
hampionships
.
V
irginia Tech al
so
crowned five conference champion and
two all-American
,
and senior heavyweight Mike Fau t was
named 2006 ACC Wrestler of the Year.
Schwab w
as a
three-time all-Amer
ic
an an
d
Bi
g
T
e
n
champion for the Hawkeye
s
from 1998
-
2001. He
w
on th
e
1
99CJ C .
titl
e
at 141 pounds and fini hed hi collegiat
e
career with 130 win
s,
which ranks 10th
-
be tin chool history
.
Po t-college wre
s
tling accompli
s
hment
•
Represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic
Garnes in Beijing
,
China, wrestling freestyle at
1455pound (66 kg)
•
Won titles at the 2008 U
.
S
.
Olympic Team Trial
s
and
U.S. Nationals
•
Won the U.S
.
Senior Freestyle title in 2007
•
Earned a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan Ame1ican Garnes
in Rio de Janeiro
,
Brazil
•
Placed fifth at the 2007 World
C
hampion
s
hip in Baku
,
Azerbaijan
•
1455-pound title at the 2003 Sunki t
Kid
International
Open and earning Out tanding Wre tier honors in the
freestyle event
•
145-pound division of Real Pro Wrestling, earning
Out randing Wrestler honor
s
as part of the champion
Iowa Stalkers team in 2005
He eru11ed a B.S. in
communication tudie from the Univer ity of Iowa in 2001.
He and his wife, Allyson, have two on
,
Hayden and Hendrix
.
Assistant - Third Season
Mark Schwab
Former Panther Mark Schwab joined his brother. Doug.
on
rhe UNI
coaching staff, after
head
coaching stints ar
NIACC
and
Buena Vista
University.
At Buena Vista. Schwab
was
named Iowa Conference Coach
of
the Year in
2007
and
coached
the first
four-time
NCAAAll-American in rhe history
of
BVU
wrestling.
P1ior to B VU
,
Schwab penr nine
year a assistant coach
ar the
University
of
Minnesota
,
helping the program
to seven
top-three
team
tinihes at the
·c
\
hampionships
and
two
NCAA team title
.
Schwab
al o erved as an assistant coach at
Purdue
from
1991-93.
Prior to his
coaching experience,
Schwab
was an
All-American for the
Panthers. ln his initial
season as a
Panther,
Schwab posted
a 49-9
record. the most
wins by a tme
freshman
in NCAA
hi
s
tory,
and
placed fifth in the 1986
. CAA
Divi
ion [
Championships. In 1987
,
he
won
the
bronze medal
in
whar was
called
the World's
Toughe t Tournament
in
Tibli i,
Rus
sia.
During his redshitt
ea on at UNI,
Schwab
trained for the
1988 U.S.
Olympic
team and won a bronze medal for
the
U.S.
team at
the World Cup
event
in
Ulan
Bator, Mongolia. Injurie
and
illness kept Schwab
off
the mat for more than
a year, but
Schwab earned
his
econd AU-American
honor
as a enior.
A
a prep
al O age, chwab wa
nearly llawle
, winning
106 of
107
matche and capturing four state titles.
Schwab
also earned three
Junior National
Freestyle titles and a
national
championship
in the Greco-Roman
category.
Schwab
was
inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Hall
of Fame.
Iowa Wrestling Hall
of Fame and
Glen Brand Hall
of
Fame.
Schwab
earned a bachelor's
degree
from
UNI and
a
master's
degree from Minnesota. He returned to Minnesota
to earn a
second emphasis
in po11 psychology.
Assistant - 12th Season
Randy
Pugh
Assistant
head
coach
Randy Pugh
will enter
hi 12th
season
a a UNI assistant and
ha helped develop All-Americans
Jarion Beets
(174), Eric
Hauan
(174),
Kyle
H
ansen (184),
Jason Payne
(
197), Sean Stender
(197) and
Paul
Hyn
ek (285).
Pugh
trained for
international
competition following
his All-American
career for rhe
Panther
.
The Columbus
Junction, Iowa, native
finihed in
fourth
place
at
the
USA
World Trial
s
in June
2002 and competed
in
the
Trial
again
in
2003.
In
2002,
he
won
the Sunkist International Open
and
garnered a
third
-
place
fini
h
al
the
.S.
Open.
In 2003
,
Pugh
again achieved All-American status as
he placed
eighth at the
U.S
.
Open. He
also
placed third
at the
Dave Schultz Open in
2003.
A
an
athlete at l
1I
,
Pugh
fini
bed
fourth at
the
2000
NCAA Tournament at 174
pounds,
capping a enior eason
with a 26-4
record
.
He
was ranked as
high
a third
nationally
after upending top-rated
Ono
01
on at
the Virginia Duals.
Pugh
was a tare
high
chool champion
his
senior year
before
enrolling ar the U.S.
aval
Academy,
where
he
compiled a
16
-8
record
hifirst year.
He Iran fen-ed to
U
1I in
1998
and end with a 70- J 7 career
record.
For
Pugh
,
the biggest
change
from
competing on
the mat
to
coaching
his
former
teammates i motivating
others.
"When
1
was on the
mar, I
was
doing
what
it took
to
make
myself a
bener
athlete,'·
Pugh
said. "But as a coach,
I
am
more concerned with what others are
doing
and
helping them
improve.
"
Pugh's
goal for
the Panthers is for the
athletes
to
improve every
match and continue
to be
good
student-athletes.
He
graduated
from UNI with
a
degree in industrial
technology.
He
and
hi
wife,
Kri
ta,
are the parents of two daughters
,
Former
CAA
champion and
Janesville, Iowa,
native Tolly Thomp on is beginning his 10th
season
as Panther as i tant coach.
Thomp on was the
strength
and conditioning
coach at Nebraska before joining the Panther taff
as the team ·s conditioning
specialist
in the 2002-03
season. He was a member of the Panthers' coaching
staff
during the 1999-2000 sea ons as a volunteer
assistant and re urned that role in 2011.
"The
big thing Tolly brings with him is the winning
mentality," UNI head coach Doug Schwab
said.
"He
wants to
get
the mo t out of our wrestlers and
et
very
high
standard ,
which fits in very well\: ith
the mentality of our
staff.
He i a very demanding
coach but deeply cares about
each
wre tier."
Thompson
earned
the 2005 John Smith Award as
the Freestyle Wre tler of the Year by USA Wrestling.
Thompson won the 2005 and 2006 U.S. World Team
Trial to represent the United State
at
the World
Champion hips.
He placed third
at
the 2005 World Champion hips
(120/264.5
lbs.) in Budapest, Hungary and
was
a
previous member of the USA wrestling Freestyle
ational Team. After waiting nearly
six
hours after
hi fir t-round los
,
Thomp
on
won three
straight
matche in his first trip to the World
Champion
hip
to claim his first World medal. He
capped
his
medal-winning performance with
a
1-0, 1-0
win
over pa t 1997 World
champion
Kuramagomed
Kuramagomedov of Russia. Thompson's rally to the
bronze propelled the American to an
eighth-place
fini h in the freestyle competition. Overall, the U.S.
team
ended
the competition with two bronze medals.
Along with taking a bronze at the 2005 World
Cup, Thompson placed
second
at the Cerro Pelado
International and was the
2005
Dave Schultz
Memorial International Champion.
In March 2004, Thompson placed fourth at the
Acropolis Tournament in Athens, Greece, in the
120kd/264.5 pound weight. That April, Thompson
continued his run for an Olympic bid at the
U.S.
Troy Garrett enters
hi
fourth eason
a
the
athletic trainer with the UNI wrestling team. Thi
isGarrett' ixthyearatUNI.Hespenttwo
ea
on
with the UNI cro country and track teams.
Garrett earned hi bachelor's from Truman
State Univer ity in 1995 and his master's from
the Univer ity of Oklahoma in 1998.
He and his wife, Jennifer, have a daugther,
Mari a.
Assistant - 10th Season
Tolly Thornpoon
National Champion hips. He
wa
able to put together
a top fini h to qualify
for
the
2004
Olympic T1ials in
Indianapolis. At the trials, Thompson rolled through
competition to
win
the mini-tournament, which
placed him in the title bout for
an
automatic Olympic
bid. In
a
best of three
series,
Thomp on
was
defeated
by Kerry McCoy 5-3
and
8-0, finishing hi
2004
Olympic run with
a econd-place
fini h.
In
2003,
he placed
second
at the
U.S.
Open
and
World Team Trials. Thompson also
wa
the
2002
Sunkist International Open
champion
and the
ew
York Athletic Club
champion.
In his quest to qualify
for the 2000 Summer Olympic
,
he
was
defeated
at
the team trials in the
emifinal round
by world and
national
champion
Stephen
Neal of
Baker field,
Calif.
During his
collegiate
tenure, he
compiled a career
record of 157-21 from 1993 to 1997
as
a Husker.
Hi 157
win
once placed him on the
CAA'
all-time
wins
Ji t. As
a
Hu ker, he became
ebraska'
sixth
national champion
as a
ophomore in 1995 by
def
eating U
I's Justin Greenlee. He fini bed third
at
the 1996 and 1997 championships
while
also
winning the Gorrarian Award for the most falls in the
lea t time at the 1997
championship
. A three-time
Big Eight/Big 12 champion, Thomp on
was
also
a
three-time WCA All-Star.
He
and
hi
wife, Tracy, have three daughter
,
Payton, Bree and Kendall.
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NAME
Riley Banach
Jared Bartel
Blayne Beale
Kyle Beale
Taylor Berger
David Bonin
Blaize Cabell
Cody Caldwell
Joe Colon
Jared DeGeeter
Au tin Gelbach
Chri Halblom
Tanner Hiatt
Ryan Jauch
Jarrett Jensen
Mark Jolcover
Taylor Kettman
Cody Krumwiede
Joey Lazor
Ryan Loder
Kyle Lux
Curt Maas
A.J. McBroom
Aaron McMurphy
Cooper Moore
Tyler Patten
Adam Perrin
Dylan Peter
Bart Reiter
Cody Schurman
Clay Welter
Tyler Willer
Zach Witte
Gunnar Wolfensperger
Levi Wolfensperger
WEIGHT
165
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285
197
157
157
197
174
133
157
174
141
149
141
157
125
197
285
141
184
165
149
184
174
165
133
141
125
141
174
157
125
149
141
133
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HOME.'TOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL
Ame , Iowa/ Ames
Nora Spring
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Iowa/Mason City
Davenport, Iowa/Davenport We t
Davenport, Iowa/Davenport West
Mount Carmel, Iowa/Carroll
Broussard, La./Comeaux
Independence, Iowa
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Independence
Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock
Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake/Iowa Central CC
Davenport, Iowa/Davenport We t
Warrensburg, Mo./Warren burg/Iowa Central CC
Urbana
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Iowa
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Alburnett
Kelley, Iowa/Ballard
Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central
Rapid
City, S.D./Rapid City Stevens
Lincoln hire, Ill./Stevenson
Waterloo, Iowa/Don Bosco
Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock
McDonough, Ga./Union Grove
Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay
Toledo, Iowa/South Tama
Medford, Minn./Medford
Runnel!
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Iowa
/Southeast
Polk
Grime
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Iowa/Dallas Center-Grime
Jack
on, Minn./Jackson County Central
Web ter City
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Iowa/Webster City
Eldridge, Iowa/ orth Scott
Denver, Iowa/Denver
Gilbertville, Iowa/Don
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Milo, Iowa/Southea t Warren
Gilbertville, Iowa/Don Bosco
LeClaire, Iowa/Pleasant Valley
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Iowa/Cedar
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Prairie
Denver, Iowa/Denver
!OR (2011-12): CA qualifier ... won heavyweight title at
West Regional ... went undefeated (6-0) in WWC dual
competi-tion ... compiled third-most pins on team (7) ... placed first at Flash Flanagan Open and third at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open I's heavyweight representative at each dual of season ... was the difference at Nl's dual victories over Northern Colora
-do (22-16). tal1 Valley (24-18), and orth Dakota State (22-18)
... ranked o. 30 in CAA Coaches Rankings.
SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Jumped into the starting dual lineup
for four duals, posting a 3-1 record including two wins in West
-ern Wrestling Conference action ... posted second highest wins by fall on team ( 12) ... 22-10 record for season ... placed third at botl1 the Glen Brand Open and Grant View Open while taking fifth place at the Harold ichols Cyclone Open and UNI Open.
J R (2011-12): Qualified for CAA Champion hip at 157
pounds ... second at the West Regional ... 12-match win streak go-ing into the West Regional Final ... named WWC Wrestler of the Week twice after upsetting OS 's Steven Monk ( 11) and Ne
-braska's James Green (6) ... o. 20 in the NCAA Coaches Rank
-ings and o. 17 in the JnterMat Ratings ... pinned No. 4 seed Walter Peppel man in the first round of the NCAA Championships
... 6-0 record in WWC dual action ... posted team's second-most overall wins (30), dual wins (12), and pins (9) ... team's third
--best winning percentage (.769). win streak (12). points difference
(+30), technical falls (3) and major decisions (6).
SOPHO 1ORE (2010-11): Qualified for C A Champion hip
at \Vest Regional after placing econd at 157 pound ... finished
dual season on eight-match winning treak, five of tho e wins witl1 major decision score ... recorded three upsets, including a 6-4 decision over No. 10 Justin Lister (Binghamton), a pin over No. 11 Derek St. John (Iowa) and a 14-4 major decision over o.
18 Bryan Deutsch (Northern Illinois) ... sixth at Midlands Cham-pionships ... ranked No. 18 by Inte1mat and Dlcollegewrestle. net ... posted 2-2 record at the NCAA Championships including a second win over Deutsch (Northern lllinois) and a 5-4 decision
over Matt Kaylor (Binghamton).
REDSHIRT FRESHM (2009-10): Earned runner-up honors
at the CAA West Regional earning second-team all-conference
accolades ... 3-0 record in Western Wrestling Conference duals ...
earned team's Rookie Award ... season record of 15-16.
FRESl-[M (2008-09): Competed in five open tournament ...
posted 21-7 overall record ... earned team's Redshirt Award.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009-10): Competed in six open tournaments ... posted a 18-12 record including 16 wins by fall... earned runner-up honors at the Brand Open ... placed fourth at the
Flash Open, Grand View Open and Duhawk Open.
FRESHMA (2008-09): Competed in six open tournaments ....
posted a 16-11 record including 13 wins by fall.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Davenport West High
School ... ecured 66 wins over his final two seasons, which
included a pair of top-eight finishes at the state tournament ... placed seventh in 2007 ... bettered that with a fourth-place finish
in 2008 in the 285-pound weight class ... first-team all-conference
selection as a senior ... tllird-team all-conference honoree in foot
-ball ... earned letters in wrestling (2), football (2) and track ( I) ... high school coach: Pat Rial.
PERSONAL: Born in Davenport. Iowa ... son of Lori Karman and Sancho McDonald ... ha five sibling , Kyle,
Kaytlyn, Anisa, Austin and Nathan ... majoring in exercise
sci-ence ... elected I becau e "it wa ju t a great fit. I took one
visit and knew J wanted to be here."
YEAR OVERALL DUALS MD TF PIN QUICK PIN
09-10
18-12
2-2
16-1
0
:44
10-11
22-10
3-1
2-0
12 -1
0:27
11-12
26-13
9-6
5-2
0-1
7-0
0:41
TOTAL
66-35
12-7 9-4
0-1 35-2
0
:
27
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time state champion in Louisiana at 160 pounds ... 59-0 senior record ... 56-1 junior record ... 57-3
sopho-more record ... 216-10 high school record ... third at state as fresh
-man ... ranked o. 27 in the nation at 160 pounds by Wrestling
USA ... ranked o. 20 in the nation among seniors at 160 pounds by Wrestling SA ... four-time all-district and all-state ·election.
PERSONAL: Born in Lafayette, La .... son of
Da-vid Bonin and Debbie Bernard ... has a sister, Shelby ... majoring in hi tory ... enjoy hunting, fi hing and the outdoors.
YEAR OVERALL DUALS MD TF PIN QUICK PIN
08-09
Redshirted
09-10
15-16
8-11
3-2 2-2 0-2
--10-11
26-13
15-6
5-2
1-0 4-2
2
:
34
11-12
30-9
12-3
6-2 3-0 9-1
2
:
55
2011-2012 NCAA NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
RED I IIRT OP! IOMORE: Advanced to quarterfinal of NCAA Championships ... captured WWC title at West Regional ... Won a team-high 20 consecutive matches ... 18 of his 20-straight wins were won with bonus points (8 major decisions, 5 technical falls. 5 pins) ... undefeated in dual action all season ( ll-0) ... unde-feated in WWC (9-0) ... 8-3 ver us ranked opponents ... upset No. !-ranked Devin Carter of Virginia Tech at the National Duals Regional with a 13-3 major decision ... climbed as high as o. 5 in the national rankings ... placed seventh at Midlands Champi-on hip (hi fir l major competition of the ·ea on after recover-ing from broken jaw) ... earned two WWC Wre tier of the Week honors ... won titles at Jim Fox Open and Flash Flanagan Open. J !OR COLLEGE: NJCAA national champion (2010) ...
Out-standing Wrestler at 2010 JCAA Tournament ... helped Iowa
Central Community College win NJ CAA national championship.
PERSONAL: ... son of Roben and Maria Co-lon ... has lhre brother• ... h bbie includ fi·hing, cliff jumping and jet skiing.
lllGI-1 SCHOOL: Two-time state champion in Iowa (2007 & 2009) ... Placed third at state his junior season (2008) ... helped Clear Lake lligh School win four straight orth Central Confer
-ence titles (2006-2009). YEAR
11-12
TOTAL OVERALL27-4
27-4 DUALS MD11-0
8-1
11-0 8-1 TF PIN 7-0 7-1 7-0 7-1 QUICK PIN1:18
1: 18SOPHOMORE (2011-12): Earned second NCAA Champion-ships bid ... West Regional runner-up at 184 pounds (lost to No. 1-rat d wre lier, Wyoming' Joe LeBlanc in final) ... advanced to round of 12 at NCAA Championships as No. 8 seed before bow
-ing out to No. 7 Josh Ihnen ( ebraska) ... po 'led team-best 3-2 record at NCAA Championship· ... third at Midlands
Champion-ships and named a Top Contender ... compiled 4-6 record against
ranked opponents, with notable victories against Central
Michi-gan's Ben Bennett (9). Iowa State's Boaz Beard ( 16) and Iowa's
Grant Gambrall (20) ... named WWC Wrestler of the Week ... won Harold Nichols Cyclone Open. Finn Grinaker Cobber Open and l Open ... ranked in 184-pound national top 10 for entire regular season ... led team in overall wins (35). dual wins (13). dual points (60). points difference (+54), pins (1 L), technical falls (7) and major decision ( 12) ... continued U I career streak of never lo ing a match by major decision. technical fall or pin. REDSHJRT FRESHMAN (20 I 0-1 l): Western Wrestling
Confer-ence Freshman of the Year ... won West Regional at 184 pounds
with a 4-3 win over o.5-ranked Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) ...
seeded sixt11 at NCAA championships and advanced to 12th round before bowing out to eventual No. 4 seeded Travis Rull (Wisconsin) 4-2 ... 30-11 season record. leading the team in wins ... bad 12 straight wins with victories over six ranked opponents
... ranked o. 5 in the lntermat rankings ... ranked ec ond on the team in point ·cored in dual matches ... named Western Wres-tling onference \ re lier of the Week three time ... placed fifth at the Midlands Championships, pinning Iowa's Grant Gambrall ... posted three consecutive wins over ranked opponents during the 20 l l ational Duals. upsetting o. 12 Mike Larson (Mi
-souri), 3-1. Ohio State's No. 20-ranked Cody Magrum, 6-4, and No. 11 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State), 8-2 ... recorded six wins by fall, six by major deci ·ions and three by technical falls.
FRESILMA (2009-10): Finished the season with 32-5 record competing in open tournaments ... won Loras Open. Husky Open, Jim Fox Open and Brand Open ... third at the Cyclone Open. Kaufman-Brand Open and Duhawk Open ... earned team's
Redshirl Award.
HlGI-1 SCI IOOL: Four-time freestyle all-American ... won Free-style Triple Crown in 2007 ... second at national meet as a junior,
third as sophomore. fourth as senior ... undefeated through senior year and ranked o. l heading into the California State Tow·na
-mcnt ... lost two matches at state tournament (by a combined total of three point·) du to injury and placed fifth ... won California State Freestyle Championship junior and senior seasons ... 2005 California Junior High Folkstyle State Champion ... tlu·ee-time all-conference ... team captain four seasons ... also played football earning third-team all-state honors as a linebacker.
PERSONAL: Son of Ron and Kathy Loder ... born in Roseville,
Calif.. ...has two brothers ... chose N l because of the people and the wrestling team ... majoring in business.
YEAR
1
0-
11
11-1
2
TOTAL OVERALL30-11
35-6
65 -17 DUALS14 -
7
1
3-2
27-9 MD TF6-0 3-0
1
2-0
7-0
PIN QUICK PIN
6-0
1:1
0
11-0
1:
21
2011-2012 NCAA NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
REDSI-IIRT FRESHlvIA (2011-12): WWC's only CA qualifier at 141 lbs .... won WWC championship at 141 pounds, coming into the West Regional a a No. 4 seed ... had most pins at West Regional (2) in just three matches (pinned NDSU's Tyler Diamond and Wyoming's Chase Smith, seeded No. 1) ... overcame early-season injury and entered UNl lineup at 141 lbs. after competing at 125 lbs. the previous season ... third at Flash Flanagan Open ... ended season with 13-8 overall record.
FRESHMAN (2010-11): Posted a 20-2 record in open tournaments,
claiming titles at the Loras Open and Kaufman/Brand Open ... placed econd at the Grand View Open and third at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... led the team in pins with 13 while having no falls scored against him ... recorded three major decision and one technical fall.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time state placewillller ... tale champion his junior and senior sea ons competing at 119 and 125 ... runner-up hi fre hman and sophomore sea on at 103 and 112 ... helped team capture state title senior season while placing second junior season
... four year letterwinner in wrestling ... named to honor roll all four
SENIORS
J IOR (2011-12): Began season competing at 133 pound spot in Nl lineup. where he posted 2-2 dual record ... returned to lineup Feb. 12 at ational Duals, where he competed at 149 pounds and posted a 1-2 record ... advanced to West Regional
semifinal as unseeded wrestler, after upsetting No. 3-seeded Justin Gonzalez of orthern Colorado in fir t round ... earned 133-pound title at Finn Grinaker Cobber Open ... placed sec-ond at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open.
SOPHOMORE (2010-ll): Started at 133 pounds in 18 of the Panthers 21 dual matches ... fini hed the ·ea on with a 19-16
mark ... spent the latter half of the season ranked in the top 33 at 133 pounds by The Wrestling Report and the NCAA Rating Percentage Ind x ... fini hed fourth at 133 pound at the NCAA
West Regional...took second place at the Harold ichols Cy
-clone Open and the UNI Open.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009-10): Took fourth place at the years.
PERSON AL: Son of Ryan and Bobbie Wolfensperger...bom in Waterloo, lowa ... has one brother. lvan.
YEAR
11-1
2
TOTAL OVERALL 13-81
3
-
8
DUALS MD6
-
5 2
-1
6
-
5
2
-
1
TF PIN QUICK PIN
1-
0 6
-1
1:
3
7
1-0 6-1 1:37
NCAA West Regional...picked up four dual wins including a pin O\'er Harvard's Fermin 1endez ... fini bed the eason 13
-15 overall ... placed third at the Duhawk Open and sixth at the Loras Open.
FRESHMAN (2008-09): Competed in three open tourna
-ments ... posted a 9-5 overall record.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Crystal Lake Cenu·al High School ... four-time lllinoi state wre tling qualifier .
placed fourth in the state as a senior after posting a season mark of 40-3 ... had a four-year combined prep record of 145-22 ... as a freshman. he was a freestyle state champion and runner-up in Greco-Roman ... as a sophomore, Jauch was a freestyle and Greco state champion ... as a junior, he placed fifth in the nation in Fargo, .D., in the Greco competition .. . tallied a fourth-place finish at the Senior ational in 2008 .. . was ranked o. 20 in the nation at 119 pounds by Wrestling USA ... was also ranked No. 9 in the nation among eniors at 119 pounds by Wrestling USA.
PERSO AL: Born in Hoffman Estates. Ill. ... son of Brian and Stacy Jauch ... has tlu·ee siblings ... majoring in biology.
YEAR OVERALL DUALS MD TF PIN QUICK PIN
09
-1
0
1
3
-15
4-7
0
-1
0
-1
5
-
2
0
:4
0
1
0
-11
1
9
-1
6
8
-1
0
6
-
2
1-
0 0
-
2
-11-1
2
1
8
-15
3
-4
3
-
6 2
-
0
1- l
2
:
2
1
SOPHOMORE (2011-12): Competed at UNI's 165-pound spot
in the dual lineup at all but one dual meet ... took 165-pound title
at Flash Flanagan Open ... placed second at the Harold ichols
Cyclone Open ... fini hed third at the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open and UNI Open.
REDSlllRT FRESllM (2010-11): Placed at a pair of open
tournaments. taking sixth at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open and fourth at the Duhawk Open ... posted an overall record of 15-14 ... jumped into the starting dual line-up against North Dakota
State ... fini hed the ea on with five pin .
FRE 11/1.IAN (2009-10): T k fifth place at the Duhawk Open ...
picked up 10 wins in open tournaments.
lllGll SCHOOL: Wrestled three years at 171 pounds for Ames
High School ... two-time state place winner (6th in 2008, 3rd in
2009) ... two-time disu-ict champion and conference champion
se-nior year ... served as wrestling team captain in 2009 ... overall re
-cord of 55-22 with the most tech-falls on the team during senior year (?) ... earned a teller in football...also recruited by Cornell,
Wartburg. and Grand View.
J !OR (2011-12): Redshirted ... saw limited action as he re
-habbed an injury ... compiled 6-6 overall record, competing un
-attached at open tournamems ... placed sixth at Flash Flanagan
Open at 141 pound , hi fir t competition of the eason (Jan. 21)
... placed ·ixth at Ouhawk Open.
SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Joined the Panther dual lineup for the
orth Dakota State dual, winning seven of his nine dual matches,
including one by fall...recorded a 4-1 mark in WWC duals,
earn-ing him the o. 3 seed at the West Regional. .. earned All-WWC honors after taking third place at the West Regional...took second
place at the I Open, third at the Lora Open ... fini hed the
ea-son with a 22-8 record including a 7-2 mark in dual matche · ... w n four matche by technical fall, picked up five wins by fall. FRESl !MAN (2009-10): Started at 133 pounds in 11 of the Pan
-thers dual matches. picking up wins over SOS 's Tyler Johnson
and Appalachian State's Jacob Emp.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a 2009 graduate of nion Grove High School in McDonough. Ga ... member of the all-state team in
2008-2009 ... holds records for most pins in a single ·eason (50) and most career pins ( 180) ... was undefeated his junior and senior
year boasting a record of 110-0 ... earned letters in wre tling (4)
PERSO AL: Born in Ames, Iowa ... son of Ed and Kelly Banach ... ha· two siblings (Bailey. Ross) ... major is marketing. YEAR
1
0
-11
11
-
1
2
TOTAL
OVERALL1
5
-14
2
1-1
9
36-33 DUALS0
-1
3
-1
2
3-13 MD 1-34-
2
5-5 TF1-4
1 -4PIN
5
-5
3
-5
8-10OUICK PIN
1:
23
5
:
29
1 :23SOPI IOMORE: Competed unattached in open tournaments.
JL1NIOR COLLEGE: Wre Lied for Iowa entral C, \\·ho
fin-ished fourth at the NJCAA Wrestling Championships.
lllGll SCllOOL: Fini ·hed his enior season as an undefeated
46-0 state champion (2009) at 171 pounds, wrestling for War
-ren burg I ligh chool ... placed third and fifth at 'tale hi JUm r and ophomore seasons, wrestling at 160 pounds.
PERSO AL: Born in WaiTensburg, Mo .... son of Doug and Rhonda Gelbach ... enjoys swimming, cliff jump
-ing, fi hing, nowboarding and playing guitar ... exerci 'e science
major.
and cross country (4)
PERSONAL: Born in McDonough, Georgia ...
son of Rich and Gloria Lazor ... has two siblings ( lex, Mai·kee) ... major is elementary education.
YEAR
0
9
-1
0
1
0-
11
TOTAL
OVERALL8
-14
22
-
8
30-22 DUALS2
-
9
7
-
2
9-11 MD TF2
-4
3-
1 4-1
5-5 4-1PIN
3
-5
5-
2
8-7OUICK PIN
0
:47
1:1
9
0:47Taylor Kettman
Waterloo, Iowa
REDSllIRT FRESHMAN (20 l l-12): Competed in all but two dual meets a· 'l's 197-pound representative ... posted 4-2 re
-cord in WWC competition ... did not compete at Wesl Regional
due to an injury ... placed ·econd al Flash Flanagan Open ... placed third at Finn Grinaker obb r pen and fifth at I Op n. FRESHMA (2010-ll): Picked up eight win in open tourna -ment action including four win by fall. .. fini hed third at the Lo-ras Open al 197 pounds.
lllGll SCHOOL: Captured the l89-pound title at the Iowa lligb School Championships in 20 LO. earned runner-up honors in
2009 and placed third in 200 ... three-time varsity letterwinner
in wrestling ... helped high school team to four state champion -ships and four state duals championships ... also played football, earning first team all-district honors as a linebacker ... Ii tcd on honor roll all four yea.rs as well as being a member of ational
l lonor Society.
PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Ann Kettman ... Born
in Waterloo, Iowa ... has one sister, 'icole. YEAR 11- I 2 TOTAL OVERALL 15-13 15 -13 DUALS MD 6- 7 0- 2 6-7 D-2
TF PIN QUICK PIN
4-0 0:27 4-0 0:27
SOPHOMORES
REDSHIRT FRESI LMA (2011-12): 149-pound representative in NI' dual lineup for first half of chedule, before ucc mbing to an injury ... executed the team's quickest pin at 25 seconds ... placed second at Flash Flanagan Open.
FRESIIM N (20l0-20ll): Redshirted.
HIGH SCI IOOL: Three-time wrestling stale placewinner ... cap-tured state titles his sophomore and junior season at 145 and 152 pounds ... placed sixth his senior season after being forced to injury default ... helped Don Bosco to three state championship· and four dual team championships ... three-time letterwinner in wrestling,
five-time letterwinner in ba eball ... amed all-conference honor
five time and all-di'trict honor four time in ba eball ... three
-time all- ·tate honoree in baseball ... helped Don Bosco qualify for the baseball state tournamenL twice ... listed on the honor roll. PERSO AL: Son of Ron Welter ... born in Water -loo. Iowa ... also recruited by Wartburg, 'ebraska, Jowa Central and Minnesota ... chose UNI because he "wanted to compete at the highest level of collegiate wrestling and it's close to home.''
YEAR 11 -12 TOTAL OVERALL 13-15 13-15 DUALS MD 0- 7 1-2 0-7 1-2
TF PIN QUICK PIN
0-1 3-2 0:25 0-1 3-2 0:25
REDSHIRT FRESHMEN
FRESHMAN: Redshirted ... compiled second-most overall wins (28) out of I's freshman class ... won 165-pound title at Loras Open ... placed third at Fla h Flanagan Open ... fini hed fourth at
Jim Fox Open and fifth at I Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed three times at Iowa High School State
Wrestling Tournament, including a first-place finish in 2011 (Clas
3A - 160) and a econd-place finish in 2010 (Clas 2A - 152) ... two-time 3A First Team All-State football al linebacker.
PERSONAL: ... on of Bob and Brenda
Berg-er ... has two sisters: Jessica ( 16) and Haley (8) ... says his biggest influence in life has been hi uncle Kevin Feld, who "alway pent ti.me with him growing up" ... says the best lcs ·on he's learned in life so far is. "Do your best all the time, and the rest will take care of itself."
FRESHMAN (20 ll-12): Redshirted ... posted the best
win-ning percentage (.885) of tile freshman class and most major decisions (7) ... won three open tournament titles: Jim Fox Open. William Penn Open. and Flash Flanagan Open ... placed third at Harold ichols Cyclone Open and NJ Open ... placed fifth at Finn ,inaker Cobber Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Tlu·ee-time state champion at Iowa lligh
School State Wrestling Tournament (2009 - 2011) ... named Iowa's "Mr. Wrestler" (2011) ... helped Waverly-Shell Rock High School win four straight state championships (2008 - 2011) ... Dave Schultz Award winner for Iowa (20ll) ... Placed third at Fargo Junior Nationals (2011) ... posted a per-fect 37-0 record his junior season (2010) ... four-year Honor Roll student ... member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: ... son of Rick and Kristi Caldwell ... father is the head wrestling coach at Waverly-Shell Rock lligb School ... has two sisters: Kinsey ( 17) and Abby ( 15) ... says he selected UNI because. "with a
combina-FRESI lMA : Redshi.rted ... posted 17-ll record competing at open tournaments ... won 197-pound title at Loras Open
... placed fourth at Jim Fox Open and William Penn Open ... placed fifth at Harold Nichol Cyclone Open and 11 Open. HJGI l SCHOOL: Placed twice at Iowa High School State
Wrestling Tournament, including a third-place finish in 201 I
( las· 2A - 189) and a ixth place fini'11 in 2009 (Clas 2A - 171) ... placed second at Fargo Junior ationals (2011) ...
al o played football (running back) and baseball (outfielder). PERSO AL: Born in Henderson. Ky .... ·on of Tim and Sondra Cabell ... has one sibling: Trenton ...
en-joy fi hing ... ay hi bigge t influence in life Bo Jackson,
who is a "great person and athlete."
tion of coaching staff, training opportunities, and location, it's
where I feel I can reach my full potential." ... says his biggest influence in life has been his father because, "he ha alway
been there to take me to tournaments and coach me to be l11e
FRESHMAN: Redshirted ... 5-10 record at open tournaments. HJGH SCHOOL: Three-time state champion at Jowa High School State Wre tling Tournament (2009-2011) ... placed
second at state as freshman ... compiled career record of
167-4 throughout high school ... helped Alburnett High School place third at state (Class lA) two years in a row (2010-2011) ... high school coach: Kane Thompson.
PERSO AL: ... favorite movie is "Never Back Down" ... ay · th bigg t influ nee in hi life ha been
his father, becau ·e "he's always been there for me."
FRESHMAN (2011-12): Redshirted ... won Finn GrinakerCob
-ber Open and placed second at Loras Open ... 5 of his 13 wins
FRESHMAN (2011-12): Redshirted ... posted 25-5 record in open tournaments ... most major decisions (7) and second-most amount of pins (10) out of freshman class ... won Loras Open (157), Jim Fox Open ( 157) and Flash Flanagan Open (165) ... tl1ird at I
Open (157) and William Penn Open (157).
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time state champion in South Dakota
(2008-10) ... runner-up at 2011 South Dakota High School Wrestling Champion hips ... h Ip d Rapid City St vens High School win two Class A state wre ·tling championships (2008 & 2011) ... part of two ·rate champion baseball teams ... honor roll
student (2008 -11) ... high school wrestling coach: Brian Moser. PERSO AL: ... son of Rick and Janet Jensen ... has three siblings: Kendra, Jarrick, and Jarran ... enjoys camping
and cliff diving in his spare time ... says his parents have been the
REDSHIRT FRESHMEN
HJGH SCHOOL: Was a four-time starter for Davenport West High School. Davenport. Iowa ... three-timeall-con-ference ... team captain as a senior ... also played baseball. PERSO AL: Born in Davenport, Jowa ... son of Susan and Timothy DeGeeter ... has one older brother ... enjoys ba eball and football ... hi dad has been a big influ -ence in his life ... major is exercise science.
Chris Halblom
Urbana, Iowa
were technical falls or pins ... early-season injury forced him to sit out remainder of year ... posted 13-6 overall record.
HJGH SCHOOL: Placed in the top three each year at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament, including second in 2011 (145), third in 2010 (140), fir t place in 2009 (HO) and
second in 2008 (130) ... broke Ballard High School all-time win
record (174 wins) ... posted a perfect 47-0 record his sophomore
season ... helped Ballard High School win consecutive Class 2A state wrestling championships (2008 & 2009) ... earned All-Rac-coon River Conference honors in wrestling. football and track. PERSO AL: ... volunteered for a week in
ew Orleans following HU1Ticane Katrina ... says his favorite memory from competing in sports is winning the Fargo Nationals.
bigge t influence in his life because, 'They have given me tons of support and knowledge in life.'' ... says the best lesson he's learned in life so far is, "Nothing in life you want comes easy.''
FRESI-LMAN (2011-12): Redshirted ... 25-7 record at open tour -naments ... won team-high of four titles: Loras Open. Jim Fox Open, William Penn Open. Flash Flanagan Open ... fourth at Grand View Open and fifth at Finn Grinaker Cobber Open. HJGH SCHOOL: Three-time state champion 2009-2011 ... sixth at state his freshman season ... helped Waverly-Shell Rock High win four-consecutive state championships and three dual state championships ... second at Fargo Junior ationals (2011). PERSO AL: ... son of Ron and Shelly Krumwiede ... two siblings. Jade and Haylie ... favorite wres -tling-r lated memory is winning state for the fir t time.
FRESHMAN (2011-12): Redshirted ... posted 11-7 overall record at open tournaments ... third at Duhawk Open ... fifth at William Penn Open and Flash Flanagan Open.
HJGH SCHOOL: Placed three years at lowa state wrestling tour -nament, including third place fini ha enior (Cla 3A -189) ... first team Academic All-State (2011) helped Southea t Polk High School place fourth at traditional and dual state tournaments (2011) ... attended National Council On Youth Leadership. PERSONAL: ... son of Todd and Rhonda Mc -Broom ... has two sisters: Megan and Allie ... favorite movie is "Rocky 4" ... say hi biggest influence in life has b en hi high school wrestling coach, Jason Clu·istenson. because "he did every -tl1ing in his power to make me a better wrestler."
FRESHMA (2011-12): Redshirted ... 15-7 overall record .. . claimed 165-pound title at Loras Open ... third at Jim Fox Open .. . fourth at William Penn Open and Flash Flanagan Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: ndefeated lowa state champion senior season ... eighth and third at state his junior and sophomore seasons .. . three-time Little Hawkeye Conference champion (2009 -2011) .. . team captain ... two-time All-District football player.
PERSONAL: ... son of Troy and Suzanne Lux .. has one brother: Erik ... says the biggest influence in hi life ha been Brenon Chyma. who "has pushed me ever since J stepped foot in this sport, as well as football" ... says the best lesson he's learned in life so far is, "Let the past motivate you."
FRESI-LMAN (2011-12): Redshi.rted ... posted most victories among freshman class (31) ... led UNI in pins (14) ... won Loras Open and Jim Fox Open ... tl1ird at Finn Grinaker Cobber Open .. . fourth at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open and William Penn Open .. . fifth at I Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Placed in top three at state wrestling tournament every season: won in 2008 at 103 lbs .. runner-up 2010 at 125 lbs., two thrid-place fini he (2009 -112 & 2011 -130) ... career record of 144-6 ... four-year honor roll student.
PERSONAL: ... son of Corey and Beverly ... two ibling : Blair and ly a ... favorite hi torical figure is Dan Gable.
Jared Bartel
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Nora Springs, Iowa
llJGll SCllOOL: Was a four-sport athlete, competing in wrestling, football, u·ack and baseball for Davenport West High School ... state qualifier for wre tling ... 30-11 rec rd for 2012.
PERSONAL: Born in Davenport, Iowa ... son
of Lori Kannan and ancho ~lcDonald ... ha five iblings (tlu·ee brothers and two sisters) ... enjoys all sports and riding motorcycles ... often looks to his brother. Blayne, for guid-ance ... vol w1teers for mentoring program and homeless pro-gram ... major is biology.
FRESllMA (2011-12): Redshirted ... posted 6-11 overall record .. placed fifth at William P nn Open and sixth at Jim Fox Open.
lllGII SCllOOL: Sectional champion (2011) ... placed eighth at
Iowa l Ligh School State Wrestling Tournament (2011 - 160) ... conference champion (2009) ... high school wrestling coach: Dal-las O'Brien.
PERSONAL: ... son of Andy and Becky Sch
-urman ... volunteered with pee-wee wrestling and football pro-gram in hi hometown ... ay hi bigge t influ nc in life ha been his father because, "he pushed me to work hard and accom-plish goals." ... favorite movie is "Happy Gilmore."
NEWCOMERS
lllGll SCIIOOL: The 2012 ·late champion and four-time slate qualifier for \1ason ity I ligh chool ... placed econd at state in 2011 ... wa fifth at late in 2010 ... overall record was 155-27 ... was two-sport athlete competing in football ... also recruited by the niversity of Iowa.
PERSO AL: Born in Mason City. Iowa ... on of Dave and Linda Banet ... has two brothers and a sister ... enjoy hunting, fishing and trapping ... major i bu ine .
NEWCOMERS
lllGlL SCHOOL: Two-time all-conference in 20 iO and 2012 for Stevenson lligh School in Lincolnshire, Ill .... ·uffered a broken neck as a junior and wasn't expected to wrestle again ... 2012 state qualifier ... 53 career var ity wins in two ea ons ... also recruited by Elmhurst College.
PERSONAL: Born in Evanston, Ill. ... son of Neil and Laura Jolcover ... has an older brother ... volunteers wiLh wrestling club for youth ... enjoy fi hing and video games ... he elected U becau e he wants the oppmtunity to win national titles with a great coaching sLaff ... his high school coach. Shane Cook. had a slrong influence on the person he is today ... major i exercise science.
IllGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time state place winner for Dal -las Center -Grimes High School ... honor roll for four years. PERSO AL: Born in Des Moines. Iowa ... son of Mark and Rona McMurphy ... has one sibling ... enjoys all sports ... be looks up to his dad for pushing him to perform to his best ability ... major is education.
Mark Jolcover
Lincolnshire, Ill.
IllGII SCHOOL: Was a three-time state champion for Med -ford High chool, 1'.ledford, linn .... four-time stat qualifi r ... US folkstyle national champion 2012 ... team captain as a junior and senior ... 192-24 overall record ... two-sport atl11ete (football and wrestling) ... also recruited by Minnesota, Augu s-tana (South Dakota), St. Cloud State.
PERSO AL: Born in Faribault, Minn .... son of Daniel and Stacy Maas ... has two sisters and one brother ... enjoy hunting and fi-hing ... he credit hi par nt for being hi bigge t influence and having the mo t po itive impact on him and looks up to Dan Gable as a role model ... volunteers with the Boys & Girls Club ... major is pre-chiropractic.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time state champion for Jackson County CenLral. Jackson, Minn .... six-time all-conference ... four-time captain for team ... 237-27 overall record with 141 pins ... part of a team that won state four times ... three-sport athlete (wres -tling. football and baseball) ... also recruited by orth Dakota State Univer ity, Minnesota, Ohio and South Dakota State ni -versity.
PERSO AL: Born in da, Okla .... on of Jay and Rhonda Moore ... has ix ibling ... enjoy fi hing and hunting ... he credits his parents for teaching him good morals and values and setting high standards ... favorite book is the Bible ... view Ronald Reagan a favorit hi torical figure ...
favorite sports memory was winning a team championship with his younger brothers ... volunteers with Boys & Girls Club ... major is political science.
Tyler Patten
Webster City, Iowa
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time state champion for Denver -Trip-oli High School ... four-time tate finalist ... four-time
all-con-ference ... 195-1 overall record ... also recruited by Iowa and Minnesota.
PERSO AL: Born in Waterloo. Iowa ... son of
Randy and Deb Peters ... bas one younger sister ... enjoys video games ... his grandfather has been a significant factor in his life and Ii ts Abraham Lincoln a hi favorite hi torical figure ...
major is biology.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time state champion for Pleasant Valley High School ... four-time all-conference ... two-time all-state ... two-time team captain ... two years on honor roll ... also recruited by Grandview University.
PERSONAL: Born in LeClaire, Iowa ... son of Terry and Sharon Willers ... has two sisters and a brother
... volunteers for the Boys & Girls Club ... logged 70 hours
of community service during high school ... was excited
to come to NI because of tl1e great coaching staff tliat is
building a strong program ... credits his parents for being the bigge t influence in his life.
NEWCOMERS
HIGH SCHOOL: State runner-up in 2011 and 2010 for Web -ster City High School ... third at state in 2009 and 2008 ... also
recruited by Iowa State.
PERSO AL: Born in Otn1mwa, Iowa ... son of Al and Michelle Patten ... has two siblings ... enjoys hunting
... recognizes hi dad as the person who instilled his strong work ethic ... believes if you give it your all, good things will come ... major is finance.
FRESHMA /SOPHOMORE (2010-2012): Competed for Uni-versity of Minnesota.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time state champion for Don Bosco High School ... two-time team captain ... member of team that
won individual and dual championships for four years ... two-sport athlete (wrestling and baseball) ... was on honor roll for tlu·ee years ... also recruited by Minnesota, Iowa State and Ne
-braska.
PERSO AL: Born in Waterloo, Iowa ... son of Doug and Janet Reiter ... has five ibling ... cho e to move closer to his hometown and attend NI because of the great
community, coaching and the teammates ... his father and brothers have served as great role models of what hard work
NEWCOMERS
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time state champion for Prairie High School, Cedar Rapids ... ranked sixth in nation ... all-state for three years ... team captain for two years ... 133-13 overall record ... four years on honor roll ... two-sport athlete (wrestling and football) ... also recrnited by Iowa. Northern Illinois, Arizona State and ebraska.
PERSO AL: Born in Cedar Rapids. Iowa ... son of Valorie and Scott Witte ... bas one older brother ... enjoys hunt-ing, fishing and being with family ... the coaches' energy attracted him to attend UNI. because he wants to be a part of something
special ... credits older brother for being a strong influence on him ... major is biology.
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Swisher, Iowa
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a state champion in 2010 for Denver High School ... part of a team that won state two times and placed second one year ... three-sport athlete (wrestling. foot
-ball and base-ball).
PERSONAL: Born in Waterloo, Iowa ... son of Rod and Laura Wolfensperger ... he admires Muhammad Ii for hi willingnes to continue fighting and never quit ...
his favorite memory as a high school wrestler is winning a state championship ... he is majoring in physical education.
2011-12
Results/Statistics
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POINTS MD TF PIN QUICKWT WRESTLER OVERALL DUALS CAREER C. DUALS DUALS (UNI-OP) W-L W-L W-L PIN
125
Cruse Aarhus
22-15
7-8
54
-
33
10-14
3-3
27-32
6-3
6-1
1-2
133
Joe
Colon
27-4
11
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0
27
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4
11-0
6-0
49-0
8-1
7-0
7-1
1:18
133/49 Ryan Jauc
h
18-15
3
-
4
50-46
15-21
9-14
3-6
2-0
1-1
2:21
141
Chris
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5-10
1-2
0-1
1