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University of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa

UNI ScholarWorks

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Athletics Media Guides

Athletics

2013

UNI Wrestling Media Guide 2012-2013

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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

Twitter

·

@UNIAthletics

@UNI_wrestling

• @schwabwrestling

·

@Randy_Pugh

· @TollyThompson

Facebook

·

University of Northern

Iowa

Wrestling

Contact

· Michelle Van

Dorn

• Office (319) 273-5455

Cell (319) 290-5301

·

michelle.vandorn@uni.edu

·

Twitter:

@MichelleVanDorn

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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

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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

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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. 04

serveandbea ophomoreorhigher

GPA. marketing: sales

in academic tanding

.

The Coach-

Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 4.0

GPA, biology

e

'

Honor

Roll

recognize

student-

Joe John son (UNI),

3

.

27

athlete

who have maintained a 3.0

GPA, elemenlary educalion

cumulative grade point average

.

Cody Krumwiede (UNI). 3. 09

GPA. 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.

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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

1455

pound (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

.

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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

NCAA

All-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

tini

hes 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

fini

hed 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

1

I

,

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

hi

first year.

He Iran fen-ed to

U

1

I 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

,

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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

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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

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!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

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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

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26-13

15-6

5-2

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2

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34

11-12

30-9

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6-2 3-0 9-1

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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 OVERALL

27-4

27-4 DUALS MD

11-0

8-1

11-0 8-1 TF PIN 7-0 7-1 7-0 7-1 QUICK PIN

1:18

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SOPHOMORE (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 OVERALL

30-11

35-6

65 -17 DUALS

14 -

7

1

3-2

27-9 MD TF

6-0 3-0

1

2-0

7-0

PIN QUICK PIN

6-0

1:1

0

11-0

1:

21

(13)

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 13-8

1

3

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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.

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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-

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-

2

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2

1

8

-15

3

-4

3

-

6 2

-

0

1- l

2

:

2

1

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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

OVERALL

1

5

-14

2

1-1

9

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0

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3

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2

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5-5 TF

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1 -4

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5

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29

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SOPI 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.

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9

-1

0

1

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11

TOTAL

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8

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22

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8

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9

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5-

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1:1

9

0:47
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Taylor 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

(16)

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

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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-time

all-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.''

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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.

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Jared Bartel

1 . . .

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 .

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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.

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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

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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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Zach Witte

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 QUICK

WT 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

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18-15

3

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4

50-46

15-21

9-14

3-6

2-0

1-1

2:21

141

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5-10

1-2

0-1

1

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