Two-time state finalist Blake Bauer of Southeast Warren High School has committed to wrestle for Upper Iowa University next season. We had a chance to catch up with him about his commitment. “I choose Upper Iowa because when I was there on my visit I could sense the energy surrounding their wrestling program and their…
125 – Maleek Williams Champ. Round 1 – Maleek Williams (Upper Iowa ) 19-11 won by decision over Ronald Wardleigh (Western St.) 33-8 (Dec 6-3) Quarterfinal – Austin Petril (Kutztown) 22-7 won by fall over Maleek Williams (Upper Iowa ) 19-11 (Fall 6:33) Cons. Round 2 – Trung Duong (Newberry) 22-4 won by major decision…
125: Maleek Williams qualifies for nationals by placing third, winning 5-2 over Marcus Povlick (McKendree). 133: Josh Walker qualifies for nationals with a four-place finish, defeating Hunter Haralson (Lindenwood). 141: Jordan Roths qualifies for nationals with a fourth-place finish, defeating Kristian Vazquez (MSU Moorhead). 285: Logan Hopp qualifies for nationals with a fourth-place finish.
Upper Iowa is currently in seventh place with 53.5 points. 125: Maleek Williams will wrestle Marcus Povlick (McKendree) for third. 141: Jordan Roths will face Jarred Oftedahl (St. Cloud) for third. 149: Damian Penichet will wrestle Cortez Arredondo (Southwest Minnesota State) on the path to a potential fourth place finish. 157: Zak Benitz will face Greg Hegarty (Maryville)…
Team Race: Upper Iowa is currently in 6th place with 38 pts. 125: Maleek Williams will wrestle Jared Goldsmith (Minnesota State Moorhead) in consolations. 133: Josh Walker will face Blake Bosch (Minnesota State Moorhead) in the semi-finals. 141: Jordan Roths will wrestle Darren Wynn (McKendree) in the semi-finals. 149: Damian Penichet will face Tyler Stenberg…
Brock Henderson, a senior at North Linn, capped off his career last week with another state title at The Well. The two-time state champ and four-time Iowa state place-winner has informed IAwrestle that he will continue his wrestling and academic career at Upper Iowa. Henderson finished his high school career with a record of 175-9, which included an…
Who: Upper Iowa University vs. Augustana University Vikings Where: Augustana University Campus When: 2/5/2017 at 2:00 p.m. The Upper Iowa University Peacocks will face the Augustana University Vikings in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference match. The Peacocks enter the dual with a record of 9-3, ranked 19th by InterMat. The Vikings are currently 10-5. The…
By Allix Williamson The Upper Iowa University Peacocks kick off their first tournament of the New Year at the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind. on Thursday and Friday. The Peacocks enter the National Duals ranked seventh in NCAA Division II. Upper Iowa shares this ranking with the Northern State University Wolves. The…
Upper Iowa Athletics The first wrestling regular season rankings of the year have been released by D2Wrestle.com and the Peacocks are ranked second. Upper Iowa also has an individual ranked in the top eight of each of the ten weight classes. The regular season rankings are based on tournament strength for both teams and individuals.…
In this edition of Peacock Profile, Dylon Field sat down with Peacock Football player and Wrestler, Ryan Parmely!
By Howie Thompson The #5 Peacock wrestling team was back on the mat in Fayette for the first time in a month on Sunday. Upper Iowa defeated the University of Mary 36-9 in Dorman Gym in the Northern Sun Conference opener for both teams to improve to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the conference. UIU…
In this edition of Peacock Profile, Dylon Field sat down with Maleek Williams from UIU wrestling!
Augustana University picks up their third wrestler from the state of Iowa as today Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s Brayden Curry announced that he has given them his verbal commitment. Curry joins Sibley-Ocheyedan wrestlers Dylan Schuck and Matt Naig as Iowans to commit to Augustana in the 2017 class. Curry annoucement his commitment via twitter: Excited to announce…
Upper Iowa Athletics The first wrestling pre-season rankings of the year have been released by D2Wrestle.com and the Peacocks are picked second in the NCAA Super Region III. Upper Iowa also has an individual ranked in the top seven of each of the ten weight classes. The pre-season rankings are based on tournament strength for…
Two time Iowa state place winner Matt Naig of Sibley-Ocheyedan has committed to wrestle at Division II Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Naig placed sixth in 2015 and fifth in 2016 at 220 pounds, but projects at 285 in college. IA Wrestle caught up with Naig to ask him about his commitment. “Augustana was an easy choice for…
Session Three of the 2016 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships may not have started the way that Upper Iowa had envisioned, but Jordan Rinken and Ryan Parmely won their final matches of the day to claim fifth place at 157 pounds and seventh place at 197 pounds, respectively. The final two wins and bonus points…
Heading into Session One of the 2016 NCAA Division II, Upper Iowa knew that they would have their hands full as five of their six matches were against NCAA Super Region Champions, but Upper Iowa fought well in those matches and picked up a pair of wins by Jordan Rinken(157) and Ryan Parmely (197). The…
THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK WRESTLING… Upper Iowa, currently ranked #15 in the final NWCA Top 20 Poll, will take on the rest of the nation this Friday and Saturday, Mar. 11-12, at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D. at the Denny Sanford Premiere Center. Sixteen wrestlers in each of the ten…
By UIU Athletics Upper Iowa placed third as a team at the NCAA Division II Super Regional Championship in Sioux Falls, S.D. and qualified six individuals for the NCAA Championships on Mar. 11-12 right back in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford Premiere Center. The Peacocks had eight of their ten wrestlers place fifth or…
NJCAA National Wrestling Tournament Where: Council Bluffs, Iowa When: February 26-27 Where to watch: FloPro Brackets: http://njcaawrestlingcb.com/tournament.asp Iowa Teams: Ellsworth, Iowa Central, Iowa Lakes, Iowa Western, NIACC Schedule Friday February 26th 9:30am CST- Championship 1st Round 12:00pm CST- Championship 2nd Round, Consolation 1st & 2nd Rounds 6:15pm CST- Championship Quarterfinals & Consolation 3rd Round 8:30pm…
