UNI head coach Doug Schwab, known by some for his long answers to media questions, actually needed prompting (Ok, just once) during a phone call on Thursday evening. I asked, what do you tell your guys? “You tell them a lot of things, no one knows (how to react),” he said. “It’s unprecedented.” The other…
Everybody is hurting today. In one way or another, very many people were effected by today’s news that the NCAA was cancelling it’s winter sports championships. What can I say that hasn’t already been said? As the leaks came through today that the NCAA tournament was cancelled, I didn’t really know what to do. I…
Today the NCAA announced the cancellation of the NCAA tournament due to the COVID-19 virus and growing fears of it spreading across the country. Below is the official release from the NCAA. “Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as…
Full NCAA brackets are here!
125 #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) #2 Pat Glory (Princeton) 133 #1 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) #2 Seth Gross (Wisconsin) 141 #1 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) #2 Nick Lee (Penn State) 149 #1 Pat Lugo (Iowa) #2 Austin O’Connor (North Carolina) 157 #1 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) #2 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) 165 #1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) #2…
UNI head coach Doug Schwab talks to the media at his weekly press conference about his squad’s third place finish in Tulsa last weekend.
UNI Head Coach Doug Schwab talks after the Big 12 Tournament in Tulsa. The Panthers took home third place, crowning two champions in Bryce Steiert and Taylor Lujan. Schwab himself took home Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year honors.
Taylor Lujan talks briefly after winning the 2020 174 pound Big 12 Championship
Bryce Steiert talks briefly after winning the 2020 174 pound Big 12 Championship
Big 12 Final Matches: 125: #1 Nick Piccininni (OSU) won by decision, 3-1, over #3 Alex Mackall (ISU) 133: #3 Cameron Sykora (NDSU) won by decision, 5-4, over #8 Mosha Schwartz (UNC) 141: #2 Ian Parker (ISU) won by decision, 4-2, in sudden victory two over #1 Dom Demas (OU) 149: #1 Boo Lewallen (OSU)…
Big 12 Final Matches: 125: #1 Nick Piccininni (OSU) vs #3 Alex Mackall (ISU) 133: #8 Mosha Schwartz (UNC) vs #3 Cameron Sykora (NDSU) 141: #1 Dom Demas (OU) vs #2 Ian Parker (ISU) 149: #1 Boo Lewallen (OSU) vs #2 Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) 157: #1 David Carr (ISU) vs Wyatt Sheets (OSU) 165: #1…
Third Place Matches: 125: #7 Christian Moody (OU) won by pinfall in 2:35 over Jay Schwarm (UNI) 149: #4 Jarrett Degen (ISU) won by decision, 5-3, over #5 Andrew Alirez (UNC) 165: #4 Tanner Cook (SDSU) won by pinfall in 4:48 over #6 Chase Straw (ISU) 174: #5 Joe Smith (OSU) won by injury default…
It wasn’t quite the day the way wanted, but Northern Iowa came out of Session II of the Big 12 Championships with two finalists, nine wrestlers still in the competition, and just 1.5 points behind second place Iowa State. “It’s important that you respond, and what we talked about last time: how are we going…
UNI head coach Doug Schwab after the second session of the 2020 Big 12 Championship
2020 Big 12 Finalist – Taylor Lujan
2020 Big 12 Finalist – Bryce Steiert
Semifinal Matches: 125: #1 Nick Piccinni (OSU) won by major decision, 12-1 over #4 McGwire Midkiff (NDSU) #3 Alex Mackall (ISU) won by decision, 7-3, over Cody Phippen (AFA) 133: #8 Mosha Schwartz (UNC) won by decision, 3-2, over #4 Anthony Madrigal (OU) #3 Cameron Sykora (NDSU) won by decision, 7-6, over#2 Montorie Bridges (UW)…
The Iowa State Cyclones sit in first place with 64 points after the first session of the Big 12 Tournament. ISU outpaced Oklahoma State by three points to close out the session. They have eight sitting in the semifinals tonight. UNI sits in fifth place with 38 points. They have four wrestlers in the semifinals.…
UNI head coach Doug Schwab after the first session of the 2020 Big 12 Championship
IRVING, Texas – With the 2020 Big 12 Wrestling Championship set for March 7-8 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, fans will be able to follow the event like never before. For the first time in Conference history the first three rounds of the championship will be broadcasted on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Coverage will feature…