Josh Alber talks Midlands Semifinal win
Rosters set for 53rd Midlands
The rosters for the four Iowa schools attending the 53rd version of the Midlands are now set. Below are the four teams starting with their point scoring wrestlers, with their non-scores and/or redshirts underneath them. Remember that the Midlands tournament is different than traditional tournaments which can only have one wrestler score points per weight…
IA Wrestle Midlands Preview
Streaming/TV info for this year’s Midlands can be found on BTN through this link. 125: #2 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) – returning runner-up #6 Ronnie Rios (Oregon State) #7 Dylan Peters (UNI) #9 David Terao (American) #10 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) #14 Ryan Milhoff (Oklahoma) #16 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) – 5th in 2014 Kyle Larson (ISU) Nathan…
NJCAA Champion Tyler Hoffman Commits to UNI
MORE news out of Cedar Falls as Junior College National Champion Tyler Hoffman of Iowa Central has committed to UNI and will wrestle for the Panthers. Hoffman is the second commitment on the day for the Panthers, joining Albia heavyweight Carter Isley, who announced his commitment earlier tonight. Hoffman is a recognizable name for high…
Panthers Land Top Heavyweight Carter Isley
The Panther Train just keeps on rolling in Cedar Falls, as Iowa’s top ranked heavyweight, Carter Isley of Albia has committed to Doug Schwab and the UNI Panthers to continue his wrestling career. Isley is considered the #48 prospect according to InterMat in 2016, and he comes in as the #3 Iowan on the list.…
Bryce Steiert after defeating Dayton Racer for Iowa State Title
He’s pretty pumped to have won a state (over Dayton Racer no less), but he’s even more excited to be a future Panther.
Iowans in Division I Wrestling
Because sometimes it is hard to keep track of all of the fantastic wrestlers this state produces that go on to compete at the college level, we have put together a list of all of the Iowans at every level. If any wrestler is missing off of this list, please let us know and we…
LIVE: Overtime with Bettendorf’s Jacob Schwarm
Jacob Schwarm verbally committed to the Northern Iowa Panthers this morning. Schwarm is a two time finalist with a state championship in 2014 at 113lbs. Listen in LIVE as we discuss this upcoming wrestling season and his decision to wrestle for the Schwab’s.
DIV I PRESEASON RANKINGS – 9/10/14
WrestleStat Rankings are 100% computer generated and is based on a custom variation of the popular Chess Rating system called Elo (see Wikipedia for detailed information). There have been a few modifications to the algorithm to make this work well for wrestling. The algorithm factors in the margin of victory in every match. The FALL produces the largest margin of…
OVERTIME with Taylor Lujan
As we mentioned on the holiday, UNI received some fantastic news that Georgia state champion Taylor Lujan had committed to Doug Schwab’s program. I got the opportunity to talk with Taylor and his mom, about his commitment. I asked his mom: Iowa is quite a trip from where you live, what was it about Schwab that…
DIV I PRESEASON RANKINGS
WrestleStat Rankings are 100% computer generated and is based on a custom variation of the popular Chess Rating system called Elo (see Wikipedia for detailed information). There have been a few modifications to the algorithm to make this work well for wrestling. The algorithm factors in the margin of victory in every match.…