Dylan Peters, Joe Colon, Joey Lazor, Cooper Moore and Ryan Loder are guaranteed spots at nationals and are vying for a championship spot at the Mid-American Conference Championships.
UNI wrestling coach Doug Schwab preaches the importance of bonus points, and his team responded by earning them in nine matches to keep UNI in the lead for the team title at the MAC Championships.
Five Panthers are in the hunt for a championship, which will be settled tomorrow.
125 – Peters will face Jared Germaine of Eastern Michigan for the title.
133 – Joe Colon is matched up with Joe Roth of Central Michigan. Colon beat Roth 7-2 earlier this season.
141 – Joey Lazor will get a rematch with Chris Mecate of ODU. Mecate is the only MAC dual opponent to beat Lazor. Mecate won 10-8 at the Panthers’ last dual.
165 – Cooper Moore and Harrison Hightower will meet. Moore pinned Hightower in 3 minutes, 39 seconds at their last dual meeting.
184 – Ryan Loder will get a shot to avenge a loss against the wrestler who tainted his perfect record. Loder hadn’t lost a dual since the 2011-12 season until Jack DeChow edged him out 5-4 in a dual.
Three Panthers still have a shot at third.
174 – Cody Caldwell will face Mikey England of Missouri. Caldwell beat him 10-7 at home earlier in the season.
197 – Jared Bartel will face Shawn Scott of Northern Illinois.
285 – Blaize Cabell is matched up against Jared Torrence of Northern Illinois.
QUALIFYING FOR THE NCAA TOURNEY
The conference championships determine how many UNI wrestlers will compete at the NCAA national tournament.
The MAC originally was allocated 41 spots that automatically qualify for nationals. However, a change at 184 pounds changed the seedings and removed two automatic bids for that weight class.
The new seedings and number of wrestlers who automatically qualify by weight class:
125 – No. 1 Dylan Peters (4)
133 – No. 1 Joe Colon (5)
141 – No. 3 Joey Lazor (5)
149 – No. 6 Tyler Patten (4)
157 – No. 7 Jarrett Jensen (5)
165 – No. 1 Cooper Moore (3)
174 – No. 4 Cody Caldwell (5)
184 – No. 3 Ryan Loder (3)
197 – Jared Bartel (2)
285 – No. 4 Blaize Cabell (3)
SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE
11 a.m. – Consolation semifinals (three mats)
12:20 p.m. – Championship, finals, third-place matches and fifth-place matches (three mats)
NCAA qualifying spot matches to follow if necessary.
UP NEXT
The NCAA releases the remaining at-large selections March 12, which will set the final field for the NCAA Division I National Tournament set for March 20-22 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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