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    UNI signs 5 wrestlers to Letters of Intent

    Five wrestling recruits signed their National Letter of Intent to the University of Northern Iowa. Here's a look at who Head Coach Doug Schwab and his staff nabbed:

    Dylan Peters, 125
    Denver HS (Denver, Iowa)
    InterMat Ranking: 7
    3-time finalist, 2-time state champ (Class 2A); 3rd at USA Junior Nationals (2010)

    Coach Doug Schwab's impressions:
    "He came to our club practices quite a bit, so we got a real good idea of how he competes in the practice room and how he fights for everything. He takes of his grades, takes care of his social life. He's the right kind of guy to help build our program with. You're going to see his name for the next five years with UNI Wrestling."

    Zach Witte, 145/152
    Cedar Rapids Prairie HS (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
    InterMat Ranking: 10 (152)
    2nd place at state as freshman; undefeated state champ as junior

    Coach Doug Schwab's impressions:
    "I got to see him last year at the state tournament. He beat a guy in the semis who was the defending state champ. Then he wrestled (Gabriel) Moreno in the finals, and it was a good match. I guess the thing that I noticed is that he kept wrestling, he kept attacking. Those are the kinds of guys that we want. Then you find out more about a guy. You find out how he trains. And it might be very basic, but basic wins at the highest level."

    Curt Maas, 152
    Medford HS (Medford, Minn.)
    InterMat Ranking: NR
    State qualifier as 8th grader, 2nd place as freshman, two-time state champ as sophomore/junior

    Coach Doug Schwab's impressions:
    "He's got a twin brother, and usually twins are pretty tough, because they've been beating up on each other all the way up. We just heard a lot of good things about him -- heard about the type of attitude that he has. Sometimes you can't explain -- you like the look in the guy's eyes or you like the things that he says back to you. Sometimes guys just tell you what you want to hear, but this guy -- he believes it."

    Cooper Moore, 160/170
    Jackson County Central HS (Jackson, Minn.)
    InterMat Ranking: 11 (170)
    4th at state as freshman, state champ as sophomore, injured at state tournament last season

    Coach Doug Schwab's impressions:
    "You want to get everybody on your radar, but there's a couple of guys that you got to get. And he's one of them -- for weight class need, but more importantly, his mentality. He's got some great leg attacks, and that excites me as a coach. He wanted to be at UNI, and that's one thing that's good about all the guys that we got this year. He wants to be here, and he's excited to get here. And that's what we need with this program."

    Jared Bartel, 195
    Mason City HS (Mason City, Iowa)
    InterMat Ranking: 10
    2nd at state as junior, USA Pre-Season Nationals champion

    Coach Doug Schwab's impressions:
    "He's raw, but that's a good thing, because you can always build skills in a guy. I got to watch him wrestle in Waterloo a few times, and he wrestled hard. That's what catches my eye in a guy. It's not necessarily if he's flashy with his skills, but that he wrestles hard, keeps attacking, and he keeps rushing back to the center. And that's what he does."

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