In November, Upper Iowa will compete in three open tournaments on consecutive Saturdays. UIU will enter the Kaye Young Open in Mason City, Iowa on the 7th, the Pointer Open in Stevens Point, Wisconsin on the 14th, and the Brute-Adidas Open in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the 21st.
The Peacocks will wrestle four times in December with an even mix of duals and tournaments. Upper Iowa will travel to Iowa Falls, Iowa to line up against the Panthers of Ellsworth Community College in a dual on the 2nd before opening their home schedule the following Wednesday, the 9th, in Fayette against Waldorf College. The home opener begins at 7:00 p.m. Prior to the Christmas holiday, UIU will enter the Jim Foxx Open in Dubuque, Iowa on the 19th and the Reno Tournament of Champions on the 20th. The field in Reno will include Adams State University, Edinboro University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Newberry College, Oklahoma State University, Penn State University, Stanford University, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), West Virginia University.
Upper Iowa will not waste any time getting on the mats in 2010. The Peacocks will compete in the Flash Open in Dubuque, Iowa on the 2nd of January as a tune up for another trip to the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals hosted by the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Upper Iowa placed 8th (2-3) in 2008 and 7th (3-2) at last year's event. The team's success last year was fueled by Trevor Franklin's 5-0 record that included a fall, a technical fall and three decisions by a combined 20 points.
After the National Duals, the Peacocks will open their Northern Sun Conference season. Upper Iowa won the NSIC title in 2006-07 and 2007-08. Last year, UIU finished in second place behind Minnesota State, who claimed the runner up spot at last year's NCAA Championships.
Upper Iowa will travel for their first two NSIC matches of the season. The Peacocks will battle the Marauders of the University of Mary on Saturday, Jan. 16, and the Wolves of Northern State University on Sunday, Jan. 17. UIU will then defend Dorman Gym in four straight NSIC duals in Fayette. The home stand begins with the Dragons of Minnesota State University Moorhead on Thursday, Jan. 21. The Peacocks will then welcome the Mavericks of Minnesota State University, Mankato to campus on Thursday, Jan. 28, and the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University the following night, Jan. 29. All three duals are set for 7:00 p,m. starts. The Peacocks will wrap up their home schedule with a Sunday afternoon matinee on Feb. 7 at 2:00 p.m. UIU will line up against the Vikings of Augustana College. Upper Iowa will then wrap up their NSIC schedule on the road at St. Cloud State the following Sunday, Feb. 14.
Following the Northern Sun season, Upper Iowa will send 10 wrestlers into competition for the NCAA Super Regional III hosted by Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D. The top four wrestlers in each weight class will earn a spot at the NCAA Championships hosted by the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Mar. 12 and 13.
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