Dylan Peters Wins UNI Open Title, 11 Panthers Medal

Eleven University of Northern Iowa wrestlers medaled at their own UNI Open.
Medalists by weight class:

125 – Dylan Peters 1st
133 – Levi Wolfensperger 2nd; Tyler Willers 4th
141 – Adam Perrin 5th
149 – Tyler Patten 5th
157 – Zach Witte 3rd
165 – Curt Maas 4th
197 – Basil Minto 2nd; Jared Bartel 4th
285 – Blaize Cabell 2nd; Cody Krumweide 6th

“We had some situations that we had to put away,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “We also had a lot of situations where some guys lost early and came back strong. We just need to get sharper, and we have a lot of weight classes up in the air right now.”

Dylan Peters, a redshirt freshman, earned the 125-pound title, earning his 10th and quickest pin of the season. He started out the day with a 19 second fall over Trevor Schultz of Minnesota State Mankato. He would go on to earn two more major decision wins and one decision to take first.

At 133 pounds, junior Levi Wolfensperger started the day with three pins, but fell in a 5-4 decision to take second.

Basil Minto had to fight off teammate Jared Bartel, but was unable to beat eventual champion #15 J’Den Cox of Missouri. He lost by a 4-0 decision to take second in the 197-pound weight class. Bartel went on to take fourth, earning three pins along the way.
Zach Witte earned two major decisions to place third in the 157-pound weight class.
“We have lots of room to grow,” said Schwab. “This week we will focus on school and get some time away. It gives us a chance to heal up and prep for Midlands.”

The Panthers have a week off competition during the student-athletes’ final exam week and return to action at the  51st Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill.

UNI’s next home wrestling dual is at 7 p.m. Jan. 11.

125
DYLAN PETERS 1st (4-0): Peters pins Trevor Schultz (Minnesota State Mankato), 0:19; Peters maj. dec. Cody Hummer (Missouri), 14-4; Peters maj. dec. Brenan Lyon (Michigan State), 13-2; Peters dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 11-7

MARK JOLCOVER (1-2): Austin Anderson (Iowa State) maj. dec. Jolcover, 11-1; Jolcover dec. Hermilo Esquivel (Michigan State), 1-0: Drake Swarm (Iowa State) maj. dec. Jolcover, 15-1

133
LEVI WOLFENSPERGER 2nd (3-1): Wolfensperger pins Terry Turner (Michigan State), 5:28; Wolfensperger pins Cole Baumgartner (Missouri), 5:40; Wolfensperger pins Matt Manley (Missouri), 7:24; Eric Wilson (Missouri) dec. Wolfensperger, 5-4

TYLER WILLERS (4th): Willers dec. Cris Lopez (Iowa State), 9-2; Willers dec. Alan Waters (Missouri), 8-3; Eric Wilson (Missouri) dec. Willers, 4-3; Willers dec. Cole Baumngartner (Missouri), 11-5; Matt Manley (Missouri) pins Willers, 2:40

141
ADAM PERRIN tied 5th (3-1): Perrin dec. Michael Dahlstrom (Campbell University), 8-3; Perrin dec. Kyle White (South Dakota State), 6-2; Perrin dec. Tony DeAngelo (Missouri), 8-6; Trevor Jauch (Missouri) maj. dec. Perrin, 14-1

JAKE HODGES (1-2): Hodges dec. Adam Staudt (Iowa State), 3-1; Trevor Jauch (Missouri) maj. dec. Hodges, 13-1; Brian Gibbs (Michigan State) pins Hodges, 2:30

JESSE ETHERINGTON (1-2): Stephen Mincey (Iowa Lakes) pins Etherington, 3:56; Etherington dec. Shayden Terukina (Iowa State), 11-5; Michael Dahlstrom (Campbell University) pins Etherington, 5:25

149
TYLER PATTEN 5th (5-2): Patten dec. Andrew Napieraj (North Dakota State); Patten maj. dec. Brandon Brunner (South Dakota State), 10-0; Brent Jorge (Campbell University) dec. Patten, 9-5; Patten dec. Nicholas Trimble (Michigan State), 5-3 OT; Patten maj. dec. Tyler Nation (Iowa Western), 10-0; Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) tech fall Patten, 16-0; Patten dec. Blake Pepper (Missouri), 10-8

JARED DEGEETER (0-2): Jeremy Kelly (Minnesota State) dec. DeGeeter, 9-4; Lucas Zilverberg (South Dakota State) dec. Patten, 7-0

RYAN HALL (1-2): Blake Pepper (Missouri) dec. Hall, 7-2; Hall dec. Brandon Brunner (South Dakota State), 5-2; Brandon Rice (Missouri) dec. Hall, 7-4

157
ZACH WITTE 3rd (4-1): Witte maj. dec Lucas Volpe (Southern Illinois – Edwardsville), 11-1; Witte maj. dec. Colin Strickland (Iowa State), 11-1; Joseph LaVallee (Missouri) pins Witte, 2:30; Witte dec. Roger Wildmo (Michigan State), 6-3; Witte dec. Colin Holler (South Dakota State), 4-3

TAYLOR BERGER (2-2): Berger wins by injury Sam Zimmerman (Southern Illinois – Edwardsville), 0:00; Colin Holler (South Dakota State) maj. dec. Berger, 13-1; Berger maj. dec. Daniel Luty (Campbell University), 15-5; Roger Wildmo (Michigan State), :57

165
CURT MAAS 4th (4-2): Jordan Gagliano (Missouri) maj. dec. Maas, 14-6; Maas dec. Ben Swalla (Iowa State), 6-0; Maas dec. Troy Lamson (Michigan State), 9-7; Maas dec. Max Krieger (Iowa State), 6-0; Maas dec. Bobby Nash (Michigan State), 2-0; Daniel Woiwor (Iowa State) dec. Maas, 8-5

174
AUSTIN GELBACH (2-2): Gelbach dec. Tyler Prazma (Missouri), 4-2; John Nething II (South Dakota State) dec. Gelbach, 6-1; Gelbach dec. Cody Ryba (Campbell), 3-1; Tyler Prazma (Missouri) dec. Gelbach, 7-1

CHASE SHEDENHELM (1-2): Shedenhelm pins Nick Boone (Missouri), 6:15; McCoy Newberg (Nebraska) dec. Shedenhelm, 10-4; Cody Ryba (Campbell) maj. dec. Shedenhelm, 13-2

AARON MCMURPHY (1-2): Austin Lindsay (South Dakota State) pins McMurphy, 0:35; McMurphy dec. Chris Whilden (Iowa Central), 3-0; Darick Vancura (Minnesota State) pins McMurphy, :22

184
ERIK LUX (2-1): Lux dec. Damonte Stogner (Unattached), 9-2; Devin Peterson (Grand View) pins Lux, 1:36;  Ben Schwery (South Dakota State) dec. Lux, 3-1

A.J. MCBROOM (0-2): Jake Turk (South Dakota State) dec. McBroom, 6-5; Jake Tindle (Southern Illinois – Edwardsville) dec. McBroom, 9-7

197
BASIL MINTO 2nd (3-1): Minto pins Mike Hale (Iowa Central), 1:05; Minto dec. Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska), 3-1; Minto dec. Jared Bartel (UNI), 2-1; #15 J’Den Cox (Missouri) dec. Minto, 4-0

JARED BARTEL 4th (4-1): Bartel pins Matthew McClimens (Southern Illinois – Edwardsville), 2:28; Bartel pins Mike Kessler (Minnesota State), 1:49; Bartel dec. Nick McDiarmid (Michigan State), 3-1 OT; Basil Minto (UNI) dec. Bartel, 3-1; Bartel pins Nathan Rotert (South Dakota State), 5:35

KYLE BEALE (0-1): Dane Pestano (Iowa State) pins Beale, 4:50

285
BLAIZE CABELL 2nd (3-1): Cabell dec. J.J. Everard (South Dakota State), 10-7; Cabell tech fall Dan Lovik (Minnesota State Mankato), 16-1; Cabell dec. Justin Heberlie (Missouri), 10-4; #9 Mike McClure (Michigan State) maj. dec. 12-1

CODY KRUMWEIDE 6th (2-3): Krumweide pins Corby Running (Minnesota State Mankato), 2:13; Krumweide dec. Devon Mellon (Missouri), 5-4; Mike McClure (Michigan State) tech fall Cabell, 15-1; Eloheim Palma (Campbell University) dec. Krumweide, 3-2; Devon Mellon (Missouri) dec. Krumweide, 8-1

IN THE RANKS
The Panther team has moved up in the NWCA coaches poll. UNI cracked the top 10. Six Panthers also have earned national rankings:

125 – Dylan Peters 8th AWN, 7th InterMat
133 – Joe Colon 7th AWN and InterMat
141 – Joey Lazor 15th InterMat
165 – Cooper Moore 13th AWN, 15th InterMat
174 – Cody Caldwell 19th AWN, 18th InterMat
184 – Ryan Loder 3rd AWN, 5th InterMat