UNI Wrestling Beats Central Michigan, 25-14

The Panthers stay perfect in duals after beating Central Michigan, 25-14, in their first home conference dual.

No. 15 Joey Lazor made the most of his return to the dual lineup by notching the first fall of the evening in 5:10. Lazor’s pin came at the end of a string of wins from the Panthers.

“It’s great when you take the chance to put a guy away,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “Bonus points will always be huge for winning duals. It’s good to get him back out there. We just need to get him on a roll. Sometimes one win can do a lot for a guy.”

No. 7 Dylan Peters and No. 2 Joe Colon gave UNI the 6-0 lead with their decision wins. Colon beat No. 15 Joe Roth for his 19th win of the season. The win vaulted Colon into the all-time top 10 list for winning percentages for a single season. His current 0.950 makes him third on the list.

“I am in the position to win a national title, and I want to keep it that way,” said Colon after his win.

No. 11 Cooper Moore gave the Panthers another big boost with the only other fall of the night.

“Joe, Dylan and Blaize Cabell set a high pace for our team tonight,” said Schwab.

Cabell topped off the Panther team win with a major decision win. He had earned a major decision when he grabbed a last-second takedown to extend his lead.

“When you come back and get a takedown with just five seconds, that’s what we want to see,” said Schwab. “That is going to be the best way to get to the next level.”

The Panthers improve to 5-0 in duals and are ranked second in the Mid-American Conference.

FLASH FLANAGAN OPEN
Earlier in the day, seven Panthers medaled at the Flash Flanagan Open in Dubuque, Iowa.

Panthers who placed:
125: Leighton Gaul 6th
141: Jake Hodges 5th
149: Jesse Etherington 5th
174: Riley Banach 4th
184: Erik Lux 2nd; A.J. McBroom 4th
285: Cody Krumwiede 2nd

NEXT UP: The Panthers will head to Oklahoma for a 2 p.m. Jan. 19 dual. UNI will be back home in the West Gym to take on Missouri at 7 p.m. Jan. 24. Missouri is the returning MAC champion and is picked to win again.

FINAL RESULTS: UNI 25, CMU 14
125-#7 Dylan Peters (UNI) dec. #13 Corey Keener (CMU), 9-6; 133-#2 Joe Colon (UNI) dec. #15 Joe Roth (CMU), 7-2; 141-#15 Joey Lazor pins (UNI) #11 Tyler Keserling, 5:10; 149-Tyler Patten (UNI) dec. Scotting Mattingly (CMU), 9-4; 157-Lucas Smith (CMU) dec. Zach Witte (UNI), 4-0; 165-#11 Cooper Moore (UNI) pins Nick Becker (CMU), 4:18; 174 –#11 Mike Ottringer (CMU) maj. dec. #16 Cody Caldwell (UNI), 11-3; 184-Craig Kelliher (CMU) maj. dec. Kyle Lux (UNI), 12-2; 197- Jackson Lewis (CMU) dec. Basil Minto (UNI), 5-4; 285-Blaize Cabell (UNI) maj. dec. Adam Robinson (CMU), 15-6