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UNI wrestling earns 800th dual victory in program history by beating Wyoming

Eli McKown, Des Moines Register
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Northern Iowa wrestling had a solid day in Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday taking down a pesky Wyoming team 36-6 and dropping a competitive dual by criteria to No. 7 Nebraska 18-17.

The Panthers' dual win over Wyoming was the 800th in program history and the most points UNI has scored against the Cowboys since 2008 (40). They won eight of 10 matches, including 197-pound redshirt freshman Wyatt Voelker (ranked at No. 19) winning his first dual match of the year over No. 21 Joey Novak in a 5-3 decision to highlight a solid performance for the Panthers.

The main event was UNI's tussle with the No. 7 Cornhuskers. UNI had a stellar performance, picking up three ranked wins. No. 12 Cael Happel took down No. 6 Brock Hardy at 141 pounds. Trailing 8-5 with less than 20 seconds to go in regulation, Happel spun out of what was essentially a cradle and recorded a takedown to extend the match. Right away, Happel fired in overtime for three points to stun the Cornhusker faithful.

At 157 pounds, No. 12 Ryder Downey for UNI had the biggest upset of the day, beating No. 3 Peyton Robb 6-5. Robb attempted to get a last-second takedown, but Downey latched on to Robb's lower half and rode out the remainder of the clock for a win.

By the end of the dual, both teams had been deducted a point for their conduct and were tied, with each team winning five bouts. With that tiebreaker holding, the match then is decided by the highest number of matches won by fall, forfeit for disqualification. Nebraska's Silas Allred pinned Voelker at 197, so Nebraska won by criteria.

Here are match-by-match results of UNI's day in Lincoln:

UNI 36, Wyoming 6

  • 125: Jore Volk (WYO) over Trever Anderson (UNI) (Dec 4-0)

  • 133: Julian Farber (UNI) over Garrett Ricks (WYO) (SV-1 4-1)

  • 141: Cael Happel (UNI) over Stockton O`brien (WYO) (TF 21-6 4:09)

  • 149: Gabe Willochell (WYO) over Adam Allard (UNI) (Dec 8-2)

  • 157: Ryder Downey (UNI) over Cooper Voorhees (WYO) (TF 16-0 5:17)

  • 165: RJ Weston (UNI) over Brett McIntosh (WYO) (Fall 6:22)

  • 174: Jared Simma (UNI) over Kevin Anderson (WYO) (TF 15-0 2:56)

  • 184: Parker Keckeisen (UNI) over Tyce Raddon (WYO) (TF 18-2 5:08)

  • 197: Wyatt Voelker (UNI) over Joseph Novak (WYO) (Dec 5-3)

  • 285: Tyrell Gordon (UNI) over Mason Ding (WYO) (MD 9-0)

Nebraska 18, UNI 17

  • 125: Caleb Smith (NEB) over Trever Anderson (UNI) (SV-1 4-1)

  • 133: Julian Farber (UNI) over Jacob Van Dee (NEB) (Dec 8-1)

  • 141: Cael Happel (UNI) over Brock Hardy (NEB) (SV-1 11-8)

  • 149: Ridge Lovett (NEB) over Cael Rahnavardi (UNI) (Dec 7-1)

  • 157: Ryder Downey (UNI) over Peyton Robb (NEB) (Dec 6-5)

  • 165: Antrell Taylor (NEB) over RJ Weston (UNI) (Dec 6-3)

  • 174: Bubba Wilson (NEB) over Jared Simma (UNI) (Dec 3-1)

  • 184: Parker Keckeisen (UNI) over Elise Brown Ton (NEB) (TF 17-2 5:37)

  • 197: Silas Allred (NEB) over Wyatt Voelker (UNI) (Fall 5:53)

  • 285: Tyrell Gordon (UNI) over Harley Andrews (NEB) (MD 9-1) (UNI penalty -1.0) (NEB throwing headgear -1.0) (NEB Criteria 1.0)

Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.

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