CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team will host seven home events in the 2021-22 season.
The Panthers open the season on the road at the Cyclone Open in Ames, Iowa. The dual season will kick off in Columbia, Missouri, with matchups against Missouri and Virginia Tech.
UNI will kick off the home season in the UNI-Dome with the UNI Open Dec. 11-12. The first four duals of the home season will be held in the West Gym. The team will cap the regular season at home in the McLeod Center with two duals.
Nine of the 10 wrestlers who represented UNI at last year’s Big 12 Championships and all six national qualifiers from 2021 return to compete. All-American Parker Keckeisen took third at the 2021 NCAA Championships. Senior Jacob Holschlag, rounds out all-Americans returning for UNI.
Season tickets are still available on the UNItix website.
DATE: COMPETITION / PLACE
Nov. 14: Grand View Open (true freshmen only) / Des Moines, Iowa
Nov. 21: Daktronics Open / Brookings, South Dakota
Nov. 28: Cyclone Open / Ames, Iowa
Dec. 4: Missouri and Virginia Tech / Columbia, Missouri
Dec. 11 or Dec. 12: UNI Open / UNI-Dome (Cedar Falls)
Dec. 20-21: Collegiate Duals / Destin, Florida
Dec. 29-30: Midlands / Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Jan. 9: South Dakota State and Wyoming / Brookings, South Dakota
Jan. 14: Northern Colorado / Greeley, Colorado
Jan. 21: Utah Valley / West Gym (Cedar Falls) – 7 p.m.
Jan. 22: North Dakota State / West Gym (Cedar Falls) – 7 p.m.
Jan. 29: Oklahoma / Norman, Oklahoma
Jan. 30: Oklahoma State / Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb. 4: Air Force / West Gym (Cedar Falls) – 7 p.m.
Feb. 5: West Virginia / West Gym (Cedar Falls) – 7 p.m.
Feb. 11: Iowa State / McLeod Center (Cedar Falls) – 7 p.m.
Feb. 17: Wisconsin / McLeod Center (Cedar Falls) – 7 p.m.
March 5-6: Big 12 Championships / Tulsa, Oklahoma
March 17-19: NCAA Championships / Detroit, Michigan
