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KMCH SPORTS: Voelker wins title at 197 and helps UNI place 2nd at Big 12 Championships
BY JON SWISHER – SPORTS DIRECTOR:
Former West Delaware two-time state champion Wrestler, WDHS 2022 graduate and current University of Northern Iowa Red-Shirt Sophomore Wyatt Voelker qualified for National’s last night at the Big 12 Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At 197 pounds, Voelker kept Panthers fans on the edge of their seat in a bout against fifth-ranked and top-seeded Luke Surber of Oklahoma State with a 4-1 decision for his and UNI’s first-ever Big 12 title at 197 pounds.
The team race came down to the final match of the tournament as Oklahoma State narrowly edged out UNI by four points with South Dakota State finishing third and Iowa State in fourth. The runner-up finish ties the Panthers’ best ever finish at the Big 12 Championships, who previously placed second at the competition in 2018, UNI’s first year as an affiliate member of the league.
Tournament seeds and brackets for the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are set to be released this Wednesday, March 12th. This year’s NCAA Championships will run March 20th-22nd at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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