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KWWL Video of Peacocks Upset of #4 Minnesota State NSIC Radio Spotlight - Featuring Coach Heath Grimm
#3 Peacocks Claim Close 19-18 Decision over #6 Vikings
#3 Peacocks Host #6 Vikings The Peacocks enter tonight's dual as the #3 team in the latest NWCA Top 20 Poll, the highest ranking ever earned in UIU's young Division II history. Upper Iowa has a 11-1 overall record in duals this season with the lone loss coming to Gannon, currently ranked #5, in the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. When the two teams met at the National Duals, Upper Iowa took the victory 31-10. (MORE) 
Upper Iowa Earns Highest Ranking (#3) in NCAA Division II Era The Upper Iowa University Wrestling team moved up to third in the latest NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association's Top 20 poll released late yesterday. The Peacocks jumped another three spots after posting a 5-0 record in Northern Sun Conference duals since the last poll. UIU received 138 points to earn the #3 ranking, which is the highest ranking that the wrestling program has earned in their five years as an NCAA Division II member. The Peacocks also placed six individuals in the rankings. (MORE) Mitch Norton Named NSIC Wrestler of the Week Mitch Norton, a redshirt senior from Waverly, Iowa, has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Wrestler of the Week. This honor is the sixth NSIC Player of the Week award earned by an Upper Iowa student-athlete this year, fourth by a Peacock wrestler. Third ranked Norton swung the momentum of #6 Upper Iowa's NSIC dual with #4 Minnesota State when he won his 174-pound matchup with Ben Becker (#8 NCAA) by fall (4:15). The win propelled the Peacocks back into the lead, 16-12, and fueled the large home crowd for the rest of the dual as the Peacocks won 24-18. On Friday, Norton was also dominant; he picked up a technical fall victory (19-2, 6:19) over Micah Larson of Southwest Minnesota State to improve to 14-2 on the season. (MORE) Peacocks Remain Undefeated in Northern Sun Duals The #6 Upper Iowa wrestling team was back on the mat in Dorman Gym less than twenty-four hours after their big win over #4 Minnesota State. The Peacocks welcomed the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University to Fayette for their fifth Northern Sun Conference dual. Upper Iowa won eight of the ten matches including one by fall, three by technical fall and two by major decision. With the 35-12 victory, UIU is now 11-1 on the season and 5-0 in NSIC action. (MORE) Peacocks Host Mustangs in Third Straight Home NSIC Dual The Peacock wrestling team gets right back onto the mat in Dorman Gym tonight after upsetting #4 Minnesota State last night by a 24-18 count. The victory improved UIU's record to 10-1 overall and 4-0 in the Northern Sun Conference. Tonight's dual marks the third straight home dual for Upper Iowa. Upper Iowa will welcome the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University to Fayette for tonight's Northern Sun Conference dual. The Peacocks enter tonight's dual as the #6 team in the latest NWCA Top 20 Poll. UIU has a 10-1 overall record in duals this season with the lone loss coming to Gannon, currently ranked #5, in the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. (MORE) #6 Peacocks Defend Dorman Against #4 Mavericks Dorman Gym was the place to be on Thursday night in Northeast Iowa. On the campus of Upper Iowa University in Fayette, a matchup of top ten teams in NCAA Division II wrestling was taking place. The match went back and forth and wasn't decided until the next to last match when the #6 Peacocks claimed the 197 pound match by decision over the #4 Mavericks of Minnesota State University, Mankato. Upper Iowa claimed the Northern Sun Conference victory, 24-18, to improve to 10-1 on the season and 4-0 in NSIC action. (MORE) #6 Peacocks Host #4 Mavericks Tonight in Dorman The Peacock wrestling team returns to Dorman Gym tonight for their second straight home dual. Upper Iowa defeated MSU Moorhead in Dorman Gym last Thursday night by a 41-0 count. Coach Grimm, in his tenth season as the Peacock leader, has now seen a shutout by his team in five different seasons. Upper Iowa defeated Knox 54-0 and Illinois 57-0 in Grimm's first year at the helm. The Peacocks defeated UNC Pembroke 47-0 at the National Duals in 2006, Northern State 45-0 in an NSIC dual in 2007, and a perfect 60-0 shutout of Wagner last year at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals. Upper Iowa will welcome the Mavericks of Minnesota State University, Mankato to Fayette for tonight's Northern Sun Conference dual. (MORE) Upper Iowa Jumps Five Spots in Latest NWCA Top 20 Poll The Upper Iowa University Wrestling team moved up to sixth in the latest NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association's Top 20 poll released yesterday. The Peacocks jumped five spots after posting a 6-1 record in duals since the last poll. UIU received 123 points to earn the #6 ranking. The Upper Iowa Peacocks also placed five individuals in the rankings. (MORE) |
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Peacocks Take 5th at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals
