The UNI Wrestling team opens the season in Des Moines at the Grand View Open on Nov. 11 as the Panthers look to improve on their 16th-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Tournament. 

Northern Iowa opens the season as the No.14-ranked team in the FloWrestling preseason poll. UNI returns All-American Parker Keckeisen, the No. 6-ranked wrestler in the Pound-For-Pound FloWrestling rankings. He is the No.1-ranked wrestler at 184-pounds. 

Keckeisen is looking to become just the third UNI wrestler to win an NCAA championship since 1963. 

He’ll have plenty of competition, including from fellow Big 12 wrestler Dustin Plott, who is moving up from 174. UNI and Oklahoma State meet in a dual meet on Jan. 26 in Stillwater. 

Before that dual meet, the Panthers will head to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, which is streaming live on FloWrestling and FloSports.

Here’s a look at the UNI Wrestling schedule. 

UNI Wrestling Schedule 2023-2024 

• Nov 11: Grand View Open; Des Moines, Iowa (Ignit Sports Complex)                                
• Nov 19: Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (Frost Arena)                                          
• Dec 1: Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. (Westgate Las Vegas Event Center)                      
• Dec 2: Jim Koch Open; Kenosha, Wisc. (Frank Petretti Fieldhouse)                             
• Dec 10: Columbia; Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center)                                      
• Dec 18: Collegiate Duals; Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)                             
• Dec 29: Soldier Salute; Coralville, Iowa (Xtream Arena)                                        
• Jan 6: Wyoming; Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Center)                                         
• Jan 6: Nebraska; Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Center)                                         
• Jan 13: Utah Valley; Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center)                                      
• Jan 20: UNI Open; Cedar Falls, Iowa (UNI-Dome)                                           
• Jan 26: Oklahoma State; Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)                                
• Jan 27: Oklahoma; Norman, Okla. (McCasland Field House)                                  
• Feb 4: West Virginia; Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center)                                      
• Feb 9: Cal Baptist; Riverside, Calif. (Van Dyne Gym)                                       
• Feb 11: Iowa State; Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum)                                           
• Feb 18: Last Chance Open; Ames, Iowa (Lied Recreation Athletic Center)                           
• Feb 23: Missouri; Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center)                                      
• Feb 25: Wisconsin; Cedar Falls, Iowa (McLeod Center)  

When Is the 2024 Big 12 Wrestling Tournament? 

The Big 12 Wrestling Championships are at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The BOK Center hosted the 2023 NCAA National Championships. The BOK Center hosted the championships in 2023 as well. 

What College Wrestling Teams Are In the Big 12?

The Big 12 wrestling members are different from other sports. Despite being in the Southeastern Conference for its other programs, Missouri competes in the Big 12. The SEC doesn’t have wrestling as a sport. 

Here are the teams that compete in the Big 12 for wrestling: 

• Air Force 
• California Baptist 
• Iowa State 
• Missouri 
• North Dakota State 
• Northern Colorado 
• Northern Iowa 
• Oklahoma 
• Oklahoma State 
• South Dakota State 
• Utah Valley 
• West Virginia 
• Wyoming

When is the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Tournament?

The NCAA Wrestling Championships are March 21- 23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. 

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