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THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK WRESTLING… Upper Iowa is on the road this weekend for the longest trip in the Northern Sun Conference. The Peacocks will take on the Beavers of Minot State University in Minot, N.D. on Saturday night at 7 p.m. before heading back east to face the Marauders of the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. The Peacocks enter the weekend with an 11-1-1 mark in duals this season and a 3-0 mark in NSIC competition.
PEACOCKS IN THE POLLS… The Peacocks moved up a spot to #7 in the latest NWCA Top 20 Poll and four individuals are ranked in the top eight of their respective weight classes.
Carl Broghammer leads the way as the #2 wrestler at 197 pounds, while fellow All-American
Blake Sorensen is ranked #4 at 184 pounds.
Edwin Cooper is in the #5 slot at 149 pounds, while
Logan Hopp is ranked #6 at heavyweight in his second-straight appearance in the rankings.
STAYING AT THE FOUR SEASONS… Dalton Westerlund was named the NSIC Wrestler of the Week on Monday following a pair of impressive wins. The honor was Upper Iowa's fourth this wrestling season as Cooper has received the nod twice and Broghammer once.
I FELL DOWN AND I CAN'T GET UP… Peacock opponents have been feeling like they can't get off the mat this season. Upper Iowa, the NWCA's leader in fall among all divisions a year ago, is racking up falls again this year. The Peacock wrestling program has collected 134 wins by fall this season, which is the fourth most among all divisions in the country. The top mark is 164 by Grand View College, while the top five is rounded out by Wartburg College (138), the University of Iowa (136), UIU (134) and Luther (128). Cooper leads all of NCAA Division II with 18 total pins and is second among all divisions, while Broghammer's 17 falls are tied for second in NCAA DII and fourth-most among all divisions.
PLANNING AHEAD… The Peacocks will return home to Fayette for a dual against Minnesota State University, Mankato on Friday, Feb.7, at 7 p.m. Looking way ahead, the team will be at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla. for the NCAA Super Region 3 tournament on Feb. 28-Mar. 1 and those that advance will head to Cleveland, Ohio for the NCAA Division II Championships on March 14-15.
