This Week in Peacock Wrestling… The No. 16 Peacocks are on the road this Thursday for a 7 p.m. battle against the Augustana University Vikings in Sioux Falls, S.D. Both teams come into the dual with 2-2 records after posting dominant wins last Thursday. UIU defeated the No. 25 University of Wisconsin-Parkside 21-12 fueled by three major decisions, while the Vikings downed Southwest Minnesota State University 29-12.

Live Options… Because attendance at the dual is limited, both Peacock and Viking fans can follow the action through the links above for live scoring or a free webcast online or stream the dual with the new NSIC Network app on Roku and Fire devices, as well as Apple and Android televisions. Fans can also navigate to UIUPeacocks.com/Live to choose from the live options.
 
Checking the Rearview Mirror… The No. 16 Peacock wrestling team got back into the win column with a 21-12 victory over No. 25 Wisconsin-Parkside last Thursday night. Upper Iowa hosted the Rangers in the final dual in Dorman Memorial Gymnasium this season and secured the win with six wins in the ten dual bouts before claiming all seven of the extra matches. Zach Ryg (197), No. 11 Tate Murty (141) and Eric Faught (149) all posted impressive major decisions to fuel the victory. Ryg and Faught stayed undefeated on the season; both are redshirt freshmen. For Faught, the win was his first in an Upper Iowa varsity dual after wrestling unattached a season ago (20-0) and grabbing a pair of extra matches (2-0) earlier this season.
 
NCAA Rankings… The first regular season NWCA Division II Team and Individual rankings were released two weeks ago and the Upper Iowa Peacocks (2-2, 2-2 NSIC) are ranked No. 16 in the country with 25 points. The Peacocks boast five individuals in the rankings including No. 11 Kaden Anderlik (125), No. 11 Tate Murty (141), No. 6 Chase Luensman (157), No. 8 Myron Crawford (174) and No. 8 Dalton Hahn (184). 
 
About the Vikings… Augustana pulled to an even 2-2 record on the season with a convincing 29-12 win over the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs last Thursday. The Vikings cashed in big with bonus points in the dual with two tech falls, a major decision and a fall. While the Vikings are receiving seven national votes in the NWCA rankings, they also feature two nationally-ranked wrestlers in sophomores Hunter Burnett (No. 9 at 149 pounds) and Steven Hajas (No. 10 at 285 pounds). Burnett is 3-1 on the season and leads the Vikings in takedowns with seven. Hajas is 2-2 on the season with one fall. (Courtesy of Augustana Sports Information)
 
No. 16 Upper Iowa Probables…

WT	RK	Wrestler	Wins	Losses	Fall	TF	MD	Dec
125	#11	Kaden Anderlik	2	2	0	0	0	2
133		Donny Schmit	2	2	1	0	0	1
141	#11	Tate Murty	2	2	0	0	2	0
149		Eric Faught	3	0	0	0	2	1
		Dalton Schams	4	0	0	0	0	3
157	#6	Chase Luensman	4	0	0	1	1	2
165		Ryan Steffen	0	1	0	0	0	0
		Scott Kellenberger	1	3	0	0	0	1
174	#8	Myron Crawford	2	2	0	0	0	2
		Jamie Gehling	1	1	0	0	0	1
		Colter Bye	2	0	0	0	1	1
184	#8	Dalton Hahn	3	1	0	0	1	2
197		Zach Ryg	4	0	1	0	1	2
285		Jordan Baumler	3	1	0	0	1	2
		Bodie Garnier	3	0	2	0	0	1

 
Augustana Probables…

WT	RK	Wrestler	Wins	Losses	Fall	TF	MD	Dec
125		John Babineau	0	3	0	0	0	0
		Ethan Cota	0	0	0	0	0	0
133		Brandon Carroll	2	2	1	0	0	1
141		Jack Huffman	2	2	1	0	0	1
149	#9	Hunter Burnett	3	1	1	1	0	1
157		Tyler Wagener	2	1	0	0	0	2
165		Dylan Schuck	2	2	0	1	1	0
174		Cade Mueller	3	1	0	0	0	3
184		Kolby Kost	1	1	0	0	1	0
197		Daniel Bishop	0	4	0	0	0	0
285	#10	Steven Hajas	2	2	1	0	0	1

 
















Up Next… Upper Iowa will be on the road for its final dual of the season on Feb. 11. The No. 16 Peacocks will wrestle at No. 1 St. Cloud State University before competing at the NCAA Super Region V Tournament in Aberdeen, S.D. on Saturday, Feb. 27.