Upper Iowa placed fifth at the NCAA Division II Super Region V Championships in Aberdeen, S.D. fueled by six wrestlers that finished in the top five in their respective weight classes. The Peacocks scored 80 points in the regional championship and qualified four individuals for the NCAA Division II Championships in two weeks.
 
St. Cloud State claimed the team title with 130.5 points, while Augustana (106), Wisconsin-Parkside (97.5) and UMary (89) rounded out the top five in the final team standings.
 
Colter Bye (184), No. 5 Tate Murty (141), Eric Faught (157) and No. 2 Chase Luensman (165) all earned a berth to the NCAA Championships thanks to their success on the mat on Saturday. Bye placed second at 184 pounds, while Murty, Faught and Luensman all won their third place matches to secure their bid to the national tournament and extend their seasons.
 
Bye went 3-1 on the afternoon posting a 3-2 decision over Sam Kruger of Northern State, a 3-1 win in sudden victory thanks to a takedown of No. 8 Wyatt Lidberg of UMary and a 5-1 victory over Cayden White of Minot State in the semifinals. Bye's only loss on the day came to Parkside's No. 7 Reece Worachek in a 3-2 decision for the region title.
 
Murty was also 3-1, but his loss came in the championship semis after grabbing a fall (4:56) in his opening match over Kolton Roth of Northern State. The Fountain City, Wis. native won an 8-0 major decision in the consolation semis and then won his third-place match by decision 5-2 over No. 11 Alyeus Craig of St. Cloud State. The win sends Murty to his third straight NCAA Championship.
 
Eric Faught matched with a 3-1 record as well winning 10-4 in his opening match over Braydon Huber of UMary, but came out on the wrong side of a 5-2 decision to Devin Bahr of Northern State. Faught bounced back with a controlled 8-1 decision over Sean Howk of Southwest Minnesota State and then powered his way to Cedar Rapids and the NCAA Championships with a sudden victory over No. 11 Ben Durocher of Parkside in the third-place match. The win secured Faught's second trip to the NCAA Championships.
 
Luensman posted a team-high four wins on his ledger on Saturday. The Monticello, Iowa product opened his day with a dominating 14-0 major, but lost in the quarterfinals to Riley Noble of UMary by a 17-10 score. Luensman refocused and won a pair of decisions, 4-3 and 6-1, to reach the third-place match. Luensman punched his third ticket to the NCAA Championships with a 5-2 decision over Kole Marko of Minnesota State in his final bout of the day.
 
Both Dalton Hahn (197) and Zach Ryg (285) won their final matches of the day, but came up just shy of earning a spot at the NCAA Championships in Cedar Rapids in two weeks. Hahn placed fifth with a 2-2 record, his wins came by major decision (15-2) and fall (2:34). The fall came in Hahn's final collegiate match as he closed out the year with a 12-5 record. Ryg went 4-2 on the day posting three shutout decisions and one fall (2:21) over Jacob Dykes of Southwest Minnesota State, but lost a pair of decisions by scores of 3-1 and 4-1 to come up short of his ultimate goal of returning to the NCAA Championships.

Anderlik was the final Peacock to place at the regional event. The Peacock 133-pounder went 2-3 to place sixth. His two wins came by decision.
 
The four national qualifiers will continue to train and prepare for the NCAA Division II Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Mar. 10-11. Upper Iowa University is hosting the championships this year at the Alliant Energy Power House.
 
 
NCAA DII Super Regional V Results for Upper Iowa
 
184 - Colter Bye (14-9) placed 2nd and scored 13.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Colter Bye (Upper Iowa) 14-9 won by decision over Sam Kruger (Northern State) 0-2 (Dec 3-2)
• Quarterfinal - Colter Bye (Upper Iowa) 14-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Wyatt Lidberg (Mary) 26-9 (SV-1 3-1)
• Semifinal - Colter Bye (Upper Iowa) 14-9 won by decision over Cayden White (Minot State (N.D.)) 1-3 (Dec 5-1)
• 1st Place Match - Reece Worachek (Wisconsin-Parkside) 28-4 won by decision over Colter Bye (Upper Iowa) 14-9 (Dec 3-2)

 
141 - Tate Murty (27-6) placed 3rd and scored 14.5 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Tate Murty (Upper Iowa) 27-6 won by fall over Kolton Roth (Northern State) 2-2 (Fall 4:56)
• Semifinal - Hunter Burnett (Augustana (SD)) 4-2 won by decision over Tate Murty (Upper Iowa) 27-6 (Dec 6-5)
• Cons. Semi - Tate Murty (Upper Iowa) 27-6 won by major decision over Laken Boese (Mary) 17-15 (MD 8-0)
• 3rd Place Match - Tate Murty (Upper Iowa) 27-6 won by decision over Alyeus Craig (St. Cloud State) 24-5 (Dec 5-2)

 
157 - Eric Faught (23-6) placed 3rd and scored 11.5 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Eric Faught (Upper Iowa) 23-6 won by decision over Braydon Huber (Mary) 15-5 (Dec 10-4)
• Semifinal - Devin Bahr (Northern State) 2-1 won by decision over Eric Faught (Upper Iowa) 23-6 (Dec 5-2)
• Cons. Semi - Eric Faught (Upper Iowa) 23-6 won by decision over Sean Howk (Southwest Minnesota State) 15-13 (Dec 8-1)
• 3rd Place Match - Eric Faught (Upper Iowa) 23-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Ben Durocher (Wisconsin-Parkside) 21-7 (SV-1 3-1)

 
165 - Chase Luensman (28-3) placed 3rd and scored 12.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Chase Luensman (Upper Iowa) 28-3 won by major decision over Brendan Barnes (Minot State (N.D.)) 1-2 (MD 14-0)
• Quarterfinal - Riley Noble (Mary) 15-15 won by decision over Chase Luensman (Upper Iowa) 28-3 (Dec 17-10)
• Cons. Round 3 - Chase Luensman (Upper Iowa) 28-3 won by decision over Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) 1-2 (Dec 4-3)
• Cons. Semi - Chase Luensman (Upper Iowa) 28-3 won by decision over Tyler Wagener (Augustana (SD)) 2-2 (Dec 6-1)
• 3rd Place Match - Chase Luensman (Upper Iowa) 28-3 won by decision over Kole Marko (Minnesota State) 29-7 (Dec 5-2)

 
197 - Dalton Hahn (12-5) placed 5th and scored 7.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Dalton Hahn (Upper Iowa) 11-5 won by major decision over Kaden Hooker (Wisconsin-Parkside) 3-10 (MD 15-2)
• Semifinal - Cole Huss (Northern State) 2-0 won by decision over Dalton Hahn (Upper Iowa) 11-5 (Dec 3-2)
• Cons. Semi - Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) 21-11 won by decision over Dalton Hahn (Upper Iowa) 11-5 (Dec 9-7)
• 5th Place Match - Dalton Hahn (Upper Iowa) 12-5 won by fall over Dustin Swisher (Minot State (N.D.)) 3-3 (Fall 2:34)

 
285 - Zach Ryg (21-7) placed 5th and scored 8.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Zach Ryg (Upper Iowa) 20-7 won by decision over Nathan Schauer (Northern State) 0-2 (Dec 4-0)
• Quarterfinal - Andre Baguma (Minnesota State Moorhead) 9-6 won by decision over Zach Ryg (Upper Iowa) 20-7 (Dec 3-1)
• Cons. Round 2 - Zach Ryg (Upper Iowa) 20-7 won by fall over Jacob Dykes (Southwest Minnesota State) 13-10 (Fall 2:21)
• Cons. Round 3 - Zach Ryg (Upper Iowa) 20-7 won by decision over Lloyd Reynolds (Wisconsin-Parkside) 24-9 (Dec 4-0)
• Cons. Semi - Jake Swirple (Minot State (N.D.)) 2-1 won by decision over Zach Ryg (Upper Iowa) 20-7 (Dec 4-1)
• 5th Place Match - Zach Ryg (Upper Iowa) 21-7 won by decision over Elijah Novak (St. Cloud State) 20-11 (Dec 2-0)

 
133 - Kaden Anderlik (23-11) placed 6th and scored 5.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - James Davis (Minot State (N.D.)) 2-1 won by decision over Kaden Anderlik (Upper Iowa) 23-10 (Dec 10-4)
• Cons. Round 2 - Kaden Anderlik (Upper Iowa) 23-10 won by decision over Thomas Carillo (Minnesota State Moorhead) 13-15 (Dec 12-5)
• Cons. Round 3 - Kaden Anderlik (Upper Iowa) 23-10 won by decision over Teagan Block (Northern State) 0-2 (Dec 4-2)
• Cons. Semi - Jack Huffman (Augustana (SD)) 6-3 won by decision over Kaden Anderlik (Upper Iowa) 23-10 (Dec 5-2)
• 5th Place Match - Troy Dolphin (Wisconsin-Parkside) 12-5 won by major decision over Kaden Anderlik (Upper Iowa) 23-11 (MD 17-4)

 
149 - Ethen Doty (13-15) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) 2-1 won by tech fall over Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) 13-15 (TF-1.5 6:53 (16-0))
• Cons. Round 2 - Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) 13-15 won by tech fall over Tyler Soltau (Southwest Minnesota State) 3-20 (TF-1.5 1:56 (16-0))
• Cons. Round 3 - Caleb Meunier (Minnesota State) 29-9 won by decision over Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) 13-15 (Dec 4-0)

 
174 - Cael Meyer (12-5) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Anthony Castro (Minnesota State Moorhead) 13-12 won by decision over Cael Meyer (Upper Iowa) 12-5 (Dec 11-10)
• Cons. Round 2 - Cael Meyer (Upper Iowa) 12-5 won by decision over Crosby Schlosser (Wisconsin-Parkside) 9-18 (Dec 6-5)
• Cons. Round 3 - Elijah Sterner (Southwest Minnesota State) 4-16 won by fall over Cael Meyer (Upper Iowa) 12-5 (Fall 1:59)

 
125 - Colby Lopez (4-22) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Jaxson Rohman (Augustana (SD)) 15-4 won by fall over Colby Lopez (Upper Iowa) 4-22 (Fall 2:47)
• Cons. Round 3 - Landen Fischer (Northern State) 3-1 won by decision over Colby Lopez (Upper Iowa) 4-22 (Dec 3-1)