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Northern Iowa wrestling drops dual to Oklahoma State, but records two top-10 victories

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January 27, 2024

Northern Iowa wrestling drops dual to Oklahoma State, but records two top-10 victories

No. 22 Northern Iowa wrestling lost a tough one to No. 5 Oklahoma State, dropping its first Big 12 dual of the season by a score of 22-12 to the Cowboys.

The Panthers lost six of the 10 bouts, with three of those being bonus-point defeats. In total, UNI faced five top-10 wrestlers in Stillwater and lost to three of them. However, they won some of the biggest matchups on paper.

Cael Happel, a 141-pound junior, drew No. 9 Tagen Jamison in his match. Tied at one with less than a minute to go in the third, both Happel and Jamison took a shot. Happel was able to readjust down to Jamison’s upper thighs and bring him down for a 4-1 lead and eventually the 4-2 win by decision. That is Happel’s third victory over a top-10 ranked opponent this season, with his previous two coming against No. 7 Brock Hardy (Nebraska).

The headliner of this dual was at 184 pounds, between Northern Iowa’s No. 1 Parker Keckeisen and Oklahoma State’s No. 2 Dustin Plott. Keckeisen entered this bout undefeated and left it the same way. Trailing 5-4 at one time, Keckeisen scored on an escape and two takedowns to rally for his 29th-consecutive regular season victory. In no uncertain terms, Keckeisen has cemented himself as the best in the nation at 184 pounds.

Still, those wins were not enough as the Panthers picked up just two other wins from outside of their top guys. No. 14 Ryder Downey (157 pounds) won over No. 18 Teague Travis while No. 23 Wyatt Voelker (197 pounds) defeated unranked Jersey Robb.

UNI will have a chance to bounce back against Oklahoma on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Here are the full match-by-match results of UNI’s loss to Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State 22, Northern Iowa 12

125: Troy Spratley (OKST) over Trever Anderson (UNI) (Dec 3-2)
133: Daton Fix (OKST) over Julian Farber (UNI) (MD 18-4)
141: Cael Happel (UNI) over Tagen Jamison (OKST) (Dec 4-2)
149: Jordan Williams (OKST) over Adam Allard (UNI) (TF 20-5 6:02)
157: Ryder Downey (UNI) over Teague Travis (OKST) (Dec 4-1)
165: Izzak Olejnik (OKST) over RJ Weston (UNI) (MD 12-2)
174: Brayden Thompson (OKST) over Jared Simma (UNI) (Dec 6-3)
184: Parker Keckeisen (UNI) over Dustin Plott (OKST) (Dec 12-6)
197: Wyatt Voelker (UNI) over Jersey Robb (OKST) (Dec 5-1)
285: Konner Doucet (OKST) over Tyrell Gordon (UNI) (TB-1 4-3)

Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.

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Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren joins growing 2nd District GOP field

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September 23, 2025

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Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren joins growing 2nd District GOP field

Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta, announced her run for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District Tuesday, joining a growing field of Republicans aiming to take the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson. In a social media post Tuesday morning, Lundgren announced her U.S. House campaign, kicking off by stating her early support for President Donald […]

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Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson launches campaign for U.S. Senate

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September 14, 2025

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Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson launches campaign for U.S. Senate

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Republican U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson officially launched her campaign for U.S. Senate at the Radisson Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Sunday.

“In the Senate, I will fight to make America look more like Iowa,” Hinson said. “Here, we know the difference between boys and girls. We know that families deserve to keep more of what they earn, and we know the people, not the government, always come first,” she said.

Right now, Ashley Hinson represents northeast Iowa’s 2nd District in Congress.

She’s running to replace Republican Senator Joni Ernst, who announced earlier this month she would not run for re-election.

“Ashley Hinson gives me hope. Someone that I know fights for me. Someone that has my back. And somebody that will have your back,” the Jones County Sheriff, Greg Graveler said about Hinson.

Hinson told Sunday’s crowd she wants to keep deporting illegal immigrants, cut taxes, and defend farmers in agriculture.

She also addressed Democrats who she said may consider her an extremist.

“If it’s extreme to want parents in charge of our kids’ education, if it’s extreme to want safe borders and safe streets, if it’s extreme to believe that there are only two genders, then they can go ahead and call me whatever they want,” Hinson said.

While Hinson will face plenty of competition for the Senate spot from other Republicans and Democrats, she said she’s confident in her campaign.

“We can only deliver on these critical wins, and make America safer and stronger for a generation to come if we win this seat. Or correction – when we win this seat,” Hinson said.

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