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Keckeisen clinches third Big 12 title, Panthers finish in seventh place

TULSA, Okla. — Parker Keckeisen controlled the match from the opening whistle as UNI's redshirt sophomore became the first Panther to win three Big 12 titles on Sunday at the BOK Center in a commanding 6-2 decision in the 184-pound title bout.

UNI has won the 184-pound championship at the Big 12 titles every year since joining the conference as an affiliate member in 2018, the longest active streak of any Big 12 school at a weight class. Oklahoma State won 8 straight titles at 149 pounds from 2015-22. Drew Foster won back-to-back titles for the Panthers at 184 in 2018 and 2019, while Taylor Lujan won in the interim before Keckeisen's three championships (2021-23).