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Parker Keckeisen Leads Panthers With 3rd-Place Finish at NCAAs

#15 UNI wrestling at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Saturday, March 20:

  • 6 p.m. CT: finals

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Parker Keckeisen's third-place finish at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships makes him UNI wrestling's highest-placing freshman since 1952.

He outperformed his No. 4 seed to become the first redshirt freshman to earn all-America honors for UNI since 2017. Keckeisen is UNI's 129th wrestler to earn Division I all-American honors.

Keckeisen made a run through the tournament with a decision over Iowa State's Sam Colbray and a major decision over David Key of Navy.