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Tyrell Gordon earns at-large bid; UNI qualifies 8 for NCAA championships

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - UNI wrestling's Tyrell Gordon earned an at-large bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships, making it the most Panthers to qualify since 2008.

UNI's eight qualifiers surpasses head coach Doug Schwab's previous record of seven qualifiers from 2020, 2017 and 2014.

The NCAA announced the 44 at-large selections for the 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Detroit March 17-19.

Gordon entered the Big 12 Championships ranked No. 32 and had an RPI of 31. He knocked off No. 20 Zachary Knighton-Ward of Hofstra earlier in the season and faced nine top-25 opponents, the most of any Panther this year.