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UNI wrestling: Keckeisen, Yant, Gordon earn NCAA bids at Big 12 Championships

TULSA, Okla. — UNI's Parker Keckeisen, Austin Yant and Tyrell Gordon all secured return trips to Oklahoma for this year's NCAA Championships as the second session of the Big 12 Championships concluded on Saturday night at the BOK Center.

At the end of the first day of competition, the Panthers sit in eighth place in the team standings with 57 points. Missouri leads the field with 135 points with Iowa State in second (112 points) and Oklahoma State in third (full team standings listed below).

Keckeisen, a two-time All-American and winner of the last two Big 12 titles at 184 pounds, will have the chance to become UNI's first-ever three-time Big 12 champion after taking down fourth-seeded Colton Hawks of Missouri in a narrow 7-5 decision.