But at the end of the first two sessions of the NCAA wrestling championships, the Panthers find themselves in 10th place at the PPG Paints Arena. UNI has 15.5 points. Penn State leads with 32.5.
All six of UNI's qualifiers remain alive, and the Panthers have three wrestlers in the quarterfinals -- Bryce Steiert (165), Taylor Lujan (174) and Drew Foster (184).
"It's really important that nobody's tournament is done right now," UNI head coach Doug Schwab said. "We can score a lot of points. I talked a lot about doing a lot of damage with six guys.