Max Thomsen, UNI's 149-pounder, discusses the Panthers' potential and what it'll take to contend at the NCAA Championships in March. Cody Goodwin, cgoodwin2@dmreg.com
A couple of former Iowa high school stars squared off in Brookings, South Dakota on Friday night.
In a Big 12 dual, 19th-ranked Northern Iowa traveled to Frost Arena to take on South Dakota State. The featured matchup came at 149 pounds, between Max Thomsen, a four-time state champion from Union of LaPorte City, and Henry Pohlmeyer, a state champion from Johnston.
In the end, Pohlmeyer, ranked 16th nationally by Trackwrestling, defeated 9th-ranked Thomsen, 2-1.