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UNI wrestling crowns Big 12 champion in Keckeisen, team places fifth at Big 12s

TULSA, Okla. - Parker Keckeisen became the third Panther to earn two Big 12 wrestling championships with back-to-back titles at 184 pounds.

A Panther has won a title at 184 pounds every year since joining the league in 2018. It's the second longest active streak of any Big 12 school at a weight class. Oklahoma State has had a champion at 149 pounds since 2015.

UNI finished fifth with 100 points and seven medalists who qualified for the NCAA championships.

At 184 pounds, Keckeisen faced one of the few opponents he had not met in the Big 12 in No.