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UNI Wrestling Signs Geerts and Holschlag for 2017-18

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI wrestling signed two top recruits from Northeast Iowa to join the Panthers for the 2016-17 season.

Keaton Geerts and Derek Holschlag signed National Letters of Intent today.

Geerts of New Hampton, Iowa, is coming off a state championship at 132 pounds in Iowa's Class 2A in 2016. He was New Hampton's first champion since 2007 and lost just one match, finishing 51-1.

He also won the Junior Freestyle and Greco State championships at 132 pounds in 2016. He won the same freestyle tournament at 126 pounds in 2015. He placed second in the 2015 Greco Roman division in 2015.