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    Report: UNI wrestling to join Big 12 Conference

    University of Northern Iowa wrestling is expected to join the Big 12 conference as an affiliate member, IAwrestle.com reported Friday.

    "IAwrestle has learned from multiple sources that the University of Northern Iowa will likely join the Big 12 Conference as an affiliate in wrestling," according to a news story by Nic Ryder at the website devoted to covering wrestling in the state of Iowa. "The decision is not finalized yet, and still needs to be voted on by the conference athletic directors, however the sources that we talked to are confident that the Panthers will be moving conferences."

    Ryder goes on point out that if UNI moves to the Big 12, it would put the mat Panthers in the same conference as in-state rival Iowa State.

    Right now, in addition to Iowa State, other Big 12 schools with wrestling programs include University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and West Virginia ... along with affiliate members Air Force, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, and Wyoming, former UNI wrestling rivals in the Western Wrestling Conference.

    Speculation on a possible new conference home for UNI wrestling comes hot on the heels of news that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville wrestling would be joining the Mid-American Conference as an affiliate member starting in the 2018-19 season.
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