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    Upper Iowa finishes fourth in Division II

    The Peacock wrestling team claimed team hardware for the second straight year at the NCAA Division II Championships. Upper Iowa, led by National Champion Trevor Franklin, earned five All-American honors and also got wins from their other two National Qualifiers.

    The fourth place finish marks the second NCAA Team Trophy that an Upper Iowa athletics program has claimed since their jump up to NCAA Division II. Prior to last season, the last time the UIU wrestling program lofted an NCAA Team Trophy was following the 2002 NCAA Division III Championships when the Peacocks earned National Runner Up honors.

    Last year, the team tied with Nebraska-Kearney for third place led by National Champion Travis Eggers and three other All-Americans including Tyler Mumbulo (2nd place), Kyle Pedretti (3rd place) and Mitch Norton (3rd place).

    Upper Iowa’s 2011 National Qualifier Results
    125 Trevor Franklin (4-0, National Champion)
    133 Kyle Pedretti (2-3, Sixth Place)
    157 Winston Robbins (1-2)
    174 Mark Mueller (4-2, Fifth Place)
    184 Mitch Schultz (3-3, Sixth Place)
    197 Carl Broghammer (5-1, Third Place)
    285 Zach Rosol (1-2)

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