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Fresh off a 141 pound Big 12 title, UNI’s Cael Happel looks to continue his success into his NCAA championships. While there have been a few bumps in the road, he’s relied on his faith, family and team to get him through.

Win or lose, Cael Happel has ‘surrendered the outcome’

COHEN KAMAUS, Sports Editor Mar 12, 2025

As Cael Happel’s time in the purple and gold comes to an end in the upcoming weeks, he’s had a lot of time to reflect on his time in Panther Country the last half decade.  “I think about myself...

The 2024-2025 UNI Softball team practices connectivity through a UNI curated dance, "The Interlude."

UNI Softball wraps up non-conference play at Big Red Spring Fling

NICOLE WATERS, Sports Writer Mar 12, 2025

The Panther started off against No. 19 Nebraska where the Cornhusker offense proved their rank as they scored four runs in the first inning, seven in the bottom of the second, two in the third, and one...

The Panthers finished in a close second in the team standings behind Oklahoma State, and had three individual conference champions.

UNI wrestling at Big 12 Championships

ADAM JOHNSON, Sports Writer Mar 12, 2025

Over this past weekend, Saturday, Mar. 8 and Sunday, Mar. 9, the UNI wrestling team competed at the Big 12 Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 10 different Panthers got the chance to compete at the event,...

Arch madness ended for Panther MBB after losing by one point to the Valprasio Beacons.

UNI’s season ends in heartbreak to Valparaiso

CARTER LUST, Sports Writer Mar 12, 2025

Following a convincing victory over UIC to end the regular season, the University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team traveled to St. Louis to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament....

The Panthers finished competition with a fourth place finish as a team, one placement higher than the pre-championship poll.

UNI Swim and Dive places fourth at MVC Championship

NICOLE WATERS, Sports Writer Mar 12, 2025

Competition started off for the Panthers with the 200 medley that saw the team of Elyse Brayton, Ema Lavigne, Hannah Nedder, and Faith Larsen take sixth place with a time of 1:41.71. The diving trio of...

Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year All Wright scored a game-high 29 points, including the go-ahead bucket with 48 seconds left, leading No. 11 Valparaiso (15-18) to a 64-63 upset of No. 3 seed UNI (20-12) in the final quarterfinal game of the 2025 State Farm MVC Tournament Friday night at Enterprise Center. (mvc-sports)

UNI Arch Madness Preview

MICHAEL SPAHN, Sports Writer Mar 12, 2025

From 3-4 to 20-11, The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team has put themselves in position to make a deep run in the upcoming Arch Madness Tournament.  The Panthers won seven out of nine games to end...

MBB vs. Bradley - Image 8: UNI men's basketball vs. Bradley on Feb. 2, 2025.

UNI men’s basketball drops final regular season game to Bradley

ADAM JOHNSON, Sports Writer Mar 12, 2025

On Sunday, Mar. 2, the UNI men’s basketball team traveled to Peoria, Illinois to finish up the regular season against Bradley. The Panthers came into the game with a record of 20-10 and 14-5 in conference...

The last home game took place of March 1, where it was senior night for five players on the Women's Basketball team.

Panthers fall to Bulldogs on senior night

CARTER LUST, Sports Writer Mar 3, 2025

As college basketball enters the month of madness, every game leading up to the Missouri Valley Conference tournament becomes increasingly essential for seeding and matchup purposes. On Saturday, March...

The UNI Track and Field team had their spikes ready to go last Friday. Many athletes placed top 5 in their respective categories.

UNI Track and Field athletes succeed in the Iowa Open

CARTER LUST, Sports Writer Feb 24, 2025

On Friday, Feb. 21, the University of Northern Iowa men’s and women’s track and field teams sent groups to Iowa City to compete in the Iowa Open indoor meet. Each of Iowa’s “Big 4” universities...

UNI Wrestling finishes off their regular season strong, with a win over Wisconsin. Senior Parker Keckeisen, champion wrestler, remained victorious in his final home match.

UNI wrestling takes down Wisconsin in last dual of season

ADAM JOHNSON, Sports Writer Feb 24, 2025

On Friday, Feb. 21, the UNI wrestling team went up against the University of Wisconsin for the last dual of the season. The Panthers were looking to finish what has been a dominant regular season on a...

Tytan Anderson scored 21 points, had two assists and six rebounds in the MBB game against Drake on Feb. 23.

Panthers fall prey to Drake Bulldogs

MICHAEL SPAHN, Sports Writer Feb 24, 2025

The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker in overtime against their rival the Drake Bulldogs 64-58.  Ben Schweiger brought the house down right from the jump with a spectacular...

Last Thursday, the WBB team travelled to Kentucky. Ultimately, UNI fell 91-96 in a high-point game. 

Panthers WBB falls to Racers in shootout

CARTER LUST, Sports Writer Feb 19, 2025

After defeating the former Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball standings leader Belmont in Nashville on Feb. 13, the University of Northern Iowa traveled to Murray, Kentucky, to face Murray...

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