UNI’s final two wrestlers competing at the 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championships tournament were eliminated Friday, March 20, 2015.

“Pain is the ultimate motivator,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “If something is painful enough, you’ll change. If something is painful enough, you will make adjustments. The work is already started, because the mind is already going.”

No. 7 Blaize Cabell was able to stop No. 3 Bobby Telford’s bonus point streak, but wasn’t able to defeat him for a chance as an All-American heavyweight.

Cabell started the day with a loss to No. 2 Michael McMullan of Northwestern, losing 6-3.

Next up was Telford, a two-time All-American who placed fourth last year. After losing in the first round of the tournament, Telford notched two falls and one major decision before getting a 4-0 decision against Cabell.

No. 13 Cooper Moore lost to No. 5 Bo Jordan of Ohio State at 165 pounds. The freshman had just one loss this year, falling 3-2 to No. 3 Isaac Jordan of Wisconsin at the Big 10 Championships. He pinned Moore in 3 minutes, 56 seconds.

Moore was eliminated by the PAC 12 champion, Stanford's #10 Jim Wilson in sudden victory. Wilson won 7-5.

Moore finished the tournament with two falls. On the first day of the tournament, he knocked off No. 4 Nick Sulzer of Virginia, a two-time All-American who took fourth last year.

“I laugh because I don’t know what else to do,” said Schwab. “It’s either that or cry. I am not going to cry, because you have to get back to work. We have to get better. We will really find out about our team. We’ll find out what kind of competitors we have moving forward and how they respond to this.”

The team finished with nine points, which placed them out of the top 25. The Panthers have finished 15th for the last two years.

Next year’s championships will be held March 17-19, 2016, at Madison Square Garden.

“This tournament will be here before you know it,” said Schwab. “New York City will be here before you know it. It really will. We have to get smarter and harder, and we have to do a lot of things better. I have to do things better as a coach. I put it on me.”

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