After Friday's qualifying rounds, Waverly-Shell Rock and New Hampton Iowa high school wrestling teams advanced to the championship round at the 2016 Battle of Waterloo at Young Arena.
It's a big weekend of wrestling in the Cedar Valley. The UNI-Dome will host the final stage of U.S. Olympic Team Trials qualification this weekend. Over 175 wrestlers are expected to compete.
The Wartburg Knights look for their 12th NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championship this weekend, and the will have their chance in their own backyard.
One UNI Panthers wrestler won a 2016 MAC title at the conference championships.. Three others earned automatic bids to the NCAA national wrestling tournament, and three of those four are former NE Iowa high school all stars.