TULSA, Okla. — The Northern Iowa wrestling team rounded out its most dominant performance at the Big 12 Championships in program history at the BOK Center late Sunday night as the Panthers captured three individual titles and finished second in the team standings.

Parker Keckeisen (184 pounds) became only the second wrestler in Big 12 history and first in UNI history to win five conference crowns. Cael Happel (141) and Wyatt Voelker (197) both claimed their first conference titles.

The Panthers finished this year’s conference championships with nine automatic NCAA qualifiers with Trever Anderson (125) and Jack Thomsen (165) securing automatic berths in the consolation bracket. UNI’s nine NCAA qualifiers are the most in the Doug Schwab era (since 2010-11) and most for the program since 2008.

The team race came down to the final match of the tournament as Oklahoma State narrowly edged out UNI by four points with South Dakota State finishing third and Iowa State in fourth. The runner-up finish ties the Panthers’ best-ever finish at the Big 12 Championships.