NEBRASKA WRESTLING WEEKLY NOTES 11 NCAA CHAMPIONS 105 ALL-AMERICANS 21 TOP-10 NCAA TEAM FINISHES 63 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS CLIFF KEEN

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1 NEBRASKA WRESTLING WEEKLY NOTES 11 NCAA CHAMPIONS 105 ALL-AMERICANS 21 TOP-10 NCAA TEAM FINISHES 63 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS #13 NEBRASKA (2-0, 0-0) at CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS COLLEGIATE WRESTLING INVITATIONAL Dual Record: 2-0 (0-0 Big Ten) Rankings: 13th (NWCA) Coach: Mark Manning At Nebraska: (18th year) Career: (21st year) DEC. 1-2, A.M (CT); 11 A.M. (CT) LAS VEGAS, NEV. LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER Live Stream: FloWrestling Live Brackets: FloArena THE MATCHUP Nebraska looks to prove its place among the top teams in the nation this week at one of the premier events on the NCAA wrestling schedule, the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational this Friday and Saturday. Action at the Las Vegas Convention Center is set to begin at 11 a.m. (CT) both Friday and Saturday. The early rounds of the championship and consolation brackets will be contested in the first session starting at 11 a.m. on Friday, with the championship and quarterfinals quarterfinals set to begin at 8 p.m. Friday. The championship quarterfinals and the fifth- and seventh-place matches will begin at 11 a.m. (CT) on Saturday, while the finals and third-place matches are scheduled for 5 p.m. Over 40 teams are expected to participate at the loaded tournament, and more than 100 nationally-ranked wrestlers will be in attendance. 14 of the nation s top-25 teams in the latest NWCA poll will take the mat in Las Vegas. The 13th-ranked Cornhuskers are coming off a dual win over West Virginia last Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va. Isaiah White (165), Taylor Venz (184), Eric Schultz (197) and David Jensen (HWT) each won their matches by bonus points. Colton McCrystal (149) picked up a decision to move to 2-0 on the dual season and 6-0 on the year. Four Huskers come into the Cliff Keen Invitational rated in the latest InterMat rankings. Tyler Berger is the highest-ranked Husker, as he comes in at fourth at 157 pounds, while Colton McCrystal held steady at No. 5 at 149 pounds. Chad Red Jr. is ranked seventh at 141 pounds, and Isaiah White comes in at 11th at 165 pounds. Last Time Out: Nebraska defeated West Virginia, 28-13, last Friday Up Next: The Huskers will return to action on Friday, Dec. 15 to host No. 6 NC State at 7 p.m., before welcoming North Carolina to the Devaney Center on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. NEBRASKA S PROJECTED LINEUP Wt. Name Yr. Hometown Career Notes CLIFF KEEN INVITATIONAL Friday, Dec a.m. (CT): Early Rounds 8 p.m. (CT): Quarterfinals/Cons. Rounds Saturday, Dec a.m. (CT): Semifinals/5th & 7th Place 5 p.m. (CT): Finals/3rd Place Matches 23 Nebraska is competing at the Cliff Keen Invitational for a 23rd time, and is looking to replicate the successes of the 2003 and 2008 editions, when NU finished first. 6 Redshirt Freshman Taylor Venz is off to a great start in his first season in Nebraska s starting lineup, as he is 6-0 with each of his wins by bonus points. He registered three pins and a technical fall at the seasonopening Daktronics Open, before winning a tech fall and a major decision in NU s two duals. He is the only Husker to have won each of his matches by bonus points this season. 125 Kris Williams So. South Holland, Ill in duals; Third at Daktronics 133 Brian Peska Jr. Omaha, Neb Took third at Daktronics Open 141 #7 Chad Red Jr. RFr. Indianapolis, Ind as a redshirt; Won Daktronics 149 #5 Colton McCrystal Sr. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa NCAA qualifier; Won Daktronics 157 #4 Tyler Berger Jr. Prineville, Ore All-American; Defeated #17 Colgan (Wyo.) 165 #11 Isaiah White So. Chicago, Ill Division II Champion; Defeated #12 Ashworth (Wyo.) 174 Beau Breske RFr. Hartford, Wis FloWrestling No. 2 recruit at weight class in Taylor Venz RFr. Farmington, Minn pins, 2 TF, 1 MD in Eric Schultz RFr. Tinley Park, Ill in duals; 2nd at Daktronics HWT David Jensen So. Mobridge, S.D in duals (1 TF, 1 Pin); 4th at Daktronics SCHEDULE (2-0, 0-0 BIG TEN). DAKTRONICS OPEN Nov. 5 Brookings, S.D. No Team Score (5 Champions) WYOMING Nov. 17 Devaney Center W, at WEST VIRGINIA Nov. 25 Morgantown, W.Va. W, CLIFF KEEN INVITATIONAL Dec. 1-2 Las Vegas, Nev. 11 a.m. Flo #6 NC STATE Dec. 15 Devaney Center 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go NORTH CAROLINA Dec. 17 Devaney Center 2 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo at #14 ILLINOIS * Jan. 5 Champaign, Ill. 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go MARYLAND * Jan. 7 Devaney Center 2 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo #20 PURDUE * Jan. 12 Devaney Center 7 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo at NORTHWESTERN * Jan. 19 Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. #11 RUTGERS * Jan. 21 Devaney Center 1 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo INDIANA * Jan. 28 Devaney Center 2 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo at #9 MICHIGAN * Feb. 2 Ann Arbor, Mich. 6 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo at MICHIGAN STATE * Feb. 4 East Lansing, Mich. Noon BTN Plus/Flo at #19 WISCONSIN * Feb. 9 Madison, Wis. 7 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo at STANFORD Feb. 16 Stanford, Calif. 9 p.m. PAC-12 Bay Area BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS March 3-4 East Lansing, Mich. TBA BTN/BTN2Go NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS March Cleveland, Ohio TBA ESPN Networks -All times are Central and subject to change. -Home duals in RED held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. *-Big Ten Conference dual -Unless otherwise noted, all team rankings on the schedule are the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll and individuals are the InterMat rankings. -For ticket information, visit Huskers.com/Tickets or call BIG-RED. -BTN Plus and FLO streams require a monthly fee to view; BTN2Go requires a cable package that includes BTN TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule... 1 Roster/Pronunciation Guide/Quick Facts... 2 Nebraska Statistics/Lineup Breakdown... 3 Season Notes... 4 Rankings/Around the Big Ten... 5 Head Coach Mark Manning/Miscellaneous... 6 Dual and Tournament Results Individual Results Photo Roster FOLLOW THE HUSKERS: TWITTER (@HUSKERWRESTLING) FACEBOOK (NEBRASKAWRESTLING) INSTAGRAM (@HUSKERWRESTLING)

2 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School...University of Nebraska (NU) Enrollment...26,079 Location... Lincoln, NE Population...268,738 Founded Facility... Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976) Capacity...7,907 Nickname... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors... Scarlet and Cream (PMS 186) Conference... Big Ten President...Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D. Chancellor... Ronnie D. Green Institutional Representative... Josephine Potuto, J.D. Athletic Director...Bill Moos NEBRASKA WRESTLING HISTORY Season of Wrestling (First Season)...99th ( ) All-Time Dual Record (.556) Individual NCAA Champions Individual NCAA Finalists...23 All-Americans (Top 8 at NCAA) Best Team NCAA Finish...3rd (1993) Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes...21 Individual Conference Championships...63 Team Conference Championships (1911, 1915, 1924, 1949, 1993, 1995, 2009) CoSIDA Academic All-Americans...7 Hodge Trophy Winners...1 TEAM INFORMATION Dual Record (6-3 Big Ten) Final Dual Ranking... 5th (Coaches Poll) Big Ten Finish... 4th (102.5 points) NCAA Finish... 9th (59.5 points) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...15/10 Starters Returning/Lost...4/6 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost... 2/5 All-Americans Returning/Lost...1/3 Returning All-American... Tyler Berger (5th-157) Newcomers COMMUNICATIONS Wrestling Contact... James Hajek ... jhajek@huskers.com Cell Phone... (402) Office Phone...(402) Team Website... Huskers.com/Wrestling Twitter...@HuskerWrestling MEDIA INFORMATION STUDENT-ATHLETE AND COACH INTERVIEWS All media requests for interviews with Nebraska wrestling student-athletes and coaches should be directed to James Hajek of the Nebraska Communications Office (jhajek@huskers.com) at least 24 hours in advance. The best time for in-season interviews is before and after practice, which generally runs from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hendricks Training Complex. With advance notice, telephone interviews can be arranged for other hours, depending on class and practice schedules. For interviews following competition, Nebraska wrestlers and coaches are generally available on the gym floor following a five-minute cooling-off period after the competition has concluded. MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND PARKING Working members of the media can gain access to a media or photo credential, as well as a parking pass by contacting James Hajek of the Nebraska Communications Office. MEDIA SEATING AND WORK ROOM Seating for media will be located at the scorer s table on the gym floor, and overflow seating is avalable in the southeast corner of the upper bowl of the Devaney Center. The Devaney Center press room is located on the first floor hallway in the southwest corner of the Devaney Center. ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Weight Year Hometown (Previous Schools) Justin Arthur** 157 Sr. Huntington, W.Va. (Clarion/Huntington) Zemua Baptista 157 RFr. Friend, Neb. (Iowa State/Friend) Tyler Berger** 157 Jr. Prineville, Ore. (Crook County) Johnny Blankenship 165 RFr. Platte City, Mo. (Platte County) Beau Breske 174 RFr. Hartford, Wis. (Hartford Union) Eric Engler*** 174 Sr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) Tanner Farmer** HWT Jr. Highland, Ill. (Highland) Dylan Gowin 125 Fr. Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley) Patrick Grayson* HWT So. Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge) Zak Hensley 133 Jr. Olathe, Kan. (Iowa Central/St. James Academy) David Jensen* HWT So. Mobridge, S.D. (Mobridge-Pollock) Mikey Labriola 174 Fr. Easton, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic) Caleb Licking 157 RFr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk) Mitchell Maginnis*** 125 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island Central Catholic) Colton McCrystal*** 149 Sr. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) Christian Miller 141 Fr. Plainview, Neb. (Plainview) Trevor Nichelson 184 Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood) Andrew Nielsen 141 Fr. Plattsmouth, Neb. (Plattsmouth) Brian Peska** 133 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Dalton Peters 165 RFr. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) Collin Purinton* 149 So. Banks, Ore. (Banks) Chad Red Jr. 141 RFr. Indianapolis, Ind. (New Palestine) Jason Renteria 133 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Oak Park and River Forest) Kyle Ruettiger 149 RFr. New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West) Eric Schultz 197 RFr. Tinley Park, Ill. (Tinley Park) Jordan Shearer* 149 So. Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo) Aris Shino** 133 Jr. Merino, Colo. (Merino) Tucker Sjomeling 133 Fr. Delano, Minn. (Delano) Jay Sornson** 174 Jr. Nebraska City, Neb. (Morningside/Nebraska City) Cade Svoboda 197 RFr. Ord, Neb. (Ord) Taylor Venz 184 RFr. Farmington, Minn. (Farmington) Luke Weber 157 RFr. Forsyth, Mont. (Forsyth) Isaiah White 165 So. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College/Oak Park and River Forest) Dustin Williams** 165 Jr. Gardner, Kan. (Gardner Edgerton) Kris Williams* 125 So. South Holland, Ill. (Thornwood) Colton Wolfe 197 Fr. Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) Wyatt Wriedt HWT Fr. Donahue, Iowa (North Scott) *-Denotes letters earned at Nebraska WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT ROSTER* Name Weight Year Dylan Gowin 125 Fr. Mitchell Maginnis 125 Sr. Kris Williams 125 So. Zak Hensley 133 Jr. Brian Peska 133 Jr. Jason Renteria 133 Fr. Aris Shino 133 Jr. Tucker Sjomeling 133 Fr. Christian Miller 141 Fr. Andrew Nielsen 141 Fr. Chad Red Jr. 141 RFr. Colton McCrystal 149 Sr. Collin Purinton 149 So. Kyle Ruettiger 149 RFr. Jordan Shearer 149 So. Justin Arthur 157 Sr. Zemua Baptista 157 RFr. Tyler Berger 157 Jr. Caleb Licking 157 RFr. Luke Weber 157 RFr. Johnny Blankenship 165 RFr. Dalton Peters 165 RFr. Isaiah White 165 So. Dustin Williams 165 Jr. Beau Breske 174 RFr. Mikey Labriola 174 Fr. Eric Engler 174 Sr. Jay Sornson 174 Jr. Trevor Nichelson 184 Fr. Taylor Venz 184 RFr. Eric Schultz 197 RFr. Cade Svoboda 197 RFr. Colton Wolfe 197 Fr. Tanner Farmer HWT Jr. Patrick Grayson HWT So. David Jensen HWT So. Wyatt Wriedt HWT Fr. *-Wrestlers listed alphabetically within weight class, not by depth NEBRASKA ROSTER COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mark Manning (Nebraska-Omaha, 1985) Career Record: (21st season) Record at Nebraska: (18th season) Associate Head Coach: Bryan Snyder, (Eighth season) Assistant Coach: Kendric Maple (First season) Volunteer Assistant: Tim Lambert (First season) Athletic Trainer: Tyler Weeda (Seventh season) Strength Coach: Jon Pfeifer (Fourth season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ZEMUA Baptista... ZEM-wa Beau BRESKE... Bres-KEY Dylan GOWIN...GO-win Trevor NICHELSON...NICK-el-son Collin PURINTON... Purr-IN-ton Kyle RUETTIGER... ROO-ti-GER Jordan SHEARER...SHEER ARIS SHINO...AR-is SHEE-no Tucker SJOMELING... shaw-muh-ling Jay SORNSON...Sorn-son Cade SVOBODA...SWO-buh-duh Luke WEBER... Webb-ER Wyatt WRIEDT... WREEDT l 2

3 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS STARTERS Record Dual Pts. Dual TD Pins Wt. Name Yr. Hometown Overall Dual NU/Opp NU/Opp W/L TF MD QP 125 Kris Williams So. South Holland, Ill /0 2/0 0/ Brian Peska Jr. Omaha, Neb /7 1/7 0/ Chad Red Jr. RFr. Indianapolis, Ind /3 1/3 1/ : Colton McCrystal Sr. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa /0 5/1 3/ : Tyler Berger Jr. Prineville, Ore /0 1/1 0/ Isaiah White So. Chicago, Ill /0 8/1 0/ Beau Breske RFr. Hartford, Wis /0 0/0 0/ Taylor Venz RFr. Farmington, Minn /0 6/1 3/ : Eric Schultz RFr. Tinley Park, Ill /0 11/0 0/ HWT David Jensen So. Mobridge, S.D /0 5/0 1/ :17 NON-STARTERS 125 Dylan Gowin Fr. Shawnee, Kan /0 0/0 2/ : Mitchell Maginnis Sr. Grand Island, Neb /3 1/3 0/ Zak Hensley Jr. Olathe, Kan /0 0/0 1/ : Jason Renteria Fr. Chicago, Ill /0 0/0 0/ Aris Shino So. Merino, Colo /0 0/0 0/ Tucker Sjomeling Fr. Delano, Minn /0 0/0 0/ Christian Miller Fr. Plainview, Neb /0 0/0 0/ Andrew Nielsen Fr. Plattsmouth, Neb /0 0/0 1/ : Collin Purinton So. Banks, Ore /3 2/3 2/ : Kyle Ruettiger RFr. New Lenox, Ill /0 0/0 0/ Jordan Shearer So. Fargo, N.D /0 0/0 0/ Justin Arthur Sr. Huntington, W.Va /0 0/0 0/ Zemua Baptista RFr. Friend, Neb /0 0/0 0/ Caleb Licking RFr. Norfolk, Neb /0 0/0 0/ Luke Weber RFr. Forsyth, Mont /0 0/0 1/ : Johnny Blankenship RFr. Platte City, Mo /0 0/0 0/ Dalton Peters RFr. Salina, Kan /0 0/0 0/ Dustin Williams Jr. Gardner, Kan /0 0/0 0/ Eric Engler Sr. Beatrice, Neb /7 0/7 0/ Mikey Labriola Fr. Easton, Pa /0 0/0 3/ : Jay Sornson Jr. Nebraska City, Neb /0 0/0 0/ Trevor Nichelson Fr. Ashland, Neb /0 0/0 0/ Cade Svoboda RFr. Ord, Neb /0 0/0 0/ Colton Wolfe Fr. Columbus, Neb /0 0/0 0/ HWT Tanner Farmer Jr. Highland, Ill /0 0/0 0/ HWT Patrick Grayson RFr. Stafford, Va /0 0/0 1/ :54 HWT Wyatt Wriedt Fr. Donahue, Iowa /0 0/0 0/ DUAL LINEUP BREAKDOWN Date Opponent HWT Nov. 17 Wyoming K. Williams Peska Red Jr. McCrystal Berger White Engler Venz Schultz Jensen Nov. 25 at West Virginia Maginnis Peska Red Jr. McCrystal Purinton White Engler Venz Schultz Jensen Dec. 15 NC State Dec. 17 North Carolina Jan. 5 at Illinois Jan. 7 Maryland Jan. 12 Purdue Jan. 19 at Northwestern Jan. 21 Rutgers Jan. 28 Indiana Feb. 2 at Michigan Feb. 4 at Michigan State Feb. 9 at Wisconsin Feb. 16 at Stanford l 3

4 BACK POINTS RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIERS BACK TO BUSINESS Nebraska s returning NCAA qualifiers Tyler Berger and Colton McCrystal have both picked up where they left off last season, and each own unblemished records through the first three competitions of the season. Berger, an All-American at 157 pounds a season ago, knocked off his third-consecutive ranked opponent as he took down No. 17 Archie Colgan of Wyoming by a 5-4 decision. Berger won the Daktronics Open title, which included decisions over No. 20 Luke Zilverberg of South Dakota State and No. 10 Jake Short of Minnesota. Berger was Nebraska s wins leader with 36 last season, and sports a career record of 65-19, which puts him on pace to become the next member of Nebraska s 100-win club. McCrystal, who advanced to the round of 12 at 141 pounds at the NCAA Championships last season, is off to a great start as he moved up a weight class to 149 pounds this year. He defeated No. 7 Steve Bleise of Minnesota in the championship match at the Daktronics Open, and scored his first dual win of the season with a 7-3 decision over Sam Turner of Wyoming. McCrystal also won a 6-4 decision over Kyler Rea of West Virginia last week. NEW CONTRIBUTORS RECORD FIRST DUAL WINS With six starters, including three All-Americans, lost to graduation from a season ago, Nebraska s starting lineup is dramatically different than it was a season ago. New contributors, including sophomores, redshirt freshmen, and veterans who have paid their dues to earn starting spots, are now featured heavily in the lineup. Seven Huskers saw their first dual action of their careers in a Nebraska singlet in NU s first two duals, as Kris Williams (125), Mitchell Maginnis (125), Brian Peska (133), Chad Red Jr. (141), Isaiah White (165), Taylor Venz (184) and Eric Schultz (197) were each inserted into the starting lineup for the first time. Five Huskers picked up their first dual wins of their careers so far this season, as Williams, White and Schultz, each won by decision against Wyoming, while Venz and David Jensen (HWT) both won by technical falls in the Wyoming dual. White, Shultz, Venz and Jensen each moved to 2-0 with wins in the West Virginia dual. VENZ PICKS UP FALL AFTER FALL AFTER FALL Redshirt freshman Taylor Venz has won all six of his matches at 184 pounds so far this season, and each one has come by bonus points. He won his first three matches at the Daktronics Open by pin, and defeated Brady Ayers of South Dakota State by a 17-1 technical fall in the championship match. In the Wyoming dual, Venz defeated Chaz Polson by technical fall, He won a 17-5 major decision over Brenden McRill of West Virginia last week. In a 28-4 redshirt season last year, Venz pinned eight opponents, defeated seven by tech fall and won six major decisions. JENSEN WINS FIRST DUAL PIN David Jensen notched Nebraska s first pin of the dual season last Saturday, as he pinned Brandon Ngati of West Virginia in 3:17. The pin was also Jensen s first of the season in any competition. The sophomore picked up eight wins by pin in FIVE HUSKERS WIN DAKTRONICS OPEN TITLES Four Huskers in the lineup for the Cliff Keen Invitational have already won a tournament title this season, as a total of five Huskers won titles at the season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D., on Nov. 5. Chad Red Jr. (141), Colton McCrystal (149), Tyler Berger (157) and Taylor Venz (184) each went 4-0 at the tournament hosted by South Dakota State. Isaiah White (165) and Eric Schultz (197) both finished second. Mikey Labriola also won the 174-pound bracket at the Daktronics Open competing unattached. NEBRASKA TAKING NON-STARTERS TO BOB SMITH OPEN A total of 13 Huskers will also be in action at the Bob Smith Open in Hays, Kan., this Sunday, beginning at 9 a.m. The list of Huskers in attendance includes Dylan Gowin (125), Mitchell Maginnis (125), Zak Hensley (133), Tucker Sjomeling (133), Christian Miller (141), Jordan Shearer (149), Luke Weber (149), Zemua Baptista (157), Johnny Blankenship (165), Dalton Peters (165), Mikey Labriola (174), Colton Wolfe (197) and Wyatt Wriedt (HWT). HUSKERS WORKING THROUGH TOUGH SCHEDULE Nebraska will face seven teams in dual action in that finished in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships last season: Michigan (10th), Illinois (11th), Wisconsin (13th), NC State (17th), Rutgers (19th), Wyoming (21st) and Stanford (24th). In addition, NU has seven teams on the slate currently ranked in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll: NC State (6th), Michigan (9th), Rutgers (11th), Illinois (15th), Wisconsin (18th), Purdue (20th) and Stanford (25th). LAST TIME OUT NEBRASKA 28, WEST VIRGINIA 13 Nov. 25, 2017, Morgantown, W.Va. Bonus-point wins at the three upper weights powered 13th-ranked Nebraska to a win last Saturday at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.Va. With Nebraska holding a 13-6 lead entering the intermission following the 174-pound bout, Taylor Venz won a 17-5 major decision over Brenden McRill at 184 pounds, before Eric Schultz unleashed a scoring barrage on the way to a 22-5 technical fall over Hunter DeLong at 197 pounds. In the heavyweight bout, sophomore David Jensen gave NU a 28-6 lead in the match after he recorded Nebraska s first pin of the dual season, as he pinned Brandon Ngati in 3:17. Isaiah White, the 11th-ranked wrestler in the nation at 165 pounds according to InterMat, dominated his match at 165 pounds, scoring a total of seven takedowns and a reversal, as he cruised to a 17-7 major decision over Ryan Lopez. Fifth-ranked Colton McCrystal picked up a decision at 149 pounds, as he came back from an early deficit to defeat Kyler Rea, 6-4. No. 7 Chad Red Jr. began the day with a win by forfeit to give Nebraska an early 6-0 lead. West Virginia recorded wins at 157, 174, 125 and 133. ALL-TIME AT CKLV Nebraska has competed at the Las Vegas Invitational a total of 22 times, finishing first in both 2003 and NU has also finished second five times, in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2004 and LAST TIME: 2014 CLIFF KEEN INVITATIONAL Dec. 5-6, 2014, Las Vegas, Nev. Four Huskers placed in the tournament, with All-American Robert Kokesh claiming the top spot at 174 pounds to highlight the weekend for Nebraska, which finished sixth overall with 89 points. James Green took runner-up honors at 157 pounds. Justin Arthur (149) notched a fourth-place finish and TJ Dudley (184) finished seventh. All-American Robert Kokesh captured the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational crown at 174 pounds, as he defeated fifth-seeded Blaise Butler of Virginia, 6-2, in the final. Green, the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds, went 4-1 on the tournament, but dropped a 4-3 decision to No. 1 Dylan Ness of Minnesota in the finals. Arthur (149) battled through the consolation bracket, but fell to Iowa State s Gabe Moreno, 6-1, in the third-place match. Arthur went 6-2 on the weekend. Dudley (184) notched a pin in the seventhplace match against 11th-seeded Austin Gabel of Virginia Tech in 4:41 to cap a 5-2 weekend. l 4

5 TEAM RANKINGS USA TODAY/NWCA COACHES POLL No. Team (First-Place Votes) W-L Prev. 1. Penn State (16) Ohio State Oklahoma State Missouri Lehigh NC State Iowa Minnesota Michigan Virginia Tech Rutgers Arizona State Nebraska Cornell Illinois Northern Iowa South Dakota State Wisconsin Central Michigan Purdue Oklahoma Rider Edinboro Pittsburgh Stanford Others Receiving Votes: Drexel 10, Maryland 6, Navy 4, Northwestern 4, Chattanooga 2, Lock Haven 2, North Carolina 1, North Dakota State 1, Virginia 1 INTERMAT DUAL MEET RANKINGS No. Team W-L Prev. 1. Penn State Ohio State Oklahoma State Missouri Lehigh Michigan Iowa NC State Virginia Tech Minnesota Nebraska Rutgers Cornell Arizona State Northern Iowa Illinois South Dakota State Central Michigan Oklahoma Wisconsin Edinboro Oregon State Rider Purdue Pittsburgh WIN MAGAZINE TOURNAMENT POWER INDEX No. Team Top 8 TPI 1. Penn State Ohio State Oklahoma State Michigan Arizona State Missouri Lehigh NC State Rutgers Iowa Minnesota Virginia Tech Northern Iowa South Dakota State Nebraska Illinois Wyoming Oregon State Rider Central Michigan Princeton Wisconsin Pittsburgh Maryland Navy Virginia l 5 HUSKERS IN THE RANKINGS NOV. 27, 2017 Wt. Name IM WIN Flo TW 141 Chad Red Jr Colton McCrystal Tyler Berger Isaiah White Taylor Venz Eric Schultz NEBRASKA S WEEKLY RANKINGS USA TODAY/NWCA COACHES POLL Wk. Date Rank Points W-L 1 Oct. 31, Nov. 14, Nov. 21, Nov. 27, BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Rutgers Iowa Ohio State Penn State Purdue Nebraska Northwestern Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota Illinois Michigan Michigan State Maryland AROUND THE BIG TEN Friday, Dec. 1 Nebraska, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Illinois at Iowa Rutgers at Lock Haven Saturday, Dec. 2 Nebraska, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Indiana vs. SIU-Edwardsville Indiana vs. Cleveland State Indiana vs. Northern Illinois Maryland at Northwestern Sunday, Dec. 3 Penn State at Lehigh COACHES PANEL RANKING, RPI The first of four individual coaches panel rankings for the season will be released in January The first of three individual RPI rankings for the season will be released in February BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK NOV. 7, 2017 Javier Gasca (Michigan State - Senior pounds) NOV. 14, 2017 Adam Coon (Michigan - Senior - Heavyweight) Te Shan Campbell (Ohio State - Junior pounds) NOV. 21, 2017 Youssif Hemida (Maryland - Junior - Heavyweight) NOV. 28, 2017 Michael Kemerer (Iowa - Sophomore pounds) NEBRASKA DUAL NOTES Overall Record Big Ten Record Non-Conference Record vs. Ranked Home Away Neutral Streak... W2 Most Points in a Dual vs. WVU Fewest Points in a Dual vs. Wyo. Most points by Opponent in a Dual... 15, Wyo. Fewest Points by Opponent in a Dual...13, WVU Longest winning streak... W2 Longest losing streak HOME ATTENDANCE Home Attendance: 1,808 (1 dual on 1 date) Average Per Home Dual: 1,808 Average Per Home Date: 1,808 High Home Dual Attendance: 1,808 vs. Wyo. Low Home Dual Attendance: 1,808 vs. Wyo Nov. 17: 1,808 Wyoming Dec. 15: -- NC State Dec. 17: -- North Carolina Jan. 7: -- Maryland Jan. 12: -- Purdue (High School Duals) Jan Rutgers Jan Indiana

6 HEAD COACH MARK MANNING Career Record: (21st Season) Nebraska Record: (18th Season) Most dual wins in program history Has coached 46 All-Americans at NU Led 5 wrestlers to national titles (4 at NU) 8 Top-10 NCAA finishes at NU Dan Gable Coach of the Year (2009) YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School Dual NCAA Northern Iowa T-30th Northern Iowa th Northern Iowa th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska T-19th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska st Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska th Nebraska Career 21st Season DUAL AND TOURNAMENT RECAPS Nov. 5: Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open: No Team Score Five individual champions: Chad Red Jr. (141), Colton McCrystal (149), Tyler Berger (157), Mikey Labriola (174) and Taylor Venz (184) Nov. 11: Grand View Open: No Team Score No individual champions; Andrew Nielsen (133), Trevor Nichelson (184), Colton Wolfe (197) and Wyatt Wriedt (HWT) competed Nov. 17: Wyoming: Nebraska won, Isaiah White (165) and Tyler Berger (157) both defeated ranked opponents Nov. 18: UNK Holiday Inn Open: No Team Score Four individual champions: Mitchell Maginnis (125), Collin Purinton/Jordan Shearer (149) and Mikey Labriola (174) Nov. 25: at West Virginia: Nebraska won, Isaiah White (165), Taylor Venz (184), Eric Schultz (197) and David Jensen (HWT) won by bonus points NEBRASKA STATISTICAL LEDERS OVERALL WINS Rank Name Weight Wins 1. Mikey Labriola Mitchell Maginnis Collin Purinton Luke Weber Johnny Blankenship DUAL WINS Rank Name Weight Wins 1. David Jensen HWT 2 Colton McCrystal Eric Schultz Taylor Venz Isaiah White DUAL POINTS Rank Name Weight Points 1. David Jensen HWT Taylor Venz Eric Schultz Isaiah White Colton McCrystal Chad Red Jr MOST PINS Rank Name Weight Pins 1. Mikey Labriola Colton McCrystal Taylor Venz Dylan Gowin Collin Purinton MOST TECHNICAL FALLS Rank Name Weight TF 1. Jordan Shearer David Jensen HWT 2 Mikey Labriola Tucker Sjomeling Taylor Venz MOST MAJOR DECISIONS Rank Name Weight MD 1. Tyler Berger Patrick Grayson HWT 2 Mikey Labriola Collin Purinton Jordan Shearer Isaiah White BEST WIN PERCENTAGES Rank Name Weight Record Pct. 1. Mikey Labriola Colton McCrystal Taylor Venz Tyler Berger Kris Williams OPEN TOURNAMENT WINS Rank Name Weight Wins 1. Mikey Labriola Mitchell Maginnis Johnny Blankenship Collin Purinton Luke Weber FASTEST FALL Rank Name Date Time 1. Collin Purinton (149) Nov. 5 0:18 vs. Jordan Shearer (Nebraska) 2. Dylan Gowin (125) Nov. 18 0:20 vs. Wyatt Brauckmuller (Concordia) 3. Collin Purinton (149) Nov. 5 0:59 vs. McKinley Mosgrove (Briar Cliff) 4. Andrew Nielsen (125) Nov. 18 1:34 vs. Cameron Williams (Morningside) 5. Patrick Grayson (HWT) Nov. 5 1:54 vs. Kevin Vough (South Dakota State) l 6

7 DUAL AND TOURNAMENT RESULTS Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 Frost Arena Brookings, S.D. 125: Dylan Gowin (Unattached)... DNP (1-2) 125: Mitchell Maginnis... 4th (4-2) 125: Kris Williams... 3rd (5-1) 133: Zak Hensley (Unattached)... DNP (2-2) 133: Brian Peska... 3rd (5-1) 133: Aris Shino... DNP (1-2) 133: Tucker Sjomeling (Unattached)... 5th (3-2) 141: Christian Miller (Unattached)... DNP (1-2) 141: #17 Chad Red Jr...1st (4-0) 149: #9 Colton McCrystal...1st (4-0) 149: Collin Purinton... 3rd (5-1) 149: Kyle Ruettiger... DNP (1-2) 149: Jordan Shearer... 5th (4-2) 149: Luke Weber... 4th (4-2) 157: Zemua Baptista... DNP (2-2) 157: #4 Tyler Berger...1st (4-0) 157: Caleb Licking... DNP (3-2) 165: Johnny Blankenship... DNP (2-2) 165: Dalton Peters... DNP (1-2) 165: #19 Isaiah White... 2nd (3-1) 174: Eric Engler... DNP (2-2) 174: Mikey Labriola (Unattached)...1st (4-0) 184: Taylor Venz...1st (4-0) 197: Eric Schultz... 2nd (2-1) 197: Cade Svoboda... 6th (1-3) HWT: Patrick Grayson... 5th (3-2) HWT: David Jensen... 4th (2-1) HWT: Wyatt Wriedt (Unattached)... DNP (2-2) Grand View Open Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 Southeast Polk High School Des Moines, Iowa 133: Andrew Nielsen (Unattached) (Open)... DNP (0-2) 184: Trevor Nichelson (Unattached) (Open)... DNP (0-2) 197: Colton Wolfe (Unattached) (Open)... DNP (0-2) HWT: Wyatt Wriedt (Open)... DNP (0-2) #15 Nebraska 25, Wyoming 10 Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Neb. 125: Kris Williams (NEB) dec. Trent Olson (WYO), (NEB 3, WYO 0) 133: Montorie Bridges (WYO) dec. Brian Peska (NEB), (NEB 3, WYO 3) 141: #3 Bryce Meredith (WYO) dec. #7 Chad Red Jr., (WYO 6, NEB 3) 149: #6 Colton McCrystal (NEB) dec. Sam Turner (WYO), (NEB 6, WYO 6) 157: #4 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. #17 Archie Colgan (WYO), (NEB 9, WYO 6) 165: #16 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. #12 Branson Ashworth (WYO), (NEB 12, WYO 6) 174: Kyle Pope (WYO) major dec. Eric Engler (NEB), (NEB 12, WYO 10) 184: Taylor Venz (NEB) tech. fall Chaz Polson (WYO), (NEB 17, WYO 10) 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Cody Vigoren (WYO), (NEB 20, WYO 10) HWT: David Jensen (NEB) tech. fall Hunter Mullins (WYO), (NEB 25, WYO 10) UNK Holiday Inn Open Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 Buffalo County Fair Grounds Kearney, Neb. Elite Division 125: Mitchell Maginnis...1st (5-0) 149: Collin Purinton... T-1st (3-0) 149: Jordan Shearer... T-1st (3-0) 157: Zemua Baptista (Unattached)... 3rd (5-1) 157: Luke Weber... DNP (4-2) 165: Johnny Blankenship... 3rd (6-1) 174: Mikey Labriola (Unattached)...1st (5-0) HWT: Patrick Grayson... 4th (4-2) Amateur Division 125: Dylan Gowin (Unattached)... 3rd (5-1) 133: Tucker Sjomeling (Unattached)... DNP (2-2) 141: Andrew Nielsen (Unattached)... DNP (3-2) 197: Colton Wolfe (Unattached)... DNP (2-2) HWT: Wyatt Wriedt (Unattached)... 3rd (5-1) #13 Nebraska 28, West Virginia 13 Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va. 141: #7 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) by forfeit...(neb 6, WVU 0) 149: #5 Colton McCrystal (NEB) dec. Kyler Rea (WVU), (NEB 9, WVU 0) 157: Zachary Moore (WVU) sv-1 Collin Purinton (NEB), (NEB 9, WVU 3) 165: #11 Isaiah White (NEB) major dec. Ryan Lopez (WVU), (NEB 13, WVU 3) 174: Nick Kiussis (WVU) dec. Eric Engler (NEB), (NEB 13, WVU 6) 184: Taylor Venz (NEB) major dec. Brenden McRill (WVU), (NEB 17, WVU 6) 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) tech. fall Hunter DeLong (WVU), (NEB 22, WVU 6) HWT: David Jensen (NEB) pin Brandon Ngati (WVU), 3:17...(NEB 28, WVU 6) 125: Devin Brown (WVU) dec. Mitchell Maginnis (NEB), (NEB 28, WVU 9) 133: Matthew Schmitt (WVU) major dec. Brian Peska (NEB), (NEB 28, WVU 13) l 7

8 DYLAN GOWIN 125 POUNDS FRESHMAN SHAWNEE, KAN. (MILL VALLEY) MITCHELL MAGINNIS 125 POUNDS SENIOR GRAND ISLAND, NEB. (CENTRAL CATHOLIC) KRIS WILLIAMS 125 POUNDS SOPHOMORE SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. (THORNWOOD) - Unattached DNP 11/5 Patrick McKee (Unattached) L; F, 5:28 11/5 Justin Portillo (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Romelle Person-Williams (Iowa Central) L; D, 8-4 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Amateur (Kearney, Neb.) - Unattached 3rd 11/18 Wyatt Brauckmuller (Concordia) W; F, 0:20 11/18 Isaiah De La Cerda (Adams State) W; TB-1, /18 Andres Duron (Barton CC) W; F, 5:42 11/18 Dallas Wilson (Pratt CC) L; D, /18 Tyler Lawley (Newman) W; Rule 11/18 Tanner Kuketz (CSU-Pueblo) W; MD, /0 2/ Career th 11/5 Kahlen Morris (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Connor Brown (South Dakota St.) L; D, /5 Jeremiah Colon (Iowa Central) W; TF, /5 Romelle Person-Williams (Iowa Central) W; D, /5 Josh Portillo (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Kris Williams (Nebraska) L; TB-2, 2-7 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Elite (Kearney, Neb) 1st 11/18 Colby Duncan (Western State) W; D, /18 Jared Goldsmith (MSU-Moorhead) W; D, /18 Josiah Seaton (CSU-Pueblo) W; D, /18 Zachary Gracia (Colo. School of Mines) W; D, /18 Cole Verner (Wyoming) W; D, /25 Devin Brown (West Virginia) L; D, /3 0/ * Career rd 11/5 Justin Portillo (South Dakota St.) W; TF, /5 Patrick McKee (Unattached) L; F, 4:08 11/5 Tyler Hamm (Briar Cliff) W; MD, /5 Kahlen Morris (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Connor Brown (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Mitchell Maginnis (Nebraska) W; TB-2, /17 Trent Olson (Wyoming) W; D, /0 0/ * Career l 8

9 ZAK HENSLEY 133 POUNDS JUNIOR OLATHE, KAN. (ICCC/ST. JAMES ACADEMY) - Unattached DNP 11/5 Wanya Clifton (Iowa Central) W; F, 4:46 11/5 Rylee Molitor (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 #6 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) L; F, 1:39 11/5 Cary Palmer (Iowa Central) L; Forfeit /0 1/1 0 0 AT NEBRASKA Career BRIAN PESKA 133 POUNDS JUNIOR OMAHA, NEB. (SKUTT CATHOLIC) 3rd 11/5 Sawyer Degen (North Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Todd Small (Iowa Central) L; SV-1, /5 Aris Shino (Nebraska) W; D, /5 Cary Palmer (Iowa Central) W; MD, /5 Tucker Sjomeling (Nebraska) W; D, /5 Sawyer Degen (North Dakota St.) W; D, /17 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) L; D, /25 Matthew Schmitt (West Virginia) L; MD, /7 0/ * Career JASON RENTERIA 133 POUNDS FRESHMAN CHICAGO, ILL. (OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST) /0 0/ Career l 9

10 ARIS SHINO 133 POUNDS JUNIOR MERINO, COLO. (MERINO) DNP 11/5 #13 Cam Sykora (North Dakota St.) L; TF, /5 Wanya Clifton (Iowa Central) W; TF, /5 Brian Peska (Nebraska) L; D, /0 0/ * Career TUCKER SJOMELING 133 POUNDS FRESHMAN DELANO MINN. (DELANO) - Unattached 5th 11/5 Josh Badillo (Iowa Central) W; TF, /5 #13 Cam Sykora (North Dakota St.) W; MFF 11/5 Steve Polakowski (Minnesota) L; MD, /5 Brian Peska (Nebraska) L; D, /5 Todd Small (Iowa Central) W; DQ UNK Holiday Inn Open - Amateur (Kearney, Neb.) - Unattached DNP 11/18 Michael Ritchey (St. Mary) W; MD, /18 Jake Woods (Colo. School of Mines) L; F, 5:48 11/18 Justin Becci (Air Force) W; TF, /18 Jake Hergott (Northwestern College) L; F, 3: /0 0/ Career CHRISTIAN MILLER 141 POUNDS FRESHMAN PLAINVIEW, NEB. (PLAINVIEW) - Unattached DNP 11/5 #6 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) L; MD, /5 Isaac Andrade (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Brent Jones (Minnesota) L; D, /0 0/ Career l 10

11 ANDREW NIELSEN 141 POUNDS FRESHMAN PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. (PLATTSMOUTH) Grand View Open (Des Moines, Iowa) - Unattached (133) DNP 11/11 Vladyslav Kazakov (Nebraska-Kearney) L; D, /11 Logan Sims (Iowa Central) L; F, 4:34 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Amateur (Kearney, Neb) - Unattached DNP 11/18 Cameron Williams (Morningside) W; F, 1:34 11/18 Mario Kastl (Air Force) W; D, /18 Noah Hermosillo (Adams State) L; D, /18 Bryce Ledford (Cowley College) W; TF, /18 Daniel VanHoose (Colorado Mesa) L; F, 1: /0 1/ Career CHAD RED JR. 141 POUNDS INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (NEW PALESTINE) 1st 11/5 17 Colin Ayers (Augustana) W; D, /5 17 Brent Jones (Minnesota) W; F, 3:22 11/5 17 Gannon Volk (Minnesota) W; D, /5 17 #6 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) W; SV-1, /17 7 #3 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) L; D, /25 7 Open (West Virginia) W; Forfeit /3 1/ * Career COLTON McCRYSTAL 149 POUNDS SENIOR SERGEANT BLUFF, IOWA (SERGEANT BLUFF-LUTON) 1st 11/5 9 Darwin Pena (Iowa Central) W; F, 2:45 11/5 9 Carson Brolsma (Minnesota) W; F, 4:08 11/5 9 Hunter Marko (Minnesota) W; MD, /5 9 #7 Steve Bleise (Minnesota) W; F, 11:00 11/17 6 Sam Turner (Wyoming) W; D, /25 5 Kyler Rea (West Virginia) W; D, /0 3/ DNP (0-2) * Rd12 (3-2) 3rd (5-1) Career l 11

12 COLLIN PURINTON 149 POUNDS SOPHOMORE BANKS, ORE. (BANKS) KYLE RUETTIGER 149 POUNDS NEW LENOX, ILL. (LINCOLN-WAY WEST) JORDAN SHEARER 149 POUNDS SOPHOMORE FARGO, N.D. (WEST FARGO) 3rd 11/5 McKinley Mosgrove (Briar Cliff) W; F, 0:59 11/5 Colten Carlson (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Luke Weber (Nebraska) W; MD, /5 #7 Steve Bleise (Minnesota) L; SV-1, /5 Jordan Shearer (Nebraska) W; F, 0:18 11/5 Luke Weber (Nebraska) W; MFF UNK Holiday Inn Open - Elite (Kearney, Neb.) T-1st 11/18 Will Steltzlen (Central Oklahoma) W; MD, /18 Jared Mestas (CSU-Pueblo) W; TF, /18 Sam Turner (Wyoming) W; D, /18 Jordan Shearer (Nebraska) DFF DNP 11/5 Ben Brancale (Minnesota) W; SV-1, /5 Hunter Marko (Minnesota) L; TF, /5 Jordan Shearer (Nebraska) L; TF, /0 0/ * Career th 11/5 #7 Steve Bleise (Minnesota) L; SV-1, /5 Peyton Smith (South Dakota St.) W; TF, /5 Kyle Ruettiger (Nebraska) W; TF, /5 Carson Brolsma (Minnesota) W; MD, /5 Collin Purinton (Nebraska) L; F, 0:18 11/5 Hunter Marko (Minnesota) W; D, 4-2 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Elite (Kearney, Neb.) T-1st 11/18 Jake Kurzhals (Air Force) W; TF, /18 Ben Hornickle (Wyoming) W; D, /18 Jacob Wasser (Nebraska-Kearney) W; MD, /18 Collin Purinton (Nebraska) DFF 11/25 Zachary Moore (West Virginia) (157) L; SV-1, /3 2/ * DNP (0-2) Career /0 0/ * Career l 12

13 JUSTIN ARTHUR 157 POUNDS SENIOR HUNTINGTON, W.VA. (CLARION/HUNTINGTON) /0 0/ DNP (1-2) * Career ZEMUA BAPTISTA 157 POUNDS FRIEND, NEB. (IOWA STATE/FRIEND) DNP 11/5 Miles Patton (Minnesota) L; D, /5 Thomas Falk (Briar Cliff) W; D, /5 Jose Champagne (Minnesota) W; D, /5 Bailey Neises (Augustana) L; D, 9-10 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Elite (Kearney, Neb.) - Unattached 3rd 11/18 Brandon Lawson-Archuleta (Bethany) W; MD, /18 Shawn Beiriger (Western State) W; D, /18 Adam Pelter (Air Force) W; D, /18 Dewey Krueger (Wyoming) L; D, /18 Briar Stopp (Central Oklahoma) W; Forfeit 11/18 Efe Osaghae (Fort Hays State) W; D, /0 0/0 0 1 AT NEBRASKA Career TYLER BERGER 157 POUNDS JUNIOR PRINEVILLE, ORE. (CROOK COUNTY) 1st 11/5 4 Alex Crowe (Minnesota) W; MD, /5 4 Jose Champagne (Minnesota) W; MD, /5 4 #20 Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota St.) W; SV-1, /5 4 #10 Jake Short (Minnesota) W; D, /17 4 #17 Archie Colgan (Wyoming) W; D, /0 0/ * Rd12 (3-2) 7th (2-2) th (4-2) 3rd (5-1) Career l 13

14 CALEB LICKING 157 POUNDS NORFOLK, NEB. (NORFOLK) LUKE WEBER 157 POUNDS FORSYTH, MONT. (FORSYTH) JOHNNY BLANKENSHIP 165 POUNDS PLATTE CITY, MO. (PLATTE COUNTY) DNP 11/5 Thomas Falk (Iowa Central) L; F, 6:03 11/5 Jackson Sweeney (Augustana) W; D, /5 Alex Melton (Briar Cliff) W; TF, /5 Brandon Meyer (Briar Cliff) W; D, /5 Alex Crowe (Minnesota) L; D, /0 0/ * Career th 11/5 Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota) W; D, /5 Collin Purinton (Nebraska) L; MD, /5 Gavin Sutton (North Dakota St.) W; F, 3:49 11/5 Tyler Waterson (Minnesota) W; TF, /5 Hunter Marko (Minnesota) W; D, /5 Collin Purinton (Nebraska) L; MFF UNK Holiday Inn Open - Elite (Kearney, Neb.) DNP 11/18 Jake Otuafi (Chadron State) W; D, /18 #17 Archie Colgan (Wyoming) L; MD, /18 Chris Vaughan (Hastings) W; SV-1, /18 Seth Harrington (Nebraska-Kearney) W; MD, /18 Paul Longshore (Midland) W; MFF 11/18 Briar Stopp (Central Oklahoma) L; D, /0 1/ * Career DNP 11/5 #11 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) L; MD, /5 Garrett Jordan (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Devon Sievers (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Colin Carr (Minnesota) L; D, 4-6 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Elite (Kearney, Neb.) 3rd 11/18 Isaac Lopez (Adams State) L; D, /18 Stephon Gray (Midland) W; D, /18 Luke Boyle (Air Force) W; D, /18 Travis Bradford (Western State) W; D, /18 Ryne Cokeley (Fort Hays State) W; D, /18 Jason Buhr (Colorado Mesa) W; MFF 11/18 Mason Thompson (Central Oklahoma) W; D, /0 0/ * Career l 14

15 DALTON PETERS 165 POUNDS SALINA, KAN. (SALINA CENTRAL) ISAIAH WHITE 165 POUNDS SOPHOMORE CHICAGO, ILL. (NOTRE DAME COLLEGE/OPRF DUSTIN WILLIAMS 165 POUNDS JUNIOR GARDNER, KAN. (GARDNER EDGERTON) DNP 11/5 Regan Bye (Augustana) L; D, /5 Mitch Rechtzigel (Augustana) W; D, /5 Zach Davis (Briar Cliff) L; D, /0 0/ * Career nd 11/5 19 Mitch Rechtzigel (Augustana) W; TF, /5 19 Colin Carr (Minnesota) W; MD, /5 19 Andrew Fogarty (North Dakota St.) W; D, /5 19 #11 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) L; D, /17 16 #12 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) W; D, /25 11 Ryan Lopez (West Virginia) W; MD, /0 0/0 1 2 AT NEBRASKA Career /0 0/ * DNP (1-2) Career l 15

16 BEAU BRESKE 174 POUNDS HARTFORD, WIS. (HARTFORD UNION) /0 0/ * Career ERIC ENGLER 174 POUNDS SENIOR BEATRICE, NEB. (BEATRICE) DNP 11/5 Jordon Rothers (Minnesota) L; D, /5 Austin Lamm (Iowa Central) W; MD, /5 Antrez Clagon (Iowa Central) W; D, /5 Jesse Shearer (North Dakota St.) L; D, /17 Kyle Pope (Wyoming) L; MD, /25 Nick Kiussis (West Virginia) L; D, /7 0/ * Career MIKEY LABRIOLA 174 POUNDS FRESHMAN EASTON, PA. (BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC) - Unattached 1st 11/5 Michael Otomo (North Dakota St.) W; TF, /5 Bailee O Reilly (Minnesota) W; TF, /5 #20 Chris Pfarr (Minnesota) W; D, /5 #14 David Kocer (South Dakota St.) W; D, 7-3 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Elite (Kearney, Neb.) - Unattached 1st 11/18 Anthony Zepeda (Concordia) W; F, 2:21 11/18 Adam Blees (MSU-Mankato) W; F, 3:38 11/18 Koery Windham (Adams State) W; F, 2:33 11/18 Brandon Supernaw (Western State) W; MD, /18 Kyle Pope (Wyoming) W; MD, /0 3/ Career l 16

17 JAY SORNSON 174 POUNDS JUNIOR NEBRASKA CITY, NEB. (MORNINGSIDE/NEBRASKA CITY) /0 0/ * Career TREVOR NICHELSON 184 POUNDS FRESHMAN ASHLAND, NEB. (ASHLAND-GREENWOOD) Grand View Open (Des Moines, Iowa) - Unattached DNP 11/11 Jacob Smith (Baker) L; D, /11 Joshua Nelsen (Concordia) L; D, /0 0/ Career TAYLOR VENZ 184 POUNDS FARMINGTON, MINN. (FARMINGTON) 1st 11/5 Faris Karaborni (Minnesota) W; F, 2:23 11/5 Samuel Grove (South Dakota St.) W; F, 3:55 11/5 Owen Webster (Minnesota) W; F, 3:27 11/5 Brady Ayers (South Dakota St.) W; TF, /17 Chaz Polson (Wyoming) W; TF, /25 Brenden McRill (West Virginia) W; MD, /0 3/ * Career l 17

18 ERIC SCHULTZ 197 POUNDS TINLEY PARK, ILL. (TINLEY PARK) 2nd 11/5 Clayton Wahlstrom (Augustana) W; D, /5 Tyree Sutton (Iowa Central) W; D, /5 #9 Nate Rotert (South Dakota St.) L; TB-2, /17 Cody Vigoren (Wyoming) W; D, /25 Hunter DeLong (West Virginia) W; TF, /0 0/ * Career CADE SVOBODA 197 POUNDS ORD, NEB. (ORD) 6th 11/5 Chase O Connor (Minnesota) W; D, /5 #9 Nate Rotert (South Dakota St.) L; TF, /5 Clayton Wahlstrom (Augustana) L; D, /5 Chase O Connor (Minnesota) L; F, 1: /0 0/ * Career COLTON WOLFE 197 POUNDS FRESHMAN COLUMBUS, NEB. (COLUMBUS) Grand View Open (Des Moines, Iowa) - Unattached DNP 11/11 Dalton Bailey (Life) L; MD, /11 Connor Larson (Grand View) L; F, 4:06 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Amateur (Kearney, Neb.) - Unattached DNP 11/18 Cole Phelps (Air Force) W; MD, /18 Ruger Wyneken (Western State) W; D, /18 Max Wright (Air Force Prep) L; D, /18 Jace Lacaille (Unattached) L; Forfeit /0 0/ Career l 18

19 TANNER FARMER HEAVYWEIGHT JUNIOR HIGHLAND, ILL. (HIGHLAND) PATRICK GRAYSON HEAVYWEIGHT SOPHOMORE STAFFORD, VA. (COLONIAL FORGE) DAVID JENSEN HEAVYWEIGHT SOPHOMORE MOBRIDGE, S.D. (MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK) /0 0/ Career th 11/5 Gunner Cash (Iowa Central) W; TF, /5` Alex Macki (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 Rylee Streifel (Minnesota) L; D, /5 Brandon Metz (North Dakota St.) L; D, /5 Kevin Vough (South Dakota St.) W; F, 1:54 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Elite (Kearney, Neb.) 4th 11/18 Brady Radik (Nebraska-Kearney) W; MD, /18 Hunter Mullins (Wyoming) W; SV-1, /18 Clayton Voytilla (Colorado Mesa) W; MD, /18 Caleb Cotter (Central Oklahoma) L; D, /18 Tuli Laulu (Adams State) W; TB-2, /18 Jarrod Hinrichs (Nebraska-Kearney) L; D, /0 1/ * Career th 11/5 Jordan Hill (Unattached) W; TF, /5 Wyatt Wriedt (Nebraska) W; D, /5 Gable Steveson (Unattached) L; F, 4:19 11/5 Kevin Vough (South Dakota St.) W; MD, /5 Brandon Metz (North Dakota St.) L; F, 0:43 11/17 Hunter Mullins (Wyoming) W; TF, /25 Brandon Ngati (West Virginia) W; F, 3: /0 1/ * Career l 19

20 WYATT WRIEDT HEAVYWEIGHT FRESHMAN DONAHUE, IOWA (NORTH SCOTT) - Unattached DNP 11/5 Kevin Vough (South Dakota St.) W; D, /5 David Jensen (Nebraska) L; D, /5 Lane Lettau (Augustana) W; D, /5 Brandon Metz (North Dakota St.) L; D, 2-5 Grand View Open (Des Moines, Iowa) DNP 11/11 Cooper Thomas (Grand View) L; D, /11 Jarrod Hinrichs (Nebraska-Kearney) L; D, 2-4 UNK Holiday Inn Open - Amateur (Kearney, Neb.) - Unattached 3rd 11/18 Thor Balavage (Newman) W; TB-1, /18 Michael Duffy (Concordia) W; MD, /18 Phillip Rasmussen (Morningside) W; D, /18 Weston Hunt (Colo. School of Mines) L; F, 2:09 11/18 Jake Feldman (Colo. School of Mines) W; D, /18 Gavin Nye (CSU-Pueblo) W; D, /0 0/ Career l 20

21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING NEBRASKA WRESTLING PHOTO ROSTER Justin Arthur Zemua Baptista Tyler Berger Johnny Blankenship Beau Breske RFr. 174 Hartford, Wis. Sr. 174 Beatrice, Neb. Eric Engler Tanner Farmer Dylan Gowin Patrick Grayson Zak Hensley David Jensen Mikey Labriola Caleb Licking Mitchell Maginnis Colton McCrystal Christian Miller Trevor Nichelson Andrew Nielsen Brian Peska Dalton Peters Collin Purinton So. 149 Banks, Ore. RFr. 141 Indianapolis, Ind. Chad Red Jr. Jason Renteria Kyle Ruettiger Eric Schultz Jordan Shearer Aris Shino Tucker Sjomeling Jay Sornson Cade Svoboda Taylor Venz Luke Weber Isaiah White Dustin Williams Sr. 157 Huntington, W.Va. So. HWT Stafford, Va. Fr. 184 Ashland, Neb. RFr. 197 Tinley Park, Ill. So. 165 Oak Park, Ill. Mark Manning Head Coach 18th Season RFr. 157 Friend, Neb. Jr. 133 Olathe, Kan. Fr. 133 Plattsmouth, Neb. So. 149 Fargo, N.D. Jr. 157 Prineville, Ore. So. HWT Mobridge, S.D. Jr. 133 Omaha, Neb. Jr. 133 Merino, Colo. Kris Williams Jr. 165 Gardner, Kan. So. 125 South Holland, Ill. Bryan Snyder Kendric Maple Associate Head Coach Eighth Season l 21 Assistant Coach First Season RFr. 165 Platte City, Mo. Fr. 174 Easton, Pa. RFr. 165 Salina, Kan. RFr. 157 Norfolk, Neb. Fr. 133 Delano, Minn. Jr. 174 Nebraska City, Neb. Colton Wolfe Wyatt Wriedt Tim Lambert Tyler Weeda Fr. 197 Columbus, Neb. Volunteer Assistant First Season Sr. 125 Grand Island, Neb. RFr. 197 Ord, Neb. Fr. HWT Donahue, Iowa Athletic Trainer Seventh Season Jon Pfeifer Strength Coach Fourth Season Jr. HWT Highland, Ill. Sr. 149 Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Fr. 133 Chicago, Ill. RFr. 184 Farmington, Minn. Fr. 125 Shawnee, Kan. Fr. 133 Plainview, Neb. RFr. 149 New Lenox, Ill. RFr. 157 Forsyth, Mont.