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

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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 Dual Record: 0-0 (0-0 Big Ten) 2017 NCAA Finish: 9th (59.5 pts.) Rankings: NWCA-15th; InterMat-11th Coach: Mark Manning At Nebraska: (18th year) Career: (21st year) DUAL ONE NEBRASKA (0-0, 0-0) vs. WYOMING (0-0, 0-0) NOV. 17, P.M. (CT) LINCOLN, NEB. BOB DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER ALL-TIME SERIES: NU, Live Stream: BTN Plus/ FloWrestling THE MATCHUP Nebraska will kick off its home dual season this Friday, as the Cornhuskers welcome Wyoming to the Devaney Center at 7 p.m. Tickets to the Wyoming dual are available at Huskers.com/Tickets or by calling BIG-RED. The first 400 fans in attendance will receive Takedown for Two foam fingers. The dual will be streamed live on both BTN Plus and FloWrestling (subscription required for both). Four Huskers are ranked by InterMat this week. Tyler Berger is ranked fourth at 157, while Colton McCrystal is sixth at 149 and Chad Red Jr. is seventh at 141. Isaiah White is ranked 16th at 165. Nebraska will be looking to continue a string of success under Head Coach Mark Manning in season dual openers. Nebraska is all-time in season opening dual meets, but 16-1 under Manning. The Huskers are also all-time in season home openers, and 15-2 under Manning. Wyoming also opens its dual season on Friday. UW hosted the Cowboy Open on Nov. 4, and brought home two champions in the elite bracket. Three Cowboys are ranked by InterMat, including All-American and NWCA All-Star and Bryce Meredith as No. 3 at 141. Archie Colgan (No. 17 at 157) and Branson Ashworth (No. 12 at 165) are also ranked. Wyoming is coached by Mark Branch, who is in his 10th season. The Cowboys finished 21st at last season s NCAA Championships. Last Time Out: Five Huskers won championships at the Daktronics Open on Nov. 5, including Chad Red Jr. (141), Colton McCrystal (149), Tyler Berger (157), Mikey Labriola (174) and Taylor Venz (184). Two more Huskers, Isaiah White (165) and Eric Schultz (197) finished second. Up Next: The Huskers will travel to West Virginia next Saturday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. (CT). NEBRASKA S PROJECTED STARTERS Wt. Name Yr. Hometown Career Notes 6 Nebraska and Wyoming are meeting for a sixth time in a season dual opener, with the Huskers holding a 5-0 advantage. NU has also opened its home schedule against the Cowboys twice, both Husker victories. 51 Friday will mark the 51st all-time meeting between Nebraska and Wyoming. The Huskers have wrestled Wyoming in dual competition more than any opponent other than current Big Ten or former Big 12 foes. NU owns a advantage in the alltime series. 125 Kris Williams So. South Holland, Ill Finished third at Daktronics Open 133 Brian Peska Jr. Omaha, Neb Took third at Daktronics Open WYOMING COWBOYS Dual Record: 0-0 (0-0 Big 12) 2017 NCAA Finish: 21st (20 pts.) Rankings: Not Ranked Coach: Mark Branch At Wyoming: (10th year) Career: (10th year) 141 #7 Chad Red Jr. RFr. Indianapolis, Ind as a redshirt; Won Daktronics 149 #6 Colton McCrystal Sr. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa NCAA qualifier; Won Daktronics OR Collin Purinton So. Banks, Ore Took third at the Daktronics Open 157 #4 Tyler Berger Jr. Prineville, Ore All-American; Won Daktronics 165 #16 Isaiah White So. Chicago, Ill Division II Champion; 2nd at Daktronics 174 Beau Breske RFr. Hartford, Wis FloWrestling No. 2 recruit at weight class in 2016 OR Eric Engler Sr. Beatrice, Neb Saw action in two duals in Taylor Venz RFr. Farmington, Minn Won Daktronics title, each win by bonus points 197 Eric Schultz RFr. Tinley Park, Ill Took second at Daktronics Open HWT Patrick Grayson So. Stafford, Va Placed fifth at Daktronics Open OR David Jensen So. Mobridge, S.D Finished fourth at Daktronics Open SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN). DAKTRONICS OPEN Nov. 5 Brookings, S.D. No Team Score (5 Champions) WYOMING Nov. 17 Devaney Center 7 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo at WEST VIRGINIA Nov. 25 Morgantown, W.Va. Noon CLIFF KEEN INVITATIONAL Dec. 1-2 Las Vegas, Nev. 11 a.m. FLO NC STATE Dec. 15 Devaney Center 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go NORTH CAROLINA Dec. 17 Devaney Center 2 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo at ILLINOIS * Jan. 5 Champaign, Ill. 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go MARYLAND * Jan. 7 Devaney Center 2 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo PURDUE * Jan. 12 Devaney Center 7 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo at NORTHWESTERN * Jan. 19 Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. RUTGERS * Jan. 21 Devaney Center 1 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo INDIANA * Jan. 28 Devaney Center 2 p.m. BTN Plus/Flo at 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 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 (.555) 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 133 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. Andrew Nielsen 133 Fr. Brian Peska 133 Jr. Jason Renteria 133 Fr. Aris Shino 133 Jr. Tucker Sjomeling 133 Fr. Christian Miller 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...Pur-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 0/0 0/ Brian Peska Jr. Omaha, Neb /0 0/0 0/ Chad Red Jr. RFr. Indianapolis, Ind /0 0/0 1/ : Colton McCrystal Sr. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa /0 0/0 3/ : Collin Purinton So. Banks, Ore /0 0/0 2/ : Tyler Berger Jr. Prineville, Ore /0 0/0 0/ Isaiah White So. Chicago, Ill /0 0/0 0/ Beau Breske RFr. Hartford, Wis /0 0/0 0/ Eric Engler Sr. Beatrice, Neb /0 0/0 0/ Taylor Venz RFr. Farmington, Minn /0 0/0 3/ : Eric Schultz RFr. Tinley Park, Ill /0 0/0 0/ HWT Patrick Grayson RFr. Stafford, Va /0 0/0 1/ :54 HWT David Jensen So. Mobridge, S.D /0 0/0 0/ NON-STARTERS 125 Dylan Gowin Fr. Shawnee, Kan /0 0/0 0/ Mitchell Maginnis Sr. Grand Island, Neb /0 0/0 0/ Zak Hensley Jr. Olathe, Kan /0 0/0 1/ : Andrew Nielsen Fr. Plattsmouth, Neb /0 0/0 0/ 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/ 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/ Mikey Labriola Fr. Easton, Pa /0 0/0 0/ 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 Wyatt Wriedt Fr. Donahue, Iowa /0 0/0 0/ DUAL LINEUP BREAKDOWN Date Opponent HWT Nov. 17 Wyoming Nov. 25 at West Virginia 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 ALL-AMERICAN BERGER RETURNS LOOKING FOR MORE Nebraska s lone returning All-American Tyler Berger returns as a junior looking to take the next step and join an elite list of multiple-time All-Americans. The 157-pounder took fifth at the NCAA Championships last season, continuing a string of success at that weight in recent years, as the Huskers have had an All-American at 157 in five of the past seven seasons. Berger, from Prineville, Ore., was Nebraska s wins leader with 36 last season, giving him a career record of to put him on pace to be the next member of Nebraska s 100-win club. Of Berger s six losses last season, five of them came to either Jason Nolf of Penn State or Michael Kemerer of Iowa, the top two seeds at the NCAA Championships. Berger, a two-time NCAA Championships qualifier, finished third at the Big Ten Championships last season. Nebraska also returns an NCAA qualifier in senior Colton McCrystal, who advanced to the Round of 12 at 141 pounds last year. He also finished third at the Big Ten Championships, while racking up the second-most wins on the team with 34, with 17 coming by bonus points. McCrystal is set to compete at 149 this season. HUSKERS SEEK NEW CONTRIBUTORS With six starters from a season ago lost to graduation, including three All-Americans, Nebraska s 10 weight classes will look dramatically different from With just two NCAA qualifiers returning from last year s team, the Huskers will be evaluating each weight class in practice, wrestleoffs, open tournaments and duals as the season moves along. At 141 pounds, Chad Red Jr., a highly touted recruit who had a strong redshirt season, should get the call, while Isaiah White, who transferred to Nebraska in the offseason after winning the Division II national championship in 2017, is the favorite to be Nebraska s starter at 165. Nebraska will also look to replace starters at the two lowest weight classes, 125 and 133, and the four upper weights, 174, 184, 197 and heavyweight. Redshirt freshmen Taylor Venz and Eric Schultz look to have the inside track at 184 and 197 pounds, but open competition at each weight class will be productive for the Huskers as the season gets started. HUSKERS BRING BACK DUAL EXPERIENCE Nebraska returns eight wrestlers with dual experience this season, including All-American Tyler Berger and NCAA qualifier Colton McCrystal. Both Berger and McCrystal racked up over 30 wins for the Huskers in Collin Purinton (149), Jordan Shearer (149), Justin Arthur (157), Dustin Williams (165), Eric Engler (174) and David Jensen (HWT) each saw action in dual meets for the Huskers last season, and look to contribute again this year. In addition to Berger and McCrystal, Purinton and Williams were starters for NU at the Big Ten Championships last season. 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: Michigan (4th), NC State (7th), Rutgers (11th), Illinois (14th), Wisconsin (18th), Stanford (21st) and Purdue (22nd). SCOUTING WYOMING Dual Record: 0-0 (0-0 Big 12) 2017 NCAA Championships: 21st (20 points); 2017 Big 12 Championships: 5th (71.5 points) Dual Record: 7-8 (4-4 Big 12) Branson Ashworth (165) and Chaz Polson (184) won individual titles at the Cowboy Open (Nov. 4) Three Cowboys are ranked by InterMat, including a top-three wrestler in Bryce Meredith (No. 3 at 141) Coached by Mark Branch (10th season at Wyoming) Record at Wyoming/Overall: WYOMING PROJECTED STARTERS 125: Trent Olson (RFr. - Gillette, Wyo.) 133: Montorie Bridges (RFr. - Altus, Okla.) 141: #3 Bryce Meredith (Sr. - Cheyenne, Wyo.) 149: Sam Turner (RFr. - Colorado Springs, Colo.) 157: #17 Archie Colgan (Sr. - Westminster, Colo.) 165: #12 Branson Ashworth (Jr. - Spanish Fork, Utah) 174: Kyle Pope (Sr. - Bakersfield, Calif.) 184: Chaz Polson (Sr. - Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 197: Cody Vigoren (So. - Lake Stevens, Wash.) HWT: Hunter Mullins (RFr. - Puyallup, Wash.) LAST TIME OUT WARREN WILLIAMSON/DAKTRONICS OPEN Nov. 4, 2017, Brookings, S.D. Five Huskers won titles, while two others finished second at the Daktronics Open earlier this month. At 141 pounds, Chad Red Jr. defeated No. 6 Tommy Thorn of Minnesota in sudden victory, and added a fall in the second round as he won the tournament for the second consecutive year. Colton McCrystal won all four of his matches by bonus points at 149 pounds, defeating No. 7 Steve Bleise of Minnesota after two tiebreaker periods to earn a 11:00 fall. Tyler Berger defeated a pair of ranked opponents, including No. 10 Jake Short of Minnesota in the final by decision. Berger also added a pair of major decisions in the first two rounds. At 174 pounds, freshman Mikey Labriola earned technical falls in the first two rounds, and defeated two ranked opponents, including No. 14 David Kocer of South Dakota State in the final. Redshirt freshman Taylor Venz had arguably the most impressive performance of the day, earning all four wins by bonus points, including three pins. Venz defeated Brady Ayers of South Dakota State by technical fall, 17-1 in the final. Isaiah White (165) and Eric Schultz (197) both took second, dropping decisions to top-11 opponents in the finals. Kris Williams (125), Brian Peska (133) and Collin Purinton (149) each finished second, while Mitchell Maginnis (125), Luke Weber (149) and David Jensen (HWT) each took home fourth-place finishes. ALL-TIME VS. WYOMING Nebraska leads the all-time series against Wyoming, The Huskers have won the last seven matchups, and 28 of the last 29 dating back to LAST MEETING: NU 33, UW 8 Nov. 20, 2016, Laramie, Wyo. No. 15 Colton McCrystal knocked off No. 4 Bryce Meredith by a 6-2 decision to highlight NU s trip to Laramie. McCrystal trailed Meredith 1-0 after two periods, but the Husker rolled the Cowboy on his back in the third period to earn four nearfall points and the win. Five Huskers added bonus points, including No. 9 Tim Lambert (125), who pinned Gunnar Woodburn in 3:18. No. 15 Collin Jensen (HWT) and No. 4 Eric Montoya (133) each won by technical fall during a span of seven straight bouts won by the Big Red. Jensen defeated Sam Eagan, 16-0, in the first period, while Montoya downed Ronald Stevens, 17-2, in the second period. No. 4 TJ Dudley (184) and No. 6 Aaron Studebaker (197) each notched major decisions after the team score was tied 3-3 through two matches. Dudley took down Luke Paine, 18-4, while Studebaker defeated Cody Vigoren, No. 17 Micah Barnes (174) was tied with Kyle Pope entering the third period, but rode the Cowboy for the entire two minutes to pick up the riding time point and a 7-6 win. In the final match of the evening, No. 8 Tyler Berger (157) downed Archie Colgan, 5-2, with the help of a late takedown. 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 Michigan Missouri Minnesota NC State Iowa Virginia Tech Lehigh Rutgers Arizona State Northern Iowa Illinois Nebraska South Dakota State Central Michigan Wisconsin Cornell Oklahoma Stanford Purdue 3-0 NR 23. Rider Edinboro Pittsburgh Others Receiving Votes: Drexel 9, Kent State 7, North Carolina 7, Chattanooga 3, North Dakota State 3, Appalachian State 2, Lock Haven 2 INTERMAT DUAL MEET RANKINGS No. Team W-L Prev. 1. Penn State Ohio State Michigan Oklahoma State Missouri Minnesota Iowa Virginia Tech NC State Lehigh Nebraska Rutgers Arizona State Northern Iowa South Dakota State Illinois Central Michigan Cornell Oklahoma Wisconsin Edinboro Oregon State Pittsburgh Rider Purdue 3-0 NR WIN MAGAZINE TOURNAMENT POWER INDEX No. Team Top 8 TPI 1. Penn State Ohio State Michigan Oklahoma State Missouri Arizona State NC State Rutgers Lehigh 3 39 Virginia Tech Iowa Minnesota Northern Iowa Illinois South Dakota State Nebraska Oregon State Central Michigan 1 17 Wyoming Rider Princeton Cornell Buffalo Maryland Stanford l 5 HUSKERS IN THE RANKINGS NOV. 14, 2017 Wt. Name InterMat WIN Flo TW 141 Chad Red Jr Colton McCrystal Tyler Berger Isaiah White Beau Breske Taylor Venz Eric Schultz NEBRASKA S WEEKLY RANKINGS USA TODAY/NWCA COACHES POLL Wk. Date Rank Points W-L 1 Oct. 31, Nov. 14, BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Rutgers Purdue Northwestern Penn State Michigan Minnesota Ohio State Indiana Iowa Michigan State Nebraska Wisconsin Illinois Maryland AROUND THE BIG TEN Thursday, Nov. 16 Indiana at Bloomsburg Friday, Nov. 17 Nebraska vs. Wyoming Iowa vs. Iowa Central Iowa vs. Buffalo Iowa vs. North Dakota State Michigan State at Central Michigan Penn State at Binghamton Wisconsin at Pittsburgh Minnesota at South Dakota State Wisconsin vs. CSU Bakersfield Illinois at Fresno State Saturday, Nov. 18 Maryland at Stanford Ohio State at Findlay Open Indiana, Purdue at Navy Classic Purdue at Joe Parasi Open Sunday, Nov. 19 Maryland, Wisconsin at Road Runner Open Maryland at Wolfpack Open Minnesota at Oklahoma State Northwestern, Penn State at Keystone Classic Rutgers at Army Invitational Michigan 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)

6 HEAD COACH MARK MANNING Career Record: (20th Season) Nebraska Record: (17th 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 20th 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 NEBRASKA STATISTICAL LEDERS OVERALL WINS Rank Name Weight Wins 1. Brian Peska Collin Purinton Kris Williams Tyler Berger Mikey Labriola Mitchell Maginnis Colton McCrystal Chad Red Jr Jordan Shearer Taylor Venz Luke Weber 149/157 4 DUAL WINS Rank Name Weight Wins DUAL POINTS Rank Name Weight Wins BEST WIN PERCENTAGES Rank Name Weight Record Pct. 1. Tyler Berger Colton McCrystal Mikey Labriola Chad Red Jr Taylor Venz OPEN TOURNAMENT WINS Rank Name Weight Wins 1. Brian Peska Collin Purinton Kris Williams MOST PINS Rank Name Weight Pins 1. Colton McCrystal Taylor Venz Collin Purinton Zak Hensley Chad Red Jr Luke Weber 149/157 1 Patrick Grayson HWT 1 MOST TECHNICAL FALLS Rank Name Weight TF 1. Jordan Shearer Mikey Labriola Patrick Grayson HWT 1 David Jensen HWT 1 Caleb Licking Mitchell Maginnis Aris Shino Tucker Sjomeling Taylor Venz Kris Williams Luke Weber 149/157 1 Isaiah White MOST MAJOR DECISIONS Rank Name Weight MD 1. Tyler Berger Eric Engler David Jensen HWT 1 Colton McCrystal Collin Purinton Jordan Shearer Isaiah White Kris Williams FASTEST FALL Rank Name Date Time 1. Collin Purinton (149) Nov. 5 0:18 vs. Jordan Shearer (Nebraska) 2. Collin Purinton (149) Nov. 5 0:59 vs. McKinley Mosgrove (Briar Cliff) 3. Patrick Grayson (HWT) Nov. 5 1:54 vs. Kevin Vough (South Dakota State) 4. Taylor Venz (184) Nov. 5 2:23 vs. Faris Karaborni (Minnesota) 5. Colton McCrystal (149) Nov. 5 2:45 vs. Darwin Pena (Iowa Central) NEBRASKA DUAL NOTES Overall Record Big Ten Record Non-Conference Record vs. Ranked Home Away Neutral Streak Most Points in a Dual Fewest Points in a Dual Most points by Opponent in a Dual Fewest Points by Opponent in a Dual Longest winning streak Longest losing streak HOME ATTENDANCE Home Attendance: -- (0 duals on 0 dates) Average Per Home Dual: -- Average Per Home Date: -- High Home Dual Attendance: -- Low Home Dual Attendance: -- Nov. 17: -- Wyoming Dec. 15: -- NC State Dec. 17: -- North Carolina Jan. 7: -- Maryland Jan. 12: -- Purdue (High School Duals) Jan Rutgers Jan Indiana 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) l 7

8 DYLAN GOWIN 125 POUNDS FRESHMAN SHAWNEE, KAN. (MILL VALLEY) - 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, /0 0/ Career MITCHELL MAGINNIS 125 POUNDS SENIOR GRAND ISLAND, NEB. (CENTRAL CATHOLIC) 4th 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, /0 0/ * Career KRIS WILLIAMS 125 POUNDS SOPHOMORE SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. (THORNWOOD) 3rd 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, /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 ANDREW NIELSEN 133 POUNDS FRESHMAN PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. (PLATTSMOUTH) Grand View Open (Des Moines, Iowa) - Unattached DNP 11/11 Vladyslav Kazakov (Nebraska-Kearney) L; D, /11 Logan Sims (Iowa Central) L; F, 4: /0 0/ 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, /0 0/ * Career l 9

10 JASON RENTERIA 133 POUNDS FRESHMAN CHICAGO, ILL. (OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST) /0 0/ Career 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 /0 0/ Career l 10

11 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 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, /0 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: /0 3/ DNP (0-2) * Rd12 (3-2) 3rd (5-1) Career l 11

12 COLLIN PURINTON 149 POUNDS SOPHOMORE BANKS, ORE. (BANKS) 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 /0 2/ * DNP (0-2) Career KYLE RUETTIGER 149 POUNDS NEW LENOX, ILL. (LINCOLN-WAY WEST) DNP 11/5 Ben Brancale (Minnesota) W; SV-1, /5 Hunter Marko (Minnesota) L; TF, /5 Jordan Shearer (Nebraska) L; TF, /0 0/ * Career JORDAN SHEARER 149 POUNDS SOPHOMORE FARGO, N.D. (WEST FARGO) 5th 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, /0 0/ * Career l 12

13 JUSTIN ARTHUR 157 POUNDS SENIOR HUNTINGTON, W.VA. (CLARION/HUNTINGTON) 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, /0 0/0 0 0 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, /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) 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 LUKE WEBER 157 POUNDS FORSYTH, MONT. (FORSYTH) 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 /0 1/ * Career JOHNNY BLANKENSHIP 165 POUNDS PLATTE CITY, MO. (PLATTE COUNTY) 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, /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, /0 0/0 1 1 AT NEBRASKA Career * 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, /0 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, /0 0/ Career l 16

17 JAY SORNSON 174 POUNDS JUNIOR NEBRASKA CITY, NEB. (MORNINGSIDE/NEBRASKA CITY) * 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, /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, /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: /0 0/ Career l 18

19 TANNER FARMER HEAVYWEIGHT JUNIOR HIGHLAND, ILL. (HIGHLAND) /0 0/ Career PATRICK GRAYSON HEAVYWEIGHT SOPHOMORE STAFFORD, VA. (COLONIAL FORGE) 5th 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: /0 1/ * Career DAVID JENSEN HEAVYWEIGHT SOPHOMORE MOBRIDGE, S.D. (MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK) 4th 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: /0 0/ * 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, /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.