NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2017-18 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: InterMat-11th* Coach: Mark Manning At Nebraska: 224-84-3 (18th year) Career: 247-108-5 (21st year) *-NWCA Poll released in early November INTRASQUAD WRESTLE-OFFS OCT. 27, 2017 6 P.M. (CT) LINCOLN, NEB. BOB DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER THE MATCHUP The Nebraska wrestling team will hold Wrestle-Offs in conjunction with the annual Fall Coaches Clinic on Friday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Wrestle-Offs start at 6 p.m., and the Huskers will be contesting a total of 25 bouts on two mats. The event is free admission and will assist the Husker coaching staff in determining NU s starting lineup for the 2017-18 season. World and Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and World silver medalist James Green will be on hand to sign autographs for fans beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Devaney Center. The Wrestle-Offs provide fans their first chance to get a glimpse of the 2017-18 Huskers, who are looking for their fourth-consecutive top-10 NCAA finish this season. Nebraska returns just two NCAA qualifiers from last season s team in Tyler Berger and Colton McCrystal. Berger was an All-American after finishing fifth at 157 pounds last season, while McCrystal reached the round of 12 at the NCAA Championships last season at 141 pounds, and is set to move up to 149 this season. In all, the Huskers return 15 letterwinners from last season s team, but must fill at least six spots in the starting lineup due to graduation. The Huskers open their season at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open next Sunday, Nov. 5, before beginning the dual season against Wyoming on Nov. 17 at the Devaney Center. Tickets to the Wyoming dual, as well as each of the seven home duals go on sale Friday, and can be purchased at Huskers.com/tickets or by calling 1-800-8-BIG-RED. 18 Nebraska head coach Mark Manning is embarking on his 18th season at the helm of the Nebraska program. Manning has an overall record of 224-84-3 as NU s coach. 24 The Huskers will contest a total of 24 bouts (12 bouts on both Mat A and Mat B) on Friday evening. 2017-18 SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN). INTRASQUAD WRESTLE-OFFS Oct. 27 Devaney Center 6 p.m. DAKTRONICS OPEN Nov. 5 Brookings, S.D. 9 a.m. WYOMING Nov. 17 Devaney Center 7 p.m. BTN Plus/FLO at WEST VIRGINIA Nov. 25 Morgantown, W.Va. 1 p.m. CLIFF KEEN INVITATIONAL Dec. 1-2 Las Vegas, Nev. 11 a.m. 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 15-17 Cleveland, Ohio TBA ESPN Networks SCHEDULED BOUTS WILL BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO START OF EVENT -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 1-800-8-BIG-RED. -BTN Plus streams require a monthly fee to view; BTN2Go requires a cable package that includes BTN TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule... 1 Roster/Pronunciation Guide/Media Information... 2 Quick Facts/Notes... 3 Rankings... 4 Head Coach Mark Manning/Miscellaneous... 5 Photo Roster... 6 FOLLOW THE HUSKERS: TWITTER (@HUSKERWRESTLING) FACEBOOK (NEBRASKAWRESTLING) INSTAGRAM (@HUSKERWRESTLING)
2017-18 NEBRASKA ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Weight Year Hometown (Previous Schools) Justin Arthur** 157 Sr. Huntington, W.Va. (Clarion/Huntington) Zemua Baptista 149 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 133 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** 141 Jr. Merino, Colo. (Merino) Tucker Sjomeling 125 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 149 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 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mark Manning (Nebraska-Omaha, 1985) Career Record: 247-108-5 (21st season) Record at Nebraska: 224-84-3 (18th season) Associate Head Coach: Bryan Snyder, (Eighth season; Nebraska, 2002) Assistant Coach: Kendric Maple (First season; Oklahoma, 2013) Volunteer Assistant: Tim Lambert (First season; Nebraska, 2017) Athletic Trainer: Tyler Weeda (Seventh season; Coe College, 2011) Strength Coach: Jon Pfeifer (Fourth season; Nebraska; 2013) MEDIA INFORMATION STUDENT-ATHLETE AND COACH INTERVIEWS All media requests for interviews with Nebraska wrestling student-athletes and coaches should bedirected to James Hajek in 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. WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT ROSTER* Name Weight Year Hometown (Previous Schools) Dylan Gowin 125 Fr. Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley) Mitchell Maginnis 125 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island Central Catholic) Tucker Sjomeling 125 Fr. Delano, Minn. (Delano) Kris Williams 125 So. South Holland, Ill. (Thornwood) Zak Hensley 133 Jr. Olathe, Kan. (Iowa Central/St. James Academy) Christian Miller 133 Fr. Plainview, Neb. (Plainview) Brian Peska 133 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Jason Renteria 133 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Oak Park and River Forest) Andrew Nielsen 141 Fr. Plattsmouth, Neb. (Plattsmouth) Chad Red Jr. 141 RFr. Indianapolis, Ind. (New Palestine) Aris Shino 141 Jr. Merino, Colo. (Merino) Zemua Baptista 149 RFr. Friend, Neb. (Iowa State/Friend) Colton McCrystal 149 Sr. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) Collin Purinton 149 So. Banks, Ore. (Banks) Kyle Ruettiger 149 RFr. New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West) Jordan Shearer 149 So. Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo) Luke Weber 149 RFr. Forsyth, Mont. (Forsyth) Tyler Berger 157 Jr. Prineville, Ore. (Crook County) Justin Arthur 157 Sr. Huntington, W.Va. (Clarion/Huntington) Caleb Licking 157 RFr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk) Johnny Blankenship 165 RFr. Platte City, Mo. (Platte County) Dalton Peters 165 RFr. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) Isaiah White 165 So. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College/Oak Park and River Forest) Dustin Williams 165 Jr. Gardner, Kan. (Gardner Edgerton) Beau Breske 174 RFr. Hartford, Wis. (Hartford Union) Mikey Labriola 174 Fr. Easton, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic) Eric Engler 174 Sr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) Jay Sornson 174 Jr. Nebraska City, Neb. (Morningside/Nebraska City) Trevor Nichelson 184 Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood) Taylor Venz 184 RFr. Farmington, Minn. (Farmington) Eric Schultz 197 RFr. Tinley Park, Ill. (Tinley Park) Cade Svoboda 197 RFr. Ord, Neb. (Ord) Colton Wolfe 197 Fr. Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) Tanner Farmer HWT Jr. Highland, Ill. (Highland) Patrick Grayson HWT So. Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge) David Jensen HWT So. Mobridge, S.D. (Mobridge-Pollock) Wyatt Wriedt HWT Fr. Donahue, Iowa (North Scott) *-Wrestlers listed alphabetically within weight class, not by depth 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... show-muh-ling Jay SORNSON... Sorn-son Cade SVOBODA...SWO-buh-duh Luke WEBER... Webb-ER Wyatt WRIEDT... WREEDT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Wrestling Contact: James Hajek E-Mail: jhajek@huskers.com Cell Phone: (402) 943-6852 Office Phone: (402) 472-7776 Mailing Address: Nebraska Athletic Communications One Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 MEDIA SEATING AND WORK ROOM Limited press seating is available during wrestling matches at the Devaney Center. Please contact James Hajek the week before the competition with your coverage plans, so that accomodations may be made. 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. l 2
QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School... University of Nebraska (NU) Enrollment...26,079 Location... Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Population...268,738 Founded...1869 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 (1910-11) All-Time Dual Record... 691-551-29 (.555) Individual NCAA Champions...11 Individual NCAA Finalists... 23 All-Americans (Top 8 at NCAA)...105 NCAA Championships Best Team Finish... 3rd (1993) Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes...21 Individual Conference Championships... 63 Team Conference Championships...7 1911, 1915, 1924, 1949, 1993, 1995, 2009 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans...7 Hodge Trophy Winners...1 TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Dual Record (Conference)... 12-4 (6-3 Big Ten) Final Dual Ranking...5th (Coaches Poll) 2016-17 Big Ten Finish...4th (102.5 points) 2016-17 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...12 2016-17 RECAP NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Nebraska finished ninth overall with 59.5 points, its most at an NCAA Championships since 2009, and the third straight season in which NU finished in the top 10. Four Huskers earned All-America honors, including seniors TJ Dudley (3rd - 184), Aaron Studebaker (5th -197), Eric Montoya (6th - 133) and Tyler Berger (5th - 157). The four All-America honors were also the most by an NU team since 2009. Three other Huskers qualified for the NCAA Championships, including seniors Tim Lambert (Round of 12-125), Collin Jensen (DNP - HWT) and Colton McCrystal (Round of 12-141) BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Nebraska finished fourth overall with 102.5 points, the second consecutive year the Huskers scored more than 100 points at the tournament, matching its best finish since joining the conference in 2011. Lambert took runner-up honors, while McCrystal and Berger both finished third. Dudley and Studebaker took fourth-place finishes, while Montoya and Jensen finished fifth. REGULAR SEASON Nebraska posted a 12-4 record, and 6-3 in the Big Ten NU finished the dual season ranked fifth in the NWCA Coaches Poll. Dudley, Montoya, Studebaker and Lambert each won their 100th-collegiate match as seniors in 2016-17 BACK POINTS NEBRASKA TO FACE STRONG DUAL SCHEDULE Nebraska posted a 12-4 dual record in 2016-17, its seventh consecutive winning season and 28th winning season in the last 30 years. This winter, the Huskers will look to continue that streak, as they will be tested by a dual schedule designed to have them ready for postseason action. The home schedule will be highlighted by matchups against 2017 NCAA Championships top-25 finishers North Carolina State, Rutgers and Wyoming. Maryland, Purdue and Indiana will also visit in Big Ten competition. In nonconference action, the Huskers will also host North Carolina. Nebraska will travel to last year s top-25 finishers Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin in Big Ten action, and end the season with a road trip to Stanford. The Huskers will also travel to West Virginia, Northwestern and Michigan State this season. In tournament action, NU will open the season with the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open on Nov. 5, and will again travel to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational Dec. 1-2 after a two-year hiatus. The Big Ten Championships will take place March 3-4 in East Lansing, Mich., where the Huskers will look to improve on two straight fourth-place finishes. The NCAA Championships are set for March 15-17 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, as NU will look to make it four consecutive top-10 national finishes. 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 60-19 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 2016-17. With just two NCAA qualifiers returning from last year s team, the Huskers will be evaluating each weight class in open tournaments before the start of the dual season on Nov. 17. 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. SENIORS HOPE FOR FOUR STRAIGHT TOP-10 FINISHES Nebraska s four-member senior class of Justin Arthur, Eric Engler, Mitchell Maginnis and Colton McCrystal enter the 2017-18 season looking to make sure that Nebraska s streak of three consecutive top-10 NCAA finishes does not end this season. McCrystal, an NCAA qualifier a season ago, is slotted to be in the starting lineup at either 141 or 149 pounds this season. Justin Arthur, who qualified for the NCAA Championships as a freshman at Clarion in 2014, is listed at 157 pounds for the Huskers this season, while Maginnis (125) and Engler (174) have been working hard to see action in the Husker starting lineups for four years, and are hungry to break into the rotation this year. Nebraska s senior day will be held Sunday, Jan. 28, when the Huskers host Indiana at the Devaney Center. 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 2017. 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. REDSHIRT FRESHMEN PLAN TO STEP UP Nebraska s redshirt freshmen will be relied upon to jump into the starting lineup this season, after gaining valuable experience in 2016-17. A total of 10 wrestlers redshirted for the Huskers last season, and look to compete to see action on the mat in 2017-18. Chad Red Jr. (141), Beau Breske (174), Taylor Venz (184) and Eric Schultz (197) are each primed to make the jump from redshirt seasons to spots in NU s dual lineup. Zemua Baptista (149), Luke Weber (149), Caleb Licking (157), Johnny Blankenship and Dalton Peters (165) were other redshirts that posted winning records last season and are looking to take a step forward in 2017-18. NEBRASKA WELCOMES STRONG CROP OF NEWCOMERS Nebraska s incoming class of newcomers features 12 wrestlers, including three transfers and nine true freshmen. Highlighting the class is 165-pounder Isaiah White, who won the Division II national championship at 165 pounds at Notre Dame College in Ohio in 2017. At 174 pounds, Mikey Labriola was the fifth-rated recruit in the Class of 2017 Big Board by FloWrestling following a prep career in which he racked up two Pennsylvania state championships. At 133, Jason Renteria was the 32nd-ranked wrestler in the Class of 2017 by FloWrestling, and was a two-time Illinois state champion as a high school wrestler. Junior Zak Hensley was the NJCAA runner-up at 133 pounds for Iowa Central Community College last season, and will be immediately eligible to compete for the Huskers this season. Other newcomers to this class include redshirt freshman Zemua Baptista, freshmen Dylan Gowin, Christian Miller, Trevor Nichelson, Andrew Nielsen, Tucker Sjomeling, Colton Wolfe and Wyatt Wriedt. In all, the class of newcomers won a total of 27 high school state championships. ROSTER NOTES Nebraska features a 37-wrestler roster in 2017-18 Over two-thirds of the Huskers 2017-18 roster are underclassmen, as 26 of Nebraska s 37 wrestlers are either freshmen or sophomores. Included in Nebraska s roster are also four seniors and seven juniors Fifteen Huskers on this season s roster are returning letterwinners This year s Huskers come from 16 states, and 11 are Nebraska natives l 3
TEAM RANKINGS INTERMAT DUAL MEET RANKINGS No. Team W-L Prev. 1. Penn State 0-0 -- 2. Ohio State 0-0 -- 3. Michigan 0-0 -- 4. Oklahoma State 0-0 -- 5. Missouri 0-0 -- 6. Minnesota 0-0 -- 7. Iowa 0-0 -- 8. Virginia Tech 0-0 -- 9. NC State 0-0 -- 10. Lehigh 0-0 -- 11. Nebraska 0-0 -- 12. Rutgers 0-0 -- 13. Arizona State 0-0 -- 14. Northern Iowa 0-0 -- 15. South Dakota State 0-0 -- 16. Illinois 0-0 -- 17. Central Michigan 0-0 -- 18. Cornell 0-0 -- 19. Oklahoma 0-0 -- 20. Wisconsin 0-0 -- 21. Edinboro 0-0 -- 22. Oregon State 0-0 -- 23. Pittsburgh 0-0 -- 24. Rider 0-0 -- 25. North Carolina 0-0 -- WIN MAGAZINE TOURNAMENT POWER INDEX No. Team Top 8 TPI 1. Penn State 7 118 2. Ohio State 7 111.5 3. Michigan 7 93 4. Oklahoma State 5 75.5 5. Missouri 4 51.5 6. Arizona State 5 51 7. Lehigh 4 50.5 8. Minnesota 4 43.5 NC State 4 43.5 10. Iowa 3 39.5 11. Virginia Tech 3 34.5 12. Northern Iowa 3 32 13. South Dakota State 1 23 14. Illinois 2 20 15. Oregon State 1 18 16. Rutgers 1 17.5 Stanford 2 17.5 18. Central Michigan 2 17 19. Wyoming 1 16.5 20 Nebraska 1 15.5 West Virginia 2 15.5 22. Buffalo 1 13 Rider 1 13 22. Navy 1 11.5 22. Virginia 1 11 USA TODAY/NWCA COACHES POLL* No. Team W-L Prev. 1. Penn State 14-0 2 2. Oklahoma State 14-1 1 3. Iowa 13-2 3 4. Virginia Tech 18-1 5 5. Nebraska 12-4 6 6. Ohio State 11-3 4 7. Cornell 13-2 8 8. NC State 13-2 7 9. Illinois 9-3 9 10. Missouri 11-4 10 11. Lehigh 10-4 11 12. Rutgers 12-5 12 12. Minnesota 7-5 13 14. Northern Iowa 11-3 15 15. Michigan 8-7 16 16. Wisconsin 7-5 18 17. Central Michigan 9-3 14 18. Oklahoma 11-6 19 19. South Dakota State 14-5 17 20. Arizona State 10-4 21 21. Stanford 10-3 22 22. Edinboro 8-6 23 23. Pittsburgh 11-5 24 24. Appalachian State 13-3 20 25. Purdue 9-7 NR *Final 2016-17 Poll. First 2017-18 poll will be released in early November l 4 HUSKERS IN THE RANKINGS PRESEASON Wt. Name InterMat WIN Flo 141 Colton McCrystal -- 9 -- 141 Chad Red Jr. 17 -- 16 149 Colton McCrystal 9 -- 8 157 Tyler Berger 4 4 5 165 Isaiah White 19 20 -- NEBRASKA S WEEKLY RANKINGS USA TODAY/NWCA COACHES POLL Wk. Date Rank Points W-L 1 Nov. 2, 2016 7 303 0-0 2 Nov. 8, 2016 7 303 0-0 3 Nov. 15, 2016 7 302 0-0 4 Nov. 22, 2016 7 309 2-0 5 Nov. 29, 2016 7 305 2-0 6 Dec. 6, 2016 7 303 5-0 7 Dec. 13, 2016 7 316 7-0 8 Dec. 20, 2016 7 309 7-0 9 Jan. 4, 2017 7 309 7-0 10 Jan. 10, 2017 6 317 7-1 11 Jan. 17, 2017 6 325 9-1 12 Jan. 24, 2017 6 325 10-1 13 Jan. 31, 2017 6 323 12-1 14 Feb. 7, 2017 6 325 12-1 15 Feb. 14, 2017 6 320 12-3 16 Feb. 21, 2017 5 318 12-4 FINAL BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Penn State 9-0-0 1.000 14-0-0 1.000 Iowa 8-1-0.889 13-2-0.867 Ohio State 7-2-0.778 11-3-0.786 Nebraska 6-3-0.667 12-4-0.750 Illinois 6-3-0.667 9-3-0.750 Rutgers 6-3-0.667 12-5-0.706 Minnesota 5-4-0.556 7-5-0.583 Wisconsin 4-5-0.444 7-5-0.583 Michigan 4-5-0.444 8-7-0.533 Purdue 3-6-0.333 9-7-0.563 Indiana 2-7-0.222 10-9-0.526 Northwestern 2-7-0.222 7-8-0.467 Michigan State 1-8-0.111 5-11-0.313 Maryland 0-9-0.000 2-16-0.111 NEBRASKA DUAL NOTES Overall Record... 12-4 Big Ten Record... 6-3 Non-Conference Record... 6-1 vs. Ranked... 5-4 Home... 6-2 Away... 6-2 Neutral... 0-0 Streak...L3 Most Points in a Dual...42 Fewest Points in a Dual...9 *Final 2016-17 Statistics COACHES PANEL RANKING, RPI FIRST COACHES PANEL RANKINGS (JAN. 20) 125: #6 Tim Lambert 133: #5 Eric Montoya 141: #9 Colton McCrystal 157: #3 Tyler Berger 165: #27 Dustin Williams 174: #21 Micah Barnes 184: #3 TJ Dudley 197: #7 Aaron Studebaker HWT: #14 Collin Jensen SECOND COACHES PANEL RANKINGS (FEB. 10) 125: #3 Tim Lambert 133: #5 Eric Montoya 141: #9 Colton McCrystal 157: #3 Tyler Berger 174: #22 Micah Barnes 184: #3 TJ Dudley 197: #6 Aaron Studebaker HWT: #14 Collin Jensen FIRST RPI RANKINGS (FEB. 10) 125: #2 Tim Lambert 133: #2 Eric Montoya 141: #9 Colton McCrystal 157: #2 Tyler Berger 165: #26 Dustin Williams 174: #23 Micah Barnes 184: #3 TJ Dudley 197: #4 Aaron Studebaker HWT: #12 Collin Jensen THIRD COACHES PANEL RANKINGS (FEB. 23) 125: #5 Tim Lambert 133: #4 Eric Montoya 141: #12 Colton McCrystal 157: #3 Tyler Berger 165: #30 Dustin Williams 174: #23 Micah Barnes 184: #4 TJ Dudley 197: #6 Aaron Studebaker HWT: #13 Collin Jensen SECOND RPI RANKINGS (FEB. 23) 125: #4 Tim Lambert 133: #2 Eric Montoya 141: #13 Colton McCrystal 157: #5 Tyler Berger 165: #32 Dustin Williams 174: #27 Micah Barnes 184: #5 TJ Dudley 197: #6 Aaron Studebaker HWT: #12 Collin Jensen FOURTH COACHES PANEL RANKINGS (FINAL) 125: #5 Tim Lambert 133: #7 Eric Montoya 141: #10 Colton McCrystal 157: #4 Tyler Berger 174: #27 Micah Barnes 184: #6 TJ Dudley 197: #7 Aaron Studebaker HWT: #12 Collin Jensen THIRD RPI RANKINGS (FINAL) 125: #3 Tim Lambert 133: #6 Eric Montoya 141: #12 Colton McCrystal 157: #5 Tyler Berger 184: #8 TJ Dudley 197: #8 Aaron Studebaker HWT: #14 Collin Jensen
HEAD COACH MARK MANNING NEBRASKA WRESTLING TOP 10 Career Record: 247-108-5 (20th Season) Nebraska Record: 224-84-3 (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 1997-98 Northern Iowa 5-9-0 T-30th 1998-99 Northern Iowa 8-10-0 17th 1999-00 Northern Iowa 10-5-2 11th 2000-01 Nebraska 11-6-0 8th 2001-02 Nebraska 8-9-0 8th 2002-03 Nebraska 16-7-0 13th 2003-04 Nebraska 19-3-0 5th 2004-05 Nebraska 19-2-1 T-19th 2005-06 Nebraska 12-5-0 16th 2006-07 Nebraska 10-7-1 16th 2007-08 Nebraska 14-3-0 4th 2008-09 Nebraska 17-3-1 4th 2009-10 Nebraska 9-11-0 12th 2010-11 Nebraska 14-5-0 12th 2011-12 Nebraska 15-4-0 21st 2012-13 Nebraska 11-6-0 13th 2013-14 Nebraska 12-2-0 11th 2014-15 Nebraska 14-1-0 9th 2015-16 Nebraska 11-6-0 8th 2016-17 Nebraska 12-4-0 9th Career 20th Season 247-108-5 11 Individual NCAA Champions 105 All-Americans 691 Dual Wins All-Time 21 Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes 7 Team Conference Championships 63 Individual Conference Champions 7 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 1 Hodge Trophy Winner 11 Olympians (6 Medalists) 6 World Champions (21 Medalists) 2016-17 HOME ATTENDANCE Home Attendance: 9,841 (8 duals on 6 dates) Average Per Home Dual: 1,230 Average Per Home Date: 1,640 High Home Dual Attendance: 2,373 (Penn St.) Low Home Dual Attendance: 570 (Dec. 3 Quad) Nov. 18: 1,080 West Virginia Dec. 3: 570 MSU/Drexel/Princeton Jan. 8: 2,373 Penn State Jan. 13: 1,517 Jan. 15: 2,213 Feb. 10: 2,088 Wisconsin Michigan (Tumble N Rumble) Ohio State MULTIPLE ALL-AMERICANS Four-Time All-Americans (2) Bryan Snyder (1999; 2000; 2001; 2002) James Green (2012; 2013; 2014; 2015) Three-Time All-Americans (14) Bill Scherr (1982; 1983; 1984) Gary Albright (1982; 1984; 1986) Jason Kelber (1989; 1990; 1991) Scott Chenoweth (1989; 1990; 1991) Corey Olson (1990; 1992; 1993) Temoer Terry (1995; 1996; 1998) Ryan Tobin (1995; 1996; 1998) Tolly Thompson (1995; 1996, 1997) Brad Vering (1999; 2000; 2001) Jason Powell (2002; 2003; 2004) Jordan Burroughs (2008; 2009; 2011) Craig Brester (2008; 2009; 2010) Robert Kokesh (2013; 2014; 2015) TJ Dudley (2015; 2016; 2017) Two-Time All-Americans (12) Mike Nissen (1962; 1963) Al Freeman (1981; 1983) Jim Scherr (1982; 1984) Chris Nelson (1990; 1992) Todd Beckerman (2000; 2001) Justin Ruiz (2002; 2003) Jacob Klein (2004; 2006) B.J. Padden (2005; 2006) Paul Donahoe (2007; 2008) Stephen Dwyer (2008; 2010) Brandon Browne (2008; 2009) Eric Montoya (2016; 2017) BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK NOV. 8, 2016 Connor Medbery Wisconsin Heavyweight Senior NOV. 15, 2016 Connor Medbery Wisconsin Heavyweight Senior NOV. 22, 2016 Kyle Snyder Ohio State Heavyweight Junior NOV. 29, 2016 Brett Pfarr Minnesota 197 pounds Senior DEC. 6, 2016 Logan Massa Michigan 165 pounds Freshman DEC. 13, 2016 Anthony Rubinetti Northwestern 125 pounds Freshman DEC. 20, 2016 Drew Hughes Michigan State 165 pounds Freshman JAN. 3, 2017 Thomas Gilman Iowa 125 pounds Senior -AND- Ethan Lizak Minnesota 125 pounds Sophomore JAN. 10, 2017 Jason Nolf Penn State 157 pounds Sophomore JAN. 17, 2017 Stevan Micic Michigan 133 pounds Freshman -AND- Nathan Tomasello Ohio State 133 pounds Junior JAN. 24, 2017 Bo Nickal Penn State 184 pounds Sophomore JAN. 31, 2017 Isaac Jordan Wisconsin 165 pounds Senior FEB. 7, 2017 Thomas Gilman Iowa 125 pounds Senior FEB. 14, 2017 Nathan Tomasello Ohio State 133 pounds Junior FEB. 21, 2017 Bo Nickal Penn State 184 pounds Sophomore l 5
2017-18 NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2017-18 NEBRASKA 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. 149 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. 149 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. 141 Merino, Colo. Kris Williams Jr. 165 Gardner, Kan. So. 125 South Holland, Ill. Bryan Snyder Kendric Maple Associate Head Coach Eighth Season l 6 Assistant Coach First Season RFr. 165 Platte City, Mo. Fr. 174 Easton, Pa. RFr. 165 Salina, Kan. RFr. 157 Norfolk, Neb. Fr. 125 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. 184 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. 149 Forsyth, Mont.