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Nebraska Wrestling - Weekly Notes (Nov. 16, 2010) NEBRASKA 2010-11 WRESTLING #4 Minnesota • Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 • 7 p.m. • Lincoln, Neb. Oregon State • Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 • 7 p.m. • Lincoln, Neb. 2010-11 Schedule Date OpponentTime/Result Huskers Host 4th-Ranked Minnesota, Oregon State Nov. 21 #20 Pittsburgh% L, 10-22 Nov. 21 #11 Ohio State% W, 24-11 #14 Nebraska (5-1) vs. #4 Minnesota (3-1) Nov. 27 Bucknell@ W, 19-16 NU Coliseum (4,030)• Lincoln, Neb.• Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 • 7 p.m. Nov. 27 South Dakota State@ W, 36-6 Series History: UM leads, 19-47-0 Dec. 3 Northern Colorado W, 34-6 Last Meeting: UM won, 28-14, on Dec. 10, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minn. ¨ Dec. 4 #14 Wyoming W, 20-12 Live Video: Flowrestling with in-match commentary from Mark Bader Dec. 9 Minnesota 7 p.m. Live video: Huskers.com Dec. 11 Oregon State 7 p.m. Live Stats:nwcaonline.com Dec. 29-30 Midlands Wrestling Championships# All Day *UNL Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night: All UNL Faculty and Staff will receive free admission with their ID. Jan. 15 Brown$ TBA Jan. 15 Stanford$ TBA Jan. 15 Utah Valley$ TBA #14 Nebraska (5-1) vs. Oregon State (3-0-2) Jan. 21 Wisconsin 7 p.m. NU Coliseum (4,030)• Lincoln, Neb.• Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 • 7 p.m. Jan. 23 Northern Iowa 1 p.m. Series History: NU leads, 10-3 Jan. 28 Oklahoma* 7 p.m. Last Meeting: OSU won, 32-7, on Jan. 24, 2010, in Corvallis, Ore. Jan. 30 Missouri* 1 p.m. Live video: Huskers.com Feb. 4 Arizona State 7 p.m. Live Stats: nwcaonline.com Feb. 6 Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. *Youth Team Night: All youth 8th-grade and under who wear team apparel (t-shirt, sweatshirt or jacket) with their team name Feb. 12 North Carolina 11 a.m. or logo will receive free admission. Feb. 12 Duke 6 p.m. After a successful 2-0 road trip through Colorado and Wyoming, the Nebraska wrestling team returns to the NU Feb. 20 Iowa State* 2 p.m. March 5 Big 12 Championships^ All Day Coliseum for two straight matches against No. 4 Minnesota and Oregon State. The Huskers, who jumped to No. March 17-19 NCAA Championships& All Day 14 in the latest team rankings released by InterMat, will take on the Golden Gophers on Thursday, Dec. 9, before dualing Pac-10 foe Oregon State on Saturday, Dec. 11, at the NU Coliseum. Both matches are set to begin at 7 Times are Central: Home matches in Bold *-Big 12 p.m. Conference match; %-Buckeye Duals, Columbus, The Huskers will enter the match against the Gophers riding a five dual winning streak dating back to their Ohio; @-Military Appreciation Day; #-Evanston, Ill.; $Grand Prairie, Texas; ^-Ames, Iowa; &-Philadelphia, second dual of the season against Ohio State on Nov. 21. Last weekend, NU made a road trip out west where they Pa. defeated the Northern Colorado Bears, 34-6, and the No. 14 Wyoming Cowboys, 20-12, to improve their record to 5-1. Nebraska is taking on their second straight nationally-ranked opponent and fourth overall. NU is 2-1 in duals HUSKERS.COM against nationally ranked opponents this season. Minnesota enters the match on Thursday after dropping a tight dual to the No. 2 Oklahoma State Cowboys on Sunday, 17-16. The Gophers sport a 3-1 overall record, while boasting one of the deepest lineups in the country. Media Information Seven Minnesota wrestlers are nationally ranked at their respective weight classes, while five of them are ranked Wrestling Contact: Scott Pulverenti inside the top 10. Email: [email protected] Oregon State will also bring a talented lineup to Lincoln with five wrestlers nationally ranked. The Beavers own Office Phone: (402) 472-0684 a 3-0-2 record so far this season, and claimed an impressive victory over Big 12 conference foe Missouri on Nov. Cell Phone: (402) 850-3594 Fax: (402) 472-2005 21. All faculty and staff who bring their ID to the door will receive free admission to Thursday’s match against Minnesota, as the Husker wrestling program takes part in UNL Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night. Saturday night’s match against Oregon State will be Youth Team Night at the NU Coliseum, with all youth 8th-grade and under who wear team apparel (t-shirt, sweatshirt or jacket) with their team name or logo will receive free admission. Nebraska Wrestling Probable Starters Wt. Name Rank W-L Dual Pins TF MD Worth Noting 125 David Klingsheim NR/NR/NR 1-1 1-1 0 0 0 Saw his first action of the season last weekend 133 Ridge Kiley NR/NR/NR 9-2 4-2 0 0 2 Has won four straight matches after dropping his frist two during the dual season 141 Mike Koehnlein NR/NR/NR 4-2 4-2 0 0 0 One of the Huskers’ four returning NCAA qualifiers 149 Ross Grande NR/NR/NR 10-5 3-3 0 1 2 Fifth on the team in total victories with 10 157 Tyler Koehn NR/NR/NR 1-4 1-4 0 0 0 His next victory will mark the total number of dual wins he recorded last season 165 Jordan Burroughs 2/2/2 11-0 6-0 5 3 2 Has five pins this season, which is one short of his career total entering theyear 174 Caleb Kolb NR/NR/NR 3-2 3-2 0 0 1 Has won two straight matches to improve his record to 3-2 184 Josh Ihnen 8/11/8 11-2 5-1 1 1 2 Fell to No. 2 Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) in overtime, 5-3 197 Andy Johnson NR/NR/NR 13-4 4-2 3 1 1 Recorded his first technical fall of the season last weekend Hwt. Tucker Lane 7/8/7 13-1 5-1 3 0 2 Tied for the team lead in overall victories with 13 Head Coach: Mark Manning, 140-57-3, 10 years; 163-81-5, 13 years Assistant Coach: Tony Ersland (fifth season) Assistant Coach: Bryan Snyder (first season) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Powell (second season) Volunteer Coach: Brandon Browne (second season) Administrative Assistant: Craig Brester (first season) Rankings: InterMat/WIN Magazine/Amateur Wrestling News; InterMat as of Dec. 7; WIN Magazine as of Dec. 6; Amateur Wrestling News as of Dec. 7 10 National Champions - 88 All-Americans - 18 Top-10 NCAA Finishes 2010 Big 12 Championship - March 6, 2010 Seven Conference Championships - 608 All-Time Dual Wins 2010-11 Nebraska Wrestling Nebraska Wrestling Quick Facts General Information Live video for Thursday’s match will be available at Flowrestling.com as part of their Big Live Duals Series, which Location ................................................... Lincoln, Neb. offers some of the nation’s top duals for free each and every week. Commentary for Thursday’s match will be Enrollment .......................................................... 23,573 provided by Flowrestling’s Mark Bader. Free video is also available on Huskers.com. Video for Saturday’s match Population ........................................................ 251,001 will also be provided on Huskers.com. Live stats for both matches will be available at nwcaonline.com Founded ................................................................ 1869 Nickname ................................Cornhuskers or Huskers Scouting the Minnesota Gophers Colors ..............................................Scarlet and Cream The 4th-ranked Minnesota Gophers will travel to Lincoln boasting one of the deepest lineups in the country with Conference ......................................................... Big 12 seven nationally ranked wrestlers, while five of those wrestlers are ranked inside the top 10 of their respective Chancellor ....................................Harvey Perlman, J.D. weight classes. The Gophers began their season by winning three straight matches, including a 21-17 victory over Institutional Rep ........................ Josephine Pututo, J.D. then-No. 9 Central Michigan. In their last match, Minnesota fell to 2nd-ranked Oklahoma State, 17-16, to give them Athletic Director........................................Tom Osborne their only loss of the season. At the 125-pound weight division, Minnesota returns two-time All-American Zach Sanders. Sanders has a 7-1 Team Information overall record so far this season and a 3-1 dual mark, while recording two falls, two technical falls and two major Home Facility ........................................... NU Coliseum decision. Capacity ............................................................... 4,030 The highest ranked wrestler for Minnesota comes at the 141-pound weight class, where 2010 All-American Mike Head Coach ............................................Mark Manning Office Phone .........................................(402) 472-6470 Thorn holds the reigns. Thorn, the 2nd-ranked wrestler at 141-pounds, has a 13-0 record so far this season and Alma Mater, Year ...................Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha has captured individual titles at the Bison Open and Kaufman-Brand open. Thorn is coming off an impressive 11-3 School Record (Yrs) .......................140-57-3 (10 Years) major decision victory over No. 19 Luke Silver against Oklahoma State. Career Record (Yrs) .......................163-81-5 (13 Years) Other ranked wrestlers for Minnesota include No. 6 Cody Yohn (165), No. 10 (Scott Glasser), No. 15 Kevin Asst. Coaches ...........................................Tony Ersland Steinhaus (184), No. 5 Sonny Yohn (197) and No. 11 Tony Nelson (HWT). Yohn is the team’s other returning All- .................................................................Bryan Snyder American at 197-pounds. Strength and Conditioning Coach ............ Jason Powell Minnesota is coached by J Robinson, who is in his 24th season as head coach. Volunteer Assistant Coach ..................Brandon Browne Administrative Assistant ........................... Craig Brester Husker History vs. Minnesota Wrestling Office Secretary.......................... Ellen Shutts The Gophers and Huskers have matched up over 65 times in their history, while Minnesota has an edge in the Wrestling Office Phone .........................(402) 472-9430 Wrestling Office Fax ..............................(402) 472-2272 2010-11 Statistics Record Dual Pts.