Nebraska Wrestling 2020-21 Weekly Notes
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NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2020-21 WEEKLY NOTES 11 NCAA CHAMPIONS • 120 ALL-AMERICANS • 23 TOP-10 NCAA TEAM FINISHES • 63 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS #3 Nebraska at Big Ten Championships 2021 SCHEDULE (7-1, 7-1 BIG TEN). March 6-7, 2021 MINNESOTA* Bryce Jordan Center Jan. 8 | Devaney Center | 8 p.m. | BTN | W, 22-14 University Park, Pa. at IOWA* BTN and BTN+ Jan. 15 | Iowa City, Iowa | 8:10 p.m.| BTN | L, 6-31 • Dual Record: 7-1 (7-1 Big Ten) Saturday, March 6 NORTHWESTERN* Jan. 23 | Devaney Center | 1:30 p.m. | BTN + | W, 26-10 • 2020 Big Ten Championship Finish: 2nd Session I: 9:00 a.m. (CT) -- BTN • Rankings: TrackWrestling - #3; NWCA - #8 Session II: 6:30 p.m. (CT) -- BTN TRI-MEET MARYLAND* • Coach: Mark Manning Jan. 23 | Devaney Center | 1:30 p.m. | BTN + | W, 36-0 • At Nebraska: 264-97-3 (21st season) Sunday, March 8 • Career: 287-121-5 (24 seasons) Session III: 11 a.m. (CT) -- BTN+ WISCONSIN* • Twitter: @HuskerWrestling Session IV: 3:00 p.m. (CT) -- BTN Jan. 31 | Devaney Center | 2 p.m. | BTN+ | W, 21-15 at INDIANA* THE MATCHUP Feb. 6 | Bloomington, Ind. | 1 p.m. | BTN+ | W, 47-0 The Nebraska wrestling team begins its postseason push this weekend as it heads TRI-MEET vs. MICHIGAN STATE* to Penn State for the 2021 Big Ten Championships. The two-day event kicks off on Feb. 6 | Bloomington, Ind. | 3 p.m. | BTN+ | W, 27-10 Saturday, March 6 at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. vs. RUTGERS* Feb. 6 Bloomington, Ind. | CANCELLED Session I starts at 9 a.m. (CT) on Saturday. Session II semifinal and consolation matches | begin at 6:30 p.m. (CT). at ILLINOIS* Feb. 21 | Urbana-Champaign, Ill. | 12 p.m. | W, 25-9 Wrestling continues Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT) with consolation rounds. Championship coverage begins at 3 p.m. (CT). BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS March 6-7 | University Park, Pa. | TBA | BTN The Huskers (7-1) have five wrestlers seeded fifth or higher in their conference championship lineup, led by top-seeded Eric Schultz at 197 pounds. All-American NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Mikey Labriola (174) and Liam Cronin (125) are two-seeds in their weight classes, while March 18-20 | St. Louis, Mo. | TBA All-American Chad Red Jr. (141) is seeded fourth and Christian Lance (HWT) is seeded fifth. -All times are Central and subject to change. -Home duals in RED held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers’ Big Ten Championship lineup features three grapplers set to make their *-Big Ten Conference dual first career appearance at the event, including Lance, Caleb Licking (157) and Tucker -Unless otherwise noted, all team rankings on the Sjomeling (133). schedule are the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll and individuals are the InterMat rankings. Live stats and brackets will be available on TrackWrestling.com. Updates will also -For ticket information, visit Huskers.com/Tickets or call be posted to the Nebraska wrestling Twitter (@HuskerWrestling) throughout the 1-800-8-BIG-RED. weekend. -BTN Plus and FLO streams require a monthly fee to view; Last time out: Nebraska finished the 2021 regular season with a 25-9 win over Illinois BTN2Go requires a cable package that includes BTN. at the State Farm Center on Feb. 21. The Huskers closed the season on a six-match win streak. TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule .................................................................... 1 Up Next: NU has two weeks to prep for the 2021 NCAA Championships which are set Roster/Pronunciation Guide/Media Information ....... 2 for March 18-20 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. Photo Roster .............................................................. 3 Quick Facts/Notes .................................................. 4-6 Scouting the Opposition ........................................... 6 NEBRASKA’S BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP LINEUP Rankings .................................................................... 7 With preliminarly seeding Head Coach Mark Manning/Miscellaneous ............... 8 Starters ................................................................. 9-10 125: #2 Liam Cronin • Sr. • Orange, Calif. 2021 Individual Statistics ......................................... 11 2021 Dual Recaps ............................................... 12-13 133: #11 Tucker Sjomeling • Jr. • Delano, Minn. Individual Match-by-Match Results .................... 14-19 141: #4 Chad Red Jr. • Sr. • Indianapolis, Ind. 149: #7 Ridge Lovett • So. • Post Falls, Idaho 157: #10 Caleb Licking • Sr. • Norfolk, Neb. 165: #7 Peyton Robb • So. • Owatonna, Minn. 174: #2 Mikey Labriola • Jr. • Easton, Pa. 184: #6 Taylor Venz • Sr. • Farmington, Minn. 197: #1 Eric Schultz • Sr. • Tinley Park, Ill. 285: #5 Christian Lance • Sr. • Nixa, Mo. *Team rankings according to TrackWrestling FOLLOW THE HUSKERS: TWITTER (@HUSKERWRESTLING) • FACEBOOK (NEBRASKAWRESTLING) • INSTAGRAM (@HUSKERWRESTLING) 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2020-21 NEBRASKA ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Weight Year Hometown (Previous Schools) Isaiah Alford* 165 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln) Silas Allred 197 Fr. Muncie, Ind. (Shenadoah) Landon Brown 285 Jr. Layton, Utah (Layton) Elise Brown Ton 165 Fr. Allen, Texas (Allen) Liam Cronin 125 Sr. Orange, Calif. (Indiana) Kevon Davenport* 157 RFr. Pontiac, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) Cale Davidson 285 Jr. Wichita, Kan. (Wyoming) Tyler Deen* 149 RFr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Buchanan) Austin Emerson** 285 So. Temperance, Mich. (Bedford) Anthony Gaona** 197 So. Olathe, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Nathan Haas 184 Fr. Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Brock Hardy 149 Fr. Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder) John Henrich* 165 RFr. Akron, Iowa (Akron-Westfield) Jordan Kelber** 133 So. Valentine, Neb. (Valentine) Mikey Labriola** 174 Jr. Easton, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic) Christian Lance** 285 Sr. Nixa, Mo. (Fort Hays State/Nixa) Caleb Licking*** 157 Sr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk) Ridge Lovett* 149 So. Post Falls, Idaho (Post Falls) Christian Miller** 141 Jr. Plainview, Neb. (Plainview) Daniel Monahan* 133 RFr. Princeton, N.J. (Princeton) Jevon Parrish** 149 So. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North) Chad Red Jr.*** 141 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (New Palestine) Jeremiah Reno 125 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Liberty) Peyton Robb** 165 So. Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna) Eric Schultz*** 197 Sr. Tinley Park, Ill. (Tinley Park) Dominick Serrano 133 Fr. Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) Tucker Sjomeling** 133 Jr. Delano, Minn. (Delano) Nic Stoltenberg 157 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt) Zak Taylor 285 Fr. Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward) Alex Thomsen** 133 So. Neola, Iowa (Underwood) Brandyn Van Tassell 184 Fr. Mapleton, Utah (Maple Mountain) Taylor Venz*** 184 Sr. Farmington, Minn. (Farmington) Bubba Wilson 157 RFr. Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan) Colton Wolfe 184 Jr. Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) *-Denotes letters earned at Nebraska PRONUNCIATION GUIDE WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT ROSTER* SILAS Allred ..................................................................................................SIGH-las Name Weight Year KEVON Davenport ....................................................................................... KEY-von Liam Cronin 125 Sr. Jeremiah Reno 125 Fr. Anthony GAONA ...................................................................................... GA-oh-NA Daniel Monahan 133 RFr. Tucker SJOMELING ...........................................................................shaw-MUH-ling Tucker Sjomeling 133 Jr. Nathan HAAS .................................................................................................HAH-ss Alex Thomsen 133 So. Jordan Kelber 141 So. Christian Miller 141 Jr. Chad Red Jr. 141 Sr. Tyler Deen 149 RFr. Brock Hardy 149 Fr. COACHING STAFF Ridge Lovett 149 So. Jevon Parrish 149 So. Head Coach: Mark Manning (Nebraska-Omaha, 1985) Kevon Davenport 157 RFr. Career Record: 287-121-5 (24th season) Caleb Licking 157 Sr. Record at Nebraska: 264-97-3 (21st season) Nic Stoltenberg 157 Fr. Associate Head Coach: Bryan Snyder (11th season; Nebraska, 2002) Bubba Wilson 157 RFr. Assistant Coach: Robert Kokesh (Second season; Nebraska, 2015) Isaiah Alford 165 RFr. Elise Brown Ton 165 Fr. Volunteer Assistant Coach: Tyler Berger (Second season; Nebraska, 2018) John Henrich 165 RFr. Athletic Trainer: Tyler Weeda (Tenth season; Coe College, 2011) Peyton Robb 165 So. Strength Coach: Jon Pfeifer (Seventh season; Nebraska; 2013) Mikey Labriola 174 Jr. Nathan Haas 184 Fr. Brandyn Van Tassell 184 Fr. Taylor Venz 184 Sr. Colton Wolfe 184 Jr. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Silas Allred 197 Fr. Wrestling Contact: Emilia Frizzi Anthony Gaona 197 So. E-Mail: [email protected] Eric Schultz 197 Sr. Cell Phone: Landon Brown HWT Jr. (973)-951-9209 Cale Davidson HWT Jr. Office Phone: (402) 472-2263 Austin Emerson HWT So. Mailing Address: Nebraska Athletic Communications Christian Lance HWT Sr. One Memorial Stadium Zak Taylor HWT Fr. Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 *listed alphabetically at each weight, not by depth l 2 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING PHOTO ROSTER Isaiah Alford Silas Allred Landon Brown Elise Brown Ton Liam Cronin Kevon Davenport Caleb Davidson Tyler Deen R-Fr. • 165 Fr. • 197 Jr. • HWT Fr. • 165 Sr. • 125 Fr. • 157 Jr. • HWT RFr. • 149 Lincoln, Neb. Anderson, Ind. Layton, Utah Allen, TX Orange, Calif. Pontiac, Mich. Wichita, Kan. Albuquerque, N.M. Austin Emerson Anthony Gaona Nathan Haas Brock Hardy John Henrich Jordan Kelber Mikey Labriola Christian Lance So. • HWT So. • 197 Fr. • 185 Fr. • 149 RFr. • 165 So. • 141 Jr. • 174 Sr. • HWT Temperance, Mich. Olathe, Kan. Norwalk, Calif. Brigham City, Utah Akron, Iowa Valentine, Neb. Easton, Pa. Nixa, Mo. Caleb Licking Ridge Lovett Christian Miller Daniel Monahan Jevon Parrish Chad Red Jr. Jeremiah