NEBRASKA 2018-19 WEEKLY NOTES 11 NCAA CHAMPIONS • 108 ALL-AMERICANS • 22 TOP-10 NCAA TEAM FINISHES • 63 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

WARREN WILLIAMSON/ 2018-19 SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN). DAKTRONICS OPEN INTRASQUAD WRESTLE-OFFS NOV. 4, 2018 • 9 A.M. (CT) Nov. 1 | Devaney Center | 6 p.m. NEBRASKA BROOKINGS, S.D. HOSTED BY DAKTRONICS OPEN CORNHUSKERS SANFORD-JACKRABBIT ATH. COMPLEX SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Nov. 4 | Brookings, S.D. | 9 a.m. | Flo • Dual Record: 0-0 (0-0 Big Ten) • Live Stream: FloWrestling NORTHEAST DUALS • 2018 NCAA Finish: 9th ( 72.5 pts.) (Subscription Required) Nov. 10 | Albany, N.Y. | 9 a.m. • Rankings: NWCA 13th; InterMat 11th • Live Brackets: FloWrestling WISCONSIN* • Coach: Mark Manning • SDSU Twitter: @GoJacksWrestle Nov. 16 | Devaney Center | 8 p.m. | BTN/BTN2Go • At Nebraska: 234-88-3 (19th year) FloWrestling (Subscription Required) at WYOMING • Career: 257-112-5 (22nd year) Nov. 18 | Laramie, Wyo. | 2 p.m. CLIFF KEEN INVITATIONAL THE MATCHUP Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 | Las Vegas, Nev. | 9 a.m. | Flo • The Nebraska wrestling team opens the regular season this week at at NORTH CAROLINA 19 Dec. 15 | Chapel Hill, N.C. | 5:30 p.m. the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, as the Huskers are set to bring Nebraska head coach 17 of its 35 wrestlers to the tournament contested Sunday in Brookings, Mark Manning is S.D. Action at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex is set to begin at NC STATE embarking on his Dec. 16 | Raleigh, N.C. | Noon at 9 a.m. (CT) and the tournament will be broadcast live on FloWrestling 19th season at the (subscription required) and live results and brackets will be available at * helm of the Nebraska NORTHWESTERN TrackWrestling. Jan. 6 | Devaney Center | 2 p.m. | BTN Plus/Flo program. Manning has an overall record N. IOWA (TUMBLE N’ RUMBLE) • The Daktronics Open marks the first regular-season competition for of 234-88-3 as NU’s Jan. 12 | Devaney Center | 7 p.m. | BTN Plus/Flo Nebraska in 2018-19, and will assist the coaching staff in forming the coach. * dual lineup, as NU begins its dual season Nov. 16 against Wisconsin at at MARYLAND the Devaney Center. Jan. 18 | College Park, Md. | 6 p.m. | BTN Plus/Flo ILLINOIS* • NU will compete with wrestlers from the University of Minnesota in Jan. 27 | Devaney Center | 2 p.m. | BTN/BTN2Go addition to the host team, South Dakota State. The Gophers, who finished fifth at the 2018 Big Ten Championships, went 7-5-0 in dual action last at RUTGERS* 17 Feb. 1 | Piscataway, N.J. | 6 p.m. | BTN Plus/Flo year. SDSU is coming off a 2017-18 campaign that resulted in a 12th The number of place finish at the NCAA Championships. Huskers scheduled to IOWA* compete on Sunday at Feb. 3 | Devaney Center | Noon | BTN Plus/Flo • The team returns 21 letterwinners from last season, including seven the Daktronics Open. MINNESOTA* starters and five NCAA qualifiers. All-Americans Tyler Berger (157 NU has at least three Feb. 8 | Devaney Center | 7 p.m. | BTN Plus/Flo pounds), Chad Red Jr. (141 pounds) and Taylor Venz (184 pounds) starting spots to fill, * highlight a strong group of returners. The Huskers will need to replace after losing one starter at OHIO STATE three starters from its 2017-18 group. to a transfer and Feb. 17 | Columbus, Ohio | 1 p.m. | BTN Plus/Flo two to graduation. STANFORD • The Huskers first home dual of the season will be against Wisconsin on Eric Schultz (197) is Feb. 23 | Devaney Center | 7 p.m. | BTN Plus/Flo Nov. 16 at the Devaney Center. Tickets to the Wisconsin dual, as well as NU’s only returning each of the other six home duals, are on sale now, and can be purchased BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA qualifier set to March 9-10 | Minneapolis, Minn. | TBA | BTN/BTN2Go at Huskers.com/tickets or by calling 1-800-8-BIG-RED. compete in S.D. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS March 21-23 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | TBA | ESPN Networks HUSKERS PROJECTED TO COMPETE AT DAKTRONICS OPEN: -All times are Central and subject to change. 133 Pounds -Home duals in RED held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Brian Peska, Jordan Kelber, Christian Miller, Tucker Sjomeling *- dual 141 Pounds -Unless otherwise noted, all team rankings on the Aris Shino schedule are the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll and individuals are the InterMat rankings. 149 Pounds -For ticket information, visit Huskers.com/Tickets or call Collin Purinton, Kyle Ruettiger, Jordan Shearer 1-800-8-BIG-RED. 157 Pounds -BTN Plus and FLO streams require a monthly fee to view; Zemua Baptista, Caleb Licking, BTN2Go requires a cable package that includes BTN. 165 Pounds TABLE OF CONTENTS Johnny Blankenship, Dalton Peters Schedule...... 1 Roster/Pronunciation Guide/Media Information...... 2 197 Pounds Quick Facts/Notes...... 3-4 Eric Schultz, Cade Svoboda, Colton Wolfe Rankings...... 5 Head Coach Mark Manning/Miscellaneous...... 6 Heavyweight Photo Roster...... 7 Patrick Grayson, Christian Lance

FOLLOW THE HUSKERS: TWITTER (@HUSKERWRESTLING) • FACEBOOK (NEBRASKAWRESTLING) • INSTAGRAM (@HUSKERWRESTLING) 2018-19 NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2018-19 NEBRASKA ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT ROSTER* Name Weight Year Hometown (Previous Schools) Name Weight Year Zemua Baptista* 157 So. Friend, Neb. (Iowa State/Friend) Zeke Moisey 125 Sr. Alex Thomsen 125 Fr. Tyler Berger*** 157 Sr. Prineville, Ore. (Crook County) Zak Hensley 133 Sr. Johnny Blankenship* 165 So. Platte City, Mo. (Platte County) Jordan Kelber 133 Fr. Austin Emerson HWT Fr. Temperance, Mich. (Bedford) Josh Mason 133 Fr. Tanner Farmer*** HWT Sr. Highland, Ill. (Highland) Christian Miller 133 RFr. Anthony Gaona 197 Fr. Olathe, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Jevon Parrish 133 Fr. Brian Peska 133 Sr. Patrick Grayson** HWT Jr. Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge) Tucker Sjomeling 133 RFr. Zak Hensley* 133 Sr. Olathe, Kan. (Iowa Central/St. James Aca.) Chad Red Jr. 141 So. David Jensen** HWT Jr. Mobridge, S.D. (Mobridge-Pollock) Aris Shino 141 Sr. Jordan Kelber 133 Fr. Valentine, Neb. (Valentine) Collin Purinton 149 Jr. Mikey Labriola 174 RFr. Easton, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic) Kyle Ruettiger 149 So. Jordan Shearer 149 Jr. Christian Lance HWT Jr. Nixa, Mo. (Fort Hays State/Nixa) Jake Silverstein 149 Fr. Caleb Licking* 157 So. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk) Zemua Baptista 157 So. Josh Mason 133 Fr. Schuylkill Haven, Pa. (Blue Mountain) Tyler Berger 157 Sr. Christian Miller 133 RFr. Plainview, Neb. (Plainview) Caleb Licking 157 So. Zeke Moisey 125 Sr. Northampton, Pa. (W. Virginia/Bethl. Cath.) Peyton Robb 157 So. Luke Weber 157 So. Jevon Parrish 133 Fr. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North) Johnny Blankenship 165 So. Brian Peska*** 133 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Dalton Peters 165 So. Dalton Peters* 165 So. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) Isaiah White 165 Jr. Collin Purinton** 149 Jr. Banks, Ore. (Banks) Dustin Williams 165 Sr. Chad Red Jr.* 141 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (New Palestine) Mikey Labriola 174 RFr. Taylor Venz 184 So. Peyton Robb 157 Fr. Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna) Anthony Gaona 197 Fr. Kyle Ruettiger* 149 So. New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West) Eric Schultz 197 So. Eric Schultz* 197 So. Tinley Park, Ill. (Tinley Park) Cade Svoboda 197 So. Jordan Shearer** 149 Jr. Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo) Colton Wolfe 197 RFr. Aris Shino*** 141 Sr. Merino, Colo. (Merino) Austin Emerson HWT Fr. Tanner Farmer HWT Sr. Jake Silverstein 149 Fr. Smithtown, N.Y. (Hauppauge) Patrick Grayson HWT Jr. Tucker Sjomeling 133 RFr. Delano, Minn. (Delano) David Jensen HWT Jr. Cade Svoboda* 197 So. Ord, Neb. (Ord) Christian Lance HWT Jr. Alex Thomsen 125 Fr. Neola, Iowa (Underwood) Wyatt Wriedt HWT RFr. Taylor Venz* 184 So. Farmington, Minn. (Farmington) Luke Weber* 157 So. Forsyth, Mont. (Forsyth) *-Wrestlers listed alphabetically within Isaiah White* 165 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College/River Forest) weight class, not by depth Dustin Williams*** 165 Sr. Gardner, Kan. (Gardner Edgerton) Colton Wolfe 197 RFr. Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) MEDIA INFORMATION Wyatt Wriedt HWT RFr. Donahue, Iowa (North Scott) STUDENT-ATHLETE AND COACH INTERVIEWS *-Denotes letters earned at Nebraska All media requests for interviews with Nebraska wrestling student-athletes and coaches should be directed to E.J. Stevens of the Nebraska Communications Office PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ([email protected]) at least 24 hours in advance. The best ZEMUA Baptista...... ZEM-wa time for in-season interviews is before and after practice, which generally Anthony GAONA...... GA-oh-NA runs from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hendricks Training Complex. With advance Zeke MOISEY...... Moy-SEE notice, telephone interviews can be arranged for other hours, depending on Collin PURINTON...... Purr-IN-ton class and practice schedules. For interviews following competition, Nebraska wrestlers and coaches are generally available on the gym floor following a Kyle RUETTIGER...... ROO-ti-GER five-minute cooling-off period after the competition has concluded. Jordan SHEARER...... SHEER ARIS SHINO...... AR-is SHEE-no MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND PARKING Jake SILVERSTEIN...... Silver-STEEN Working members of the media can gain access to a media or photo Tucker SJOMELING...... shaw-MUH-ling credential, as well as a parking pass by contacting E.J. Stevens of the Cade SVOBODA...... SWO-buh-duh Nebraska Communications Office. Luke WEBER...... Webb-ER MEDIA SEATING AND WORK ROOM Wyatt WRIEDT...... WREEDT 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 COACHING STAFF floor hallway in the southwest corner of the Devaney Center. Head Coach: Mark Manning (Nebraska-Omaha, 1985) Career Record: 257-112-5 (22nd season) Record at Nebraska: 234-88-3 (19th season) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Associate Head Coach: Bryan Snyder (Ninth season; Nebraska, 2002) Wrestling Contact: E.J. Stevens Assistant Coach: Kendric Maple (Second season; Oklahoma, 2013) E-Mail: [email protected] Volunteer Assistant Coach: Eric Montoya (First season; Nebraska, 2017) Cell Phone: (952)-200-7778 Athletic Trainer: Tyler Weeda (Eighth season; Coe College, 2011) Office Phone: (402) 472-7776 Strength Coach: Jon Pfeifer (Fifth season; Nebraska; 2013) Mailing Address: Nebraska Athletic Communications One Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 68588-0123

l 2 2018-19 NEBRASKA WRESTLING QUICK FACTS BACK POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION NEBRASKA’S HISTORY AT THE DAKTRONICS OPEN Location...... Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska is competing at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open for the sixth time, as the Huskers Population...... 280,364 have competed at the tournament in Brookings, S.D., in the last three seasons, as well as in 2012 and Founded...... 1869 2013. Enrollment...... 25,820 Husker wrestlers have claimed a total of 25 weight class titles at the Daktronics, and four current Facility...... Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976) Huskers own Daktronics Open titles. Tyler Berger has won the 157-pound title each of the last three Capacity...... 7,907 seasons, while Chad Red Jr. has won at 141 in two straight years. Mikey Labriola (174) and Taylor Venz Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers (184) each won their first Daktronics Open title in 2017-18. None of these four will be competing this Colors...... Scarlet and Cream time around, however. Eric Schultz (197) is the team’s lone NCAA qualifier who will wrestle Sunday. Conference...... Big Ten President...... Hank M. Bounds, Ph.D Nebraska’s Champions at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open Chancellor...... Ronnie D. Green • 2012: Tim Lambert (125); Shawn Nagel (133); Skylar Galloway (141); Jake Sueflohn (149); James Institutional Representative...... Josephine Potuto, J.D. Green (157); Robert Kokesh (174); Tyler Koehn (174); Josh Ihnen (184) • 2013: (157); Robert Kokesh (174); Collin Jensen (HWT) Athletic Director...... Bill Moos • 2015: Kris Williams (125); Tim Lambert (125); Eric Montoya (133); Jake Sueflohn (149); Tyler Berger NEBRASKA WRESTLING HISTORY (157); Dustin Williams (165); Micah Barnes (174) • 2016: Chad Red Jr. (141); Tyler Berger (157); TJ Dudley (184) Season of Wrestling (First Season)...... 100th (1910-11) • 2017: Chad Red Jr. (141); Colton McCrystal (149); Tyler Berger (157); Mikey Labriola (174); All-Time Dual Record...... 701-555-29 (.557) Taylor Venz (184) Individual NCAA Champions...... 11 Individual NCAA Finalists...... 23 NEBRASKA TO FACE STRONG DUAL SCHEDULE All-Americans (Top 8 at NCAA)...... 108 Nebraska posted a 10-4 dual record in 2017-18, its eighth consecutive winning season and 29th NCAA Championships Best Team Finish...... 3rd (1993) winning season in the last 31 years. This winter, the Huskers will look to continue that streak and build Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes (Last Time)...22 (2018 - 9th) off a ninth-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Championships. Individual Conference Championships...... 63 NU will face a challenging schedule that features 13 of the top-25 team finishers from last year’s Team Conference Championships...... 7 NCAA Championships. The home schedule is highlighted by matchups against top-25 finishers Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Northern Iowa and Illinois. Stanford will also travel to the 1911, 1915, 1924, 1949, 1993, 1995, 2009 Devaney Center for the regular-season finale on Feb. 23. The Cardinal finished tied for 34th at the CoSIDA Academic All-Americans...... 7 NCAA Championships. Hodge Trophy Winners...... 1 Nebraska faces a grueling road schedule this season with notable trips to 2018 national champion Penn State and national runner-up Ohio State. Early in the season, NU takes a road trip to North TEAM INFORMATION Carolina and NC State. The Tar Heels, who the Huskers face on Dec. 15, finished 20th at last years 2017-18 Dual Record (Conference)...... 10-4 (7-2 Big Ten) NCAA Championships. The next night, the Huskers travel to Raleigh, N.C., for a dual against NC State, which finished fourth at the 2018 NCAA Championships. Other road duals for NU include matchups Final Dual Ranking...... 13th (Coaches Poll) against Wyoming, Maryland and Rutgers. 2017-18 Big Ten Finish...... 5th (72.5 points) As for tournament action, NU opens the season with the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open on 2017-18 NCAA Finish...... 9th (47 points) Nov. 4. On Saturday, Nov. 10, the Huskers head to Albany, N.Y., for the Northeast Duals. They will Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 21/6 also travel to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Nov. 30-Dec. 1 for the second Starters Returning/Lost...... 7/3 straight year. The Big Ten Championships will take place March 9-10 in Minneapolis, Minn. NU finished in fifth place at last year’s Big Ten Championships. The NCAA Championships are set for March 21- NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost...... 5/2 23 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa., as NU will look to make it five consecutive top-10 national All-Americans Returning/Lost...... 3/0 finishes. Returning All-Americans...... Tyler Berger (3rd - 157) ...... Taylor Venz (4th - 184) BERGER LOOKS TO EARN THIRD ALL-AMERICA AWARD ...... Chad Red Jr. (7th - 141) A 157-pound senior from Prineville, Ore., Tyler Berger returns looking to become the 17th Husker to achieve All-America status in three separate years. He finished third after earning 15.5 points at 2017-18 RECAP the NCAA Championships last season, continuing a string of success at that weight in recent years. The Huskers have had an All-American at 157 in six of the past eight seasons. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Berger was second on the team last year with 28 wins, giving him a career record of 88-28. His • Nebraska finished ninth overall with 47.0 points, performance on the mat in 2017-18 puts him just 12 wins away from joining Nebraska’s 100-win club. marking the fourth straight season in which NU finished He would be the 28th all-time member of the 100-win club and first since Tim Lambert joined in in the top 10. 2016-17. Of Berger’s nine losses last season, six of them came against Hayden Hidlay of N.C. State, • Three Huskers earned All-America honors, including Andrew Crone of Wisconsin or Alec Pantaleo of . Berger fell to each of these opponents junior Tyler Berger (3rd - 157) and redshirt freshmen twice. A three-time NCAA Championships qualifier, he finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships Chad Red Jr. (7th - 141) and Taylor Venz (4th - 184). Berger will be vying for his third All-America honor in his last season. senior season while Red Jr. and Venz will work towards their second All-America honor in 2018-19. DUAL EXPERIENCE A PLUS FOR NU • Four other Huskers qualified for the NCAA Nebraska returns 13 wrestlers with dual experience this season, including All-Americans Tyler Championships, including graduated senior Colton Berger, Chad Red Jr. and Taylor Venz. Along with the three aforementioned wrestlers, redshirt McCrystal (DNP - 149), departed transfer Jason sophomore Eric Schultz and junior Isaiah White return as NCAA qualifiers who gained significant Renteria (Did not compete - 133), sophomore Isaiah dual experience last season. They combined to go 21-6 in duals. Berger, Red Jr. and Venz also won White (Round of 12 - 165) and redshirt freshman Eric at least nine duals in 2017-18. Schultz (DNP - 197). Brian Peska (133), Zak Hensley (141), Collin Purinton (149), Johnny Blankenship (165), Patrick Grayson (HWT) and David Jensen (HWT) all gained dual experience last season. As a team, NU won BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 10 of its 14 duals overall and seven of its nine Big Ten duals. • Nebraska finished fifth overall with 72.5 points. • McCrystal finished third overall at 149 pounds while Berger (157) and Venz (184) each took fourth. Red Jr. NEBRASKA WELCOMES STRONG CROP OF NEWCOMERS (141), White (165) and Schultz (197) all took seventh Nebraska’s incoming class of newcomers features 10 wrestlers, including two transfers and eight place in their respective weight classes. true freshmen. Highlighting the class is West Virginia transfer Zeke Moisey, who has one year of eligibility remaining to compete for the Huskers. He’s a two-time All-American who finished eighth in REGULAR SEASON the 125 pound bracket at the 2018 NCAA Championships. Christian Lance, a 2017 Division II NCAA • Nebraska posted a 10-4 record, with a 7-2 mark in Championships qualifier at Fort Hays State, will look to break into the lineup at the heavyweight spot. the Big Ten. • NU finished the dual season ranked 13th in the NWCA Coaches Poll. • The Huskers won five out of its seven duals in the friendly confines of the Devaney Center last season.

l 3 2018-19 NEBRASKA WRESTLING LAST TIME OUT BACK POINTS (CONTINUED) INTRASQUAD WRESTLE-OFFS NU GOES FOR FIVE STRAIGHT TOP-10 FINISHES Nebraska’s seven-member senior class of Tyler Berger, Tanner Farmer, Zak Hensley, Zeke Moisey, Nov. 1 • Hendricks Training Complex Brian Peska, Aris Shino and Dustin Williams enter the 2018-19 season looking to ensure that Nebraska’s streak of four consecutive top-10 NCAA finishes continues this season. Peska and Shino are two of • Nebraska competed in front of fans for the the top competitors projected to take over the starting job at 133 pounds, while Zak Hensley posted first time on Thursday as it hosted Intrasquad an 11-4 record at 141 pounds last season. Tyler Berger looks to etch his name in the Husker history Wrestle-Offs at the Hendricks Training Complex. books as a senior. His career-best win total in a season is 36 in 2016-17 and he sits 40 wins behind Jordan Burroughs, who ranks in fourth place on the NU all-time wins list. • This year’s wrestle-offs featured bouts at eight Zeke Moisey, a senior from Northhampton, Pa., has one year of eligibility remaining after spending different weight classes, with two bouts each at the first four years of his collegiate wrestling career at West Virginia. Moisey qualified for the NCAA both 133 and 141 pounds. Championships three times at WVU. He was the national runner-up at 125 pounds in 2015 and finished eighth in 2018 on his way to All-America honors in both years. He looks to be the heir apparent to • Two-time All-American Tyler Berger put on a Mitchell Maginnis as the 125-pound starter. show for the fans in his match at 157 pounds, winning by major decision, 15-1. Eric Schultz, REDSHIRT YEAR PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR FRESHMEN one of Nebraska’s five returning NCAA qualifiers, In the past, Nebraska’s redshirt freshmen have played a big role in the team’s success. Last year, won by tech. fall, 26-10. Chad Red Jr. (141), Beau Breske (174), Taylor Venz (184) and Eric Schultz (197) made the leap from redshirt seasons to significant roles in NU’s dual lineup. Each was heavily depended upon in their • Brian Peska (133), Jordan Shearer (149), Chad weight class a year ago. Red Jr. (141), Johnny Blankenship (165) and Mikey Top candidates to break into the lineup during their redshirt freshmen seasons are Christian Miller Labriola (174) are all returning Huskers who won (133) and Mikey Labriola (174). A native of Easton, Pa., Labriola posted an 18-2 record in his redshirt their bout at wrestle-offs. year with four pins, three technical falls and five major decisions. FloWrestling ranked him as the No. 11 wrestler in the country at 174 pounds in the preseason. Plainview native Christian Miller went 11-6 • Christian Miller (133), Alex Thomsen (141) and during his redshirt year and appears set to challenge for the starting job at 133 pounds. Christian Lance (HWT) were the newcomers who picked up wins on Thursday. COMPETITION ABOUNDS AT MULTIPLE WEIGHTS Nebraska will have a few starting roles to sort out after the graduation of a few key seniors. Two- Wrestle-Offs Results: time All-American Tyler Berger figures to be firmly entrenched at 157 pounds. Returning NCAA qualifiers Chad Red Jr. (141), Isaiah White (165), Taylor Venz (184) and Eric Schultz (197) are all locked (133a.): Brian Peska dec. Tucker Sjomeling, 6-5 into starting spots. A few spots up for grabs are at 125, 133 and 149 pounds as NU looks to replace (133b.): Christian Miller dec. Jevon Parrish, 7-0 departed seniors Mitchell Maginnis (125) and Colton McCrystal (149) (141a.): Alex Thomsen tb-1 Aris Shino, 5-3. (141b.): Chad Red Jr. dec. Kyle Ruettiger, 6-1 ROSTER NOTES (149): Jordan Shearer dec. Collin Purinton, 10-4 • Nebraska features a 35-wrestler roster as it begins official practice. (157): Tyler Berger major dec. Peyton Robb, 15-1 • Two-thirds of the Huskers’ 2018-19 roster are underclassmen, as 23 of Nebraska’s 35 wrestlers are (165): Johnny Blankenship tb-2 Dalton Peters, 2-1 either freshmen or sophomores. (174): Mikey Labriola major dec. Cade Svoboda, 15-4 • Included in Nebraska’s roster are also six seniors and six juniors. (197): Eric Schultz tech. fall Anthony Gaona, 26-10 • Fourteen Huskers on this season’s roster are returning letterwinners. (285): Christian Lance RT Patrick Grayson, 3-3 • This year’s Huskers come from 16 states, and seven are Nebraska natives. (133 Final): Christian Miller dec. Brian Peska, 3-1 WARREN WILLIAMSON/DAKTRONICS OPEN 2017-18 RESULTS FOR NU

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 (4-1) 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...... DNP (2-2)

l 4 2018-19 NEBRASKA WRESTLING TEAM RANKINGS HUSKERS IN THE RANKINGS COACHES PANEL RANKING, RPI INTERMAT DUAL MEET RANKINGS PRESEASON FIRST COACHES’ PANEL (JAN. 18) No. Team W-L Prev. Wt. Name InterMat OpenMat Flo 141: #12 Chad Red Jr. 1. Penn State 0-0 -- 125 Zeke Moisey 7 7 6 149: #11 Colton McCrystal 2. Oklahoma State 0-0 -- 157: #8 Tyler Berger 3. Ohio State 0-0 -- 141 Chad Red Jr. 6 6 6 165: #12 Isaiah White 4. Iowa 0-0 -- 157 Tyler Berger 4 5 5 5. Lehigh 0-0 -- 184: #6 Taylor Venz 6. Michigan 0-0 -- 165 Isaiah White 9 9 9 197: #25 Eric Schultz 7. Cornell 0-0 -- 174 Mikey Labriola 12 11 11 8. Arizona State 0-0 -- 184 Taylor Venz 3 3 3 SECOND COACHES’ PANEL (FEB. 8) 9. Minnesota 0-0 -- 10. Missouri 0-0 -- 197 Eric Schultz 15 14 17 141: #12 Chad Red Jr. 11. Nebraska 0-0 -- 149: #11 Colton McCrystal 12. Virginia Tech 0-0 -- NEBRASKA’S WEEKLY RANKINGS 157: #8 Tyler Berger 13. North Carolina State 0-0 -- 165: #12 Isaiah White 14. Northern Iowa 0-0 --. 184: #7 Taylor Venz 15. Northwestern 0-0 -- USA TODAY/NWCA COACHES POLL 197: #24 Eric Schultz 16. Wisconsin 0-0 -- Wk. Date Rank Points W-L 17. Illinois 0-0 -- 1 Oct. 31, 2018 12 230 0-0 18. Rutgers 0-0 -- FIRST RPI (FEB. 8) 19. Lock Haven 0-0 -- 141: #12 Chad Red Jr. 20. Purdue 0-0 -- 149: #9 Colton McCrystal 21. North Carolina 0-0 -- AROUND THE BIG TEN 157: #5 Tyler Berger 22. Iowa State 0-0 -- 23. Maryland 0-0 -- Saturday, Nov. 3 165: #6 Isaiah White 24. Stanford 0-0 -- • Missouri at Illinois 184: #6 Taylor Venz 25. Pittsburgh 0-0 -- • Indiana at Virginia 197: #26 Eric Schultz • Michigan State, Purdue at Michigan State WIN MAGAZINE TOURNAMENT POWER INDEX Open THIRD COACHES’ PANEL (FEB. 22) No. Team Top 8 TPI 141: #12 Chad Red Jr. 1. Penn State 7 112 • Ohio State at Navy 149: #9 Colton McCrystal 2. Ohio State 6 83.5 • Rutgers at Rutgers Quad Meet 3. Oklahoma State 7 73 157: #8 Tyler Berger 4. Iowa 5 71.5 Sunday, Nov. 4 165: #12 Isaiah White 5. Michigan 4 51 • Maryland, Purdue at Princeton Tiger Open 184: #8 Taylor Venz 6. Lehigh 5 50.5 • Northwestern at North Dakota State 197: #30 Eric Schultz 7. Nebraska 4 50 8. Cornell 4 48.5 • Nebraska, Minnesota at Warren Williamson/ 9. Arizona State 3 46 Daktronics Open SECOND RPI (FEB. 22) 141: #10 Chad Red Jr. 10. Missouri 3 45 • Wisconsin at Cyclone Open 11. North Carolina State 3 39.5 149: #10 Colton McCrystal 12. Virginia Tech 3 37.5 157: #8 Tyler Berger 13. Northern Iowa 3 35.5 165: #7 Isaiah White 14. Rutgers 2 33 BIG TEN STANDINGS 15. Northwestern 2 27 184: #7 Taylor Venz 16. South Dakota State 1 22.5 Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. 17. Princeton 1 22 Penn State 9-0 1.000 14-0 1.000 FOURTH COACHES’ PANEL (MARCH 8) 18t. Illinois 1 19.5 Ohio State 8-1 .889 14-1 .933 133: #23 Jason Renteria 18t. Wisconsin 1 19.5 141: #14 Chad Red Jr. 20. Minnesota 2 19 Michigan 7-2 .778 11-3 .786 149: #8 Colton McCrystal 21. Lock Haven 1 17.5 Nebraska 7-2 .778 10-4 .714 22. North Carolina 2 16.5 157: #10 Tyler Berger 23t. Kent State 1 16 Iowa 6-3 .667 12-3 .800 165: #11 Isaiah White 23t. Maryland 1 16 Illinois 6-3 .667 7-4 .636 184: #7 Taylor Venz 25. Oregon State 1 14 Northwestern 5-4 .556 11-4 .733 197: #29 Eric Schultz Minnesota 4-5 .444 8-6 .571 THIRD RPI (MARCH 8) USA TODAY/NWCA COACHES POLL* Wisconsin 4-5 .444 7-5 .583 No. Team (First-Place Votes) Points Prev. Purdue 3-6 .333 9-7 .563 141: #15 Chad Red Jr. 149: #16 Colton McCrystal 1. Penn State 400 1 Rutgers 3-6 .333 8-7 .533 2. Ohio State 376 2 157: #9 Tyler Berger 3. Iowa 365 7 Michigan State 1-8 .111 6-11 .353 165: #11 Isaiah White 4. Oklahoma State 358 5 Indiana 0-9 .000 6-10 .375 184: #8 Taylor Venz 5. Michigan 331 4 Maryland 0-9 .000 6-11 .353 6. Lehigh 305 8 7. Missouri 298 3 ACADEMIC ALL-B1G 8. NC State 295 6 NEBRASKA DUAL NOTES 9. Cornell 259 11 16 Huskers were named Academic All-Big 10. Arizona State 254 9 • Overall Record...... 10-4 Ten, tied with Penn State for the most in the 11. Virginia Tech 245 10 • Big Ten Record...... 7-2 12. Nebraska 230 13 conference, and the most Nebraska wrestling 13. Minnesota 203 18 • Non-Conference Record...... 3-2 has had since joining the Big Ten in 2011. 14. Northern Iowa 201 15 • vs. Ranked...... 4-3 Nebraska has had a total of 75 Academic All- 15. Illinois 167 16 • Home...... 5-2 Big Ten wrestlers. 16. Rutgers 148 19 • Away...... 5-2 17. Northwestern 132 17 • Justin Arthur • Dalton Peters 18. Purdue 114 21 • Neutral...... N/A • Tyler Berger • Kyle Ruettiger 19. Wisconsin 102 22 • Streak...... W3 20. South Dakota State 85 12 • Johnny Blankenship • Eric Schultz 21. Lock Haven 85 23 • Most Points in a Dual...... 48 • Beau Breske • Jordan Shearer 22. Wyoming 72 14 • Fewest Points in a Dual...... 3 • Eric Engler • Aris Shino 23. North Carolina 71 24 *Final 2017-18 Statistics • David Jensen • Cade Svoboda 24. Duke 17 NR • Mitchell Maginnis • Taylor Venz 25. Appalachian State 16 NR • Brian Peska • Dustin Williams

l 5 2018-19 NEBRASKA WRESTLING HEAD COACH MARK MANNING NEBRASKA WRESTLING TOP 10 BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Career Record: • 11 Individual NCAA Champions NOV. 7, 2017 257-112-5 • 108 All-Americans Javier Gasca • Michigan State • 691 Dual Wins All-Time Senior (21 seasons) • 22 Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes • 7 Team Conference Championships NOV. 14, 2017 Nebraska Record: • 63 Individual Conference Champions Adam Coon • Michigan • Senior 234-88-3 • 7 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Te’Shan Campbell • Ohio State • Junior (18 seasons) • 1 Hodge Trophy Winner • 11 Olympians (6 Medalists) NOV. 21, 2017 • Most dual wins in program history • 6 World Champions (21 Medalists) Youssif Hemida • Maryland • Has coached 49 All-Americans at NU Junior • Led 5 wrestlers to national titles (4 at NU) 2017-18 HOME ATTENDANCE • 9 Top-10 NCAA finishes at NU NOV. 28, 2017 • Dan Gable Coach of the Year (2009) • Home Attendance: 8,055 (7 duals) Michael Kemerer • Iowa • Average Per Home Dual: 895 Sophomore YEAR-BY-YEAR • High Home Dual Attendance: 1,808 (Wyoming) Year School Dual NCAA • Low Home Dual Attendance: 663 (Maryland) DEC. 5, 2017 Alec Pantaleo • Michigan • Junior 1997-98 Northern Iowa 5-9-0 T-30th -AND- 1998-99 Northern Iowa 8-10-0 17th Nov. 17: 1,808 Wyoming • Ohio State • Sophomore 1999-00 Northern Iowa 10-5-2 11th Dec. 15: 1,030 NC State 2000-01 Nebraska 11-6-0 8th Dec. 17: 800 North Carolina DEC. 12, 2017 2001-02 Nebraska 8-9-0 8th Jan. 7: 663 Maryland Alex Marinelli • Iowa 2002-03 Nebraska 16-7-0 13th Jan. 12: 1,031 Purdue Freshman 2003-04 Nebraska 19-3-0 5th Jan. 21: 933 Rutgers 2004-05 Nebraska 19-2-1 T-19th DEC. 19, 2017 Jan. 28: 1,164 Indiana 2005-06 Nebraska 12-5-0 16th Patrick Gerish • Maryland 2006-07 Nebraska 10-7-1 16th Junior 2007-08 Nebraska 14-3-0 4th MULTIPLE ALL-AMERICANS 2008-09 Nebraska 17-3-1 4th Four-Time All-Americans (2) JAN. 2, 2018 2009-10 Nebraska 9-11-0 12th • Bryan Snyder (1999; 2000; 2001; 2002) Michael Kemerer • Iowa 2010-11 Nebraska 14-5-0 12th • James Green (2012; 2013; 2014; 2015) Sophomore 2011-12 Nebraska 15-4-0 21st 2012-13 Nebraska 11-6-0 13th Three-Time All-Americans (14) JAN. 9, 2018 Emery Parker • Illinois 2013-14 Nebraska 12-2-0 11th • Bill Scherr (1982; 1983; 1984) Junior 2014-15 Nebraska 14-1-0 9th • Gary Albright (1982; 1984; 1986) 2015-16 Nebraska 11-6-0 8th • Jason Kelber (1989; 1990; 1991) JAN. 16, 2018 2016-17 Nebraska 12-4-0 9th • Scott Chenoweth (1989; 1990; 1991) Nathan Tomasello • Ohio State • Senior 2017-18 Nebraska 10-4-0 9th • Corey Olson (1990; 1992; 1993) -AND- Career 21 Seasons 257-112-5 • Temoer Terry (1995; 1996; 1998) Vincenzo Joseph • Ohio State • Sophomore • Ryan Tobin (1995; 1996; 1998) • Tolly Thompson (1995; 1996, 1997) JAN. 23, 2018 • Brad Vering (1999; 2000; 2001) Spencer Lee • Freshman • Jason Powell (2002; 2003; 2004) Iowa • Jordan Burroughs (2008; 2009; 2011) • Craig Brester (2008; 2009; 2010) JAN. 30, 2018 • Robert Kokesh (2013; 2014; 2015) Kevin Beazley • Michigan • TJ Dudley (2015; 2016; 2017) Senior

Two-Time All-Americans (13) FEB. 6, 2018 • Mike Nissen (1962; 1963) Anthony Cassar • Penn State • Al Freeman (1981; 1983) Sophomore • Jim Scherr (1982; 1984) • Chris Nelson (1990; 1992) FEB. 13, 2018 • Todd Beckerman (2000; 2001) Alex Marinelli • Iowa • Justin Ruiz (2002; 2003) Freshman • Jacob Klein (2004; 2006) • B.J. Padden (2005; 2006) FEB. 20, 2018 • Paul Donahoe (2007; 2008) Joey McKenna • Ohio State • Stephen Dwyer (2008; 2010) Junior • Brandon Browne (2008; 2009) • Eric Montoya (2016; 2017) • Tyler Berger (2017; 2018)

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Zemua Baptista Tyler Berger Johnny Blankenship Austin Emerson Tanner Farmer Anthony Gaona Patrick Grayson Zak Hensley So. • 157 Sr. • 157 So. • 165 Fr. • HWT Sr. • HWT Fr. • 197 Jr. • HWT Sr. • 133 Friend, Neb. Prineville, Ore. Platte City, Mo. Temperance, Mich. Highland, Ill. Olathe, Kan. Stafford, Va. Olathe, Kan.

David Jensen Jordan Kelber Mikey Labriola Christian Lance Caleb Licking Josh Mason Christian Miller Zeke Moisey Jr. • HWT Fr. • 133 RFr. • 174 Jr. • HWT So. • 157 Fr. • 133 So. • 133 Sr. • 125 Mobridge, S.D. Valentine, Neb. Easton, Pa. Nixa, Mo. Norfolk, Neb. Schuylkill Haven, Pa. Plainview, Neb. Northampton, Pa.

Jevon Parrish Brian Peska Dalton Peters Collin Purinton Chad Red Jr. Peyton Robb Kyle Ruettiger Eric Schultz Fr. • 133 Sr. • 133 So. • 165 Jr. • 149 So. • 141 Fr. • 157 So. • 149 So. • 197 Olathe, Kan. Omaha, Neb. Salina, Kan. Banks, Ore. Indianapolis, Ind. Owatonna, Minn. New Lenox, Ill. Tinley Park, Ill.

Jordan Shearer Aris Shino Jake Silverstein Tucker Sjomeling Cade Svoboda Alex Thomsen Taylor Venz Luke Weber Jr. • 149 Sr. • 141 Fr. • 149 RFr. • 133 So. • 197 Fr. • 125 So. • 184 So. • 157 Fargo, N.D. Merino, Colo. Smithtown, N.Y. Delano, Minn. Ord, Neb. Neola, Iowa Farmington, Minn. Forsyth, Mont.

Isaiah White Dustin Williams Colton Wolfe Wyatt Wriedt Jr. • 165 Sr. • 165 RFr. • 197 RFr. • HWT Chicago, Ill. Gardner, Kan. Columbus, Neb. Donahue, Iowa

Mark Manning Bryan Snyder Kendric Maple Eric Montoya Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant 19th Season Ninth Season Second Season First Season

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