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Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (T-1st) Robert Kokesh 11/4 Dawud Hicks (Iowa Central) W; F, 2:56 11/4 Marlon Branson (Jamestown) W; F, 4:45 JUNIOR • 174 • WAGNER, S.D. (WAGNER) 11/4 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) W; D, 9-3 11/10 Josh VanTine (Northern Colorado) W; F, 1:37 Career Highlights 11/11 L.J. Helbig (Wyoming) W; MD, 17-4 NCAA All-American (3rd, 174, 2013) 11/16 5 Logan Storley (Minnesota) L; SV, 1-3 Two-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2012, 2013) 11/18 Frank Abbondanza (North Carolina) W; F, 4:42 Nebraska Most Outstanding Wrestler (2012-13) 11/18 John Nething II (South Dakota State) W; TF, 17-1 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013) Cliff Keen Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. (1st) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010) 11/30 Drew Comito (Nebraska-Kearney) W; F, 1:27 Nebraska Most Dedicated Award (2011-12) 11/30 Cameron Croy (Harvard) W; TF, 17-2 Nebraska Redshirt of the Year (2010-11) 11/30 Scott Liegel (Wisconsin) W; MD, 17-6 12/1 15 Mathew Miller (Navy) W; MD, 17-5 12/1 13 Daniel Yates (Michigan) W; M. For. 2013-14 Outlook Big Ten Championships 12/8 14 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) W; D, 8-3 Robert Kokesh returns as one of the team’s leaders Kokesh took third at the Big Ten Championships with 12/9 Scott Liegel (Wisconsin) W; TF, 18-2 after finishing third at the NCAA Championships last a 3-1 record. After a bye in the first round, the third- 12/16 10 Greg Zannetti (Rutgers) W; D, 6-2 season. He will start at 174 pounds after winning seeded Kokesh posted a 12-4 major decision over No. 12/16 Aaron Norris (Maryland) W; F, 1:38 30 or more matches in each of his first two years 13 Daniel Yates of Michigan. After a 17-2 technical fall Midlands Invitational; Evanston, Ill. (1st) as a starter. Kokesh seeks to become Nebraska’s first loss to Iowa’s Mike Evans, Kokesh responded with two 12/29 Ryan Darch (Clarion) W; F, 5:55 national champion since 2011. victories, including a 4-1 decision over No. 12 Conrad 12/29 Austin Morehead (Oregon State) W; MD, 13-1 Polz of Illinois. 12/29 Harrison Cook (Penn) W; F, 2:52 2012-13 (Sophomore) NCAA Championships Regular Season 12/29 18 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield) W; TF, 15-0 Kokesh earned All-America honors for the first Kokesh went 30-7 as Nebraska’s starter at 165 12/30 9 Lee Munster (Northwestern) W; MD, 10-2 time in his Husker career, finishing third at174 pounds, including a 17-2 dual record. He went 7-2 12/30 10 Nate Brown (Lehigh) W; D, 8-4 pounds in 2013. He pinned Penn’s Ian Korb in the in Big Ten duals. He opened his redshirt freshman 1/11 11 Dan Yates (Michigan) W; D, 9-4 first round before winning an 8-3 decision over Cody campaign with six straight victories before losing a 6-2 1/12 9 Lee Munster (Northwestern) W; MD, 11-3 Walters of Ohio. In the quarterfinals, Kokesh won an decision to No. 2 Shane Onufer of Wyoming in the title 1/18 8 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) W; D, 8-3 11-3 major decision over No. 5 seed Josh Asper of match at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open. 1/27 3 Matt Brown (Penn State) W; D, 10-7 Maryland. Kokesh battled No. 1 seed Chris Perry of At the Cliff Keen Invitational, Kokesh started 2/1 Jordan Wohlfert (Michigan State) W; TF, 19-3 Oklahoma State to a 2-2 tie in the semifinals that with a pair of pins before being pinned by Northern 2/10 4 Mike Evans (Iowa) L; D, 6-9 headed into sudden victory. Kokesh was taken down Colorado’s Stephen Burak. Kokesh took third at the 2/17 16 Jon Fausey (Virginia) W; D, 7-4 in the extra period to fall, 4-2, and head to the tournament and reeled off 10 consecutive wins 2/17 Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) W; MD, 13-3 wrestleback bracket. following the loss to Burak. Big Ten Championships; Champaign, Ill. (3rd) Having clinched All-America honors, Kokesh faced Kokesh earned a team-high 68 dual points for the 3/9 9 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) L; D, 2-8 No. 3 seed Mike Evans of Iowa in the consolation Huskers in 2011-12, while pinning a team-best seven 3/9 Cheney Dale (Indiana) W; MD, 13-2 semifinals. The pair traded escapes for a 1-1 tie opponents. His quickest pin, which occurred in 20 3/9 Chad Welch (Purdue) W; D, 7-3 in the third period before a late Kokesh takedown seconds, was the fastest by any Husker starter. In 3/10 11 Dan Yates (Michigan) W; MD, 10-1 that led to a 3-2 decision. In the third-place match, addition, Kokesh’s 11 major decisions ranked second 3/10 9 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) W; D, 4-3 Kokesh faced No. 6 seed Logan Storley of Minnesota. on the squad. NCAA Championships; Des Moines, Iowa (3rd) Kokesh and Storley headed to sudden victory in a 3/21 Ian Korb (Penn) W; F, 4:08 1-1 tie, and the Husker sophomore took down the 2010-11 (Redshirt) 3/21 17 Cody Walters (Ohio) W; D, 8-3 Gopher in the extra time to prevail. Regular Season 3/22 2 Josh Asper (Maryland) W; MD, 11-3 Kokesh unleashed one of the most dominant 3/22 1 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) L; SV, 2-4 Big Ten Championships redshirt seasons in recent Nebraska history by going 3/23 5 Mike Evans (Iowa) W; D, 3-2 Kokesh fell in the first round of the Big Ten 34-1 and recording 29 bonus-point victories. Kokesh’s 3/23 3 Logan Storley (Minnesota) W; SV, 3-1 Championships to Illinois’ Jordan Blanton by an 8-2 only loss of the season came to fellow Husker Jordan decision but won his next four matches en route Burroughs in the finals of the Harold Nichols Open to Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD to a third-place finish. In the wrestleback bracket, start the season, when Kokesh forfeited for medical 10-11* 34-1 0-0 19 2 8 Kokesh defeated Indiana’s Cheney Dale (MD, 13-2), reasons. Kokesh’s 34 victories ranked second on the 11-12 30-7 17-2 7 2 11 Purdue’s Chad Welch (D, 7-3) and Michigan’s Dan team behind Burroughs, while leading the team in 12-13 38-4 15-2 9 5 10 Yates (MD, 10-1) to set up a rematch with Blanton. pins with 19. Kokesh also tied for the lead in major This time Kokesh got the better of Blanton, winning decisions with eight. After the second-place finish at Career 68-11 32-4 16 7 21 a 4-3 decision. the Harold Nichols Open, Kokesh went on to capture *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals seven open tournament titles, which included the Regular Season Kaufman/Brand Open, Bob Smith Open, UNK Loper Kokesh led the Huskers in several categories Open, Viking-Warrior Open, Quality Hotel Open, during the 2012-13 campaign: wins (38), dual wins Brand Open and the Briar Cliff Open. Kokesh closed (15), dual points (63), pins (9) and major decisions the season wrestling in top form, pinning 11 of his final (10). His 38 wins put him in a tie for seventh on 15 opponents. Nebraska’s season victories list and gave him the second-most wins in a season by a Husker Before Nebraska sophomore. From Nov. 18 to Feb. 1, Kokesh won 22 Kokesh was a three-time South Dakota Class B consecutive matches. state champion (2008-10) and led Wagner High He tied for first at the Warren Williamson/ School to team state titles each year. His impressive Daktronics Open in November, pinning two of his career included a 216-24 prep record, while earning three opponents in the process. Kokesh added All-America honors in his last three seasons. In first-place finishes at the Cliff Keen Invitational and 2008, Kokesh was the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals Midlands Invitational, outscoring his opponents in champion before he also claimed a pair of runner-up the latter tournament, 46-7, while adding two pins. finishes at Junior Nationals in 2009 and 2010. Kokesh’s two regular-season losses came against Kokesh also excelled on the football field for the Minnesota’s Logan Storley and Iowa’s Mike Evans. Red Raiders, as the linebacker earned first-team He avenged both losses at the NCAA Championships. all-state honors. He also lettered in track and field. Academically, Kokesh was on the honor roll. 2011-12 (Redshirt Freshman) NCAA Championships Personal No. 8 seed Kokesh won back-to-back matches to Robert is the son of Doug and Kathy Kokesh. He was start his NCAA Championships on the right note. In born on Dec. 5, 1991, in Yankton, S.D. Robert has three the first round, Kokesh defeated Missouri’s Zach Toal siblings, Richard, Kimberly and Kristi. He’s majoring in by a 4-1 decision before powering past Oklahoma’s agricultural economics. Kokesh earned a spot on the Patrick Graham, 5-4. Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of However, Kokesh suffered back-to-back losses to 2013 and the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the end his trip to the NCAA Championships. He was fall of 2010. pinned by No. 1 seed David Taylor of Penn State in 30 seconds, before dropping a narrow 4-3 decision in the wrestleback bracket to Appalachian State’s Kyle Blevins.

Huskers.com 42 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (1st) 11/4 Brandon Silbaugh (Iowa Central) W; MD, 17-6 James Green 11/4 Jaykob Miller (Jamestown) W; TF, 21-6 JUNIOR • 157 • WILLINGBORO, N.J. (WILLINGBORO) 11/4 Steven Keogh (Minnesota) W; MD, 15-7 11/4 Matt Gray (North Dakota State) W; TF, 15-0 11/4 Cody Pack (South Dakota State) W; D, 7-4 Career Highlights 11/10 Nick Alspaugh (Northern Colorado) W; TF, 18-2 Two-Time NCAA All-American (7th, 157, 2012; 7th, 157, 2013) 11/11 Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) W; MD, 14-1 Two-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2012, 2013) 11/16 Brad Dolezal (Minnesota) W; D, 14-9 Nebraska Most Improved Award (2011-12) 11/18 Chris Mears (North Carolina) W; D, 10-3 11/18 Cody Pack (South Dakota State) W; MD, 17-6 2013-14 Outlook Big Ten Championships Cliff Keen Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. (8th) Two-time All-American James Green remains at Green took fifth at the Big Ten Championships, 11/30 Christopher Dowdy (Cornell) W; MD, 11-2 157 pounds for his junior season. After a pair of going 3-2 in his first appearance. After opening with 11/30 Jedd Moore (Virginia) L; D, 6-7 seventh-place NCAA finishes in each of his first two a 15-2 major decision over Wisconsin’s Shawn Perry, 12/1 Kyle Chene (Cal Poly) W; D, 9-4 seasons, Green looks to improve in his pursuit of a Green lost a 6-4 sudden victory to Iowa’s Derek 1/11 Collin Zeerip (Michigan) W; D, 8-3 national title. He has shown the ability to step up St. John, the No. 6 seed. Green responded in the 1/12 2 Jason Welch (Northwestern) W; D, 9-8 against the best competition during his time asa wrestleback bracket with a 9-6 decision over Purdue’s 1/18 Matt Nora (Illinois) W; D, 9-4 Husker, winning 59 matches, including 22 by major Tommy Churchard, advancing to wrestle No. 4 seed 1/27 6 Dylan Alton (Penn State) L; D, 1-3 decision. Anthony Jones of Michigan State. 2/1 Ryan Watts (Michigan State) W; D, 5-2 Green was pinned by Jones in 4:44, but ended his 2/10 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) L; D, 4-6 2012-13 (Sophomore) Big Ten Championships with an 8-3 decision over 2/17 7 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) W; D, 5-2 NCAA Championships Ohio State’s Josh Demas in the fifth-place match. 2/17 Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) W; D, 5-2 Green garnered All-America accolades at Big Ten Championships; Champaign, Ill. (2nd) 157 pounds for the second consecutive season, Regular Season 3/9 13 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) W; MD, 15-5 finishing seventh in 2013. His NCAA Championships Green won a team-high 34 matches as a freshman, 3/9 2 Derek St. John (Iowa) W; D, 5-4 appearance got off to a rocky start after he lost a going 14-4 in duals. He earned one pin and won 13 3/10 1 Jason Welch (Northwestern) L; F, 6:38 6-5 tiebreaker to Missouri’s Kyle Bradley in the matches by major decision, also a team high. Green NCAA Championships; Des Moines, Iowa (7th) first round. Green responded in the wrestleback started his Husker career on a high note, winning the 3/21 16 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) L; TB, 5-6 bracket, reeling off four consecutive dominating Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open at 157 pounds. 3/21 17 Bobby Barnhisel (Navy) W; TF, 21-6 victories. He won a 21-6 technical fall over Navy’s He outscored his opponents 76-26, winning three 3/22 20 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) W; MD, 19-8 Bobby Barnhisel before a major decision over matches by major decision and the other one by 3/22 Tommy Churchard (Purdue) W; F, 3:31 Indiana’s Taylor Walsh, a pin over Purdue’s Tommy technical fall. 3/22 8 Dylan Alton (Penn State) W; MD, 14-4 Churchard and a 14-4 major decision over Dylan Green suffered a pair of dual losses before 3/22 13 Jedd Moore (Virginia) L; F, 6:15 Alton of Penn State. achieving another open tournament title at the 3/23 5 James Fleming (Clarion) W; MD, 14-4 Having already clinched All-America honors, Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open. At the Cliff Keen Green was pinned by Virginia’s Jedd Moore in 6:15. Invitational, Green went 5-1 and earned a third-place Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD He bounced back in the seventh-place match to win finish. He reeled off a 13-match winning streak that 11-12 34-9 14-4 1 1 13 a 14-4 major decision over Clarion’s James Fleming. included four victories over ranked opponents and 12-13 25-6 11-2 1 4 9 five major decisions. Green went 8-1 in Big Ten duals. Career 59-15 25-6 2 5 22 Big Ten Championships Green opened with a 15-5 major decision over Before Nebraska Indiana’s Taylor Walsh before upsetting No. 2 Derek As a senior at Willingboro High School, Green by winning the 145-pound national title at the NHSCA St. John of Iowa by a 5-4 decision in the semifinals. became the first wrestler in school history to win a Senior National Wrestling Championships. Green was Green battled No. 1 Jason Welch in a back and forth state championship after a perfect 29-0 season. Green a four-time District 26 champion in New Jersey and a championship match before Welch pinned him capped his title run with a 16-4 major decision win two-time regional champion. in the third period. Green finished second at the over Nicholas Alpher of Paramus in the 145-pound conference tournament with a 2-1 record. finals. Green closed his career with a 148-8 overall Personal record. During his senior year, Green recorded 13 pins The son of James and Joyce H. Green, James was Regular Season and three technical falls to go along with five major born on Dec. 19, 1992, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He has two Green completed his sophomore season at 157 decisions. He was the state runner-up at 140 pounds sisters, Autumn and Heaven. James is a sociology pounds with a 25-6 record, which included an 11-2 his junior season, and took fourth place at 130 pounds major at Nebraska. dual mark. He achieved one pin, four technical as a sophomore. Green finished his high school career falls and nine major decisions in 2012-13. He tore through his first 11 matches of the season, picking up the 157-pound title at the Warren Williamson/ Daktronics Open but an injury at the Cliff Keen Invitational led to an eighth-place finish. Green returned six weeks later to help the Huskers defeat ranked conference foes Michigan and Northwestern on the road. He handed No. 2 Jason Welch of Northwestern his first loss of the season in a 9-8 decision in Evanston, Ill. Green stepped up to wrestle at 165 pounds in Nebraska’s win over No. 11 Virginia. He won a 5-2 decision over No. 7 Nick Sulzer. 2011-12 (Freshman) NCAA Championships Green earned All-America honors in his first season as a Husker, taking seventh place at the NCAA Championships at 157 pounds. He opened with a major decision victory over Lehigh’s Brian Tanen before defeating No. 6 seed James Fleming of Clarion by an 8-3 decision in overtime. In the following round, Green lost by a 2-1 decision to No. 3 seed Jason Welch of Northwestern. In the wrestleback bracket, Green won a 3-1 decision over North Dakota State’s Steven Monk before losing a 4-3 decision to No. 7 seed Dylan Alton of Penn State. In the seventh-place match, Green won by major decision over Harvard’s Walter Peppelman, 9-1.

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Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (1st) 11/4 Javier Portillo (Minn. St. Moorhead) W; D, 10-5 Shawn Nagel 11/4 Brandon Chestnut (Augustana) W; TF, 17-0 SENIOR • 125 • KIMBALL, NEB. (KIMBALL) 11/4 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) W; D, 4-2 11/4 Justin Scherkenbach (NDSU) W; D, 7-6 11/10 Sam Bauer (Northern Colorado) W; D, 6-1 Career Highlights 11/11 Kasey Garnhart (Wyoming) L; D, 2-5 Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) 11/16 6 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) L; D, 5-12 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012; Spring 2012) 11/18 Joey Ward (North Carolina) L; MD, 4-14 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011) 11/18 Brance Simms (South Dakota State) W; D, 8-2 Nebraska Granite Award (2010-11) Cliff Keen Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. (DNP) 11/30 Ryan Osleeb (Harvard) W; D, 9-2 2013-14 Outlook For the season, Nagel pinned nine of his opponents, 11/30 Devon Lotito (Cal Poly) L; D, 2-6 Shawn Nagel enters the season as the senior with which trailed only Robert Kokesh among the Huskers. 11/30 Sam Bauer (Northern Colorado) W; D, 11-8 the most dual experience, wrestling in 42 matches Nagel also produced two technical falls and two major 11/30 18 Ian Nickell (CSU Bakersfield) L; D, 4-5 over three seasons. Nagel will compete for time at decisions for a total of 13 bonus-point victories. 12/8 Trevor Wilson (Arizona State) W; D, 4-0 125 pounds this season after winning 16 matches 12/9 Tom Kelliher (Wisconsin) L; D, 1-5 last season. Before Nebraska 12/16 Vinny Dellafave (Rutgers) L; D, 3-9 A three-time Class C state champion and one-time 12/16 Josh Polachek (Maryland) W; MD, 12-4 2012-13 (Junior) runner-up, Nagel ended his career by being named Midlands Invitational; Evanston, Ill. (DNP) Big Ten Championships the 2010 Nebraska Wrestler of the Year. Nagel was 12/29 12 Levi Wolfensperger (Northern Iowa) L; MD, 1-11 Nagel finished eighth at 133 pounds, going 1-3 undefeated in his last three seasons and owned a 147- 12/29 16 Shelton Mack (Pittsburgh) L; D, 2-6 in four closely contested matches at the Big Ten 3 career record at Kimball High School. He was a four- Viking-Warrior Open; Fremont, Neb. (1st) Championships. Following a 5-3 loss to Michigan’s time member of the first-team all-region squad. He 1/5 Tyler Espitia (Oklahoma City) W; D, 9-2 Rossi Bruno in the first round, Nagel bounced back also earned all-league honors four times along with 1/5 Jacob Luning-Hoshino (Midland) W; D, 6-2 with a 10-9 decision over Purdue’s Cashe Quiroga being tabbed the Western Trails Conference Most 1/5 Jared Wilmert (Midland) W; D, 7-2 in the consolation bracket. Nagel fell at the hands Outstanding Wrestler all four years. 1/11 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) W; F, 2:14 of Minnesota’s Chris Dardanes and Michigan’s Rossi Nagel was on the Principal’s Merit Honor Roll along 1/12 Garrison White (Northwestern) W; MD, 14-6 Bruno in the subsequent two matches. with being a member of the National Honor Society. 1/18 11 Daryl Thomas (Illinois) L; D, 8-10 Nagel won four letters in wrestling, track and cross 1/27 Jordan Conaway (Penn State) L; MD, 5-14 Regular Season country throughout his high school career. 2/10 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) L; F, 4:05 Nagel compiled a 16-17 record in 2012-13, which 2/17 13 George DiCamillo (Virginia) L; D, 2-8 included a 6-10 dual mark. He finished first at the Personal 2/17 Bricker Dixon (Cornell) L; D, 2-3 Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open and Viking- Shawn is the son of Bob and Carrie Nagel and was Big Ten Championships; Champaign, Ill. (8th) Warrior Open. Nagel came up big in Nebraska’s Jan. born on Nov. 1, 1991 in Scottsbluff, Neb. He has an 3/9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) L; D, 3-5 11 match at No. 11 Michigan when he pinned Rossi older sister, Shayla. Shawn is majoring in biology and 3/9 16 Cashe Quiroga (Purdue) W; D, 10-9 Bruno in 2:14 and propelled the Huskers to a 20- earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012 and 2013. 3/9 5 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) L; D, 5-6 19 win. Nagel added a major decision the following He claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete 3/10 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) L; D, 2-5 night at No. 17 Northwestern. Honor Roll in the fall of 2011 and 2012, and following At season’s end, Nagel was named to the the spring semester of 2012. He was also a member Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD academic All-Big Ten list for his work in the of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both 10-11 17-11 0-7 9 2 2 classroom. semesters of 2010-11. 11-12 6-21 4-15 1 1 1 12-13 16-17 6-10 1 1 2 2011-12 (Sophomore) Career 39-49 10-32 11 4 5 Big Ten Championships Nagel drew No. 1 seed Matt McDonough of Iowa at 125 pounds in the first round. Nagel was pinned in 1:59 to drop the match and head to the loser’s bracket. After a bye in the loser’s bracket first round, Nagel dropped a 7-2 decision to Purdue’s Camden Eppert to end the season. Regular Season Nagel went 6-21 during his sophomore season at 125 pounds, including 4-15 in duals. He started the season with back-to-back losses before notching back-to-back victories by decision. The first was a 10-4 win over North Carolina’s Brian Bokoski and the latter was a 5-4 victory over Navy’s Patrick Prada. Nagel went 1-2 at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open, with a 17-1 technical fall of Bethany’s Brandon Goodwin. Nagel also went 1-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational with his lone victory coming in a 4-0 decision over Navy’s Patrick Prada. Nagel pinned Arizona State’s Dalton Miller in 1:26 and recorded one major decision on the season. In the classroom, Nagel earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, while also being named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during both semesters. 2010-11 (Freshman) Regular Season Nebraska’s 2010-11 Granite Award winner, Nagel was the only Husker true freshman to compete in dual action. Nagel finished the year with a 17-11 overall mark, while going 0-7 in dual competition. Four of those seven losses came against nationally ranked opponents. Nagel reeled off six straight victories to open the season at the Cowboy Open. He secured a third-place finish after dropping his opening-round match. At the UNK Loper open, Nagel went 5-2 to finish fifth. Nagel’s best tournament came at the Briar Cliff Open to conclude his year. He won all four of his matches, two by pin, to take home the tournament title.

Huskers.com 44 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (DNP) 11/4 Kallen Kleinschmidt (NDSU) L; D, 4-7 Caleb Kolb 11/10 Patrick Gomez (Northern Colorado) W; D, 4-2 SENIOR • 197 • GROVE CITY, PA. (GROVE CITY) 11/11 4 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) L; D, 0-3 11/16 12 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) L; D, 1-3 11/18 Antonio Giorgio (North Carolina) W; D, 4-2 Career Highlights 11/18 Brandon Ballard (SDSU) W; MD, 13-4 NCAA Championships Qualifier (2013) Cliff Keen Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. (DNP) Nebraska Redshirt of the Year (2009-10) 11/30 Sterling Hecox (Brown) W; SV, 7-5 Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2013) 11/30 Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State) L; MD, 4-12 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013) 11/30 Kallen Kleinschmidt (NDSU) W; D, 3-1 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2009, 2010) 11/30 Bill Gray (Colorado State) W; F, 1:07 12/1 17 Jake Meredith (Arizona State) L; MD, 2-10 2013-14 Outlook 2009-10 (Redshirt) 12/8 9 Jake Meredith (Arizona State) L; D, 0-1 After being one of three Huskers to start every Regular Season 12/9 Jackson Hein (Wisconsin) L; SV, 1-3 dual last season, Caleb Kolb will compete for a spot Kolb dominated his competition with a 27-5 12/16 Dan Seidenberg (Rutgers) W; D, 1-0 in the NU lineup at 197 pounds. Kolb brings three overall record to earn the team’s Redshirt-of-the-Year 12/16 16 Christian Boley (Maryland) L; D, 1-3 years of dual experience to the squad and 38 total award. He finished in the top five at each of the six Midlands Invitational; Evanston, Ill. (DNP) wins during his tenure. tournaments, including first-place finishes at the UNK 12/29 Hudson Taylor (Lions WC) L; D, 1-3 Loper Open and Quality Hotel Open with a combined 12/29 Brad Johnson (Oklahoma) W; D, 3-2 2012-13 (Junior) 9-0 mark in those competitions. Kolb led the NU 12/29 Anthony Abro (Eastern Michigan) W; D, 7-2 NCAA Championships redshirts with eight major decision wins, including 12/29 17 Braden Atwood (Purdue) L; D, 1-2 Kolb went 1-2 in his first NCAA Championships four at the Kaufman Brand Open and Fort Hays State Viking-Warrior Open; Fremont, Neb. (1st) appearance at 197 pounds. Following a first-round Open when he took second- and third-place finishes. 1/5 Ross Hoksbergen (Dakota Wesleyan) W; F, 1:24 loss to No. 4 seed Alfonso Hernandez of Wyoming, He also took runner-up honors at the Dana Open, 1/5 Jordan Watkins (Briar Cliff) W; MD, 21-8 Kolb won a 3-1 sudden victory over Northwestern’s dropping only the championship match to Marty 1/5 John Sievert (Morningside) W; D, 5-4 Alex Polizzi in the wrestleback bracket. Kolb fell by Usman of Nebraska-Kearney. 1/5 Spencer Johnson (Nebraska) W; D, 9-2 a 7-3 decision in his final match at the hands of 1/11 18 Max Huntley (Michigan) L; D, 1-3 Bloomsburg’s Richard Perry. Before Nebraska 1/12 Alex Polizzi (Northwestern) L; D, 1-6 Kolb was an InterMat top 100 recruit and a three- 1/18 11 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois) L; D, 3-4 Big Ten Championships time state qualifier for Grove City High School, where 1/27 3 Quentin Wright (Penn State) L; MD, 2-10 Kolb suffered two narrow losses at the Big Ten he captured the title his senior year. He posted a 128- 2/1 Nick McDiarmid (Michigan State) W; D, 4-1 Championships, falling by a 4-3 sudden victory to 22 career record, including a 39-0 mark in 2008-09. 2/10 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa) L; SV, 1-3 Iowa’s Nathan Burak before losing a 4-0 decision to Kolb also participated in football as a halfback and 2/17 Mike Salopek (Virginia) W; D, 8-2 Purdue’s Braden Atwood. outside linebacker, and in track and field as a pole 2/17 Jace Bennett (Cornell) W; D, 7-5 vaulter his first three years of high school. Big Ten Championships; Champaign, Ill. (DNP) Regular Season Kolb earned All-America honors in 2009 after 3/9 Nathan Burak (Iowa) L; SV, 3-4 Kolb completed his junior campaign with a 17- finishing third at 160 pounds in the National 3/9 18 Braden Atwood (Purdue) L; D, 0-4 19 record and started every dual at 197 pounds for High School Coaches Association Wrestling NCAA Championships; Des Moines, Iowa (DNP) a 7-10 mark. He earned two pins and two major Championships. 3/21 4 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) L; MD, 5-15 decisions during the season. In January, Kolb went 3/21 Alex Polizzi (Northwestern) W; SV, 3-1 4-0 at the Viking-Warrior Open en route to a first- Personal 3/22 16 Richard Perry (Bloomsburg) L; D, 3-7 place finish. He fell in five of his next six matches Caleb is the son of Jon and Deborah Kolb, and was but finished strong at the NWCA National Duals, born on July 17, 1990, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Jon played Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD going 2-0 over Virginia and Cornell. 13 seasons in the National Football League for the 09-10* 27-5 0-0 3 2 8 Pittsburgh Steelers and earned four Super Bowl rings. 10-11 15-15 8-10 2 0 4 2011-12 (Sophomore) Caleb has one brother, Tanner. Caleb is majoring 11-12 6-0 1-0 3 1 2 Regular Season in communication studies and earned a spot on the 12-13 17-19 7-10 2 0 2 Kolb went 6-0 with three pins in under three Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring Career 38-34 16-20 7 1 8 minutes at 174 pounds as a sophomore. He opened of 2013. He also claimed a place on the Big 12 *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals the season with his lone dual victory, which came Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the fall semesters of in an 18-6 major decision over Arizona State’s 2009 and 2010. Jacob Graham. Kolb then breezed through the Quality Hotel Open, winning all five matches in dominant fashion. He won by major decision, 13- 3, over Pratt’s Landon Keiswetter before defeating the Colorado School of Mines’ Brandon Sheldon by technical fall, 16-0. 2010-11 (Redshirt Freshman) Big 12 Championships Kolb entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed, but couldn’t pick up a victory after dropping two tightly contested battles. Kolb opened the tournament with a 2-1 loss to Oklahoma’s Jeff James, before falling to Dorian Henderson of Missouri by a 6-2 count. Regular Season Kolb went 15-13 during his first full season as the 174-pound starter, while finishing with two pins and four major decisions. His 29 dual points ranked seventh on the team and his four major decisions tied for fifth on the squad. After opening the season with a loss to No. 17 Ethan Headlee from Pitt, Kolb came back and helped the Huskers in their upset over Ohio State by defeating the Buckeyes’ Robel Campbell in major-decision fashion, 13-5. Kolb participated in two open tournaments during the season, finishing third at the Viking-Warrior open and taking the title at the Quality Hotel Open. Kolb finished the season with a 5-6 record in his next 11 matches, including victories over Oklahoma’s Jeff James and Northern Iowa’s Brice Wolf. Kolb finished the year with 24 dual takedowns.

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Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (1st) 11/4 Landon Della Silva (Mary) W; D, 5-0 Jake Sueflohn 11/4 Ray Deloa (Midland) W; F, 0:40 JUNIOR • 149 • WATERTOWN, WIS. (ARROWHEAD) 11/4 Trevor Johnson (Mary) W; D, 7-2 11/4 Nate Herda (Augustana College) W; D, 11-6 11/16 Seth Lange (Minnesota) W; MD, 14-5 Career Highlights 11/18 Christian Barber (North Carolina) W; D, 8-3 Two-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2012, 2013) 11/18 Dustin Walraven (South Dakota State) L; D, 2-3 Nebraska Most Dedicated Award (2012-13) Cliff Keen Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. (3rd) Nebraska Granite Award (2011-12) 11/30 Coulthurst Schmitt (Wisconsin) W; D, 9-2 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011; Spring 2013) 11/30 Dustin Walraven (SDSU) W; MD, 9-1 11/30 4 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) W; SV, 9-7 2013-14 Outlook closed the Big Ten Championships with a 15-10 decision 12/1 10 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) L; D, 9-11 Two-year starter Jake Sueflohn (pronounced over Illinois’ Daryl Thomas. 12/1 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) W; D, 8-4 SOO-flown) narrowly missed the podium at last 12/1 13 Cam Tessari (Ohio State) W; D, 7-5 year’s NCAA Championships at 149 pounds after Regular Season 12/8 Nathan Hoffer (Arizona State) W; D, 7-1 a 24-7 season. Sueflohn will be among the leaders Sueflohn compiled a 25-11 record at 141 pounds, 12/9 Cole Schmitt (Wisconsin) W; MD, 9-1 in the junior class for Nebraska during the 2013- including a 13-4 dual record. In his first match as a 12/16 Kenny Theobold (Rutgers) W; D, 7-2 14 campaign, along with All-Americans James Husker, the Watertown, Wis., native achieved his 1/11 12 Eric Grajales (Michigan) L; D, 2-3 Green and Robert Kokesh. Sueflohn is expected to first pin over Bucknell’s Alex Pellicciotti in 4:35. It was 1/12 Dylan Marriott (Northwestern) W; D, 5-0 compete for time with newcomer Destin McCauley Sueflohn’s first of three pins on the season. Atthe 1/18 Caleb Ervin (Illinois) W; D, 8-1 at 149 pounds. Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open, Sueflohn earned 1/27 3 Andrew Alton (Penn State) W; F, 5:33 runner-up honors, going 2-1. 2/1 Dan Osterman (Michigan State) L; F, 2:55 2012-13 (Sophomore) Sueflohn took third at the Cliff Keen Invitational with 2/10 Brody Grothus (Iowa) W; MD, 8-0 NCAA Championships a 5-2 record. Three of his five victories came against 2/17 20 Derek Valenti (Virginia) W; D, 2-0 Sueflohn fell one match short of All-America top 15 opponents. He went 5-3 in Big Ten duals, 2/17 14 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) W; MD, 12-3 honors in 2013 at 149 pounds. He opened the earning two victories by major decision. On the season, Big Ten Championships; Champaign, Ill. (2nd) NCAA Championships with a 16-3 major decision Sueflohn won six major decisions, which was good for 3/9 13 Andrew Alton (Penn State) W; D, 10-6 over Pittsburgh’s Ronnie Garbinsky before taking third among the Husker starters. 3/9 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) W; D, 11-5 down No. 8 seed Nick Brascetta of Virginia Tech, Sueflohn was named to the Nebraska Scholar- 3/10 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) L; F, 3:37 4-2. Athlete Honor Roll for his work in the classroom during NCAA Championships; Des Moines, Iowa (DNP) In the semifinals, Sueflohn fell by an 11-3 major the fall 2011 semester. 3/21 Ronnie Garbinsky (Pittsburgh) W; MD, 16-3 decision to eventual champion Jordan Oliver 3/21 8 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) W; D, 4-2 of Oklahoma State. In the wrestleback bracket, Before Nebraska 3/22 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) L; MD, 3-11 Sueflohn suffered his second straight loss ina Sueflohn was a two-time Wisconsin state champion 3/22 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) L; D, 3-5 5-3 decision against No. 6 seed Dylan Ness of after winning the Division I 140-pound title as a senior Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Minnesota. by going a perfect 48-0. He also claimed the 135-pound title as a junior. Sueflohn was the No. 2 wrestler in 11-12 25-11 13-4 3 2 6 Big Ten Championships the nation at 140 pounds as a senior according to 12-13 24-7 11-3 2 0 6 Sueflohn finished second at 149 pounds with a InterMat. As a freshman, Sueflohn finished third at the Career 49-18 24-7 5 2 12 2-1 showing at the Big Ten Championships. He won state championships at 119 pounds, while recording a a pair of decisions over Penn State’s Andrew Alton 50-4 record. His sophomore season saw him finish in Personal and Ohio State’s Ian Paddock to earn a spot in the the runner-up spot at the 125-pound weight division Jake is the son of Monica and Jeff Sueflohn. He was championship match. However, Minnesota’s Dylan going 38-5. After his senior season, Sueflohn finished born on Oct. 6, 1992, in Oconomowoc, Wis. Sueflohn Ness pinned Sueflohn in 3:37 for the 149-pound third at 145 pounds at the Junior Freestyle National has one sister, Jamie. Jake is majoring in journalism and title. Championships in Fargo, N.D. earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2011 and spring of 2013. Regular Season Sueflohn opened the season with six consecutive wins, capturing the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open title in the process. He added a third-place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational and was the only Husker to claim victories at No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Iowa. He pinned the Nittany Lions’ No. 3 Andrew Alton in 5:33 and added an 8-0 major decision over the Hawkeyes’ Brody Grothus. Sueflohn wrapped up the regular season with a pair of wins over ranked opponents at the NWCA National Duals against Virginia and Cornell. Sueflohn finished the season with a 24-7 record and went 11-3 in dual competition. He managed two pins and six major decisions during his sophomore campaign. 2011-12 (Freshman) NCAA Championships Sueflohn wrestled at 141 pounds and went 1-2 in his first appearance at the NCAA Championships. He narrowly lost a 6-5 decision to Virginia Tech’s Zach Neibert before responding in the wrestleback bracket with a 6-2 decision over Appalachian State’s Mike Kessler. Sueflohn’s first trip to the NCAA Championships came to an end with a 5-4 loss to Rutgers’ William Ashnault. Big Ten Championships Sueflohn finished fifth at 141 pounds with a 4-2 record at the Big Ten Championships. He opened with a 9-6 decision over Northwestern’s Colin Shober before losing by sudden victory against Minnesota’s Nick Dardanes, 8-6. Sueflohn pinned Brian Gibbs of Michigan State, in 4:54, in his first wrestleback match. Sueflohn won a 5-3 decision in the following round before dropping a 7-4 decision to third- ranked Hunter Stieber of Ohio State. Sueflohn

Huskers.com 46 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Viking-Warrior Open; Fremont, Neb. (2nd) 1/5 Jake Parker (Morningside College) W; F, 2:34 Spencer Johnson 1/5 Mike Brown (Oklahoma City) W; D, 7-0 JUNIOR • 197 • MOUNTAIN LAKE, MINN. (WINDOM/MTN LAKE/B-O) 1/5 Caleb Kolb (Nebraska) L; D, 2-9 1/11 19 Ben Apland (Michigan) L; D, 3-8 1/12 Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern) W; D, 6-0 Career Highlights 1/18 Chris Lopez (Illinois) W; D, 3-1 Academic All-Big Ten (2013) 1/27 17 Jon Gingrich (Penn State) L; D, 4-7 Nebraska Granite Award (2012-13) 2/1 7 Michael McClure (Michigan State) L; D, 2-5 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2012) 2/10 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa) L; D, 2-6 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011) 2/17 Derek Papagianopoulos (Virginia) W; D, 8-2 2/17 Stryker Lane (Cornell) W; D, 5-2 2013-14 Outlook captured titles in three of the six tournaments and Big Ten Championships; Champaign, Ill. (DNP) Spencer Johnson stepped up late last season at placed in the top five in the other three, recording 3/9 Ben Apland (Michigan) L; D, 2-8 heavyweight for the Huskers but will return to 197 seven pins and seven major decisions in the process. 3/9 12 Jimmy Lawson (Penn State) L; MD, 5-13 pounds this season. He is expected to compete for Following a loss to Northern Iowa’s Taylor Kettman in Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD time with Caleb Kolb in that weight class. the second round of the UNI Open, Johnson reeled off 16 consecutive victories. He won the Quality 10-11* 31-7 0-0 4 0 4 2012-13 (Sophomore) Hotel Open, Viking-Warrior Open and York College 11-12 23-6 0-2 7 0 7 Big Ten Championships Open in that stretch. 12-13 6-7 4-4 1 0 0 Johnson fell in both of his matches at heavyweight Johnson wrestled in two Big Ten duals to close out Career 29-13 4-6 8 0 7 at the conference tournament. He lost an 8-2 his season. He lost both matches by decision against *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals decision to Michigan’s Ben Apland before falling by a top-20 opponents. For his work in the classroom, 13-5 major decision to No. 12 Jimmy Lawson of Penn Johnson earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar- State. Athlete Honor Roll during the spring 2012 semester. Before Nebraska Johnson was a 2010 Minnesota Class 2A state Regular Season 2010-11 (Redshirt) champion following a 42-3 senior season. In 2009, Johnson opened his season in January at the Regular Season he finished runner-up at the state tournament with a Viking-Warrior Open where he finished second. Johnson produced a stellar freshman campaign 42-6 record. An all-state and all-conference selection, Johnson earned his first dual start at heavyweight with 31 victories and three open tournament titles. Johnson finished sixth at Senior Nationals to claim All- on Jan. 11, falling by an 8-3 decision to No. 19 Ben His 31 wins ranked third on the team behind Jordan America honors. Apland of Michigan. Johnson won his next two Burroughs and Robert Kokesh. Johnson also posted Johnson earned six letters in wrestling and three matches by decision, including a crucial 3-1 victory eight bonus-point victories. Johnson began the year in football. He was a member of the National Honor over Illinois’ Chris Lopez that led to Nebraska’s upset by winning his first three matches at the Harold Society and was on the B-Honor Roll. of the No. 5 Fighting Illini. Nichols Open, before falling to Iowa State’s Kyven Following three consecutive losses to ranked Gadson, 3-2, in the finals. After winning five matches Personal opponents, Johnson went 2-0 at the NWCA National at the Kaufman/Brand Open, Johnson took home Spencer is the son of James and Deb Johnson Duals. He finished the 2012-13 campaign with a 6-7 his first tournament title at the Bob Smith Open by and was born in Windom, Minn., on Jan. 15, 1992. record, going 4-4 in duals. He achieved one pin on dominating the 184-pound class, with two major Spencer has three older sisters, Jessica, Naomi and the season. He was named to the academic All-Big decisions among his five victories. Johnson added Jackie, and one younger brother, Vincent. Spencer is Ten list for his work in the classroom. crowns at the Quality Hotel Open and the Grand majoring in civil engineering and garnered academic View Open, while finishing runner-up in the Viking- All-Big Ten honors in 2013. He earned a spot on 2011-12 (Redshirt Freshman) Warrior Open. Johnson concluded his season with the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall Regular Season a third-place finish at the Briar Cliff Open, while of 2012 and the spring of 2012, and was chosen to Johnson wrestled in six open tournaments at wrestling up a weight class at 197. the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the fall and 197 pounds, compiling a 23-6 overall record. He spring semesters of 2010-11.

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Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (2nd) 11/4 Neil Sell (Northern State) W; For. Austin Wilson 11/4 Johnny Gonzalez (Jamestown) W; TF, 16-0 SOPHOMORE • 165 • HASTINGS, NEB. (HASTINGS ST. CECILIA) 11/4 Shaun’qae McMurtry (Nebraska) W; D, 6-0 11/4 Parker Swanson (Augustana College) W; F, 1:27 11/4 Brandon Wilbourn (Nebraska) L; D, 2-4 Career Highlights 11/11 Andy McCulley (Wyoming) W; MD, 13-5 NCAA Championships Qualifier (2013) 11/16 9 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) L; D, 6-8 Academic All-Big Ten (2013) 11/18 J.M. Staudenmayer (North Carolina) W; D, 6-4 Nebraska Most Improved Wrestler (2012-13) 11/18 Joe Brewster (South Dakota State) W; D, 4-1 Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012; Spring 2012, 2013) Cliff Keen Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. (DNP) 11/30 Parker Madl (Arizona State) W; D, 3-0 2013-14 Outlook 2011-12 (Redshirt) 11/30 Peyton Walsh (Navy) L; D, 1-4 Austin Wilson, Nebraska’s Most Improved Regular Season 11/30 Phillip Barreiro (American) W; MD, 9-0 Award winner from last year, looks to go further Wilson went 10-3 while wrestling in three open 11/30 Paul Hancock (Army) L; D, 3-5 as a sophomore after qualifying for the NCAA tournaments at 165 pounds as a redshirt in 2011-12. 12/8 Parker Madl (Arizona State) W; D, 2-0 Championships in 2013. Wilson notched crucial He opened the season with four consecutive wins 12/9 Frank Cousins (Wisconsin) W; D, 11-5 wins in many duals last season, winning 27 matches before losing the championship match at the Warren 12/16 Nick Visicaro (Rutgers) W; SV, 3-1 in all. He will battle Micah Barnes for the starting Williamson/Daktronics Open. He did not place at the Midlands Invitational; Evanston, Ill. (DNP) spot at 165 pounds. Harold Nichols Cyclone Open, but won the Nebraska- 12/29 5 Pete Yates (Virginia Tech) L; MD, 3-14 Kearney Holiday Inn Open. He recorded one pin and 12/29 Curtis Cook (Utah Valley) W; MD, 12-0 2012-13 (Redshirt Freshman) three major decisions on the season. 12/29 Doug Welch (Purdue) W; D, 6-1 NCAA Championships Wilson was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete 12/29 Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan) W; D, 9-4 Wilson battled to a 3-2 mark in his first NCAA Honor Roll for his work in the classroom during both 12/29 Casey Kent (Penn) W; D, 6-3 Championships appearance at 165 pounds. He fell semesters. 12/30 Ramon Santiago (Rider) L; D, 5-7 by a 6-2 decision to Missouri’s Zach Toal in the first 1/11 13 Taylor Massa (Michigan) L; F, 0:45 round to fall to the wrestleback bracket. Wilson Before Nebraska 1/12 13 Pierce Harger (Northwestern) L; F, 1:56 responded with three consecutive victories before Wilson finished his high school career as one of Grand View Open; Des Moines, Iowa (3rd) losing a major decision to No. 5 seed Steven Monk the most prolific wrestlers in Nebraska high school 1/26 Bryce Alexandar (Hannibal-LaGrange) W; TF, 16-1 of North Dakota State, 9-1. Wilson’s wins came over history after amassing a state record 180 wins. He lost 1/26 Kyle Lux (Northern Iowa) L; D, 1-2 Central Michigan’s Mike Ottinger (D, 6-2), Buffalo’s just three times while capturing three Class C state 1/26 Danny Apgar (NWMSU) W; D, 7-0 Mark Lewandowski (F, 2:01) and Chattanooga’s Josh championships. Wilson capped his career by winning 1/26 Billy Chancey (Northern Illinois) W; MD, 8-0 Condon (D, 10-7). the 160-pound title as a senior, while tying his own 1/26 Walt Gillmor (Iowa) W; TF, 18-2 state record for wins in a single season by going 48- 1/26 Tyler Prazma (Missouri) W; D, 7-2 Big Ten Championships 0. Ranked as the No. 18 wrestler in the country at 1/26 Riley Banach (Northern Iowa) W; TF, 15-0 Wilson suffered losses to Ohio State’s Mark 160 pounds by InterMat, Wilson finished his career 1/26 Jimmie Schuessler (Grand View) W; D, 2-1 Martin and Indiana’s Ryan LeBlanc at the Big Ten by winning his final 143 high school matches, also 2/1 Nick Proctor (Michigan State) W; F, 3:45 Championships. Martin won a 6-2 decision and a Nebraska high school record. As a junior, Wilson 2/10 13 Nick Moore (Iowa) L; F, 6:41 LeBlanc notched a 9-2 decision over Wilson. won the 145-pound state championship with a 48-0 Big Ten Championships; Champaign, Ill. (DNP) record, and took home the title as a sophomore at 3/9 Mark Martin (Ohio State) L; D, 2-6 Regular Season 130 pounds going 47-0. Wilson captured second 3/9 18 Ryan LeBlanc (Indiana) L; D, 2-9 Wilson went 27-14 at 165 pounds, compiling place at the 2011 NHSCA Senior National Wrestling NCAA Championships; Des Moines, Iowa (DNP) a 7-4 dual mark in the process. He pinned three Championships at 160 pounds in Virginia Beach, Va. 3/21 17 Zach Toal (Missouri) L; D, 2-6 opponents in 2012-13, while adding four technical 3/21 14 Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan) W; D, 6-2 falls and four major decisions. Wilson opened the Personal 3/21 15 Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo) W; F, 2:01 season with a second-place showing at the Warren Austin is the son of Craig and Donna Wilson. He was 3/22 Josh Condon (Chattanooga) W; D, 10-7 Williamson/Daktronics Open before winning three born on July 10, 1992, in Plainview, Neb. Wilson has 3/22 6 Steven Monk (North Dakota State) L; MD, 1-9 of his first four dual starts. Wilson also notched a younger sister, Ashley. Austin is majoring in biology a third-place finish at the Grand View Open in at Nebraska and earned a spot on the 2013 Academic Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD January. All-Big Ten team. He also achieved selections on the 11-12* 10-3 0-0 1 3 3 In the final dual at the NU Coliseum, Wilson Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and 12-13 27-14 7-4 3 4 4 pinned Michigan State’s Nick Proctor in the final spring semesters of 2011-12 and 2012-13. Career 27-14 7-4 3 4 4 match to give the Huskers a come-from-behind *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals 23-19 win. For his work in the classroom, Wilson garnered a spot on the academic All-Big Ten team.

Huskers.com 48 Adam Joseph SENIOR • 141 • HASTINGS, NEB. (CONCORDIA/ADAMS CENTRAL)

Career Highlights Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

2013-14 Outlook in 2012. He was a two-time NAIA national qualifier and Adam Joseph is one of three seniors on the roster for earned NWCA Academic All-America honors in 2012. the Huskers in 2013-14. Joseph made 18 appearances Before beginning his collegiate career, Joseph last year after transferring from Concordia. He moved wrestled at Adams Central High School, going 124-51 up a weight class this season to 141 pounds. in four years. He was the runner-up at 130 pounds at the Class B state tournament in 2010 after taking fourth 2012-13 (Junior) place in 2009 at 125 pounds. Joseph was on the honor Regular Season roll all four years at Adams Central and earned National Joseph appeared in four open tournaments at 133 Honor Society accolades as a senior. pounds and earned a 9-9 record. He fared best at the season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, Personal where he finished sixth. During the year, Joseph earned The son of Jeff and Collette Joseph, Adam was two pins, two technical falls and one major decision. born on Aug. 17, 1991. He has two sisters, Tasha, 23, and Amber, 18, and two brothers, Allix, 21, and Tyler, Before Nebraska 18. Adam is majoring in mechanical engineering and Joseph came to Nebraska after two years at earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Concordia University in Seward, Neb. Joseph went 78- Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. 21 at 133 pounds, earning NAIA All-America accolades 12-13 9-9 0-0 2 2 1 Career 9-9 0-0 2 2 1 Skylar Galloway JUNIOR • 141 • OMAHA, NEB. (CENTRAL)

Career Highlights Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) NWCA All-Academic Team (2012) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011; Spring 2012) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011)

2013-14 Outlook Hotel Open and his second occurred at the Viking- A leader in the classroom, Skylar Galloway enters Warrior Open. The Omaha native went 1-2 in Big Ten his junior season competing for a spot at 141 pounds duals, falling to a pair of top-15 foes. for Nebraska. Galloway saw limited action last season In the classroom, Galloway captured academic All- after winning 24 matches as a redshirt freshman. Big Ten honors, while earning spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring 2012-13 (Sophomore) semesters. Regular Season Galloway moved down a weight class to 141 pounds 2010-11 (Redshirt) and compiled a 7-5 record in 2012-13. Galloway Regular Season strung together four straight victories at the Warren Galloway was one of 10 non-varsity Huskers to reach Williamson/Daktronics Open en route to a first-place the 15-victory plateau, while wrestling in several open finish. He added a crucial decision at Wyoming over tournaments. Galloway earned three top-five finishes Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Kyle Komata that propelled the Huskers to a narrow at open tournaments, including a third-place finish at 10-11* 16-15 0-0 3 0 3 victory. the Viking-Warrior Open and a fourth-place spot at the 11-12 24-11 1-2 1 0 5 Galloway fell by major decision against a pair of Brand Open. For the season, Galloway finished with 12-13 7-5 2-3 0 0 2 ranked opponents from Minnesota and North Carolina a 16-15 record, while pinning three of his opponents. before defeating South Dakota State’s Ben Gillette, Galloway’s pin over Hastings’ Justin Cook took only 36 Career 31-16 3-5 1 0 7 14-4. Galloway wrestled against Maryland’s Shane seconds, which was the fourth-fastest pin on the team. *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals Arechiga at the Grapple at the Garden but lost by an 8-3 decision to complete his dual campaign at 2-3. Before Nebraska Galloway went 1-2 at the Midlands Invitational. Galloway was a 2010 Class A state champion at For his work in the classroom, Galloway earned a Omaha Central at 140 pounds. A four-time state spot on the academic All-Big Ten team. qualifier, he also had a sixth-place finish in 2009. Galloway attended Omaha Gross for the first two years 2011-12 (Redshirt Freshman) and placed fourth in Class B in 2007 and 2008. He had Big Ten Championships a high school career record of 96-27. Galloway went 0-3 at the 2012 Big Ten Galloway graduated in the top 10 percent of his class Championships. He lost his first two matches to and was on the academic all-state team. He was also an nationally ranked opponents with a 3-2 setback to eight-semester Honor Roll selection and a member of Indiana’s Taylor Walsh and a 5-2 loss to Ohio State’s the National Honor Society. Cam Tessari. In Galloway’s final match, he fell by a 2-1 decision against Iowa’s Mike Kelly. Personal Skylar is the son of Johnny and Shinobu Galloway. Regular Season He was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on Jan. 19, 1992. Skylar Galloway started for the Huskers at 149 pounds, has four brothers, Kentral, Johnny, Tyrell and Dax. He going 24-11 on the season and 1-2 in duals. After not is majoring in history. He earned academic All-Big Ten placing at the season-opening Warren Williamson/ honors in 2012 and 2013, and also claimed spots on Daktronics Open, Galloway took third at the Nebraska- the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall Kearney Holiday Inn Open. He went 4-1 with a major and spring semesters of 2011-12. He earned selections decision over Fort Hays State’s Joey Dozier. to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the fall and Galloway took fifth place at the UNI Open and third spring semesters of 2010-11. at the UNK Loper Open before winning back-to-back open tournaments. His first title came at the Quality

49 2013-14 Nebraska Wrestling Media Guide 2013-14 Nebraska Wrestling Brandon Wilbourn JUNIOR • 157 • O’FALLON, MO. (FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL) 2013-14 Outlook In Big Ten duals, Wilbourn faced four nationally ranked Brandon Wilbourn returns after making dual opponents and struggled to a 1-6 record. His lone victory appearances in each of his first two seasons with the came with a 10-4 decision over Wisconsin’s Frank Baer. Huskers. This season he will provide depth at 157 pounds behind two-time All-American James Green. 2010-11 (Redshirt) Regular Season 2012-13 (Sophomore) Wilbourn did not compete in any matches for the Regular Season Huskers during his first season at Nebraska. Wilbourn competed at 157 and 165 pounds, compiling a 17-3 record while making four dual Before Nebraska appearances for a 3-1 mark. He achieved two pins, Wilbourn ended his prep career by winning a Senior one technical fall and three major decisions in 2012- Nationals championship in May 2010. Prior to that, he 13. Wilbourn won his first 10 matches, capturing the was the Missouri Class 4 state champion after finishing Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open and Nebraska- third in 2007 and second in 2008. The four-time All- Kearney Holiday Inn Open crowns in the process. American had a career record of 181-11 with 87 pins He added a 13-2 major decision over No. 13 Scott at Francis Howell Central High School. Wilbourn was Winston of Rutgers at the Grapple at the Garden. named to the 2010 all-state team, as well as earning all- Wilbourn also took home the title at the Grand View conference honors three times. Open in January. Wilbourn was a four-year wrestling letterwinner and also earned one letter in football. 2011-12 (Redshirt Freshman) Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Regular Season Personal 10-11* Did not compete Wilbourn went 10-10 at 149 pounds, including Brandon is the son of Terrance and Benetha Moore, 11-12 10-10 7-8 1 0 2 a 7-8 dual record. After starting the season 1-2, and was born on Sept. 14, 1991, in Bellville, Ill. Brandon 12-13 17-3 3-1 2 1 3 Wilbourn went 3-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational, has two brothers, Terrel and Tol. Brandon is a sociology Career 27-13 10-9 3 1 5 earning a pin and a major decision victory. Following major. Wilbourn trained in the Purler Wrestling Academy *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals a loss in his final match of the Cliff Keen Invitational under 1993 Nebraska national champion Tony Purler. against Ohio State’s Cam Tessari, Wilbourn reeled off five consecutive victories against non-conference opponents.

Eric Coufal SOPHOMORE • 125 • HOWELLS, NEB. (HOWELLS)

Career Highlights Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

2013-14 Outlook Before Nebraska Eric Coufal (pronounced So-FUL) was the lone true Coufal earned four consecutive individual Class D freshman in Nebraska’s lineup last season. Coufal state crowns at Howells, winning all four in different returns at 125 pounds as a sophomore, seeking to weight classes. As a senior, he wrestled in the 132-pound improve on his first season in the program. weight class, guiding Howells to a third-place team finish. During his junior season, Coufal won the state 2012-13 (Freshman) title in the 119-pound weight class, as Howells took Big Ten Championships third. Howells earned a fifth-place finish during Coufal’s Coufal lost by pin in both of his matches at 125 sophomore season and won the state championship pounds at the Big Ten Championships. His first loss during his freshman year. came at the hands of eventual national champion Jesse Delgado of Illinois in 4:10 before falling in 0:53 Personal against Ohio State’s Nikko Triggas. The son of Paul and Sheri Coufal, Eric was born on Jan. 1, 1994. He has one sister, Hailey, 13, and one brother, Regular Season Austin, 21. Eric is majoring in agricultural business and Coufal started 14 of Nebraska’s 17 duals at 125 earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD pounds in 2012-13. The freshman opened his season Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. 12-13 2-17 1-13 0 0 0 with a 1-0 decision over Northern Colorado’s Jesse Career 2-17 1-13 0 0 0 Meis but lost his next 13 dual matches. Coufal also won a 6-1 decision over Jake Papke of Wisconsin- Parkside at the Midlands Invitational in December.

Huskers.com 50 John Svoboda JUNIOR • 157 • SCHUYLER, NEB. (SCHUYLER)

Career Highlights Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012; Spring 2012, 2013) Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2010; Spring 2011) 4.0 Grade-Point Average (Spring 2011)

2013-14 Outlook at open tournaments. He closed a 24-15 campaign One of the academic leaders on the team, John with a pair of third-place finishes at the Grand View Svoboda begins his junior campaign at 157 pounds. and Briar Cliff opens. Svoboda won nine of his final Svoboda earned 13 wins last season after 24 victories 12 matches to end the year, while collecting three of in each of his first two years. his eight total pins down the stretch. Svoboda’s eight pins ranked third on the team, while also having the 2012-13 (Sophomore) quickest pin on the squad in 22 seconds. Regular Season Svoboda went 13-6 at 157 pounds, placing in two Before Nebraska open tournaments. Svoboda opened the season with a Svodoba was a two-time runner-up at the Nebraska sixth-place finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Class B state tournament (2008 and 2010). He was a Open and earned two of his four pins in 2012-13 at the four-time state qualifier at Schuyler High School and Grand View Open, where he took fourth. Following had a career record of 132-28 with 78 pins. He was the season, he was named to the academic All-Big Ten named an Academic All-American three straight years Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD team for his efforts in the classroom. (2008-10), while also finishing in the top three at state 10-11* 24-15 0-0 8 0 1 in his final three seasons. 11-12 24-10 0-1 8 0 2 2011-12 (Redshirt Freshman) Svoboda was a four-time letterwinner in both 12-13 13-6 0-0 4 0 0 Regular Season wrestling and football, in addition to being part of the Svoboda produced a 24-10 record at 149 pounds, National Honor Society. Career 37-16 0-1 12 0 2 including an 0-1 dual mark. Svoboda recorded eight *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals pins on the season, with his fastest coming in just Personal 56 seconds. In addition, he had two major decision John is the son of Dick and Linda Svoboda. He was victories. born on Dec. 9, 1991, in David City, Neb. He has two Svoboda had success in the classroom, earning a brothers, Bill and David. John is majoring in animal spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team. He was also science and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll 2012 and 2013. He also claimed spots on the Nebraska during the fall semester. Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12 and 2012-13. He earned a pair 2010-11 (Redshirt) of selections to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Regular Season in 2010-11. Svoboda ended the season tied for eighth on the team with 24 victories, including five top-five finishes Ian Ousley SOPHOMORE • 165 • SAGINAW, MICH (SAGINAW HERITAGE) Career Highlights Academic All-Big Ten (2013) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012)

2013-14 Outlook Before Nebraska Ian Ousley (pronounced OW-s-lee) showed Ousley was a four-year letterwinner at Saginaw improvement last season by winning 10 matches at 157 Heritage High School, where he helped his team to pounds after seven victories as a freshman. He moved three consecutive Division 1 District Championships. up a weight class for this season to 165 pounds. As a senior, Ousley was a third-place finisher in his district and finished the year with a 44-12 record. 2012-13 (Redshirt Freshman) Ousley was dominant in his final season, pinning Regular Season 33 of his opponents and recording three technical Ousley wrestled in five open tournaments at 157 falls. Ousley was a four-time team captain and was pounds, compiling a 10-9 record. He earned three pins also a 2010 AAU Scholastic Duals All-American after and one major decision on the season. Ousley garnered helping his team to a 18th-place finish at the national academic All-Big Ten honors following the season. tournament. 2011-12 (Redshirt) Personal Regular Season The son of Todd and Ann Ousley, Ian was born on Ousley wrestled in eight open tournaments at 157 Dec. 2, 1992, in Austin, Texas. He has two brothers, Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD pounds, compiling a 7-17 record. His best finish came Dae and Josh. Ian is majoring in nutrition, exercise and 11-12* 7-17 0-0 1 2 0 with a sixth-place showing at the Quality Inn Open. health sciences at Nebraska and garnered academic Ousley went 3-3, earning his only pin of the season All-Big Ten honors in 2013 in addition to earning a spot 12-13 10-9 0-0 3 0 1 while also recording a technical fall over Dickinson on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall Career 10-9 0-0 3 0 1 State’s Jason Armitage. semesters of 2011 and 2012. *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals In the classroom, Ousley earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during the fall semester.

51 2013-14 Nebraska Wrestling Media Guide 2013-14 Nebraska Wrestling Luis DeAnda JUNIOR • 149 • SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEB. (SOUTH SIOUX CITY) Career Highlights Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013)

2013-14 Outlook Luis DeAnda (pronounced DEE-anda) moves up Before Nebraska a weight class to 149 pounds for his junior season. DeAnda reached the quarterfinals of the Nebraska DeAnda will provide depth behind Jake Sueflohn and Class A state tournament three times (2006, 2007 and Destin McCauley. 2009) and medaled twice. He set a South Sioux City school record with 120 career wins. A two-time district 2012-13 (Sophomore) champion, DeAnda earned all-state, all-conference and Regular Season team wrestler-of-the-year honors. DeAnda did not compete in any matches for the DeAnda was a four-time letterwinner in both wrestling Huskers during his sophomore season. and cross country. He also earned a letter in track and field. 2011-12 (Redshirt Freshman) Regular Season Personal DeAnda wrestled in four open tournaments at Luis is the son of Rodrigo and Maria DeAnda and was 141 pounds, going 10-8 overall. After not placing in born on Feb. 26, 1990, in South Sioux City, Neb. He has the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open, DeAnda went 3-2 three sisters, Aracelie, Maria and Selma along with three at the UNI Open, recording two pins. He earned third brothers, Rodrigo, Juan and Ricky. Luis’ cousins, Tony place at the UNK Loper Open with a 3-1 record, which (1995-96) and Jose (1996-99), wrestled at Nebraska in Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD included one major decision. At the Quality Hotel the 1990s. Luis is majoring in sociology and earned a spot 10-11* 15-14 0-0 5 1 2 Open, DeAnda posted a 3-2 record. on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring 11-12 10-8 0-1 2 0 2 semester of 2013. 12-13 Did not compete 2010-11 (Redshirt) Regular Season Career 10-8 0-1 2 0 2 DeAnda finished the season with a 15-13 overall *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals record while competing in open tournaments for NU. He took second at 141 pounds at the Quality Hotel Open on Jan. 8 by winning his first four matches. His first three victories came by pin, before forfeiting in the finals to fellow Husker Mike Koehnlein. DeAnda ended the season with five pins, which tied him for fifth on the team. He also won one match by technical fall and two matches by major decision.

Nyle Bartling JUNIOR • HWT • SYRACUSE, NEB. (OHIO STATE/SYRACUSE) 2013-14 Outlook Nyle Bartling moves up to heavyweight for his second year with the Huskers. Bartling will add depth at that weight class and could compete for time with Collin Jensen. Last season at 197 pounds, Bartling pinned his opponents in all three of his wins. 2012-13 (Redshirt Freshman) Regular Season Bartling went 3-3 at 197 pounds with all of his wins by pin. He competed at the Warren Williamson/ Daktronics Open and Grand View Open. Before Nebraska Bartling comes to Nebraska after wrestling at Ohio State for one year. Bartling went 4-0 at 197 pounds, recording one pin in 55 seconds as a Buckeye. Before his time in Columbus, Ohio, Bartling wrestled for Syracuse High School, going 121-17 over four years. He won the Class C state title at 189 pounds as a senior after a runner-up finish in 2010. A three-time Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD state qualifier, Bartling also claimed the district title 12-13 3-3 0-0 3 0 0 on three occasions. He went 40-1 as a senior, leading Career 3-3 0-0 3 0 0 Syracuse to a third-place team finish. Personal The son of James Bartling and Angela Brown, Nyle was born on Feb. 8, 1993. He has one brother, Dylan, 21. Nyle is majoring in agricultural business at Nebraska.

Huskers.com 52 Tim Lambert REDSHIRT FRESHMAN • 125 • FOREST HILLS, MICH. (FOREST HILLS EASTERN)

Career Highlights Nebraska Redshirt of the Year (2012-13) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

2013-14 Outlook showing at Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D., pinning Cory Tim Lambert, Nebraska’s Redshirt of the Year last Clark from Iowa to take third-place honors. Lambert season, will compete for the starting spot at 125 owns the Michigan state high school record for most pounds with senior Shawn Nagel. Lambert won four three-point nearfalls in a season with 125 in 2010-11, open tournament titles as a redshirt and looks to breaking his own record of 109 which he did in 2009-10. make a big impact for the Huskers this season. Personal 2012-13 (Redshirt) The son of Brian and Diann Lambert, Tim was born Regular Season on June 26, 1994. He is majoring in marketing and Lambert earned Nebraska Redshirt of the Year earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor following a 19-3 season at 125 pounds and four open Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. tournament titles. Following a first-place finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, Lambert defeated No. 15 Ryak Finch of Iowa State, 5-2, at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open. Lambert finished second after losing the following match. He bounced Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD back by winning the next two tournaments, the 12-13* 19-3 0-0 6 0 6 Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open and UNK Loper Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Open, and closed the season with the Viking-Warrior Open crown. Lambert pinned six opponents and *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals notched six major decisions. Before Nebraska Lambert wrestled at Forest Hills Eastern, where he won over 200 matches and finished in the Division 3 top five on three occasions. As a junior, Lambert finished third for the Hawks, while taking second during his sophomore season and fifth as a freshman. In addition, Lambert earned a fourth-place finish at the 2012 InterMat Junior Freestyle All-Americans. During the summer of 2011, Lambert made a strong Collin Jensen REDSHIRT FRESHMAN • HWT • MOBRIDGE, S.D. (MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK)

Career Highlights Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013)

2013-14 Outlook Personal Collin Jensen is expected to start at heavyweight The son of Beth and Kyle Jensen, Collin was born on following a successful redshirt campaign where he Feb. 14, 1994. He has two brothers, Dayton, 21, and garnered five top-five finishes. Jensen went 22-9 last David, 15. Collin is majoring in business administration season, winning half of his matches by pin. management and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2013. 2012-13 (Redshirt) Regular Season Jensen captured the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open title in addition to four other top-five finishes en route to a 22-9 season at heavyweight. Jensen pinned 11 opponents in 2012-13, adding four technical falls and three major decisions in seven open tournament starts. He finished second at the Warren Williamson/ Daktronics Open, UNK Loper Open and Viking-Warrior Open, while taking fourth at the Grand View Open. Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Before Nebraska 12-13* 22-9 0-0 11 4 3 Jensen had a stellar career at Mobridge-Pollock Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 High School in South Dakota. Jensen finished his high *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals school career as the South Dakota State B 220-pound state champion as a senior after going a perfect 45- 0. During his junior campaign, Jensen finished in third place at the state meet at 215 pounds with a record of 39-3, which helped him reach his career record of 168-62. The three-time state qualifier holds the school single-season and career record for two-point nearfalls and also holds claim to the record for most pins in a season as a senior. Jensen was a second-place finisher at the 2012 InterMat JJ Classic.

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Tyrell Anthony Eric Galloway Abidin Montoya JR. • 141 • OMAHA, NEB. SO. • 133/141 • DIX HILLS, N.Y. SO. • 133 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (MARYVILLE/OMAHA CENTRAL) (NASSAU/HALF HOLLOW HILLS EAST/CALHOUN) (CAMPBELL/VOLCANO VISTA) 2013-14 Outlook Career Highlights Career Highlights Tyrell Galloway joins the Huskers after two years at NJCAA National Champion (133, 2012) NCAA Championships Qualifier (2013) Maryville University. Galloway will compete for time at 141 pounds. 2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook Anthony Abidin (pronounced Ab-i-din) will compete Before Nebraska for a spot at 133 and 141 pounds in his first year at Eric Montoya is expected to compete for time Galloway is a junior college transfer who spent Nebraska. The 2012 NJCAA national champion looks to at 133 pounds for the Huskers. Montoya comes to two years at Maryville University in St. Louis, Mo., make an immediate impact for the Huskers. Nebraska with NCAA Championships experience, prior to joining the Huskers. Galloway qualified for wrestling at 125 pounds last season for Campbell the NCAA Division II Championships with the Saints. Before Nebraska University. In high school, Galloway wrestled at Omaha Central Abidin joins the Huskers after winning the NJCAA Before Nebraska and compiled a 120-10 career record. He won the national title at 133 pounds as a freshman in 2012. state title at 119 pounds in 2008 with Omaha Gross Wrestling for Nassau Community College, Abidin Montoya wrestled at Campbell University in Buies Catholic before accomplishing the same feat with finished the season ranked 12th following a 28-4 season Creek, N.C., for one season before joining the Huskers. Omaha Central in 2009. In 2010, Galloway finished before making a run to the championship match where Montoya competed at 125 pounds for the Fighting second at 130 pounds and took sixth in 2011. He is a he won a 7-4 decision over Iowa Central’s Brandon Camels, posting a 33-17 record, which included a trip four-time district champion and three-time academic Wright. Abidin redshirted during his second season at to the NCAA Championships. all-state team member. Nassau. Montoya attended high school at Volcano Vista Before Nassau, Abidin wrestled at Half Hollow in Albuquerque, N.M., where he captured four state Personal Hills East High School in Dix Hills, N.Y. As a senior, he championships. He completed his career with a 143- Tyrell is the son of Johnny and Shinobu Galloway went 36-1 en route to the state crown at 125 pounds. 10 record and 88 pins, helping his team capture the and has four brothers: Kentral, Johnny, Skylar and Abidin recorded 21 pins, five major decisions and four 2010 state title. Montoya won the gold medal in the Dax. Skylar is also on the Nebraska wrestling team and technical falls during 2011 and finished his high school all-star division at the Disney Duals in addition to will start his junior season in 2013-14. Tyrell was born career with a 148-12 record. Abidin also wrestled at finishing fifth at the Super 32 Challenge. He is a two- on Jan. 14, 1993, and is majoring in mathematics. Calhoun High School and earned four-time all-county time NHSCA All-American, which includes a second- honors. He is a three-time freestyle state champion, place finish at the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals. three-time Greco-Roman state champion and three- Personal time national team member. Eric is the son of Stephen and Linda Montoya and Personal has one brother, Paul. Eric was born on Aug. 27, 1993, Anthony is the son of Anthony and Krista Abidin and and has not declared a major at Nebraska. has one brother, Michael. Anthony was born on Dec. 24, 1992, and is majoring in sociology.

Huskers.com 54 Ben McCoy Aaron Morgan Newberg Studebaker RFR. • 133 • FOREST LAKE, MINN. RFR. • 174 • FRANKLIN, TENN. RFR. • 184 • RAYMOND, NEB. (FOREST LAKE) (INDEPENDENCE) (RAYMOND CENTRAL)

Career Highlights Career Highlights Career Highlights Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013)

2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook Ben Morgan will provide depth at 133 pounds and McCoy Newberg will provide depth at 174 pounds Aaron Studebaker moved up a weight class to could compete for time in the lineup. Last season behind All-American Robert Kokesh. As a redshirt last 184 pounds and will compete for the starting spot Morgan compiled a 9-1 record as a redshirt. season, Newberg managed a 25-12 record in seven with Pat Downey and TJ Dudley. Last season as a open tournaments. redshirt, Studebaker placed in all seven of his open 2012-13 (Redshirt) tournament appearances en route to a 29-9 record. Regular Season 2012-13 (Redshirt) Morgan pinned all four of his opponents at the Regular Season 2012-13 (Redshirt) Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open en route to the Newberg competed at 174 pounds and compiled Regular Season 133-pound title. He added a pin in the next match at a 25-12 record as a redshirt. He notched nine pins, Studebaker placed in all seven open tournaments the Bob Smith Open on Dec. 1. Morgan finished second one technical fall and three major decisions, earning he entered in 2012-13, earning a 29-9 record at 174 at the Grand View Open, notching a technical fall three top-five open tournament finishes. After taking pounds. Studebaker’s lone title came at the Nebraska- and major decision in the process. He completed the fourth at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open, Kearney Holiday Inn Open, where he notched one of season with a 9-1 record. Newberg took runner-up honors at the Bob Smith his seven major decisions on the season. He earned Open before finishing third at the UNK Loper Open. one of his three pins during 2012-13 at the UNK Loper Before Nebraska Open, where he finished second. Studebaker took Morgan came to Nebraska after a successful career Before Nebraska third at the Bob Smith Open, Viking-Warrior Open at Forest Lake. As a senior in 2012, he won the state The first recruit to join the Husker program from and Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. title in the 132-pound weight class. In addition, the state of Tennessee since Matt Keller in 2002- Morgan won the 2011 Minnesota Christmas Wrestling 03, Newberg was a two-time state placer at the DI Before Nebraska Tournament and was named a Junior National Freestyle Tennessee state wrestling championships, including Studebaker joined the Huskers after a successful All-American. a first-place finish his junior season at 160 pounds. career at Raymond Central High School. As a senior Morgan is a five-time state qualifier and won the Newberg finished his junior year with a 51-2 record at 170 pounds, Studebaker completed a perfect 2008 112-pound Class AAA state championship as an and won the Most Outstanding Wrestler award in his 47-0 record en route to his second consecutive state eighth grader to finish his year with a 44-3 record. division for his efforts on the mat. championship. As a sophomore, he finished fourth at The No. 84 overall recruit in the country according to Newberg was dominant during his state the state championship at 160 pounds, while taking InterMat, Morgan racked up 196 career victories during championships season, recording 157 takedowns, 23 second as a freshman in the 152-pound weight class. his six-year career, which included varsity seasons in pins and 11 technical falls. As a sophomore, Newberg Studebaker also played football for Raymond Central, seventh and eighth grade. In 2009, Morgan took third finished third at the state championships which earning three letters. at the state meet at 119 pounds and placed third in helped him reach his 129 career win total. Newberg is both 2010 and 2011 at 130 pounds to help him become a two-time NHSCA All-American, including a second- Personal the school’s all-time wins leader. place finish in 2009 as a freshman. The son of Robert and Becky Studebaker, Aaron was born on June 25, 1994. He has two sisters, Sierra, Personal Personal 22, and Dawn, 28, and one brother, Ethan, 22. Ethan The son of Gordy and Randa Morgan, Ben was born The son of John and Karen Newberg, McCoy was wrestled for the Huskers from 2008 to 2010. Aaron is on Aug. 19, 1993. He has five sisters, Ashleigh, Saray, born on May 11, 1994. He has one brother, Thomas, majoring in animal science and earned spots on the Anna, Claire and Olivia; and one brother, James. Ben is 15. McCoy is majoring in business administration at Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and majoring in athletic training and earned a spot on the Nebraska. spring semesters of 2012-13. Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2013.

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Micah Gage TJ Barnes Anderson Dudley RFR. • 165 • INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINN. RFR. • 149 • SEATTLE, WASH. RFR. • 184 • IRMO, S.C. (SIMLEY) (O’DEA) (IRMO)

Career Highlights Career Highlights 2013-14 Outlook Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013) After winning three open tournament titles asa redshirt, TJ Dudley seeks to earn a spot in the NU lineup 2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook at 184 pounds. He will compete with Pat Downey and Micah Barnes moves down a weight class to 165 Gage Anderson remains at 149 pounds for his second Aaron Studebaker for time in that weight class. pounds and will compete for the starting spot with season at Nebraska. Anderson will provide depth for Austin Wilson. Barnes produced a 17-6 record as a the Huskers. 2012-13 (Redshirt) redshirt last season. Regular Season 2012-13 (Redshirt) Dudley won three open tournaments at 184 pounds 2012-13 (Redshirt) Regular Season en route to a 15-1 record in 2012-13. Dudley earned Regular Season Anderson wrestled in four open tournaments, eight pins in the process, capturing the UNK Loper Barnes went 17-6 at 174 pounds, capturing achieving a 2-8 record at 149 pounds. After losing his Open, Viking-Warrior Open and Grand View Open the Viking-Warrior Open crown in the process. first match at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, titles. He dropped his second match of the season Barnes earned his lone pin of the season during Anderson notched an 8-7 decision over Iowa Central’s which led to a third-place finish at the Bob Smith Open, the tournament, and added four technical falls and Ray Welch. His other victory was against Nebraska- but he reeled off 14 consecutive wins to close out the three major decisions during his redshirt season. Kearney’s Mike Bolan, 9-7, on Nov. 10. year. He appeared in four other open tournaments, placing in three of them. Barnes finished second at Before Nebraska Before Nebraska the Grand View Open, tied for third at the Warren Anderson wrestled at O’Dea High School in Seattle, One of the most sought-after recruits in the country, Williamson/Daktronics Open and took fourth at the Wash., where he qualified for state on three occasions. Dudley joined the Nebraska wrestling program having Harold Nichols Cyclone Open. He took sixth place in Class 3A as a senior in 2012. won multiple championships at the state and national Anderson was a two-time district champion and two- level. The Irmo, S.C., native was the No. 2 195-pound Before Nebraska time regional champion. O’Dea won its district all high school wrestler in the country and the No. 17 Barnes completed a successful career at Simley four years that Anderson competed. Anderson also ranked wrestler overall, according to InterMat. A 2012 High School in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., where he achieved success off the mat, earning National Honor InterMat High School All-American, Dudley won the wrestled for four years. He racked up 138 victories Society accolades. Senior NHSCA National Championships at 195 pounds during his time as a Spartan, pinning 74 opponents. after capturing his third South Carolina 4A state The Minnesota native’s best season came as a senior Personal championship during his senior season. in 2012 when Barnes won the Class AA state title at The son of Andy and Ruthie Anderson, Gage was As a senior, Dudley went 63-0 and accumulated 50 170 pounds, capping a perfect 47-0 season. In his born on July 31, 1994. Gage is majoring in psychology pins to become the 4A Senior Wrestler of the Year final season wrestling for Coach Will Short, Barnes and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete in the state. Dudley also captured the NHSCA Junior recorded 34 pins and six major decisions en route Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2012-13. National Championship at 189 pounds in 2011 and was to being named Pioneer Press Wrestler of the Year. the Super 32 Champion in the same year. At the NHSCA Simley won its fifth consecutive Class AA team title, Nationals during his freshman and sophomore seasons, finishing the season with a 29-3 dual meet record. Dudley recorded third- and fourth- place finishes, respectively. Dudley finished his high school career Personal with a 191-17 career record and 138 pins. The son of David and Barb Barnes, Micah was born on Sept. 16, 1993. He has one sister, Kelly, 20, Personal and one brother, Jack, 21. Micah has not declared a The son of Angela and Timothy Dudley, TJ was born major at Nebraska. on March 21, 1994. He has one sister, Tonetta and one brother, Jarvis. TJ is majoring in psychology at Nebraska.

Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD 12-13* 17-6 0-0 1 4 3 12-13* 2-8 0-0 0 0 0 12-13* 15-1 0-0 8 0 0 Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals

Huskers.com 56 D.J. Joey Pat Castillo Dedick Downey FR. • HWT • LINCOLN, NEB. FR. • 197 • BURLINGTON, WIS. FR. • 184 • BALTIMORE, MD. (LINCOLN HIGH) (EAST TROY) (OVIEDO/N. COUNTY/LOCH RAVEN/MT. ST. JOSEPH) 2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook D.J. Castillo (pronounced cast-E-yo) is an excellent Joey Dedick (pronounced DEE-dick) is a candidate to Pat Downey brings a wealth of experience to candidate to redshirt at heavyweight for the Huskers redshirt at 197 pounds in his first season at Nebraska. the Huskers by winning national tournaments this season. Castillo capped his high school career Dedick completed his high school career by winning a in addition to state championships. Downey is with a Nebraska state title at Lincoln High. state title in Wisconsin for East Troy. expected to compete for the starting spot at 184 pounds with TJ Dudley and Aaron Studebaker. Before Nebraska Before Nebraska Castillo finished his high school career by winning Dedick brings experience to the program from Before Nebraska the 2013 Class A state title at 220 pounds for Lincoln wrestling in Wisconsin at East Troy. Dedick capped his Downey spent the last two years at the Olympic High. Castillo won 120 matches over four years career with the 195-pound state title in 2013 and a Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., winning with the Links and finished third at the 2012 state record of 177-15 over four years. He also had a third- the three most prestigious national tournaments championships. He also made a state appearance place state finish, while also making it to folkstyle after sitting out his senior season of high school. in 2011 at 215 pounds. Additionally, Castillo played nationals on three occasions. In those appearances, Downey won the NHSCA Senior Nationals at 189 baseball, earning honorable-mention Super-State Dedick managed second-, third- and seventh- pounds, the USAW Junior Nationals at 171 pounds accolades as a senior. place finishes. Before his time in Wisconsin, Dedick and the FILA Junior Nationals at 184 pounds. In experienced success in Illinois by earning second place addition, he earned the silver medal at the 2012 FILA Personal at the state freestyle championships in 2010. Junior World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand. D.J. is the son of Joe Castillo and Shauna Evans and Dedick also played football as a defensive lineman Downey capped his high school career with back- has one sister, Mya. D.J. was born on Feb. 24, 1995, and running back, achieving all-conference accolades to-back state titles in Maryland. He won his first state and has not declared a major at Nebraska. on two occasions. title as a sophomore at 160 pounds for Loch Raven, capping an undefeated 35-0 season. As a junior, he Personal compiled a perfect 34-0 record en route a second Joey is the son of Joe and Sybil Dedick and has four consecutive state title, this time for North County at siblings, Gianna, Jeremy, Jackson and Grant. Joey was 171 pounds. As a freshman, Downey earned a third- born on March 14, 1995, and is majoring in business place finish at 145 pounds while wrestling at Mount administration. St. Joseph. Personal James Patrick Downey III is the son of Patrick and Tia Downey and has two sisters, Marissa and Jasmine. Pat was born on Aug. 7, 1992, and is majoring in business administration.

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Eric Mitchell Lukas Engler Maginnis Maki FR. • 174 • BEATRICE, NEB. FR. • 125 • GRAND ISLAND, NEB. FR. • 141 • WICHITA, KAN. (BEATRICE) (GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL CATHOLIC) (ANDOVER) 2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook Eric Engler is a likely candidate to redshirt at 174 Mitchell Maginnis is a candidate to redshirt at 125 Lukas Maki (pronounced Mack-KEY) will likely pounds behind All-American Robert Kokesh. Engler pounds in his first year with the Huskers. Maginnis redshirt for Nebraska at 141 pounds this season. Maki joins the Huskers after capping his high school earned three top-five state finishes at Grand Island finished his high school career with a Kansas state title career with a Nebraska state title for Beatrice. Central Catholic. while wrestling at Andover. Before Nebraska Before Nebraska Before Nebraska Engler wrestled at Beatrice, where he finished Maginnis compiled a 142-25 record as a lightweight Maki wrestled at Andover High School in Wichita, his career with the Class B state title at 195 pounds at Grand Island Central Catholic and garnered three Kan. and placed in the state top five on three in 2013. Engler finished his senior season with the top-five state finishes. In his final season, Maginnis occasions, with a career record of 156-12. Maki Orangemen by compiling a 36-3 record. He was also finished second at the state championships. He took captured the 2013 state title to go along with a fourth- a two-time conference champion and honor roll third as a junior and fifth as a sophomore. Maginnis place finish in 2012 and a fifth-place result in 2011. In student. also ran cross country in high school, earning four addition, Maki competed for Andover’s cross country letters. team for three seasons and played soccer for one Personal year. Eric is the son of Mark and Barb Engler and has Personal two sisters, Alison and Morgan. Eric was born on Mitchell is the son of Mike and Anne Maginnis and Personal Aug. 1, 1994, and is majoring in architecture. has two siblings, Kate and Nathan. Mitchell was born Lukas is the son of Jeff and Janey Maki and has four on April 19, 1995, and is majoring in nutritional health siblings, Mackenzie, Jack, Gabe and Adam. Lukas was sciences. born on Feb. 24, 1995, and is majoring in biological systems engineering.

Huskers.com 58 Destin Colton Alex McCauley McCrystal Metzler FR. • 149 • APPLE VALLEY, MINN. FR. • 133 • SERGEANT BLUFF, IOWA. FR. • 149 • TEKAMAH, NEB. (APPLE VALLEY) (SERGEANT BLUFF-LUTON) (TEKAMAH-HERMAN) 2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook 2013-14 Outlook Destin McCauley (pronounced Mick-COLLY) brings Colton McCrystal will add depth and could compete Alex Metzler is expected to redshirt during his a wealth of experience to the Huskers and will for time at 133 pounds this season. McCrystal finished first season with the Huskers at 149 pounds. Metzler compete for the starting spot at 149 pounds with his high school career with back-to-back Iowa state finished in the top five at state on four occassions at NCAA qualifier Jake Sueflohn. McCauley has won on titles at Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Tekamah-Herman. the national stage and world stage in addition to five state titles. Before Nebraska Before Nebraska McCrystal competed at Sergeant Bluff-Luton in Metzler finished his high school career at Before Nebraska Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, placing in the top two in Class 2A Tekamah-Herman as a four-time state placer, four- McCauley spent the last two years at the Olympic on four occasions. McCrystal captured the 2013 state time district champion and four-time conference Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., following a title at 132 pounds with a perfect 50-0 mark, appearing finalist with a career record of 148-22. Following high school career that included five individual state in the InterMat Top 20 during the season. He won at a fifth-place finish at 140 pounds in 2010, Metzler titles and six team state championships at Apple Valley 126 pounds as a junior following runner-up finishes at moved up to 145 pounds for his final three seasons. in Minnesota. Apple Valley was the No. 1 ranked high 112 pounds in 2011 and 103 pounds in 2010. McCrystal He notched runner-up honors in 2011 to go along school wrestling team in the nation in 2010 and 2011. finished his high school career with a 193-8 record. with a fourth-place result in 2012 and a third-place McCauley was also a Junior World Team member in finish in 2013. addition to winning the Junior National Freestyle title. Personal Off the wrestling mat, Metzler served as the At the 2012 FILA Junior Nationals, McCauley defeated Colton is the son of Jim and Leah McCrystal and has National Honor Society president and was an five opponents including two-time All-American one sister, Cristina. Colton was born on May 23, 1995, honor roll student who earned academic all-state Hunter Stieber of Ohio State in the championship and has not declared a major at Nebraska. accolades on six occasions. Metzler also played match at 66 kg. football for four years as fullback, running back and linebacker, earning first-team all-conference honors Personal and honorable mention on the all-state team. Destin is the son of Todd and Brandy McCauley and has one sister, Sierra. Destin was born on May 25, Personal 1992, and has not declared a major at Nebraska. Alex is the son of Martin and Christy Metzler and has one brother, Ben. Alex was born on Aug. 15, 1994, and has not declared a major at Nebraska.

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