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2013-14 Huskers 41 2013-14 Nebraska Wrestling Media Guide 2013-14 Nebraska Wrestling 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 at 174 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.