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Nebraska Wrestling - Weekly Notes (Nov. 16, 2010) NEBRASKA 2010-11 WRESTLING No. 20 Pittsburgh • Sunday, Nov. 21, • 9 a.m. • Columbus, Ohio No. 11 Ohio State • Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 • 12:30 p.m. • Columbus, Ohio 2010-11 Schedule Date OpponentTime/Result No. 16 Huskers Open 100th Season at Buckeye Duals Nov. 21 Pittsburgh% 9 a.m. Nov. 21 Ohio State% 12:30 p.m. No. 16 Nebraska (0-0) vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh (0-2) Nov. 27 Bucknell Noon St. John Arena (13,276) • Columbus, Ohio • Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 • 9 a.m. Nov. 27 South Dakota State 2 p.m. Series History: NU leads, 2-0 Dec. 3 Northern Colorado 8 p.m. Last Meeting: NU won, 25-13, on Dec. 4, 1996, in Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 4 Wyoming 8 p.m. Live Stats: http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/results/ColScorebook/ Dec. 9 Minnesota 7 p.m. LiveCvgMeets.aspx Dec. 11 Oregon State 7 p.m. No. 16 Nebraska (0-0) vs. No. 11 Ohio State (0-0) Dec. 29-30 Midlands Wrestling Championships# All Day St. John Arena (13,276) • Columbus, Ohio • Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010 • 12:30 p.m. Jan. 15 Brown$ TBA Series History: NU leads, 5-1 Jan. 15 Stanford$ TBA Jan. 15 Utah Valley$ TBA Last Meeting: NU won, 20-19, on Dec. 9, 2000, in Lincoln, Neb. Jan. 21 Wisconsin 7 p.m. Live Stats: http://www.nwcaonline.com Jan. 23 Northern Iowa 1 p.m. Video (subscription required): http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com Jan. 28 Oklahoma* 7 p.m. The 16th-ranked Nebraska Wrestling team is set kick off the 2010-11 dual season this Sunday against a pair Jan. 30 Missouri* 1 p.m. of nationally ranked opponents when they travel to Columbus, Ohio, to compete in the Buckeye Duals hosted Feb. 4 Arizona State 7 p.m. Feb. 6 Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. by Ohio State University. The Huskers will open the season with a dual against the No. 20 Pittsburgh Panthers Feb. 12 North Carolina 11 a.m. from the Eastern Wrestling League at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 21, before battling Big Ten Foe No. 11 Ohio State Feb. 12 Duke 6 p.m. later in the day at 12:30 p.m. Live stats will be available to follow the action for both matches at www.nwcaonline. Feb. 20 Iowa State* 2 p.m. com. Nebraska’s match against Ohio State will also be streamed live on-line at www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com. A March 5 Big 12 Championships^ All Day subscription is required. March 17-19 NCAA Championships& All Day The Huskers are coming off a 9-11 season a year ago and a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Times are Central: Home matches in Bold *-Big 12 Omaha. Nebraska welcomes back four NCAA qualifiers from last year’s squad, led by fifth-year senior Jordan Conference match; %-Buckeye Duals, Columbus, Burroughs. Burroughs, who is the team’s only All-American, returns to the Huskers after missing the majority of last Ohio; #-Evanston, Ill.; $Grand Prairie, Texas; ^-Ames, season with a knee injury suffered early in the season. The Sicklerville, N.J., native is the school’s only undefeated Iowa; &-Philadelphia, Pa. national champion after going 35-0 in 2008-09 en route to the 157-pound title. Ranked at No. 2 in the 165-pound weight class behind defending national champion Andrew Howe of Wisconsin, Burroughs will try to become the Nebraska’s first-ever two-time individual national champion in 2010-11. HUSKERS.COM Nebraska also returns NCAA qualifiers Tucker Lane, Mike Koehnlein and Josh Ihnen. Lane will make a run at All-American status after qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in his first two seasons as a Husker. Last season, Media Information Lane went 23-12 overall while winning one match at the NCAA Championships. Both Koehnlein and Ihnen had Wrestling Contact: Scott Pulverenti immediate impacts in their first years in the program, each having advanced to the NCAA Championships. Koehnlein, Email: [email protected] a junior college transfer from West Minster, Calif., will look to build off his 18 victories last season, while Ihnen is Office Phone: (402) 472-0684 returning after coming one match short of reaching All-American status last year. The 184-pound sophomore won Cell Phone: (402) 850-3594 three matches as last year’s NCAA Tournament and 19 matches overall. Ihnen will enter the season ranked at No. Fax: (402) 472-2005 10 in his weight class, while Lane checks in a No. 7 in the heavyweight division. Nebraska Wrestling Probable Starters Wt. Name Rank W-L Dual Pins TF MD Worth Noting 125 David Klingsheim NR/NR/NR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Started at 125 pounds as a true freshman where he won 15 matches. 133 Ridge Kiley NR/NR/NR 5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Captured the 133-pound title at the Harold Nichols Classic last weekend. 141 Mike Koehnlein NR/NR/NR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Qualified for the NCAA tournament in his first year as a Husker. 149 Chris Hacker NR/NR/NR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Racked up 12 wins last season before being injured. Ross Grande NR/NR/NR 7-2 0-0 0 0 0 After not winning a match last season, Grande has won seven so far this season. 157 Tyler Koehn NR/NR/NR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wrestled at both 157 and 165 as a freshman where he won 16 matches. Cody Compton NR/NR/NR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Won 13 matches as a freshman and recorded five major decision victories. 165 Jordan Burroughs 2/2/2 5-0 0-0 0 0 0 Looking to become school’s first two-time national champion. 174 Caleb Kolb NR/NR/NR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Recorded a 27-5 record in his redshirt season. Jerad Gubbels NR/NR/NR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Won 18 matches as a redshirt freshman, including two pins and six major decisions. 184 Josh Ihnen 10/15/9 6-1 0-0 0 0 0 Came one match short of reaching All-American status last season. 197 Andy Johnson NR/NR/NR 9-2 0-0 0 0 0 Returns to the Nebraska after not competing for the Huskers in 2009-10. Hwt. Tucker Lane 7/11/7 8-0 0-0 0 0 0 Has an 8-0 record so far this year with two tournament titles. Head Coach: Mark Manning, 135-56-3, 10 years; 158-80-5, 13 years Assistant Coach: Tony Ersland (fifth season) Assistant Coach: Bryan Snyder (first season) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Powell (second season) Volunteer Coach: Brandon Browne (second season) Administrative Assistant: Craig Brester (first season) Rankings: InterMat/WIN Magazine/Amateur Wrestling News; InterMat as of Nov. 16; WIN Magazine as of Nov. 1; Amateur Wrestling News as of Oct. 27 10 National Champions - 88 All-Americans - 18 Top-10 NCAA Finishes 2010 Big 12 Championship - March 6, 2010 Seven Conference Championships - 603 All-Time Dual Wins 2010-11 Nebraska Wrestling Nebraska Wrestling Quick Facts Scouting the Pittsburgh Panthers General Information The No. 20 Pittsburgh Panthers have stumbled a bit out of the gate this season, dropping two tough matches to Location ................................................... Lincoln, Neb. nationally ranked opponents. The Panthers dropped their first match of the season to No. 14 Lehigh, 29-7, before Enrollment .......................................................... 23,573 falling to No. 18 Michigan, 17-15. The defending Eastern Wreslting League conference champions, Pitt returns Population ........................................................ 251,001 six NCAA qualifiers from a team that went 17-1-1 a year ago. The Panthers are well represented in the rankings Founded ................................................................ 1869 with five wrestlers ranked in the top 20 of their respective weight classes. Leading the pack is sophomore Tyler Nickname ................................Cornhuskers or Huskers Nauman, who is ranked as the No. 3 wrestler in the 141 pound division. The All-American finished last season with Colors ..............................................Scarlet and Cream a 37-5 record and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Tournament. Pittsburgh is coached by Rande Stottlemyer. Conference ......................................................... Big 12 Chancellor ....................................Harvey Perlman, J.D. Husker History vs. Pittsburgh Institutional Rep ........................ Josephine Pututo, J.D. Sunday will be Nebraska’s first dual against Pitt since the 1996-97 season, when the Huskers defeated the Athletic Director........................................Tom Osborne Panthers, 25-13, in Lincoln, Neb. The Huskers lead the all-time series, 2-0-1. Team Information Scouting the Ohio State Buckeyes Home Facility ........................................... NU Coliseum The Ohio State Buckeyes enter the season after an impressive 2009-10 campaign that saw them go 18-2 and Capacity ............................................................... 4,030 Head Coach ............................................Mark Manning 7-1 in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes lost four-time All-American Lance Palmer from last year’s squad, Office Phone .........................................(402) 472-6470 but return four NCAA qualifiers and one All-American for this season. The Buckeyes have four wrestlers ranked Alma Mater, Year ...................Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha inside the top 15 of their respective weight divisions, including No. 4 Colt Sponseller (157), No. 5 Logan Stieber School Record (Yrs) .......................135-56-3 (10 Years) (125), No. 14 Ian Paddock (133) and No. 14 Cody Magrum (197). The Buckeyes are coached by Tom Ryan. Career Record (Yrs) .......................158-80-5 (13 Years) Asst. Coaches ...........................................Tony Ersland Husker History vs. Ohio State .................................................................Bryan Snyder Sunday will be Nebraska’s first dual against Ohio State since the 2000-01 season, when the Huskers defeated the Strength and Conditioning Coach ...........