Nebraska - Weekly Notes (Nov. 16, 2010) NEBRASKA 2010-11 WRESTLING No. 20 Pittsburgh • Sunday, Nov. 21, • 9 a.m. • Columbus, 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 . 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 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 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 . 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...... Jason Powell Buckeyes, 20-19, in Lincoln, Neb. The Huskers lead the all-time series, 5-0-1 Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Brandon Browne Administrative Assistant...... Craig Brester Wrestling Office Secretary...... Ellen Shutts Wrestling Office Phone...... (402) 472-9430 Wrestling Office Fax...... (402) 472-2272 2010-11 Statistics Record Dual Pts. Dual TD Pins 2009-10 Season Information Wt. Name Overall Dual NU/Opp NU/Opp W/L TF MD QP 2009-10 Dual Record...... 9-11-0 125 David Klingsheim 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 2009-10 Big 12 Finish...... 0-4 (5th, 32 points) 133 Ridge Kiley 5-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 2008-09 NCAA Finish...... t-12th (39.5 points) 141 Mike Koehnlein 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 149 Chris Hacker 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Starters Returning/Lost...... 8/2 Ross Grande 7-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 2 0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 12/6 157 Tyler Koehn 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost...... 3/2 Cody Compton 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 All-Americans Returning/Lost...... 1/2 165 Jordan Burroughs 5-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 1 0 Top Returners...... Jordan Burroughs, Sr., 165 174 Caleb Kolb 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 ...... Tucker Lane Jr., HWT Jerad Gubbels 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 ...... Josh Ihnen, So., 184 184 Josh Ihnen 6-1 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 1 0 ...... Mike Koehnlein, Sr., 141 197 Andy Johnson 9-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0 1 2:15 Hwt. Tucker Lane 8-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0 0 1:37 Top Redshirts...... Caleb Kolb, RFr., 174 Non-Starters ...... Cody Compton, RFr., 157 125 Michael Duaterive 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 ...... Jerad Gubbels, RFr., 174 125 Ryne Harris 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 125 Shawn Nagel 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Media Relations Information 133 C.J. Napier 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Wrestling Contact...... Scott Pulverenti 133 Keith Surber 2-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 2:11 Office Phone...... (402) 472-0694 141 Greg Amos 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 141 Luis DeAnda 2-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Cell Phone...... (402) 850-3584 141 Skylar Galloway 0-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Media Relations Fax...... (402) 472-2005 141 Blake Meeks 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 E-mail...... [email protected] 141 Ryan Pohlman 0-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Website...... Huskers.com 141 Chad Stroh 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 149 Dustin Payne 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 149 John Svoboda 2-1 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 157 Michael Klinginsmith 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 157 Cody Magrew 4-3 0-0 0/0 0/0 4/0 0 0 :26 157 Brandon Wilbourn 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 165 Robert Kokesh 4-1 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 174 Joe Pittman 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 184 Spencer Johnson 3-1 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 184 James Nakashima 4-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 197 Matt Dwyer 4-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 197 Livingston Lukow 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 197 Dustin Pond 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Hwt. Hadley Cooksley 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 Hwt. Alex Thomas 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0

Nebraska vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh/at No. 11 Ohio State - Nov. 21, 2010 Nebraska Wrestling - Weekly Notes (Nov. 18, 2010)

Last Time Out: Huskers Garner Four Titles Over Weekend 2011 Big 12 Championship Information The Nebraska wrestling team won three individual titles at two separate tournaments on Saturday, Nov. 13, Date: Saturday, March 5, 2010 which also included senior 165-pounder Jordan Burroughs. The Huskers sent wrestlers to both the Cowboy Open Location: Ames, Iowa in Laramie, Wyo., and the Harold Nichols Classic in Ames, Iowa. Burroughs, Tucker Lane, Ridge Kiley, and James Host: Iowa State Nakashima all captured first-place finishes, while seven other Huskers finished in the top six of their brackets. In his return, Burroughs notched two victories by pin, a technical fall, and a major decision en route to the 165-pound title. Also winning his bracket at the Harold Nichols Open was sophomore Ridge Kiley. A 133-pounder, Kiley finished the tournament by defeating his last four opponents by decision, including Big 12-foe Derek Geiges (Oklahoma) in the second round. Kiley took down Ryan Jauch (Northern Iowa), 3-2, in the finals. Also placing for the Huskers at the Harold Nichols Open were redshirt freshman Ross Grande (fourth, 149), 2011 NCAA Championship Information freshman Dakota Magrew (sixth, 157), freshman Robert Kokesh (second, 165), sophomore Josh Ihnen (third, 184), Date: March 17-19, 2011 freshman Spencer Johnson (second, 184), senior Andy Johnson (third, 197) and freshman Matt Dwyer (fourth, Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 197) Host: Rider At the Cowboy open, senior Tucker Lane won his second title of the season by winning all four of his matches by decision. The junior improved his record to 8-0 on the season after capturing the heavyweight title at the Williamson/ Daktronics Open last weekend. Nakashima was just as dominant as his fellow Husker, winning by technical fall over his first opponent, Justin Grosse (Mesa State College), 19-3, in the first round of the 184-pound bracket. The senior then defeated Eric Brennan (Northern Colorado) and Kazden Ikehara (Air Force) in the next two rounds to set up a match against Adam Carey (CSU-Pueblo) in the finals. Nakashima was able to escape the match with a 6-4 overtime victory to take the title.

Huskers Gear Up for Regular Season with Wrestle-Offs The Nebraska wrestling team kicked off the 2010-11 season at the annual Red-White Wrestle-Offs on Friday, Nov. 5, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers welcomed over 200 wrestling coaches from the region, as the Wrestle-Offs were held in conjunction with the 2010 Fall Coaches Clinic. The Wrestle-Offs marked the return of senior Jordan Burroughs, who missed the majority of last season with a Nebraska Wrestling Fans knee injury. The Sicklerville, N.J. native was dominant in his return going 2-0, while recording a fall (2:56) in his first match against Jerad Gubbels. In his second match, Burroughs defeated freshman Robert Kokesh by a 10-4 decision to finish his night. Burroughs, now a 165-pounder, is the school’s only undefeated national champion after finishing the 2008-09 season with a 35-0 record. Mike Koehnlein, a 141-pound senior, also won both of his matches on the night defeating Blake Meeks, 4-0, after he opened the night with a 11-2 major decision victory over freshman Chad Stroh. Koehnlein is one of the www.twitter.com/HuskerWrestling Huskers’ four returning national qualifiers after making the NCAA Tournament a season ago. True freshman Cody Magrew was impressive in his Nebraska debut, taking down redshirt freshman Mike

National Rankings InterMat WIN Magazine NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll (released on Nov. 16, 2010) (released on Nov. 1, 2010) (released on Nov. 16, 2010) School Previous School Previous School Previous 1. Cornell 1 1. Cornell 1 1. Cornell 1 2. Boise State 2 2. Oklahoma State* 2 2. Oklahoma State* 3 3. Oklahoma State* 3 3. Boise State 3 3. Minnesota* 4 4. Wisconsin* 4 4. Minnesota* 4 4. Wisconsin* 5 5. Minnesota* 6 5. Wisconsin* 5 5. Boise State 2 6. Central Michigan 5 6. Oklahoma* 6 6. Penn State 6 7. Iowa 8 7. Penn State 7 7. Iowa 7 8. Penn State 7 8. Central Michigan 8 8. Oklahoma* 8 9. Oklahoma* 9 9. Illinois 9 9. Central Michigan 9 10. Illinois 12 10. Ohio State* 10 10. Illinois 10 11. Ohio State* 16 11. Iowa 11 11. Missouri* 11 12. Wyoming* 19 12. Missouri* 12 12. Ohio State* 12 13. Lehigh 17 13. Pittsburgh* 13 13. Lehigh 15 14. Arizona State* 11 13. Purdue 14 14. Nebraska 13 15. Missouri* 15 15. Edinboro 15 15. Virginia Tech 17 16. Nebraska 10 16. Michigan 16 16. Michigan 18 17. Northwestern 18 16 Northwestern 17 17. Oregon State* 22 18. Kent State 14 18 Arizona State* 18 18 Arizona State* 16 19. Virginia Tech NR 19. Kent State 19 19. Iowa State* 19 20. Pittsburgh* 24 19. Lehigh 20 20. Pittsburgh* 14 21. American 21 19. Virginia 21 21. Northwestern 20 22. Virginia 22 22 North Carolina State 22 22. Purdue 21 23. Iowa State* NR 23. Binghamton 23 23. Virginia 24 24. North Carolina State 25 24. Wyoming* 25 24. Rutgers 23 25. Rutgers 23 25. Nebraska NR 25. Cal Poly 25 *-2009-10 Husker Dual Opponent

Nebraska vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh/at No. 11 Ohio State - Nov. 21, 2010 2010-11 Nebraska Wrestling

Head Coach Mark Manning Klinginsmith twice on the night. In their second match of the night, the 157-pound Magrew was able to escape with With 100 years of history, a 5-3 overtime win to collect his second win. Nebraska wrestling is one of the most storied programs in Four-Time All-American Snyder Returns as Assistant Coach the ranks. Head Coach Mark Manning The Nebraska wrestling team announced this offseason the return and addition of one of the most decorated has taken the Huskers to new student-athletes in program history, as Bryan Snyder was named an assistant coach for the Huskers Over the heights in his tenure and has summer, established himself as one of The only four-time All-American and four-time conference champion in school history, Snyder comes back to the top wrestling coaches in the the Husker wrestling program in its 100th anniversary season. The Easton, Pa., native spent last year as the head nation. assistant coach at Arizona State and helped guide five Sun Devils to the 2010 NCAA Championships in Omaha. The NU record book is a testament to Manning’s accomplishments in Lincoln. Snyder began his coaching experience as an assistant at Harvard in 2002-03, while returning to the Husker wrestling In his 10 years at the helm, he has coached 33 of program as a graduate assistant coach for two seasons (2003-04 and 2004-05), as NU went 38-5-1 in duals and Nebraska’s 88 All-Americans. He has led the Huskers finished fifth at the 2004 NCAA Championships. to five top-eight finishes at the NCAA Championships, As a wrestler, Snyder ranks No. 1 on Nebraska’s all-time winning percentage chart (.925), compiling a 136-11 compared to just eight for the 14 NU coaches before record from 1999-2002. He claimed All-America accolades and a Big 12 championship all four years, while finishing him. He is the winningest coach in Husker history with as the NCAA runner-up at 157 pounds in 2001 and 2002. He amassed over 30 wins per season three times, a dual-winning percentage of .704 and a record of 135-56-3 at NU. He won back-to-back Big 12 Coach- including his 43-3 record as a sophomore that stands as the second-best single-season mark in school history. A of-the-Year awards (2008 and 2009) after guiding four-time NWCA All-Academic selection, Snyder was named the 2002 Nebraska Male Student-Athlete of the Year Nebraska to a share of the conference crown in 2009 and graduated with a double major in Sociology and Communication Studies. and a runner-up finish in 2008. NU went on to finish fourth at the NCAA Championships both seasons with Brester, Brown Joing NU Coaching Staff nine Huskers earning All-America honors and Jordan Two recent NU All-Americans will add further experience and knowledge to the Husker wrestling coaching staff Burroughs capturing the 157-pound national title with a perfect 35-0 record. as Nebraska announced the additions of volunteer assistant Brandon Browne and administrative assistant Craig In addition to their success on the mat, Husker Brester. Along with coach Bryan Snyder, the three new hires combined to win 87 percent of their matches and earn wrestlers under Manning have earned 35 academic eight All-America honors during their Husker careers. All-Big 12 selections (3 1/2 awards per year), including Browne will be in his second year with the Huskers after serving as the team’s club coach last year. A native of current student-athletes Tucker Lane and Josh Ihnen. Plattsmouth, Neb., Browne won back-to-back Big 12 championships at 174 pounds in 2008 and 2009. The pair, in addition to 2010 seniors Craig Brester and Brester will be the most recent face on the NU staff and serve the role of administrative assistant. The Howells, Stephen Dwyer, were all named to the 2010 NWCA All-Academic Team, as Nebraska turned in the third Neb., native finished his career this past March with his second-straight NCAA runner-up finish at 197 pounds. highest team grade-point average (3.2824). Through four years, Brester produced a 109-21 record and ranks with the eight-best winning percentage (.838) in Manning’s beliefs and values in developing student- school history. athletes is evident right outside his office, where former Husker All-Americans Bryan Snyder, Jason Powell, Record Watch Craig Brester and Brandon Browne are members of the NU coaching staff. During their time under Manning, Top 10 Career Win-Loss Percentages Top 10 Career Dual Win-Loss Percentages Snyder and Brester were each named the Nebraska (50-match minimum) (30-match minimum) Male Student-Athlete of the Year. Wrestler Record Pct. Wrestler Record Pct. 1. Mike Nissen (1960-63) 36-0-0 1.000 Manning's Career Record 1. Bryan Snyder (1998-02) 136-11-0 .925 Year School Dual NCAA 2. Mike Nissen (1960-63) 48-5-0 .906 2. Bryan Snyder (1998-02) 69-4-0 .945 97-98 Northern Iowa 5-9 T-30th 3. Tolly Thompson (1993-97) 157-21-0 .882 3. Herb Reese (1948-51) 29-2-1 .922 98-99 Northern Iowa 8-10 17th 4. Bill Scherr (1980-84) 133-18-0 .881 4. Gary Albright (1981-86) 58-4-3 .915 99-00 Northern Iowa 10-5-2 11th 5. Johnnie Selmon (1980-82) 46-7-1 .861 5. Bill Scherr (1980-84) 71-9-0 .888 00-01 Nebraska 11-6 8th 6. Gary Albright (1981-86) 112-19-4 .844 6. Brad Vering (1997-01) 62-8-0 .886 01-02 Nebraska 8-9 8th 7. Brandon Browne (2005-09) 79-15-0 .840 7. Erik Josephson (1995-96) 30-4-0 .882 02-03 Nebraska 16-7 13th 8. Craig Brester (2006-10) 109-21-0 .838 8. Tolly Thompson (1993-97) 62-9-0 .873 03-04 Nebraska 19-3 5th 9. Frank Velazquez (1993-94) 49-10-0 .830 9. Craig Brester (2006-10) 63-10-0 .863 04-05 Nebraska 19-2-1 T-19th 10. Jordan Burroughs (2006-present) 97-20-0 .829 10. Johnnie Selmon (1980-82) 26-4-1 .855 05-06 Nebraska 12-5 16th Jordan Burroughs (2006-present) 43-8-0 .843 06-07 Nebraska 10-7-1 16th 07-08 Nebraska 14-3-0 4th Top 10 Career Wins Top 10 Career Dual Wins 08-09 Nebraska 17-3-1 4th Wrestler Record Wrestler Record 09-10 Nebraska 9-11-0T T-12th 1. Tolly Thompson (1993-97) 157-21-0 1. Bill Scherr (1980-84) 71-9-0 Career 13 Years 158-80-5 2. Bryan Snyder (1998-02) 136-11-0 2. Bryan Snyder (1998-02) 69-4-0 Career Accomplishments 3. Bill Scherr (1980-84) 133-18-0 3. Craig Brester (2006-10) 63-10-0 • 2008 and 2009 Big 12 Coach of the Year 4. Brad Vering (1997-01) 124-26-0 3. Jacob Klein (2002-06) 63-17-0 • 158-80-5 Career Dual Record (13 seasons) 5. Jason Kelber (1987-91) 123-30-0 5. Tolly Thompson (1993-97) 62-9-0 • 135-56-3 Dual Record at NU (10 seasons) 6. Corey Olson (1989-93) 115-28-0 5. Brad Vering (1997-01) 62-9-0 • Five Top-10 NCAA Finishes at Nebraska 7. Jeff Coltvet (1984-89) 113-48-4 7. Jason Powell (2000-04) 60-11-0 • Coached 31 All-Americans as Head Coach 7. Ryan Tobin (1994-98) 113-50-0 8. Jason Kelber (1987-91) 59-13-0 • Led Four Wrestlers to NCAA titles 9. Gary Albright (1981-86) 112-19-4 9. Gary Albright (1981-86) 58-4-3 • Coach, U.S. Freestyle Team, 2009 World Championships 10. Craig Brester (2006-10) 109-21-0 9. Jeff Coltvet (1984-89) 58-16-4 • Assistant Coach, U.S. Olympic Team, 2000, 1996 10. Jason Powell (2000-04) 109-24-0 Jordan Burroughs (2006-present) 43-8-0 • National Development Coach, USA Wrestling, 1993 10. Jim Scherr (1980-84) 109-25-4 • Head Coach, U.S. Olympic Festival, 1991, 1993, 1995 10. Brad Canoyer (1994-98) 109-43-0 Jordan Burroughs (2006-present) 97-20-0 Athletic Accomplishments • Silver Medal, 1989 Pan American Games • Two-Time NCAA Division II National Champion, 150 pounds (1983, 1985) • Three-Time All-American • Member NCAA Division II Hall of Fame • 121-23 Career Record, Nebraska-Omaha • Member U.S. Freestyle Team, 1986-89

No. 16 Nebraska vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh/at No. 11 Ohio State - Nov. 21, 2010