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Nebraska Wrestling - Weekly Notes (Nov. 9, 2011) NEBRASKA 2011-12 WRESTLING 2011-12 Schedule No. 7 Huskers Set to Battle Hawkeyes Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 10 at Bucknell W, 28-9 Nov. 12 vs. #24 Kent State% W, 19-17 No. 7 Nebraska (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 2 Iowa (7-1, 2-0 Big Ten) Nov. 12 vs. North Carolina% W, 20-16 NU Coliseum (4,030) • Lincoln, Neb. • Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 • 7 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. Navy% W, 27-6 Dec. 2-3 Las Vegas Invitational 4th, 106 pts. Series History: NU trails, 8-21-2 Dec. 10 #14 Wyoming W, 19-15 Last Meeting: NU lost, 33-3, on Jan. 9, 2010 in Cedar Falls, Iowa Dec. 17 at South Dakota State W, 37-3 Dec. 18 at North Dakota State W, 31-6 Video: Big Ten Network (tape delay - 9 p.m. CT) Dec. 29 vs. Boise State# W, 34-3 Live Stats: www.huskers.com Dec. 29 at Arizona State# W, 42-0 *Before the Huskers’ dual, Nebraska high school programs Kearney and Madison will face off at 5 p.m. Jan. 6 #6 Ohio State* W, 18-16 Jan. 13 Iowa* 7 p.m. * “Red Out” the Coliseum: Fans are encouraged to wear red on Friday as we try to “Red Out” the NU Coliseum. The first Jan. 20 at Indiana* 6 p.m. 100 students in attendance will receive a free red Nebraska wrestling T-shirt at the door. Students must show a valid Jan. 22 Purdue* 1 p.m. student ID in order to receive a shirt. Jan. 27 at Michigan State* 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at Wisconsin* 1 p.m. Fresh off its home upset over No. 6 Ohio State last Friday, the No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team returns to action Feb. 3 Penn State* 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Minnesota* Noon on Friday, Jan. 13, when it hosts the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes at the NU Coliseum at 7 p.m. The Huskers own a perfect Feb. 11-12 National Duals^ TBA 10-0 record on the season and are 1-0 in Big Ten duals, while Iowa enters the dual with a 7-1 mark and is 2-0 in Feb. 18-19 Final Four National Duals TBA conference matches. The Huskers are off to their best start in school history after winning their first 10 duals and Feb. 19 Northern Iowa TBA March 3-4 Big Ten Championships@ All Day will look to tie the school record for most consecutive dual wins in a season (11), which was set in 1982-83. Fans March 15-17 NCAA Championships$ All Day are encouraged to wear red on Friday as we try to “Red Out” the Coliseum. The first 100 students in attendance will receive a free red Nebraska wrestling T-shirt at the door. Students must show a valid student ID upon entry. Times are Central: Home matches in Bold *-Big Like last Friday’s dual, a match between two Nebraska high school programs will take place before the Huskers Ten Conference match; %-Wrestle for a Cure Duals, take the mat. Kearney High School and Madison High School will dual before the Huskers starting at 5 p.m. Tickets Harrisburg, Pa.; #-ASU Duals, Tempe, Ariz.; ^Stillwater, Okla. @-West Lafayette, Ind.; $-St. Louis, Mo. for the special event are $10 and can be bought at the door or by calling 1-800-8BIGRED. Friday’s match can be seen on the Big Ten Network on tape delay, beginning at 9 p.m. following the dual. Tim Media Information Johnson and Jim Gibbons will break down the action in the Huskers’ first appearance on the Big Ten Network this Wrestling Contact: Scott Pulverenti season. Fans can also follow live stats for Friday’s dual at Huskers.com. Email: [email protected] Coming off its upset of over Ohio State last week, the Huskers catapulted seven spots to No. 7 in the latest Office Phone: (402) 472-7873 NWCA poll, which was released on Tuesday, Jan. 10. In their win over the Buckeyes, the Huskers got several Cell Phone: (402) 850-3584 key victories throughout the lineup, including true freshman Jake Sueflohn’s upset of No. 6 Hunter Stieber at 141 Fax: (402) 472-2005 pounds. After giving up an early takedown, Sueflohn exploded with 10 unanswered points and won the match by major decision, 10-2, to set the tone for the rest of the dual. HUSKERS.COM Along with Sueflohn, the Huskers have received major contributions from three freshmen in the lineup. True freshman James Green leads the team in victories at 157 pounds with a 20-3 overall record and team-high seven Follow Nebraska Wrestling Online at: major decisions. Redshirt freshman Robert Kokesh has been dominant at 165 pounds en route to his 18-2 overall www.twitter.com/HuskerWrestling record, with 14 of those victories coming in bonus-point fashion. At 149 pounds, redshirt freshman Brandon Wilbourn www.facebook.com/NebraskaWrestling is 9-5 and has won five straight matches before falling in overtime to Cam Tessari of Ohio State. Nebraska Wrestling Probable Starters Iowa Wrestling Probable Starters Wt. Name Rank W-L Dual Big Ten Pins TF MD Wt. Name Rank W-L Dual Big Ten Pins TF MD 125 Shawn Nagel NR/NR/NR 5-11 3-7 0-1 1 1 0 125 Matt McDonough 2/1/2 17-1 7-1 1-1 8 0 5 133 Ridge Kiley 18/18/20 11-6 7-3 0-1 0 0 2 133 Tony Ramos 2/3/1 17-1 8-0 2-0 4 5 4 141 Jake Sueflohn 6/6/6 16-3 9-1 1-0 2 1 5 141 Montell Marion 3/4/5 15-1 7-0 1-0 2 0 6 149 Brandon Wilbourn NR/NR/NR 9-5 6-3 0-1 1 0 2 149 Mark Ballweg NR/NR/NR 8-3 1-1 0-1 2 0 2 157 James Green 10/10/9 20-3 7-2 1-0 1 1 7 Mike Kelly NR/NR.NR 11-4 0-2 0-1 2 0 1 165 Robert Kokesh 3/4/4 18-2 10-0 1-0 7 1 6 157 Nick Moore NR/NR/NR 10-4 1-1 1-0 4 3 0 174 Tyler Koehn 20/NR/NR 13-5 7-2 0-1 0 0 2 165 Mike Evans 9/12/14 16-2 7-1 2-0 5 2 3 Caleb Kolb NR/NR/NR 1-0 1-0 0-0 0 0 1 174 Ethen Lofthouse 11/6/6 12-4 5-2 1-0 4 2 1 184 Josh Ihnen 7/7/8 14-2 9-1 1-0 0 1 4 184 Jeremy Fahler NR/NR 8-4 3-1 1-1 0 0 4 197 James Nakashima NR/NR/NR 12-5 9-1 0-1 0 1 5 Vinnie Wagner NR/NR/20 5-4 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 Hwt. Tucker Lane 9/9/9 16-2 9-1 1-0 1 1 3 197 Grant Gambrall 19/17/15 6-3 2-1 0-0 0 0 1 Tomas Lira NR/NR/NR 8-6 2-3 0-2 4 1 1 Head Coach: Mark Manning, 159-61-3, 11 years; 182-85-5, 14 years Hwt. Bobby Telford 8/6/7 14-2 6-1 1-0 5 1 2 Assistant Coach: Tony Ersland (sixth season) Assistant Coach: Bryan Snyder (second season) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Powell Head Coach: Tom Brands, 104-7-1, sixth season; 121-27-1, eighth season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brandon Browne; Administrative Assistant: Craig Brester Associate Head Coach: Terry Brands; Interim Assistant Coach: Mike Zadick Rankings: InterMat (Jan. 10)/WIN Magazine (Jan. 9)/Amateur Wrestling News (Jan. 10) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kurt Backes Rankings: InterMat (Jan. 10)/WIN Magazine (Jan. 9)/Amateur Wrestling News (Jan. 10) TOUGH. TOGETHER. 2011-12 Nebraska Wrestling Quick Facts Last Time Out: Huskers Upset No. 6 Ohio State General Information Behind a trio of bonus-point victories, the Nebraska wrestling team upset the Ohio State Buckeyes, 18-16, on Location .......................................................Lincoln, Neb. Friday, Jan. 6, in its Big Ten opener. The Huskers won their school-record 10th straight dual to open the season, Enrollment .............................................................24,610 while giving the Buckeyes their first loss on the year to drop their record to 7-1. Population ............................................................258,379 Wrestling in front of 1,451 fans at the NU Coliseum, NU beat its first top 10 opponent since defeating No. 6 Founded ...................................................................1869 Missouri on Jan. 21, 2009. Nebraska got three key bonus-point wins on the night, including one from true freshman Nickname ...................................Cornhuskers or Huskers Jake Sueflohn (141), who upset No. 6 Hunter Stieber (OSU) by major decision, 10-2. After an early takedown by Colors .................................................Scarlet and Cream Stieber, No. 7 Sueflohn responded with 10 unanswered points, including a 3-point nearfall with 58 seconds left to Conference ...........................................................Big Ten put the Buckeye away. Chancellor ......................................Harvey Perlman, J.D. Sueflohn has defeated five ranked opponents this season and owns an overall record of 16-3. Institutional Rep ............................Josephine Pututo, J.D. Senior Tucker Lane (Hwt) got the Huskers started with his dominating win over No. 17 Peter Capone to open Athletic Director .......................................... Tom Osborne the match. Lane gained a 3-1 advantage going into the third period and was able to keep Capone in the bottom position for final two minutes of action.