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NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2020-21 WEEKLY NOTES 11 NCAA CHAMPIONS • 120 ALL-AMERICANS • 23 TOP-10 NCAA TEAM FINISHES • 63 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2021 SCHEDULE (3-1, 3-1 BIG TEN). #26 Wisconsin at #5 Nebraska MINNESOTA* Jan. 8 | Devaney Center | 8 p.m. | BTN | W, 22-14 Sunday, Jan. 31 • 2:00 p.m. (CT) Devaney Center | Lincoln, Neb. at IOWA* Jan. 15 | Iowa City, Iowa | 8:10 p.m.| BTN | L, 6-31 NORTHWESTERN* SERIES HISTORY WISCONSIN Jan. 23 | Devaney Center | 1:30 p.m. | BTN + | W, 26-10 Wisconsin leads, 9-11-2 • Dual Record: 1-2 (1-2 Big Ten) TRI-MEET MARYLAND* Last Meeting: Jan. 12, 2020 • Rankings: NWCA - 22th; Track - 26 Jan. 23 | Devaney Center | 1:30 p.m. | BTN + | W, 36-0 Madison, Wisc. • Coach: Chris Bono (Iowa State, 1997) WISCONSIN* Wisconsin won, 25-18 • Record at Wisconsin: 21-14 (3rd year) Jan. 31 | Devaney Center | 2 p.m. | BTN+ • Career Record: 124-72 at INDIANA* Feb. 9 | Bloomington, Ind. | TBA vs. MICHIGAN STATE* THE MATCHUP Feb. 9 | Bloomington, Ind. | TBA TRI-MEET vs. RUTGERS* The No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team closes its regular season home slate on Sunday, Feb. 9 | Bloomington, Ind. | TBA Jan. 31, hosting No. 26 Wisconsin at 2 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Prior to the dual, the team will pay tribute to Christian Miller, who tragically passed away in at ILLINOIS* an automobile accident on Nov. 5, 2020. Feb. 21 | Urbana-Champaign, Ill. | TBA BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Nebraska (3-1, 3-1 Big Ten) enters the dual after finishing undefeated in last March 6-7 | State College, Pa. | TBA weekend’s triangular dual against Northwestern and Maryland. Seven Huskers finished beaten on the day while five picked up their first victories of the season. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS March 18-20 | St. Louis, Mo. | TBA Wisconsin (1-2, 1-2 Big Ten) comes to Lincoln following an upset victory over Purdue -All times are Central and subject to change. at home on Jan. 24. The Badgers defeated the Boilermakers 22-14 with Eric Barnett -Home duals in RED held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. (125 pounds) generating the turning point in the dual with a victory by fall over then- *-Big Ten Conference dual ranked No. 2 Devin Schroder. -Unless otherwise noted, all team rankings on the schedule are the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll and The Huskers are 9-11-2 in the all-time series with the Badgers. As conference foes, NU individuals are the InterMat rankings. owns a 5-4 record over Wisconsin. -For ticket information, visit Huskers.com/Tickets or call 1-800-8-BIG-RED. -BTN Plus and FLO streams require a monthly fee to view; Sunday’s dual will be streamed live on BTN+ (subscription required). Additional BTN2Go requires a cable package that includes BTN. matches will be wrestled following the varsity dual. TABLE OF CONTENTS Up Next: Nebraska hits the road for a quad meet at Indiana on Feb. 6. The Huskers Schedule .................................................................... 1 will face Indiana, Rutgers and Michigan State in Bloomington, Ind. Roster/Pronunciation Guide/Media Information ....... 2 Photo Roster .............................................................. 3 Quick Facts/Notes ..................................................... 4 Scouting the Opposition ........................................... 5 Rankings .................................................................... 6 NEBRASKA’S PROJECTED LINEUP Head Coach Mark Manning/Miscellaneous ............... 7 Starters ................................................................... 8-9 125: #11 Liam Cronin • Sr. • Orange, Calif. -OR- Jeremiah Reno • Fr. • Kansas City, Mo. 2021 Individual Statistics ......................................... 10 2021 Dual Recaps .................................................... 11 133: Alex Thomsen • So. • Neola, Iowa -OR- Tucker Sjomeling • Jr. • Delano, Minn. Individual Match-by-Match Results .................... 12-17 141: #9 Chad Red Jr. • Sr. • Indianapolis, Ind. -OR- Ridge Lovett • So. • Post Falls, Idaho 149: Brock Hardy • Fr. • Brigham City, Utah 157: Caleb Licking • Sr. • Norfolk, Neb. -OR- Kevon Davenport • RFr. • Pontiac, Mich. 165: #19 Peyton Robb • So. • Owatonna, Minn. 174: #4 Mikey Labriola • Jr. • Easton, Pa. 184: #7 Taylor Venz • Sr. • Farmington, Minn. 197: #2 Eric Schultz • Sr. • Tinley Park, Ill. 285: #17 Christian Lance • Sr. • Nixa, Mo. -OR- Cale Davidson • Jr. • Wichita, Kan. *TrackWrestling rankings used for team and InterMat rankings used for individuals FOLLOW THE HUSKERS: TWITTER (@HUSKERWRESTLING) • FACEBOOK (NEBRASKAWRESTLING) • INSTAGRAM (@HUSKERWRESTLING) 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2020-21 NEBRASKA ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Weight Year Hometown (Previous Schools) Isaiah Alford* 174 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln) Silas Allred 197 Fr. Muncie, Ind. (Shenadoah) Landon Brown 285 Jr. Layton, Utah (Layton) Elise Brown Ton 165 Fr. Allen, Texas (Allen) Liam Cronin 125 Sr. Orange, Calif. (Indiana) Kevon Davenport* 149 RFr. Pontiac, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) Cale Davidson 285 Jr. Wichita, Kan. (Wyoming) Tyler Deen* 141 RFr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Buchanan) Austin Emerson** 285 So. Temperance, Mich. (Bedford) Anthony Gaona** 197 So. Olathe, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Nathan Haas 184 Fr. Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco) Brock Hardy 149 Fr. Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder) John Henrich* 165 RFr. Akron, Iowa (Akron-Westfield) Jordan Kelber** 133 So. Valentine, Neb. (Valentine) Mikey Labriola** 174 Jr. Easton, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic) Christian Lance** 285 Sr. Nixa, Mo. (Fort Hays State/Nixa) Caleb Licking*** 157 Sr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk) Ridge Lovett* 133 So. Post Falls, Idaho (Post Falls) Christian Miller** 141 Jr. Plainview, Neb. (Plainview) Daniel Monahan* 125 RFr. Princeton, N.J. (Princeton) Jevon Parrish** 133 So. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North) Chad Red Jr.*** 141 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (New Palestine) Jeremiah Reno 125 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Liberty) Peyton Robb** 157 So. Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna) Eric Schultz*** 197 Sr. Tinley Park, Ill. (Tinley Park) Dominick Serrano 133 Fr. Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) Tucker Sjomeling** 133 Jr. Delano, Minn. (Delano) Nic Stoltenberg 149 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt) Zak Taylor 285 Fr. Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward) Alex Thomsen** 125 So. Neola, Iowa (Underwood) Brandyn Van Tassell 184 Fr. Mapleton, Utah (Maple Mountain) Taylor Venz*** 184 Sr. Farmington, Minn. (Farmington) Bubba Wilson 157 RFr. Manhattan, Kan. (Manhattan) Colton Wolfe 184 Jr. Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) *-Denotes letters earned at Nebraska PRONUNCIATION GUIDE WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT ROSTER* SILAS Allred ..................................................................................................SIGH-las Name Weight Year KEVON Davenport ....................................................................................... KEY-von Liam Cronin 125 Sr. Daniel Monahan 125 RFr. Anthony GAONA ...................................................................................... GA-oh-NA Jeremiah Reno 125 Fr. Tucker SJOMELING ...........................................................................shaw-MUH-ling Alex Thomsen 125 So. Nathan HAAS .................................................................................................HAH-ss Ridge Lovett 133 So. Jevon Parrish 133 So. Tucker Sjomeling 133 Jr. Tyler Deen 141 RFr. Jordan Kelber 141 So. Christian Miller 141 Jr. COACHING STAFF Chad Red Jr. 141 Sr. Kevon Davenport 149 RFr. Head Coach: Mark Manning (Nebraska-Omaha, 1985) Brock Hardy 149 Fr. Career Record: 269-117-5 (21st season) Caleb Licking 149 Sr. Record at Nebraska: 257-96-3 (21st season) Nic Stoltenberg 149 Fr. Associate Head Coach: Bryan Snyder (11th season; Nebraska, 2002) Peyton Robb 157 So. Assistant Coach: Robert Kokesh (Second season; Nebraska, 2015) Bubba Wilson 157 RFr. Elise Brown Ton 165 Fr. Volunteer Assistant Coach: Tyler Berger (Second season; Nebraska, 2018) John Henrich 165 RFr. Athletic Trainer: Tyler Weeda (Tenth season; Coe College, 2011) Isaiah Alford 174 RFr. Strength Coach: Jon Pfeifer (Seventh season; Nebraska; 2013) Mikey Labriola 174 Jr. Nathan Haas 184 Fr. Brandyn Van Tassell 184 Fr. Taylor Venz 184 Sr. Colton Wolfe 184 Jr. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Silas Allred 197 Fr. Wrestling Contact: Emilia Frizzi Anthony Gaona 197 So. E-Mail: [email protected] Eric Schultz 197 Sr. Cell Phone: Landon Brown HWT Jr. (973)-951-9209 Cale Davidson HWT Jr. Office Phone: (402) 472-2263 Austin Emerson HWT So. Mailing Address: Nebraska Athletic Communications Christian Lance HWT Sr. One Memorial Stadium Zak Taylor HWT Fr. Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 *listed alphabetically at each weight, not by depth l 2 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING PHOTO ROSTER Isaiah Alford Silas Allred Landon Brown Elise Brown Ton Liam Cronin Kevon Davenport Caleb Davidson Tyler Deen R-Fr. • 174 Fr. • 197 Jr. • HWT Fr. • 165 Sr. • 125 Fr. • 149 Jr. • HWT RFr. • 141 Lincoln, Neb. Anderson, Ind. Layton, Utah Allen, TX Orange, Calif. Pontiac, Mich. Wichita, Kan. Albuquerque, N.M. Austin Emerson Anthony Gaona Nathan Haas Brock Hardy John Henrich Jordan Kelber Mikey Labriola Christian Lance So. • HWT So. • 197 Fr. • 185 Fr. • 149 RFr. • 165 So. • 141 Jr. • 174 Sr. • HWT Temperance, Mich. Olathe, Kan. Norwalk, Calif. Brigham City, Utah Akron, Iowa Valentine, Neb. Easton, Pa. Nixa, Mo. Caleb Licking Ridge Lovett Christian Miller Daniel Monahan Jevon Parrish Dalton Peters Chad Red Jr. Jeremiah Reno Sr. • 149 So. • 133 Jr. • 141 RFr. • 125 So. • 133 Sr. • 165 Sr. • 141 Fr. • 125 Norfolk, Neb. Post Falls, Idaho Plainview, Neb. Princeton, N.J. Olathe, Kan. Salina, Kan. Indianapolis, Ind. Kansas City, Mo. Peyton Robb Eric Schultz Dominick