Nebraska Wrestling

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

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

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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 Serrano Tucker Sjomeling Nic Stoltenberg Zak Taylor Alex Thomsen Brandyn Van Tassel So. • 157 Sr. • 197 Fr. • 133 Jr. • 133 Fr. • 149 Fr. • HWT RFr. • 125 Fr. • 184 Owatonna, Minn. Tinley Park, Ill. Windsor, Colo. Delano, Minn. Omaha, Neb. Lakewood, Ohio Neola, Iowa Mapleton, Utah

Taylor Venz Bubba Wilson Colton Wolfe Jr. • 184 Fr. • 157 So. • 184 Farmington, Minn. Manhattan, Kansas Columbus, Neb.

Mark Manning Bryan Snyder Robert Kokesh Tyler Berger Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant 21st Season 11th Season Second Season Second Season

l 3 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING QUICK FACTS BACK POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION QUICK NOTES Location...... Lincoln, Neb. • Nebraska’s 36 points against Maryland (Jan. 23) is the most points scored in a dual by the Population...... 287,401 Founded...... 1869 Huskers since defeating Nebraska-Kearney 47-1 on Nov. 7, 2019. It is the most points scored Enrollment...... 25,332 against a Big Ten opponent since earning 36 points against the Terrapins in a 36-6 victory on Facility...... Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976) Jan. 18, 2019. Capacity...... 7,907 Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers • The win over Maryland also marked the first time since meeting Nebraska-Kearney (Nov. 7, Colors...... Scarlet and Cream 2019) that the Huskers finished undefeated in individual varsity matches. Conference...... Big Ten • The Huskers have outscored their opponents 90-55 through four duals this season. President ...... Ted Carter Jr. • Chad Red Jr. and Eric Schultz reached the 70-win mark for their careers following last week’s Chancellor...... Ronnie D. Green Institutional Representative...... Dr. Scott M. Fuess Jr. triangular dual. Red Jr. has earned 71 victories for his career and Schultz has earned 70. Athletic Director...... Bill Moos • Taylor Venz leads active Huskers with 76 career victories after picking up two varsity and one extra match victory last weekend.

NEBRASKA WRESTLING HISTORY HONORING CHRISTIAN MILLER Season of Wrestling (First Season)...... 102nd (1910-11) Prior to Sunday’s dual, Nebraska wrestling will pay tribute to Christian Miller, who tragically All-Time Dual Record...... 724-563-29 (.561) passed away in an automobile accident on November 5, 2020. In addition to the pre-dual tribute Individual NCAA Champions...... 11 presentation, the Huskers will wear custom shirts and shoes to honor Miller. Individual NCAA Finalists...... 24 All-Americans (Top 8 at NCAA)...... 120 Miller competed for the Nebraska wrestling program for four seasons. He owned a 15-9 career NCAA Championships Best Team Finish...... 3rd (1993) record as a Husker, including a 12-3 record in 2019-20. The Plainview, Neb. native started five duals Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes (Last Time).... 23 (2019-10th) for Nebraska in the past two seasons at 133 and 141 pounds. Besides his successes on the mat, Miller Individual Conference Championships...... 63 was also a two-time Nebraska Student-Athlete Honor Roll recipient. Team Conference Championships...... 7 ...... 1911, 1915, 1924, 1949, 1993, 1995, 2009 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans...... 7 UNBEATEN HUSKERS Hodge Trophy Winners...... 1 After picking up wins in their matches against Northwestern and Maryland, Mikey Labriola and Eric Schultz remain undefeated in the 2021 campaign. Labriola earned two major decision wins in the Nebraska Triangular, defeating Northwestern’s Troy TEAM INFORMATION Fisher, 19-7, and Maryland’s Philip Spadafora, 14-5. He is now 54-19 overall for his career with 27 dual 2019-20 Dual Record (Conference).. 11-3 (6-3 Big Ten) victories and 16 major decisions. Final Dual Ranking...... 4th (Coaches Poll) Schultz extended his regular season win streak to seven matches with wins over Northwestern’s 2019-20 Big Ten Finish...... 2nd(131 points) Lucas Davison and Maryland’s Jaron Smith. The streak began last season against Purdue’s Jared 2019-20 NCAA Finish...... N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 21/11 Florell. His longest win streak is nine matches, starting against Chadron State’s Wade French Nov. 7, Starters Returning/Lost...... 8/3 2019. Schultz has won 37 duals for his career as a Husker, including 24 Big Ten duals. NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost...... 7/3 All-Americans Returning/Lost...... 6/2 Returning All-Americans...... Mikey Labriola (174) HUSKERS VICTORIOUS IN NEBRASKA TRIANGULAR ...... Ridge Lovett (133) Seven Huskers finished undefeated on the day as the Nebraska wrestling team earned wins over ...... Chad Red Jr. (141) Northwestern and Maryland on Jan. 23 at the Bob Devany Sport Center...... Peyton Robb (157) In the first dual of the day, Nebraska topped the Wildcats 26-10. Earning bonus points for the ...... Eric Schultz (197) ...... Taylor Venz (184) Huskers were Liam Cronin (125), Mikey Labriola (174), Christian Lance (HWT) and Taylor Venz (184). Newcomers...... 11 Peyton Robb (165) and Lance picked up their first wins of the season in their respective matches. The Huskers won every bout against Maryland, taking the dual 36-0. Alex Thomsen (133) and 2019-20 RECAP Caleb Licking (157) both earned their first wins of the season while Cronin and Lance earned their EIGHT GARNER ALL-AMERICA HONORS first victories by fall in varsity matches on the year. Eight Huskers received All-America accolades at the conclusion of 2020 season. HUSKERS FALL TO TOP-RANKED HAWKEYES Chad Red Jr., Isaiah White, Taylor Venz and Eric Schultz rounded out the Huskers on the Mikey Labriola and Eric Schultz won their individual matches for the Huskers, but the No. 6 Nebraska first-team. Collin Purinton and Mikey Labriola wrestling team ultimately fell to No. 1 Iowa, 6-31, on Friday, Jan. 15 in Iowa City, Iowa. earned second-team honors. Ridge Lovett and No. 4 Labriola put the Huskers (1-1, 1-1 Big Ten) on the board, earning a 7-4 decision over Patrick Peyton Robb picked up Honorable Mention Kennedy in the 174-pound match. The junior landed his first shot, taking an early 2-0 lead that he recognition. would not surrender for the remainder of the match. Labriola scored three takedowns and an escape BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS to pick up his second win of the season and second win over Iowa for his career. The Huskers finished second with 132 No. 2 Schultz earned himself a top-10 win and added to the Huskers’ team total with a 3-2 decision points at the 2020 Big Ten Championships, over No. 4 Jacob Warner. In his second win over Warner in as many years, Schultz scored the lone the program’s best finish as a member of the conference. Eric Schultz (2nd -- 197 pounds) takedown late in the third period to come away victorious in the 197-pound match. was the top individual finisher for Nebraska. Prior to the dual, the teams wrestled six extra matches. Nebraska finished 5-1 in the extra bouts, Chad Red Jr. (141), Collin Purinton (149), Peyton with Tucker Sjomeling, Ridge Lovett, Jevon Parrish, Silas Allred and Cale Davidson picking up victories. Robb (157), Isaiah White (165) and Taylor Venz (184) placed third in their respective weight classes. NEBRASKA TOPS MINNESOTA IN 2021 OPENER The Nebraska wrestling team kicked off the 2020-21 season on a high note, defeating then-ranked REGULAR SEASON No. 12 Minnesota 22-14 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Jan. 8. The Huskers wrestled in two Nebraska finished the season No. 4 in the top-20 matchups and won six bouts on their way to the first victory of the season. final national dual rankings with an 11-3 record. Liam Cronin started the night with a win for the Huskers at 125 pounds, defeating Patrick McKee Nebraska went 6-3 in the Big Ten, which was good enough to tie for fourth in the regular- by decision, 8-1. Cronin earned the upset victory in his first dual for Nebraska. season Big Ten standings. The Huskers posted a 6-5 mark against ranked opponents.

l 4 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING BACK POINTS Minnesota’s Boo Dryden put the Golden Gophers on the board, defeating Alex Thomsen in a 9-2 decision at 133 pounds. Nebraska won the next two matches as Chad Red Jr. (141 pounds) opened his senior season with a win over Marcos Polanco by decision, 4-1. Brock Hardy (149 pounds) started his Husker career off with a 9-2 decision win over Michael Blockhus. Minnesota took the next two matches as Brayton Lee defeated Caleb Licking in a 10-5 decision at 157 pounds and Andrew Sparks won the 165 pound match against Peyton Robb by 7-6 decision. Mikey Labriola (174 pounds) picked up the team’s first pin of the season, defeating Jake Allar by fall in 6:17. Rounding out the group of newcomers in the lineup for Nebraska, Nathan Haas won the 184-pound match against Owen Webster by decision, 5-2. Eric Schultz added bonus points for the Huskers, defeating Garret Joles at 197 pounds by major decision, 14-3. Closing out the night was a top-20 matchup as Minnesota’s top-ranked Gable Steveson wrestled Christian Lance at heavyweight. Lance ultimately fell to Steveson by 14-3 major decision.

SCOUTING WISCONSIN • 2020-21 Record: 1-2 (1-2 Big Ten) Losses (2): Illinois (9-21), Ohio State (9-25) Wins (1): Purdue (22-14) • 2019-20 Record: 11-6 (4-5 Big Ten) Wins (11): Fresno State (31-8), Army (16-15), Navy (24-12), Buffalo (33-3), Edinboro (28-15), Utah Valley (31-13), Kent State (42-6), Nebraska (25-18), Indiana (27-12), Purdue (27-14), Michigan (20-12) Losses (6): Iowa (3-32), Minnesota (14-20), Ohio State (13-24), Penn State (10-29). Michigan State (17-19), Northern Iowa (18-20)

• Earned first win of the season over Purdue, 22-14, on Jan. 24. • Eric Barnett (125 pounds) earned an upset fall over Purdue’s second-ranked Devin Schroder in 4:29. • The Badgers return nine wrestlers with starting experience induals inlcuding Barnett, Dominic Dentino (141), Garrett Model (157), Drew Scharenbrock (157), Tyler Dow (174), Anders Lantz (174), Jared Krattiger (174), Peter Christensen (197) and Trent Hillger (HWT).

• Coached by Chris Bono (Iowa State, 1997) • Record at Wisconsin: 21-14 (3rd year)

WISCONSIN’S PROJECTED LINEUP*

125: Eric Barnett So. • Greenville, Wis. -OR- Ethan Rotondo RJr. • Vancouver, Wash. 133: Kyle Burwick RFr. • Hettinger, N.D. 141: Dominic Dentino RSo. • Brookfield, Wis. 149: Drew Scharenbrock RSo. • Sun Prairie, Wis. 157: Garrett Model RJr. • Stoughton, Wis. -OR- Devin Bahr RJr. • La Crosse, Wis. 165: Joshua Otto RFr. • Brookfield, Wis. 174: Jared Krattiger RSo. • Waterford, Wis. 184: #11 Christopher Weiler RSr. • Biglerville, Pa. 197: Andrew Salemme RSo. • Wauwatosa, Wis. 285: #7 Trent Hillger RJr. • Linden, Mich. -OR- Pete Christensen So. • Norridge, Ill.

*Individual rankings according to InterMat

l 5 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING TEAM RANKINGS TRACKWRESTLING DIVISION I RANKINGS AROUND THE BIG TEN No. Team Pts. INTERMAT DUAL MEET RANKINGS 1. Iowa 143.5 Friday, January 29: No. Team W-L Prev. 2. Michigan 90 Michigan State at Ohio State 1. Iowa 2-0 1 3. Penn State 67 2. Michigan 3-0 2 4. Oklahoma State 57.5 Saturday, January 30: 3. Penn State 0-0 3 5. Nebraska 52 Indiana, Penn State at Northwestern 4. NC State 4-0 4 6. Ohio State 49.5 Sunday, January 31: 5. Oklahoma State 5-0 5 7. North Carolina State 46 Minnesota, Purdue at Rutgers 6. Virginia Tech 5-0 6 8. Virginia Tech 44 Illinois at Iowa 7. Missouri 9-0 7 9. Arizona State 43 Ohio State at Maryland 8. Nebraska 3-1 8 10. Northwestern 39 9. Illinois 4-0 9 11. Missouri 37.5 10. Ohio State 2-1 10 12. Minnesota 33.5 11. Iowa State 4-1 11 13. Illinois 32.5 BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK 12. Arizona State 2-0 12 14. Central Michigan 31.5 Jan. 13...... Dylan Ragusin...... Michigan...... Fr. 13. North Carolina 2-0 13 15. Stanford 31 14. Pittsburgh 3-1 14 16. North Carolina 29.5 Jan. 19...... Spencer Lee...... Iowa...... Sr. 15. Stanford 1-0 17 17. Rutgers 27.5 .Patrick McKee...... Minnesota....So. 16. Minnesota 2-2 15 18. Purdue 25 Jan. 26...... Spencer Lee...... Iowa...... Sr. 17. Oklahoma 2-2 16 19. Iowa State 22 18. Rutgers 0-2 19 20. West Virginia 21 ...... Eric Barnett...... Wisconsin....So. 19. Michigan State 1-1 20 21. Virginia 20.5 20. Northern Colo. 3-0 21. T-22. Northern Colorado 16.5 21. Virginia 1-2 22 T-22. Pittsburgh 16.5 2021 BIG TEN STANDINGS 22. Navy 2-1 23 24. Rider 15 23. Binghamton 3-0 NR 25. Michigan State 14.5 No. Team B1G % Overall % 24. Wisconsin 1-2 25 1. Illinois 4-0-0 1.000 4-0-0 1.000 25. Purdue 1-2 18 2. Michigan 3-0-0 1.000 3-0-0 1.000 FLOWRESTLING DIVISION I RANKINGS 3. Iowa 2-0-0 1.000 2-0-0 1.000 WIN MAGAZINE TOURNAMENT POWER INDEX No. Team Points 4. Purdue 1-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 1.000 No. Team Top 8 TPI 1. Iowa 130.5 5. Nebraska 3-1-0 .750 3-1-0 .750 2. Michigan 77.5 1. Iowa 10 134 6. Ohio State 2-1-0 .667 2-1-0 .667 2. Michigan 5 78.5 3. OK State 63 3. Oklahoma State 6 76 4. Penn State 56 7. Minnesota 2-2-0 .500 2-2-0 .500 4. Penn State 5 67.5 5. NC State 54.5 8. Mich. State 1-1-0 .500 1-1-0 .500 5. Nebraska 3 49.5 6. Virginia Tech 46.5 9. N’western 1-2-0 .333 1-2-0 .333 6. NC State 3 47 7. Nebraska 46 10. Wisconsin 1-2-0 .333 1-2-0 .333 7. Iowa State 5 46.5 8. Iowa State 44.5 11. Penn State 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 9. Ohio State 43 8. Virginia Tech 2 43 12. Indiana 0-2-0 .000 0-2-0 .000 9. Arizona State 3 40.5 10. Arizona State 39.5 10. Ohio State 2 35 11. Northwestern 39 13. Rutgers 0-2-0 .000 0-2-0 .000 11. Missouri 2 34.5 12. Missouri 37.5 14. Maryland 0-5-0 .000 0-5-0 .000 12. North Carolina 2 32.5 13. Minnesota 33 13. Northwestern 2 30 14. Rutgers 31.5 NEBRASKA DUAL NOTES 14. Central Michigan 2 28.5 15. North Carolina 29 15. Purdue 2 27.5 16. Central Michigan 27.5 • Overall Record...... 3-1 16. Minnesota 1 25 17. Illinois 26.5 • Big Ten Record...... 3-1 17. Rutgers 2 21.5 18. Purdue 24 18. Michigan State 2 21 19. Virginia 21.5 • Non-Conference Record...... N/A T-19. Pitt 2 20 20. West Virginia 20.5 • vs. Ranked...... 2-1 T-19. West Virginia 1 20 21. Stanford 19.5 • Home...... 3-0 T-21. Stanford 1 18 22. UNI 18.5 T-21. Virginia 1 18 23. Wisconsin 17.5 • Away...... 0-1 23. Lehigh 2 15.5 24. Pittsburgh 15 • Neutral...... 0-0 24. Illinois 1 15 T-25. Oklahoma 13.5 • Streak...... W2 T-25. Northern Colorado 1 13.5 T-25. Michigan State 13.5 T-25. Rider 1 13.5 • Most Points in a Dual...... 36 NEBRASKA’S WEEKLY RANKINGS • Fewest Points in a Dual...... 6 NWCA COACHES POLL USA TODAY/NWCA COACHES POLL No. Team (First-Place Votes) W-L Prev. ACADEMIC ALL-B1G 1. Iowa (2-0) 1 1. Jan. 1, 2020 5 290 0-0 Eleven Huskers were named Academic All-Big 2. Michigan (3-0) T-2 2. Jan. 5, 2020 5 287 0-0 3. NC State (4-0) 3 Ten following the 2020 season. Nebraska has 4. Penn State (0-0) T-2 3. Jan. 12, 2020 6 286 1-0 had a total of 98 Academic All-Big Ten wrestlers. 5. Oklahoma State (5-0) 5 4. Jan. 19, 2020 7 265 1-1 6. Missouri (9-0) 6 5. Jan. 26, 2020 7 262 3-1 • Johnny Blankenship • Eric Schultz 7. Nebraska (3-1) 7 • David Jensen • Tucker Sjomeling 8. Virginia Tech (5-0) 8 • Dalton Peters 9. Illinois (4-0) 10 • Cade Svoboda 10. Arizona State (2-0) 9 • Colin Purinton • Taylor Venz 11. Ohio State (2-1) 11 • Peyton Robb • Colton Wolfe 12. Pittsburgh (3-1) 12 HUSKERS IN THE RANKINGS • Kyle Ruettiger 13. Iowa State (4-1) 13 Wt. Name InterMat Track Flo 14. North Carolina (2-0) 14 15. Minnesota (2-2) 15 125 Liam Cronin #11 #8 #8 16. Northern Iowa (3-1) 19 133 Alex Thomsen NR #26 NR 17. Northern Colorado (3-0) 20 141 Chad Red Jr. #9 #5 #6 18. Wisconsin (1-2) T-22 19. Purdue (1-2) 16 149 Brock Hardy NR #16 #18 20. Rutgers (0-2) 17 157 Caleb Licking NR #33 NR 21. Stanford (1-0) 21 165 Peyton Robb #19 #16 #18 22. Oklahoma (2-3) 18 174 Mikey Labriola #4 #5 #3 23. Michigan State (1-1) 24 24. Navy (2-1) NR 184 Taylor Venz #7 #7 #10 25. Binghamton (3-0) NR 197 Eric Schultz #2 #2 #3 285 Christian Lance #17 #23 #14

l 6 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING HEAD COACH MARK MANNING NEBRASKA WRESTLING TOP 10 2020 JUNIORLAST & TIMESENIOR OUT NATIONALS Career Record: • 11 Individual NCAA Champions This fall, Husker grapplers competed at the 2020 UWW Junior and Senior Nationals with 283-121-5 • 120 All-Americans • 714 Dual Wins All-Time two adding titles to their resumes. (24th season) • 23 Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes • 7 Team Conference Championships At Senior Nationals in October, Alex Thomsen Nebraska Record: • 63 Individual Conference Champions took home the 60 kg Greco-Roman title. The 260-97-3 • 7 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans sophomore earned the championship in a 5-3 decision over Mosha Schwartz in the final (21st season) • 1 Hodge Trophy Winner • 11 Olympians (6 Medalists) bout. Seeded ninth at the event, he picked • Most dual wins in program history • 6 World Champions (21 Medalists) up a 10-4 decision over No. 1 seed Taylor • Has coached 61 All-Americans at NU LaMont in the quarterfinals on his way to the • Led 5 wrestlers to national titles (4 at NU) 2019-20 HOME ATTENDANCE title. • 10 Top-10 NCAA finishes at NU • Home Attendance: 18,440 (7 duals) Ridge Lovett (61 kg) led the Huskers at Junior • Dan Gable Coach of the Year (2009) • Average Per Home Dual: 2,634 Nationals in November, finishing first in • High Home Dual Attendance: 5,960 (Penn freestyle. He took a 5-4 decision in the final YEAR-BY-YEAR State) Year School Dual NCAA bout against Cole Matthews for the title. 1997-98 Northern Iowa 5-9-0 T-30th He won one bout by fall and three more by Nov. 7: 1,477 Chadron State/UNK 1998-99 Northern Iowa 8-10-0 17th technical fall over two days of wrestling. Nov. 22: 1,460 Wyoming 1999-00 Northern Iowa 10-5-2 11th 2000-01 Nebraska 11-6-0 8th Dec. 20: 1,278 Oregon State 2001-02 Nebraska 8-9-0 8th Jan. 24: 5,960 Penn State 2002-03 Nebraska 16-7-0 13th Jan. 26: 4,699 Michigan State (Tumble N’Rumble) 2003-04 Nebraska 19-3-0 5th Feb. 2: 1,675 Ohio State 2004-05 Nebraska 19-2-1 T-19th Feb. 14: 1,891 Michigan 2005-06 Nebraska 12-5-0 16th 2006-07 Nebraska 10-7-1 16th 2007-08 Nebraska 14-3-0 4th MULTIPLE ALL-AMERICANS 2008-09 Nebraska 17-3-1 4th Four-Time All-Americans (2) 2009-10 Nebraska 9-11-0 12th • Bryan Snyder (1999; 2000; 2001; 2002) 2010-11 Nebraska 14-5-0 12th • James Green (2012; 2013; 2014; 2015) 2011-12 Nebraska 15-4-0 21st 2012-13 Nebraska 11-6-0 13th Three-Time All-Americans (14) 2013-14 Nebraska 12-2-0 11th • Bill Scherr (1982; 1983; 1984) 2014-15 Nebraska 14-1-0 9th • Gary Albright (1982; 1984; 1986) 2015-16 Nebraska 11-6-0 8th • Jason Kelber (1989; 1990; 1991) 2016-17 Nebraska 12-4-0 9th • Scott Chenoweth (1989; 1990; 1991) 2017-18 Nebraska 10-4-0 9th • Corey Olson (1990; 1992; 1993) 2018-19 Nebraska 12-5-0 10th • Temoer Terry (1995; 1996; 1998) 2019-20 Nebraska 11-3-0 -- • Ryan Tobin (1995; 1996; 1998) 2020-21 Nebraska 3-1-0 • Tolly Thompson (1995; 1996, 1997) Career 24 Seasons 283-121-5 • Brad Vering (1999; 2000; 2001) • Jason Powell (2002; 2003; 2004) • Jordan Burroughs (2008; 2009; 2011) • Craig Brester (2008; 2009; 2010) • Robert Kokesh (2013; 2014; 2015) • TJ Dudley (2015; 2016; 2017) • Tyler Berger (2017; 2018; 2019)

Two-Time All-Americans (14) • Mike Nissen (1962; 1963) • Al Freeman (1981; 1983) • Jim Scherr (1982; 1984) • Chris Nelson (1990; 1992) • Todd Beckerman (2000; 2001) • Justin Ruiz (2002; 2003) • Jacob Klein (2004; 2006) • B.J. Padden (2005; 2006) • Paul Donahoe (2007; 2008) • Stephen Dwyer (2008; 2010) • Brandon Browne (2008; 2009) • Eric Montoya (2016; 2017) • Isaiah White (2019; 2020)

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#11 Liam Cronin • 125 pounds • Senior • Orange, Calif. (Indiana/Servite)

Overall Record: 3-1 2019-20 Recap Duals: 3-1 Fifth at Big Ten Championships for Indiana... 9-3 dual record and 6-3 against Big Ten opponents Big Ten Duals: 3-1 vs. Ranked: 1-1 • Defeated #14 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) by decision, 4-1, in his first match as a Husker on Jan. 8 Pins: 1 • Lost to #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) by fall (1:21) Technical Falls: 0 • Picked up two wins in the triangular dual against Northwestern and Maryland, including a win by fall Major Decisions: 1 over Maryland’s Zach Spence.

Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: 11 8 8

Alex Thomsen • 133 pounds • Sophomore • Neola, Iowa (Underwood)

Overall Record: 1-3 2019-20 Recap Duals: 1-3 Sixth at Big Ten Championships... 6-7 dual record... earned two pins and four major decisions Big Ten Duals: 1-3 vs. Ranked: 0-2 • Defeated by Boo Dryden (Minnesota) by decision, 9-2, on Jan. 8 Pins: 0 • Lost to Austin DeSanto (Iowa) by tech. fall Technical Falls: 0 • Earned his first win of the season in a 6-2 decision over Maryland’s Jackson Cockrell Major Decisions: 0

Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: NR 26 NR

#9 Chad Red Jr. • 141 pounds • Senior • Indianapolis, Ind. (New Palestine)

Overall Record: 4-1 2019-20 Recap Duals: 4-1 Third at Big Ten Championships... NCAA qualifier and NWCA All-American... 9-3 dual record Big Ten Duals: 4-1 vs. Ranked: 0-1 • Defeated Marcos Polanco (Minnesota) by decision,4-1, on Jan. 8 Pins: 0 • Fell to #1 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) by decision, 8-4 Technical Falls: 0 • Won three matches at the Nebraska Triangular, defeating Northwestern’s Colin Valdiviez in the varsity Major Decisions: 0 dual and Frankie Tal-Shahar in extra matches and Maryland’s Danny Bertoni.

Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: 9 5 6

Brock Hardy • 149 pounds • Freshman • Brigham City (Box Elder)

Overall Record: 2-2 Before Nebraska Duals: 2-2 Four-time Utah state champion... five-time first-place finisher at USA Folkstyle Nationals Big Ten Duals: 2-2 vs. Ranked: 1-2 • Defeated #19 Michael Blockus (Minnesota) by decision, 9-2, on Jan. 8 in his first collegiate match Pins: 0 • Lost to #8 Max Murin (Iowa) by decision, 6-2 Technical Falls: 0 • Defeated Maryland’s Hunter Baxter by 4-0 decision on Jan. 23 Major Decisions: 0

Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: NR 16 18

Caleb Licking • 157 pounds • Senior • Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk)

Overall Record: 1-3 2019-20 Recap Duals: 1-3 17-5 overall and 2-0 in duals... won Viking-Warrior Open title... Big Ten Duals: 1-3 vs. Ranked: 0-2 • Lost to #6 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) by decision, 10-5, on Jan. 8 Pins: 0 • Fell to #6 Kaleb Young (Iowa) by major decision, 17-5 Technical Falls: 0 • Earned his first win of the season over Maryland’s Michael Doetsch by 5-0 decision. Major Decisions: 0

Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: NR 33 NR

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#19 Peyton Robb • 157 pounds • Sophomore • Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna)

Overall Record: 2-2 2019-20 Recap Duals: 2-2 Third at Big Ten Championships... 9-3 in duals... NCAA Qualifier and NWCA All-American Big Ten Duals: 2-2 vs. Ranked: 0-2 • Fell to Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) by decision, 7-6, on Jan. 8 Pins: 0 • Lost to #2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) by decision, 9-3 Technical Falls: 0 • Earned his first wins of the season in the Nebraska Triangular, defeating David Ferrante (Northwestern) Major Decisions: 0 by 8-5 decision and Jonathon Spadafora (Maryland) by 11-5 decision.

Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: 19 16 18

#4 Mikey Labriola • 174 pounds • Junior • Easton, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic)

Overall Record: 4-0 2019-20 Recap Duals: 4-0 Sixth at Big Ten Championships... 9-5 dual record... NCAA Qualifier and NWCA All-American... Big Ten Duals: 4-0 vs. Ranked: 1-0 • Pinned Jake Allar (Minnesota) in 6:17 on Jan. 8 Pins: 0 • Picked up his first win over Iowa for his career in a 7-4 decision over Patrick Kennedy on Jan. 15 Technical Falls: 0 • Recorded two major decision victories in the Nebraska Triangular over Northwestern’s Troy Fisher and Major Decisions: 2 Maryland’s Philip Spadafora.

Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: 4 5 3

#7 Taylor Venz • 184 pounds • Senior • Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)

Overall Record: 3-1 2019-20 Recap Duals: 3-1 Third at Big Ten Championships... 9-4 dual record... NCAA Qualifier and NWCA All-American Big Ten Duals: 3-1 vs. Ranked: 0-0 • Made his season debut against Iowa, falling to Nelson Brands by major decision, 13-5 Pins: 1 • Won three matches in the Nebraska Triangular, defeating Northwestern’s Jon Halvorsen by 16-0 Technical Falls: 1 technical fall in 4:57 and Jack Jessen by fall in 1:57 and Maryland’s Kyle Cochran by 4-2 decision. Major Decisions: 0

Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: 7 7 10

#2 Eric Schultz • 197 pounds • Senior • Tinley Park, Ill. (Tinley Park)

Overall Record: 4-0 2019-20 Recap Duals: 4-0 Second at Big Ten Championships... NCAA Qualifier and NWCA All-American Big Ten Duals: 4-0 vs. Ranked: 2-0 • Defeated Garret Joles (Minnesota) by major decision, 14-3, on Jan. 8 Pins: 0 • Extended his regular season win streak to five matches with a win over #4 Jacob Warner (Iowa), 3-2, on Technical Falls: 0 Jan. 15. Major Decisions: 1 • Went undefeated in the Nebraska Triangular, defeating Lucas Davidson (Northwestern) by 3-2 decision and Jaron Smith (Maryland) by 16-7 major decision. Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: 2 2 3

#17 Christian Lance • Heavyweight • Senior • Nixa, Mo. (Fort Hays State/Nixa)

Overall Record: 3-2 2019-20 Recap Duals: 3-2 10-17 overall record and 4-4 in duals... won 285B title at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic Big Ten Duals: 3-2 vs. Ranked: 0-2 • Fell to #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) by technical fall, 23-8, on Jan. 8 Pins: 2 • Lost to #3 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) by decision, 4-0 Technical Falls: 0 • Won three matches in the Nebraska Triangular, winning both his varsity and extra match against Major Decisions: 1 Northwestern’s Garrett Kappes and Bryan Bowles by fall and his match against Maryland’s Jack Heyob by 12-4 major decision Poll: InterMat Track Flo Ranking: 17 23 14

l 9 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2020-21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (THROUGH JANUARY 23, 2021) Notes: • Wrestlers listed alphabetically within weight class, not by depth • Rankings reflect the InterMat poll for that week Dual Points Dual TD Pins Wt. Name Yr. Hometown Overall Dual NU/Opp NU/Opp W/L TF MD QP 125 Liam Cronin Sr. Orange, Calif. 3-1 3-1 13/6 8/0 1/1 0 0 1:18 125 Daniel Monahan RFr. Princeton, N.J. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 125 Jeremiah Reno Fr. Kansas City, Mo. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 --

133 Dominick Serrano Fr. Windsor, Colo. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 133 Tucker Sjomeling Jr. Delano, Minn. 2-1 2-1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0 0 -- 133 Alex Thomsen So. Neola, Iowa 1-3 1-3 3/12 4/13 0/0 0 0 --

141 Tyler Deen RFr. Albuquerque, N.M. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 141 Jordan Kelber So. Valentine, Neb. 1-0 1-0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0 0 5:58 141 Ridge Lovett So. Post Falls, Idaho 2-0 2-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 1 -- 141 Chad Red Jr. Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. 4-1 4-1 9/3 5/3 0/0 0 0 --

149 Brock Hardy Fr. Brigham City, Utah 2-2 2-2 6/6 3/4 0/0 0 0 -- 149 Jevon Parrish So. Olathe, Kan. 2-2 2-2 0/0 1/1 0/0 0 1 -- 149 Nic Stoltenberg Fr. Omaha, Neb. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 --

157 Kevon Davenport RFr. Pontiac, Mich. 0-1 0-1 0/0 1/2 0/0 0 0 -- 157 Caleb Licking Sr. Norfolk, Neb. 1-3 1-3 3/10 2/11 0/0 0 0 -- 157 Bubba Wilson RFr. Manhattan, Kan. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 --

165 Elise Brown Ton Fr. Allen, Texas 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 165 John Henrich RFr. Akron, Iowa 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 165 Peyton Robb So. Owatonna, Minn. 3-2 3-2 6/6 9/7 0/0 0 1 --

174 Isaiah Alford RFr. Lincoln, Neb. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 174 Mikey Labriola Jr. Easton, Pa. 4-0 4-0 17/0 16/0 1/0 0 2 --

184 Nathan Haas Fr. Norwalk, Calif. 1-1 1-1 3/0 1/1 0/0 0 0 -- 184 Brandyn Van Tassell Fr. Mapleton, Utah 1-1 1-1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 184 Taylor Venz Sr. Farmington, Minn. 3-1 3-1 8/4 3/6 1/0 1 0 1:57 184 Colton Wolfe Jr. Columbus, Neb. 0-1 0-1 0/0 1/1 0/0 0 0 --

197 Silas Allred Fr. Anderson, Ind. 1-1 1-1 0/0 1/3 0/0 0 1 -- 197 Anthony Gaona So. Olathe, Kan. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 197 Eric Schultz Sr. Tinley Park, Ill. 4-0 4-0 14/0 11/1 0/0 0 2 --

HWT Landon Brown Jr. Layton, Utah 1-0 1-0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0 0 -- HWT Cale Davidson Jr. Wichita, Kan. 2-0 2-0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0 0 2:29 HWT Austin Emerson So. Temperance, Mich. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- HWT Christian Lance Sr. Nixa, Mo. 3-2 3-2 10/8 5/1 2/0 0 1 4:11 HWT Zak Taylor Fr. Lakewood, Ohio. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 2020-21 DUAL LINEUP BREAKDOWN Date Opponent 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT 1/8 Minnesota #17 Cronin #20 Thomsen #7 Red Jr. Hardy Licking #15 Robb #4 Labriola Haas #2 Schultz #17 Lance 1/15 Iowa #11 Cronin Thomsen #7 Red Jr. #20 Hardy Licking #18 Robb #4 Labriola #7 Venz #2 Schultz #16 Lance 1/23 N’western #11 Cronin Thomsen #9 Red Jr. Hardy Licking #19 Robb #4 Labriola #7 Venz #2 Schultz #17 Lance 1/23 Maryland #11 Cronin Thomsen #9 Red Jr. Hardy Licking #19 Robb #4 Labriola #7 Venz #2 Schultz #17 Lance

l 10 2020-21 NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2020-21 DUAL RECAPS #5 Nebraska 22 , #12 Minnesota 14 #7 Nebraska 36, Maryland 0 Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 • Devaney Center • Lincoln, Neb. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 • Devaney Center • Lincoln, Neb.

125: No. 17 Liam Cronin (NEB) dec. No. 14 Patrick McKee (MINN), 8-1 (3-0) 125: #11 Liam Cronin (NEB) pinned Zach Spence (UMD) (2:19) (NEB 6, UMD 0) 133: Boo Dryden (MINN) dec. No. 20 Alex Thomsen (NEB), 9-2 (3-3) 133: Alex Thomsen (NEB) dec. Jackson Cockrell (UMD) 6-2 (NEB 9, UMD 0) 141: No. 7 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. Marcos Polanco (MINN), 4-1 (6-3) 141: #9 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. Danny Bertoni (UMD) 7-4 (NEB 12, UMD 0) 149: Brock Hardy (NEB) dec. No. 19 Michael Blockhus (MINN), 9-2 (9-3) 149: Brock Hardy (NEB) dec. Hunter Baxter (UMD) 4-0 (NEB 15, UMD 0) 157: No. 6 Brayton Lee (MINN) dec. Caleb Licking (NEB), 10-5 (9-6) 157: Caleb Licking (NEB) dec. Michael Doetsch (UMD) 5-1 (NEB 18, UMD 0) 165: #19 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. Jonathan Spadafora (UMD) 11-5 (NEB 165: Andrew Sparks (MINN) dec. No. 15 Peyton Robb (NEB), 7-6 (9-9) 21, UMD 0) 174: No. 4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) pinned Jake Allar (MINN), 6:17 (15-9) 174: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. Philip Spadafora (UMD) 14-5 (NEB 184: Nathan Haas (NEB) dec. No. 19 Owen Webster (MINN), 5-2 (18-9) 25, UMD 0) 197: No. 2 Eric Schultz (NEB) major dec. Garrett Joles (MINN), 14-3 (22-9) 184: #7 Taylor Venz (NEB) dec. Kyle Cochran (UMD) 4-2 (NEB 28, UMD 0) 285: No. 1 Gable Steveson (MINN) tech. fall No. 17 Christian Lance (NEB), 197: #2 Eric Schultz (NEB) major dec. Jaron Smith (UMD) 16-7 (NEB 32, 23-8 (22-14) UMD 0) HWT: #17 Christian Lance (NEB) pinned Garrett Kappes (UMD) (6:48) (NEB Extra Matches: 38, UMD 0) 133: Jake Gliva (MINN) dec. Tucker Sjomeling (NEB), 3-1 149: Jake Bergeland (MINN) dec. Jevon Parrish (NEB), 5-2 Extra matches 157: Cael Carlson (MINN) tech. fall Kevon Davenport (NEB), 17-2 141: Tucker Sjomeling (NEB) major decision Nathan Porter (UMD) 20-7 184: Isaiah Salazar (MINN) major dec. Colton Wolfe (NEB), 16-3 157: Jevon Parrish (NEB) major dec. Garrett Fisk (UMD) 12-2 197: Dylan Anderson (MINN) dec. Silas Allred (NEB), 8-4 285: #17 Christian Lance (NEB) pinned Connor Bowes (UMD) (4:11) 285: Landon Brown (NEB) pin Keaton Kluever, 1:35 197: Kevin Makosy (UMD) dec. Brandyn Van Tassell (NEB) 6-4

#1 Iowa 31, #6 Nebraska 6 #_ Nebraska, #_ Wisconsin Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 • Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 • Devaney Center • Lincoln, Neb.

125: #1 Spencer Lee (IOWA) pinned #11 Liam Cronin (NEB), 1:21 (6-0) 133: #5 Austin DeSanto (IOWA) tech. fall Alex Thomsen (NEB), 21-6 (11-0) #_ Nebraska, #_ Rutgers 141: #1 Jaydin Eierman (IOWA) dec. #7 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 8-4 (14-0) Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 • Wilkinson Hall • Bloomington, Ind. 149: #8 Max Murin (IOWA) dec. #20 Brock Hardy (NEB), 6-2 (17-0) 157: #6 Kaleb Young (IOWA) major dec. Caleb Licking (NEB), 17-5 (21-0) 165: #2 Alex Marinelli (IOWA) dec. #18 Peyton Robb (NEB), 9-3 (24-0) #_ Nebraska, #_ Michigan State 174: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. Patrick Kennedy (IOWA), 7-4 (24-3) Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 • Wilkinson Hall • Bloomington, Ind. 184: Nelson Brands (IOWA) major dec. #7 Taylor Venz (NEB), 13-5 (28-3) 197: #2 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. #4 Jacob Warner (IOWA), 3-2 (28-6) 285: #3 Tony Cassioppi (IOWA) dec. #16 Christian Lance (NEB), 4-0 (31-6) #_ Nebraska, #_ Indiana Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 • Wilkinson Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Extra Matches: 133: Tucker Sjomeling (NEB) dec. Cullan Schriever (IOWA), 6-2 141: Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. Carter Happel (IOWA), 4-2 #_ Nebraska, #_ Illinois 149: Jevon Parrish (NEB) dec. Zach Axmear (IOWA), 5-3 Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 • Huff Hall • Champaign, Ill. 184: Myles Wilson (IOWA) major dec. Nathan Haas (NEB), 15-6 Big Ten Championships 197: Silas Allred (NEB) major dec. Connor Corbin (IOWA), 12-2 Saturday, March 6- Sunday, March 7, 2021 • State College, Pa. 285: Cale Davidson (NEB) dec. Aaron Costello (IOWA), 3-2

#7 Nebraska 26, #22 Northwestern 10 Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 • Devaney Center • Lincoln, Neb. NCAA Championships 125: #11 Liam Cronin (NEB) major dec. Matt Vinci (NW) 15-5 (NEB 4, NW 0) Thursday, March 18- Saturday, March 20, 2021 • Enterprise Center 133: #18 Chris Cannon (NW) major dec. Alex Thomsen (NEB) 14-1 (NEB 4, • St. Louis, Mo. NW 4) 141: #9 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. Colin Valdiviez (NW) 6-4 (NEB 7, NW 4) 149: #20 Yahya Thomas (NW) dec. Brock Hardy (NEB) 4-1 (NEB 7, NW 7) 157: Maxx Mayfield (NW) dec. Caleb Licking (NEB) 6-4 SV-1 (NW 10, NEB 7) 165: #19 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. David Ferrante (NW) 8-5 (NEB 10, NW 10) 174: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. Troy Fisher (NW) 19-7 (NEB 14, NW 10) 184: #7 Taylor Venz (NEB) tech. fall Jon Halvorsen (NW) 16-0 (4:57) (NEB 19, NW 10) 197: #2 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. #11 Lucas Davison (NW) 3-2 (NEB 22, NW 10) HWT: #17 Christian Lance (NEB) major dec. Jack Heyob (NW) 12-4 (NEB 26, NW 10)

Extra Matches 141: Ridge Lovett (NEB) major dec. Justin Benjamin (NW) 10-2 149: Jordan Kelber (NEB) pinned Jamie Berg (NW) (5:58) 149: Trevor Chumbley (NW) dec. Jevon Parrish (NEB) 6-2 184: Brandyn Van Tassell (NEB) major dec. Jadon Martin (NW) 14-7 285: Cale Davidson (NEB) pinned Brendan Devine (NW) (2:29) 141: Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. Frankie Tal-Shahar (NW) 3-2 165: Peyton Robb (NEB) major dec. Ankhaa Enkmandakh (NW) 17-5 184: Taylor Venz (NEB) pinned Jack Jessen (NW) (1:57)

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LIAM CRONIN DANIEL MONAHAN JEREMIAH RENO 125 POUNDS 125 POUNDS 125 POUNDS SENIOR REDSHIRT FRESHMAN FRESHMAN ORANGE, CALIF. PRINCETON, N.J. KANSAS CITY, MO. (INDIANA/SERVITE) (PRINCETON) (LIBERTY)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 17 #14 Patrick McKee (MINN) W; D, 8-1 1/15 11 #1 Spencer Lee (IOWA) L, F, 1:21 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1/23 11 Matt Vinci (NW) W; MD, 15-5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1/23 11 Zach Spence (MD) W, F, 2:19

W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 3-1 3-1 13/6 1/1 0 0

ALEX THOMSEN RIDGE LOVETT DOMINICK SERRANO 133 POUNDS 133 POUNDS 133 POUNDS SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN NEOLA, IOWA POST FALLS, IDAHO WINDSOR, COLO. (UNDERWOOD) (POST FALLS) (WINDSOR)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 20 Boo Dryden (MINN) L; D, 9-2 1/15 - Carter Happel (IOWA) W; D, 4-2* 1/15 - #5 Austin DeSanto (IOWA) L, TF, 21-6 1/23 - Justin Benjamin (NW) W; MD, 10-2* W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1/23 - #18 Chris Cannon (NW) L; MD, 14-1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1/23 - Jackson Cockrell (MD) W; D, 6-2 *Extra match. Not counted towards team score.

W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1-3 1-3 3/11 0/0 0 0 2-0 2-0 0/0 0/0 0 1

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TUCKER SJOMELING TYLER DEEN JORDAN KELBER 133 POUNDS 141 POUNDS 141 POUNDS JUNIOR REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE DELANO, MINN. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. VALENTINE, NEB. (DELANO) (BUCHANAN) (VALENTINE)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 - Jake Gliva (MINN) L; D, 3-1* 1/23 - Jamie Berg (NW) W; F, 5:58 * 1/15 - Cullan Schriever (IOWA) W; D, 6-2* W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1/23 - Nathan Porter (MD) W; MD, 20-7* 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 *Extra match. Not counted towards team score.

*Extra match. Not counted towards team score. W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1-0 1-0 0/0 1/0 0 0 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 2-1 2-1 0/0 0/0 0 1

CHAD RED JR. BROCK HARDY JEVON PARRISH 141 POUNDS 149 POUNDS 149 POUNDS SENIOR FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE INDIANAPOLIS, IND. BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH OLATHE, KAN. (NEW PALESTINE) (BOX ELDER) (OLATHE NORTH)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 7 Marcos Polanco (MINN) W; D, 4-1 1/8 - #19 Michael Blockhus (MINN) W; D, 9-2 1/8 - Jakob Bergland (MINN) L; D, 5-2* 1/15 7 #1 Jaydin Eierman (IOWA) L; D, 8-4 1/15 20 #8 Max Murin (IOWA) L; D, 6-2 1/15 - Zach Axmear (IOWA) W; D, 5-3 * 1/23 9 Colin Valdiviez (NW) W; D, 6-4 1/23 - #20 Yahya Thomas (NW) L; D, 4-1 1/23 - Trevor Chumbley (NW) L; D, 6-2* 1/23 9 Frankie Tal-Shahar (NW) W; D, 3-2 1/23 - Hunter Baxtor (MD) W; D, 4-0 1/23 - Garrett Fisk (MD) W; MD, 12-2* 1/23 9 Danny Bertoni (MD) W; D, 7-4 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. 2-2 2-2 6/6 0/0 0 0 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 4-1 4-1 9/3 0/0 0 0 2-2 2-2 0/0 0/0 0 1

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NIC STOLTENBERG KEVON DAVENPORT CALEB LICKING 149 POUNDS 157 POUNDS 157 POUNDS FRESHMAN REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SENIOR OMAHA, NEB. PONTIAC, MICH. NORFOLK, NEB. (SKUTT) (DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL) (NORFOLK)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 - Cael Carlson (MINN) L; TF, 17-2 (5:42)* 1/8 - #6 Brayton Lee (MINN) L; D, 10-5 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1/15 - #6 Kaleb Young (IOWA) L; MD, 17-5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. 1/23 - Maxx Mayfield (NW) L; SV-1, 6-4 1/23 - Michael Doetsch (MD) W; D, 5-1 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1-3 1-3 3/10 0/0 0 0

BUBBA WILSON ELISE BROWN TON JOHN HENRICH 157 POUNDS 165 POUNDS 165 POUNDS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN FRESHMAN REDSHIRT FRESHMAN MANHATTAN, KAN. ALLEN, TEXAS AKRON, IOWA (MANHATTAN) (ALLEN) (AKRON WESTFIELD)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result

W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0

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PEYTON ROBB ISAIAH ALFORD MIKEY LABRIOLA 157 POUNDS 174 POUNDS 174 POUNDS SOPHOMORE REDSHIRT FRESHMAN JUNIOR OWATONNA, MINN. LINCOLN, NEB. EASTON, PA. (OWATONNA) (LINCOLN) (BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 15 Andrew Sparks (MINN) L; D, 7-6 1/8 4 Jake Allar (MINN) W; F, (6:17) 1/15 18 #2 Alex Marinelli (IOWA) L; D, 9-3 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1/15 4 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) W; D, 7-4 1/23 19 David Ferrante (NW) W; D, 8-5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1/23 4 Troy Fisher (NW) W; MD, 19-7 1/23 19 Ankhaa Enkmandakh (NW) W; MD, 17-5* 1/23 4 Philip Spadafora (MD) W; MD, 14-5 1/23 19 Jonathan Spadafora (MD) W; D, 11-5 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. 4-0 4-0 17/0 1/0 0 2

W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 3-2 3-2 6/6 0/0 0 1

NATHAN HAAS BRANDYN VAN TASSELL TAYLOR VENZ 184 POUNDS 184 POUNDS 184 POUNDS FRESHMAN FRESHMAN SENIOR NORWALK, CALIF. MAPLETON, UTAH FARMINGTON, MINN. (ST. JOHN BOSCO) (MAPLETON MOUNTAIN) (FARMINGTON)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 - #19 Owen Webster (MINN) W; D, 5-2 1/23 - Jadon Martin (NW) W; D, 14-7* 1/15 7 Nelson Brands (IOWA) L; MD, 13-5 1/15 - Myles Wilson (IOWA) L; MD, 15-6* 1/23 - Kevin Makosy (MD) L; D, 6-4* 1/23 7 Jon Halvorsen (NW) W; TF, 16-0 (4:57) 1/23 7 Jack Jessen (NW) W; F, (1:57)* *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. 1/23 7 Kyle Cochran (MD) W; D, 4-2

W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. 1-1 1-1 3/0 0/0 0 0 1-1 1-1 0/0 0/0 0 0 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 3-1 3-1 8/4 1/0 1 0

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COLTON WOLFE SILAS ALLRED ANTHONY GAONA 184 POUNDS 197 POUNDS 197 POUNDS JUNIOR FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE COLUMBUS, NEB. ANDERSON, IND. OLATHE, KAN. (COLUMBUS) (SHENADOAH) (BEATRICE)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 - Isaiah Salazar (MINN) L; MD, 16-3 1/8 - Dylan Anderson (MINN) L; D, 8-4* 1/15 - Connor Corbin (IOWA) W; MD, 12-2* W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1-1 1-1 0/0 0/0 0 0

ERIC SCHULTZ LANDON BROWN CALE DAVIDSON 197 POUNDS HEAVYWEIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SENIOR JUNIOR JUNIOR TINLEY PARK, ILL. LAYTON, UTAH WICHITA, KAN. (TINLEY PARK) (LAYTON) (WYOMING/GODDARD)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 2 Garrett Joles (MINN) W; MD, 14-3 1/8 - Keaton Kluever (MINN) W; F, 1:35* 1/15 - Aaron Costello (IOWA) W; D, 3-2* 1/15 2 #4 Jacob Warner (IOWA) W; D, 3-2 1/23 - Brendan Devine (NW) W; F, (2:29) 1/23 2 #11 Lucas Davison (NW) W; D, 3-2 *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. 1/23 2 Jaron Smith (MD) W; MD, 16-7 *Extra match. Not counted towards team score. W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1-0 1-0 0/0 1/0 0 0 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 4-0 4-0 14/0 0/0 0 1 2-0 2-0 0/0 1/0 0 0

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AUSTIN EMMERSON CHRISTIAN LANCE ZAK TAYLOR HEAVYWEIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SOPHOMORE SENIOR FRESHMAN TEMPERANCE, MICH. NIXA, MO. LAKEWOOD, OHIO (BEDFORD) (FORT HAYS ST./NIXA) (ST. EDWARD)

2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS 2020-21 RESULTS Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result Date # Opponent (Team) Result 1/8 17 #1 Gable Steveson (MINN) L; TF, 23-8 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 1/15 16 #3 Tony Cassioppi (IOWA) L; D, 4-0 W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1/23 17 Jack Heyob (NW) W; MD, 12-4 17-6 4-2 15/9 7/2 0 1 1/23 17 Garrett Kappes (MD) W; F, (6:48) 1/23 17 Connor Bowes (MD) W; F, (4:11)

W-L Dual DP/Opp Pins W/L TF MD 32 3-2 10/8 2/0 0 1

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