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tough together NEBRASKA 2014-15 WRESTLING 2014-15 Schedule Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Huskers Start December in Las Vegas Nov. 1 NWCA All-Star Classic% No Team Score Nov. 7 at #25 Wyoming (Flo) W, 22-13 33rd Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Nov. 8 Cowboy Open& (Flo) No Team Score Friday, Dec. 5 - Saturday, Dec. 6 • Las Vegas Convention Center • Las Vegas, Nev. Nov. 16 Maryland* (NU Coliseum) W, 42-3 Nov. 22 at Duke (Blue Devil Network) W, 45-3 Event Information: CKLVwrestle.com Nov. 22 at NC State (ESPN3) W, 16-15 Live Video Streaming: Flowrestling.org Dec. 5-6 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational^ (Flo) 11 a.m. Dec. 13 Wisconsin* 6 p.m. Twitter Feed: @HuskerWrestling Jan. 1-2 Southern Scuffle# 8 a.m. Jan. 9 Purdue* (Tumble N’ Rumble) 7 p.m. Schedule of Events (all times central) Jan. 23 at Illinois* (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Jan. 25 Rutgers* (BTN) Noon Friday, Dec. 5 Jan. 30 at Northwestern* (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. 11 a.m.: Pigtail Round, Round 1, Round 2, Consolation Pigtails & Consolation Round 1 Feb. 1 Indiana* 1 p.m. Feb. 6 at Michigan* (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. 8 p.m.: Quarterfinals & Consolation Round 2 & 3 Feb. 8 at Michigan State* (BTN Plus) 2 p.m. Feb. 13 Stanford (BTN Plus) 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 Feb. 21 at Drexel Noon Feb. 21 at Princeton 7 p.m. 11 a.m.: Consolation Round 4 March 7-8 Big Ten Championships$ (BTN) TBA Noon: Semifinals and Consolation Round 5, Consolation Semifinals, Consolation March 19-21 NCAA Championships@ TBA Finals (5th & 6th, 7th & 8th) Match schedule is subject to change. Times listed 5 p.m.: Championship Finals (1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th) are Central. All home duals in bold held at the Devaney Center, unless otherwise noted. For ticket information call (800) 8-BIG-RED. BTN- After nearly two weeks off from competition, Nebraska travels to Las Vegas, Nev., on Friday Big Ten Network; Flo-Flowrestling.org. *-Big Ten and Saturday for the 33rd Annual Cliff Keen Invitational at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Conference Dual; %-Philadelphia, Pa.; ^-Las Vegas, The event will be streamed on Flowrestling.org, with a subscription required to view the Nev.; #-Chattanooga, Tenn.; &-Laramie, Wyo.; matches. Friday’s competition begins at 11 a.m. (CT) with the pigtail round and first two rounds $-Columbus, Ohio; @-St. Louis, Mo. as well as consolation matches. The quarterfinals are slated for 8 p.m. On Saturday, consolation matches continue at 11 a.m. before the semifinals and consolation Media Information Wrestling Contact: Connor Stange finals (fifth- and seventh-place matches) take place in the afternoon. The championship finals Email: [email protected] are set for 5 p.m. Office Phone: (402) 472-6684 Last season, the Huskers finished second at the tournament as James Green captured the Cell Phone: (402) 560-3758 Fax: (402) 472-2005 157-pound title. Nebraska Probable Starters Wt. Name Rank W-L Dual Pins TF MD Worth Noting 125 Tim Lambert 13/10/18 5-2 3-1 1 1 1 Is on a three-match winning streak 133 Eric Montoya NR/NR/NR 5-2 2-2 1 1 1 Won the Cowboy Open title at 133 pounds 141 Anthony Abidin 15/14/6 8-0 4-0 0 0 6 Is 26-3 in his Husker career 149 Justin Arthur NR/NR/NR 6-3 1-3 1 0 1 Was a 2014 NCAA qualifier at Clarion 157 James Green 2/2/2 8-0 4-0 1 4 2 Seven of his eight wins are by bonus points 165 Austin Wilson 17/20/NR 4-2 3-1 1 1 1 Is a two-time NCAA Championships qualifier 174 Robert Kokesh 2/2/2 9-0 4-0 3 2 0 Has won his last 20 dual matches 184 TJ Dudley 17/NR/19 5-1 1-1 2 0 1 Is on a five-match winning streak 197 Micah Barnes NR/NR/NR 8-5 2-2 0 0 3 Has two top-five tournament finishes this season HWT Collin Jensen 14/18/20 5-2 3-1 4 0 0 Four of his five wins are by fall Head Coach: Mark Manning, 191-73-3 (15th year at NU) 214-97-5 (18th year overall) Associate Head Coach: Bryan Snyder (5th year) Assistant Coach: Jordan Burroughs (1st year) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Powell (6th year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Matt Meuleners (2nd year) Rankings: InterMat (Dec. 2)/WIN Magazine (Dec. 1)/TheOpenMat.com (Dec. 2) nebraska wrestling 2014-15 Nebraska Wrestling tough together Weekly Notes (Dec. 5, 2014) Quick Facts Last Time Out: Huskers Sweep Weekend Trip to North Carolina No. 7 Nebraska took down Duke, 45-3, at Card Gymnasium in Durham, N.C., before holding off General Information NC State by a 16-15 margin at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday, Nov. 22. Location ........................................... Lincoln, Neb. The Huskers won nine bouts against the Blue Devils, which included pins from Eric Montoya Enrollment ................................................. 25,006 (133), No. 16 TJ Dudley (184) and No. 15 Collin Jensen (HWT). No. 15 Anthony Abidin (141), No. 2 Population................................................ 265,401 James Green (157), No. 17 Austin Wilson (165), Micah Barnes (197) also won matches, while No. Founded ....................................................... 1869 14 Tim Lambert (125) and No. 2 Robert Kokesh (174) did not compete because Duke forfeited those Nickname....................... Cornhuskers or Huskers matches. Colors ..................................... Scarlet and Cream NU split its matches against the Wolfpack, 5-5, but Green’s major decision proved to be the Conference ............................................... Big Ten difference in the Huskers’ one-point victory. Lambert, Abidin, Kokesh and Aaron Studebaker (184) also posted victories against NC State wrestlers Chancellor .......................... Harvey Perlman, J.D. Institutional Rep ................ Josephine Potuto, J.D. Nebraska in the Rankings Director of Athletics...................... Shawn Eichorst As a team, Nebraska is ranked eighth in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, ninth by InterMat and 11th by WIN Magazine. The Huskers are 4-0 on the season, with a 1-0 record in Big Ten duals. Team Information NU is 1-0 against ranked opponents, 1-0 at home and 3-0 on the road. Home Facility ........... Bob Devaney Sports Center Capacity....................................................... 7,907 Back Points - Notes on Nebraska’s Starters Head Coach................................... Mark Manning Tim Lambert, 125 pounds, Sophomore, Forest Hills, Mich. • Tim Lambert is 5-2 this season, and holds a 3-1 record in dual competition. He is 0-2 against Office Phone .................................(402) 472-6470 ranked opponents and 1-0 in Big Ten competition. Lambert has one pin, one technical fall and one Alma Mater, Year .......... Nebraska-Omaha (1985) major decision this season. School Record (Yrs) ....... 191-73-3 (15th Season) • Lambert is ranked 13th by InterMat, 10th by WIN Magazine and 18th by TheOpenMat.com. Career Record (Yrs) ....... 214-97-5 (18th Season) • Lambert finished second at the Cowboy Open (Elite Division) on Nov. 8 in Laramie, Wyo. Associate Head Coach ................... Bryan Snyder Assistant Coach........................Jordan Burroughs 2014-15 Statistics Strength and Conditioning Coach ........Jason Powell Volunteer Assistant ...................... Matt Meuleners Record Dual Pts. Dual TD Pins Wrestling Office Secretary ................. Ellen Shutts Wt. Name Overall Dual NU/Opp NU/Opp W/L TF MD QP Wrestling Office Phone .................(402) 472-9430 125 Tim Lambert 5-2 3-1 15/3 1/2 1/0 1 1 5:52 Wrestling Office Fax .....................(402) 472-2272 133 Eric Montoya 5-2 2-2 9/6 2/1 1/0 1 1 2:20 141 Anthony Abidin 8-0 4-0 14/0 4/1 0/0 0 6 -- 2013-14 Season Information 149 Justin Arthur 6-3 1-3 4/9 3/3 1/0 0 1 5:00 2013-14 Dual Record .................................12-2-0 157 James Green 8-0 4-0 17/0 7/0 1/0 4 2 5:17 2013-14 Big Ten Finish ........... 6-2 (5th, 79 points) 165 Austin Wilson 4-2 3-1 13/3 2/1 1/0 1 1 2:46 2013-14 NCAA Finish ................11th (43.5 points) 174 Robert Kokesh 9-0 4-0 18/0 3/1 3/0 2 0 2:24 Starters Returning/Lost.................................... 8/2 184 TJ Dudley 5-1 1-1 6/4 1/3 2/0 0 1 2:23 Letterwinners Returning/Lost......................... 17/2 197 Micah Barnes 8-5 2-2 7/6 3/1 0/0 0 3 -- NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost ...................... 7/0 HWT Collin Jensen 5-2 3-1 15/3 3/0 4/0 0 0 1:37 All-Americans Returning/Lost .......................... 2/0 Non-Starters Top Returners ................... James Green, Sr., 157 125 Mitchell Maginnis 6-3 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- ........................................ Robert Kokesh, Sr., 174 133 Eric Coufal 1-3 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0 0 -- Top Redshirts....................Eric Montoya, So., 133 133 Sean Murphy 0-4 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- ............................................. Eric Coufal, So., 133 133 Brian Peska 7-3 0-0 0/0 0/0 2/1 1 1 0:32 133 Darrian Schwenke 4-3 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/1 1 0 -- Media Relations Information 133 Aris Shino 0-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- Wrestling Contact ......................... Connor Stange 133 Hayden Tuma 4-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0 0 0:25 Office Phone .................................(402) 472-6684 141 Colton Adams 3-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0 0 6:59 Cell Phone ....................................(402) 560-3758 141 Tyrell Galloway 6-3 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 1 -- Media Relations Fax .....................(402) 472-2005 141 Colton McCrystal 7-3 0-0 0/0 0/0 2/1 3 1 4:17 E-mail [email protected] 149 Gage Anderson 0-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0 0 -- Website ...........................................