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NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2018-19 WEEKLY NOTES 11 NCAA CHAMPIONS • 108 ALL-AMERICANS • 22 TOP-10 NCAA TEAM FINISHES • 63 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS #7 NEBRASKA AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018-19 SCHEDULE (12-5, 5-4 B1G). MARCH 21-23, 2019 INTRASQUAD WRESTLE-OFFS PITTSBURGH, PA. Nov. 1 | Devaney Center | 6 p.m. PPG PAINTS ARENA NEBRASKA NCAA DAKTRONICS OPEN CORNHUSKERS LAST YEAR: NU FINISHED 9TH (47 PTS) CHAMPIONSHIPS Nov. 4 | Brookings, S.D. | No Team Score (1 Champion) Thursday, March 21 NORTHEAST DUALS • Dual Record: 12-5 (5-4 Big Ten) Nov. 10 | Albany, N.Y. | 3-0 vs. UVU, Drexel, UVA • Rankings: NWCA 7th; InterMat 8th • Session I: 11 a.m. (CT) - ESPNU * • Coach: Mark Manning • Session II: 6 p.m. (CT) - ESPN #12 WISCONSIN Nov. 16 | Devaney Center | L, 22-21 • At Nebraska: 246-93-3 (19th year) Friday, March 22 • Career: 269-117-5 (22nd year) • Session III: 10 a.m. (CT) - ESPNU at #18 WYOMING • Twitter: @HuskerWrestling • Session IV: 7 p.m. (CT) - ESPN Nov. 18 | Laramie, Wyo. | W, 22-12 • Last Year at NCAA’s: 9th (47 pts.) Saturday, March 23 CLIFF KEEN INVITATIONAL • Returning All-Americans: 3 (Chad • Session V: 10 a.m. (CT) - ESPNU Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 | Las Vegas, Nev. | 3rd/43 (105 pts) Red Jr., Tyler Berger, Taylor Venz) • Session VI: 6 p.m. (CT) - ESPN at #12 NORTH CAROLINA Dec. 15 | Chapel Hill, N.C. | W, 22-15 THE MATCHUP at #7 NC STATE • The #7 Nebraska Cornhuskers bring eight wrestlers to the 2019 NCAA Dec. 16 | Raleigh, N.C. | L, 18-17 Championships in Pittsburgh, Pa. The three-day event will consist of six 9 Consecutive 10-win NORTHWESTERN* sessions, starting at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday, March 21 and ending on the seasons clinched for Jan. 6 | Devaney Center | 2 p.m. | W, 26-14 evening of Saturday, March 23. Nebraska Head Coach #16 N. IOWA (TUMBLE N’ RUMBLE) Mark Manning after Jan. 12 | Devaney Center | 7 p.m. | W, 22-12 • Session I begins on Thursday at 11 a.m. CT (Noon ET) with the pigtails a 31-9 victory over * and opening rounds. Session II, also slated for Thursday, will get started at 6 at MARYLAND p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET). ESPNU will have coverage of the morning session while Rutgers on Feb. 1. Jan. 18 | College Park, Md. | 6 p.m. | W, 36-6 ESPN will show the evening bouts. Session II will have the second round and He’s had 17 10-win seasons in his 19 years at #1 Penn State consolation matches. Jan. 20 | State College, Pa. | Noon | L, 25-6 in charge at Nebraska. #13 ILLINOIS* • Friday’s action starts at 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) with Session III, which will Jan. 27 | Devaney Center | 2 p.m. | W, 30-9 be streamed again on ESPNU. This includes quarterfinals and consolation matches. Session IV begins at 7 p.m., and this will consist of semifinals 5 at #14 RUTGERS* and consolation bouts. ESPN will again provide the coverage. NU will attempt Feb. 1 | Piscataway, N.J. | 6 p.m. | W, 31-9 to finish in the top #3 IOWA* • Session V, which includes the medal round matches, is set for Saturday 10 at the NCAA Feb. 3 | Devaney Center | Noon | L, 20-13 Championships for the at 10 a.m. (CT) on ESPNU. The championship finals (Session VI) begin on * Saturday at 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. fifth straight season #7 MINNESOTA (9th, 8th, 9th, 9th). Feb. 8 | Devaney Center | 7 p.m. | W, 21-18 • The eight Huskers who qualified for the NCAA Championships are Zeke at #2 OHIO STATE* Moisey (125), Chad Red Jr. (141), Tyler Berger (157), Isaiah White (165), Feb. 17 | Columbus, Ohio | 1 p.m. | L, 21-12 Mikey Labriola (174), Taylor Venz (184), Eric Schultz (197) and David Jensen #25 STANFORD (285). Seven of the eight earned automatic bids with their performances 4 Feb. 23 | Devaney Center | 7 p.m. | W, 31-9 The Huskers have at the Big Ten Championships, while two-time All-American Zeke Moisey had at least three BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS earned an at-large bid. All-Americans in the March 9-10 | Minneapolis, Minn. | 5th/14 ( past four years. Chad • Stats/Updates: Live stats and brackets will be available on TrackWrestling. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS I Red Jr. (141) finished March 21-23 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 11 a.m. | ESPNU com and updates will be posted on Twitter (@HuskerWrestling) and seventh last year while Facebook (@NebraskaWrestling) throughout the weekend. Each match can NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS II Tyler Berger (157) took be streamed live on the WatchESPN app. March 21-23 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 6 p.m. | ESPN third and Taylor Venz (184) finished fourth. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS III • Last Time Out: The Huskers finished in fifth place at the Big Ten March 21-23 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 10 a.m. | ESPNU Berger will try for his Championships last weekend in Minneapolis, Minn. Nine of the 10 Huskers third straight AA honor. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS IV placed, led by Berger and Red Jr., who each took second place. March 21-23 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7 p.m. | ESPN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS V NEBRASKA’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS LINEUP March 21-23 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 10 a.m. | ESPNU Wt. Name Yr. Hometown 18-19 Career Notes NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS VI 125 Zeke Moisey Sr. Northampton, Pa. 13-11 97-47 West Virginia transfer, two-time All-American March 21-23 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 6 p.m. | ESPN -Home duals in RED held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. 141 #12 Chad Red Jr. So. Indianapolis, Ind. 18-11 44-22 2018 All-American as a redshirt freshman *-Big Ten Conference dual 157 #2 Tyler Berger Sr. Prineville, Ore. 24-3 112-31 Two-time All-American; 7 top 10 wins this year -Unless otherwise noted, all team rankings on the 165 #7 Isaiah White Jr. Chicago, Ill. 20-7 45-15 CKLV champion (165), won 19 of last 23 duals schedule are the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll and 174 #10 Mikey Labriola RFr. Easton, Pa. 26-6 26-6 Won 10 of last 12 matches, 6 by bonus points individuals are the InterMat rankings. -For ticket information, visit Huskers.com/Tickets or call 184 #7 Taylor Venz So. Farmington, Minn. 21-7 50-16 2018 All-American; 4th at B1G Championships 1-800-8-BIG-RED. 197 #10 Eric Schultz So. Tinley Park, Ill. 21-11 41-22 2nd place at CKLV; 4th at B1G Championships -BTN Plus and FLO streams require a monthly fee to view; HWT #16 David Jensen Jr. Mobridge, S.D. 15-7 45-27 7-4 in duals this season, 4-7 against top 20 foes BTN2Go requires a cable package that includes BTN. FOLLOW THE HUSKERS: TWITTER (@HUSKERWRESTLING) • FACEBOOK (NEBRASKAWRESTLING) • INSTAGRAM (@HUSKERWRESTLING) 2018-19 NEBRASKA WRESTLING 2018-19 NEBRASKA ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT ROSTER* Name Weight Year Hometown (Previous Schools) Name Weight Year Zemua Baptista* 157 So. Friend, Neb. (Iowa State/Friend) Zeke Moisey 125 Sr. Alex Thomsen 125 Fr. Tyler Berger*** 157 Sr. Prineville, Ore. (Crook County) Zak Hensley 133 Sr. Johnny Blankenship* 165 So. Platte City, Mo. (Platte County) Jordan Kelber 133 Fr. Austin Emerson HWT Fr. Temperance, Mich. (Bedford) Josh Mason 133 Fr. Tanner Farmer*** HWT Sr. Highland, Ill. (Highland) Christian Miller 133 RFr. Anthony Gaona 197 Fr. Olathe, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Jevon Parrish 133 Fr. Brian Peska 133 Sr. Patrick Grayson** HWT Jr. Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge) Tucker Sjomeling 133 RFr. Zak Hensley* 133 Sr. Olathe, Kan. (Iowa Central/St. James Aca.) Chad Red Jr. 141 So. David Jensen** HWT Jr. Mobridge, S.D. (Mobridge-Pollock) Aris Shino 141 Sr. Jordan Kelber 133 Fr. Valentine, Neb. (Valentine) Zemua Baptista 149 So. Mikey Labriola 174 RFr. Easton, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic) Collin Purinton 149 Jr. Kyle Ruettiger 149 So. Christian Lance HWT Jr. Nixa, Mo. (Fort Hays State/Nixa) Jordan Shearer 149 Jr. Caleb Licking* 157 So. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk) Jake Silverstein 149 Fr. Josh Mason 133 Fr. Schuylkill Haven, Pa. (Blue Mountain) Tyler Berger 157 Sr. Christian Miller 133 RFr. Plainview, Neb. (Plainview) Caleb Licking 157 So. Zeke Moisey 125 Sr. Northampton, Pa. (W. Virginia/Bethl. Cath.) Peyton Robb 157 Fr. Johnny Blankenship 165 So. Jevon Parrish 133 Fr. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe North) Dalton Peters 165 So. Brian Peska*** 133 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) Isaiah White 165 Jr. Dalton Peters* 165 So. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) Dustin Williams** 165 Sr. Collin Purinton** 149 Jr. Banks, Ore. (Banks) Mikey Labriola 174 RFr. Chad Red Jr.* 141 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (New Palestine) Taylor Venz 184 So. Colton Wolfe 184 RFr. Peyton Robb 157 Fr. Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna) Anthony Gaona 197 Fr. Kyle Ruettiger* 149 So. New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West) Eric Schultz 197 So. Eric Schultz* 197 So. Tinley Park, Ill. (Tinley Park) Cade Svoboda 197 So. Jordan Shearer** 149 Jr. Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo) Austin Emerson HWT Fr. Aris Shino*** 141 Sr. Merino, Colo. (Merino) Patrick Grayson HWT Jr. David Jensen HWT Jr. Jake Silverstein 149 Fr. Smithtown, N.Y. (Hauppauge) Christian Lance HWT Jr. Tucker Sjomeling 133 RFr. Delano, Minn. (Delano) Wyatt Wriedt HWT RF Cade Svoboda* 197 So. Ord, Neb. (Ord) *-Wrestlers listed alphabetically within weight class, not by depth Alex Thomsen 125 Fr. Neola, Iowa (Underwood) **-Medical Hardship Taylor Venz* 184 So. Farmington, Minn. (Farmington) Isaiah White* 165 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College/River Forest) Dustin Williams*** 165 Sr. Gardner, Kan. (Gardner Edgerton) CLASS BREAKDOWN Colton Wolfe 197 RFr. Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) Roster Size: 33 Seniors: 6 *-Denotes letters earned at Nebraska Juniors: 6 Sophomores: 9 R/S Freshmen: 4 First-Year Freshmen: 8 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE % Underclassmen: 63.6% ZEMUA Baptista ...........................................................................