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Nebraska Wrestling - Weekly Notes (Feb. 10, 2013) NEBRASKA 2012-13 WRESTLING 2012-13 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Huskers Hit the Road for Showdown with No. 2 Hawkeyes Nov. 4 Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open% NTS Nov. 10 at Northern Colorado W, 28-9 No. 13 Nebraska (10-4, 4-3) vs. No. 2 Iowa (16-1, 6-0) Nov. 11 at #19 Wyoming W, 22-15 Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa • Sunday, Feb. 10 • 2 p.m. Nov. 16 #1 Minnesota* L, 7-27 Series History: Nebraska trails, 8-22-2 Nov. 18 North Carolina W, 25-12 Last Meeting: Iowa won, 24-9, on Jan. 13, 2012, in Lincoln, Neb. Nov. 18 South Dakota State W, 32-7 Video (subscription required): http://video.btn.com/allaccess/ Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Cliff Keen Invitational^ 5th, 89.5 pts. Dec. 8 Arizona State W, 18-12 Live Stats: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/dualmeets/DualMeetDetail.jsp?TIM=1360101293331&twS Dec. 9 Wisconsin* L, 17-19 essionId=peddjfyzpfbfazc&dualMeetId=121426009 Dec. 16 Rutgers# W, 22-10 Following a dramatic win in the final match at the NU Coliseum, the No. 13 Nebraska wrestling team travels Dec. 16 #18 Maryland# L, 17-18 Dec. 29-30 Midlands Invitational& T-15th, 39 pts. to Iowa City, Iowa to face the No. 2 Hawkeyes on Sunday at 2 p.m. Jan. 11 at #11 Michigan* W, 20-19 The match will take place at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and will be available through online streaming on the Jan. 12 at #18 Northwestern* W, 25-12 Big Ten Digital Network. A video subscription to BTDN is required to view the match through the link above. Jan. 18 #5 Illinois* W, 18-15 Live stats are on TrackWrestling.com. Twitter updates will also be available throughout the meet by following Jan. 27 at #1 Penn State* L, 9-33 @HuskerWrestling. Feb. 1 Michigan State* W, 23-19 Feb. 10 at #2 Iowa* 2 p.m. Last Friday night, the Huskers jumped out to an early 11-0 lead over Michigan State before the Spartans Feb. 17 NWCA National Duals! TBA responded to take a 19-17 lead into the final match. Redshirt freshman Austin Wilson (165) delivered for NU Feb. 24 NWCA National Duals TBA by pinning Nick Proctor in 3:45. Wilson’s second pin of the season gave the Huskers a 23-19 victory, their March 9-10 Big Ten Championships$ 10 a.m. 10th of the 2012-13 campaign. March 21-23 NCAA Championships@ 11 a.m. The Huskers and Hawkeyes have faced off 32 times in their histories, with Iowa holding a 22-8-2 advantage. Times listed are Central. All home duals in bold held Nebraska lost the most recent meeting on Jan. 13, 2012 in Lincoln, Neb., by a 24-9 margin. at the NU Coliseum, unless otherwise noted. For Following the road trip to Iowa City, the Huskers will compete at the NWCA National Duals, Feb. 17 and ticket information call (800) 8-BIG-RED. #-Grapple at the Garden in New York, N.Y.; !-Ithaca, N.Y.; *-Big 24, with the site to be determined. On March 9-10, Nebraska will make its second appearance at the Big Ten Conference Dual; %-Brookings, S.D.; ^-Las Vegas, Ten Championships in Champaign, Ill. The 2012-13 season will conclude at the NCAA Championships, March Nev.; &-Evanston, Ill.; $-Champaign, Ill.; @-Des 21-23, in Des Moines, Iowa. Moines, Iowa. Wilson will start at 165 pounds for the Huskers following his clutch performance against the Spartans. He Media Information is 24-9 on the season and will be making his 11th dual start. Wrestling Contact: Connor Stange Seniors Josh Ihnen (184) and Ridge Kiley (141), who were honored as part of Senior Night festivities last Email: [email protected] Friday night, will appear in the NU lineup. Both wrestlers won their matches against Michigan State. Office Phone: (402) 472-7873 Cell Phone: (402) 560-3758 Juniors Shawn Nagel (133) and Caleb Kolb (197) are expected to start against Iowa in their respective Fax: (402) 472-2005 weight classes. The Huskers forfeited at 133 pounds against the Spartans, but Kolb picked up his 14th win of the season at 197 pounds. HUSKERS.COM Four sophomores will start for Nebraska on Sunday afternoon: Jake Sueflohn (149), James Green (157), Robert Kokesh (174) and Spencer Johnson (HWT). Sueflohn and Johnson will look to bounce back following losses, while Green and Kokesh seek to take down top-five opponents. Follow Nebraska Wrestling Online at: www.twitter.com/HuskerWrestling Freshman Eric Coufal will make his 12th start of the season at 125 pounds. www.facebook.com/NebraskaWrestling A full recap will be available on Huskers.com following the dual. Nebraska Wrestling Probable Starters Iowa Probable Starters Wt. Name Rank W-L Dual Pins TF MD Wt. Name Yr. Hometown Record 125 Eric Coufal NR/NR/NR 2-12 1-10 0 0 0 125 #1 Matt McDonough Sr. Marion, Iowa 14-0 133 Shawn Nagel NR/NR/NR 15-11 6-7 1 1 2 133 #2 Tony Ramos Jr. Carol Stream, Ill. 17-0 141 Ridge Kiley NR/NR/NR 13-7 8-3 0 0 0 141 #8 Mark Ballweg Sr. Waverly, Iowa 16-1 149 Jake Sueflohn 11/12/10 17-4 8-3 2 0 3 149 Michael Kelly So. Cedar Falls, Iowa 10-6 157 James Green 6/6/6 16-2 9-1 0 3 5 Brody Grothus Fr. Davenport, Iowa 6-4 165 Austin Wilson NR/NR/NR 24-9 7-3 2 4 4 157 #1 Derek St. John Jr. Parnell, Iowa 17-0 174 Robert Kokesh 2/3/2 27-1 13-1 8 5 6 165 #13 Nick Moore So. Iowa City, Iowa 11-4 184 Josh Ihnen 8/7/7 19-3 11-3 2 6 3 174 #4 Mike Evans So. Enola, Pa. 12-2 197 Caleb Kolb NR/NR/NR 14-14 5-9 2 0 2 184 #14 Ethen Lofthouse Jr. Avon, Utah 12-4 Hwt. Spencer Johnson NR/NR/NR 4-4 2-3 1 0 0 Grant Gambrall Sr. Iowa City, Iowa 3-3 197 #19 Nathan Burak Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 12-9 Head Coach: Mark Manning, 174-69-3, 12 years; 197-93-5, 15 years Hwt. #6 Bobby Telford So. Hockessin, Del. 12-3 Assistant Coach: Tony Ersland (seventh season) Assistant Coach: Bryan Snyder (third season) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Powell Head Coach: Tom Brands, 127-11-1, six years; 144-31-1; eight years Volunteer Assistant Coach: Craig Brester; Administrative Assistant: Jordan Burroughs Associate Head Coach: Terry Brands Assistant Coach: Ryan Morningstar Rankings: InterMat (Feb. 5)/WIN Magazine (Feb. 4)/Amateur Wrestling News (Feb. 5) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kurt Backes TOUGH. TOGETHER. 2012-13 Nebraska Wrestling Quick Facts Last Time Out: Wilson’s Pin Caps Final Dual at Coliseum General Information No. 13 Nebraska trailed heading into the final match on Friday, Feb. 1 at the NU Coliseum against Michigan State, 19-17, before redshirt freshman Austin Wilson pinned Nick Proctor. Wilson’s fall gave the Huskers a Location ..........................................Lincoln, Neb. 23-19 victory over Michigan State. Enrollment ................................................24,610 Nebraska improves to 10-4 on the season, with a 4-3 record in Big Ten duals. The Spartans fall to 4-10 and Population ..............................................263,341 0-6 in Big Ten competition. Founded ......................................................1869 Wilson (165) faced a 2-0 deficit in the second period against Proctor before a takedown that led to the pin Nickname ......................Cornhuskers or Huskers in 3:45. The NU Coliseum crowd of 1,742 erupted following the win, which propelled the Huskers to victory. Wilson improves to 24-9 with a 7-3 record in duals. He picked up his seventh consecutive win dating back to Colors .................................... Scarlet and Cream last weekend’s third-place finish at the Grand View Open. Conference .............................................. Big Ten Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) extended his winning streak to 22 with a 19-3 technical fall over Michigan Chancellor ..........................Harvey Perlman, J.D. State’s Jordan Wohlfert. Kokesh, who is ranked No. 3 by InterMat, improves to 27-1 with the win and 13-1 in Institutional Rep .............. Josephine Potuto, J.D. dual competition. The technical fall was his fifth of the 2012-13 campaign. Athletic Director ......................... Shawn Eichorst Josh Ihnen, who was one of five Huskers honored as part of the Senior Night festivities, continued the NU momentum with a 6-1 decision over John Rizqallah at 184 pounds. Ihnen, who is ranked eighth by InterMat, moves to 19-3 on the season. He picked up the 92nd victory of his career with the win. Team Information Junior Caleb Kolb extended the Nebraska lead to 11-0 with his 4-1 decision over the Spartans’ Nick McDiarmid Home Facility ..................................NU Coliseum at 197 pounds. Kolb snapped a five-match losing streak and improves to 10-14 overall and 5-9 in duals. Capacity ......................................................4,030 The Huskers suffered three consecutive losses at heavyweight, 125 and 133 en route to a 13-11 Spartan Head Coach .................................Mark Manning lead. Sophomore Spencer Johnson (HWT) was tied with No. 7 Michael McClure, 2-2, in the third period before a McClure takedown. The Spartan junior added a point for riding time en route to a 5-2 decision for his 26th Office Phone ...............................(402) 472-6470 win of the season. Johnson drops to 2-3 with the loss. Alma Mater, Year ......... Nebraska-Omaha (1985) Freshman Eric Coufal fell by a 14-1 major decision at 125 pounds to Brennan Lyon.