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2014-15 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result TJ Dudley 11/7 17 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) L; MD, 6-15 Cowboy Open; Laramie, Wyo. (Elite Division) 1st Junior • 184 • Irmo, S.C. (Irmo) 11/8 Eli Fuchsman (Colorado) W; F, 2:23 11/8 Easton Hargrave (N.M. Highlands) W; D, 5-4 Career Highlights 11/8 Trent Noon (Northern Colorado) W; MD, 10-1 11/8 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) W; D, 3-1 • NCAA All-American (8th, 184, 2015) • Two-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2014, 2015) 11/22 Jacob Kasper (Duke) W; F, 4:49 • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. 7th 12/5 Kyle Piatt (Western State Colo.) W; MD, 13-5 2014-15 (Sophomore) Iowa. Dudley was second on the team in pins with 12/5 15 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) L; D, 4-9 NCAA Championships eight, and also collected eight major decisions. 12/5 Jacob Waste (California Baptist) W; D, 5-2 TJ Dudley garnered his first career All-America Prior to his first dual appearance, Dudley finished 12/5 Hayden Hrymack (Rutgers) W; MD, 9-0 honor with an eighth-place finish at 184 pounds third at the season-opening Warren Williamson/ 12/6 Jakob Scheffel (West Virginia) W; D, 4-0 at the NCAA Championships. Dudley earned Daktronics Open. 12/6 12 Ophir Bernstein (Brown) L; D, 10-11 12/6 Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech) W; F, 4:41 major decisions in three of his four wins at the national tournament and fell by one point in each 2012-13 (Redshirt) 12/13 20 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) L; D, 4-9 of his losses. After a 9-0 win in his opening bout, Regular Season Dudley fell to No. 1 seed Gabe Dean of Cornell, Dudley won three open tournaments at 184 Southern Scuffle; Chattanooga, Tenn. 8th 9-8. pounds en route to a 15-1 record in 2012- 1/1 Brett Perry (Buffalo) W; F, 3:26 Dudley responded with a pair of dominating 13. Dudley earned eight pins in the process, 1/1 16 Domenic Abounader (Michigan) L; D, 3-4 1/1 Xavier Dye (Cleveland State) W; MD, 13-4 wins before a 5-2 decision over No. 14 Matt capturing the UNK Loper Open, Viking-Warrior 1/2 Zach Nevills (Stanford) W; D, 8-4 McCutcheon of Penn State. Sixth-seeded Open and Grand View Open titles. He dropped 1/2 15 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) W; D, 8-4 Hayden Zillmer of North Dakota State defeated his second match of the season which led to a 1/2 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) MFF Dudley, 3-2, before Missouri’s Willie Miklus third-place finish at the Bob Smith Open, but he 1/2 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) MFF downed the Husker sophomore by a 6-5 margin. reeled off 14 consecutive wins to close out the year. 1/9 Patrick Kissel (Purdue) W; D, 8-3 1/23 20 Nikko Reyes (Illinois) W; D, 6-3 Big Ten Championships 1/25 Anthony Pafumi (Rutgers) W; D, 9-4 Dudley went 3-3 at the conference tournament Before Nebraska 1/30 Mitch Sliga (Northwestern) W; MD, 10-0 en route to a sixth-place finish. He opened with One of the most sought-after recruits in the 2/1 Matt Irick (Indiana) W; D, 6-0 a major decision before falling in tiebreaker-1 country, Dudley joined the Nebraska wrestling 2/6 10 Domenic Abounader (Michigan) W; D, 10-7 to Wisconsin’s Ricky Robertson, 10-9. Dudley program having won multiple championships 2/8 John Rizqallah (Michigan State) W; D, 7-3 notched back-to-back decisions in the consolation at the state and national level. The Irmo, S.C., 2/13 Ryan Davies (Stanford) W; F, 5:58 2/21 Alexander DeCiantis (Drexel) W; D, 4-2 bracket before dropping his final two matches. native was the No. 2 195-pound high school 2/21 Brett Harner (Princeton) W; D, 9-5 wrestler in the country and the No. 17 ranked Regular Season wrestler overall, according to InterMat. A 2012 Big Ten Championships; Columbus, Ohio 6th Dudley compiled a 31-11 record, which InterMat High School All-American, Dudley won 3/7 Anthony Pafumi (Rutgers) W; MD, 11-3 included five pins and nine major decisions. He the Senior NHSCA National Championships 3/7 17 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) L; TB-1, 9-10 won the Cowboy Open title at 184 pounds, while at 195 pounds after capturing his third South 3/7 Mitch Sliga (Northwestern) W; D, 4-0 3/7 19 Nikko Reyes (Illinois) W; D, 7-3 adding a seventh-place finish at the Cliff Keen Carolina 4A state championship during his senior 3/8 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) L; MD, 1-9 Las Vegas Invitational and an eighth-place finish season. 3/8 17 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) L; D, 3-4 at the Southern Scuffle. After starting the dual As a senior, Dudley went 63-0 and accumulated season with a 1-2 record, Dudley reeled off 10 50 pins to become the 4A Senior Wrestler of NCAA Championships; St. Louis, Mo. 8th consecutive dual wins to end with an 11-2 mark. the Year in the state. Dudley also captured the 3/19 Ophir Bernstein (Brown) W; MD, 9-0 During that stretch, he knocked off two top-20 NHSCA Junior National Championship at 189 3/19 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) L; D, 8-9 3/20 Brett Harner (Princeton) W; MD, 9-0 opponents and added two bonus-point wins. pounds in 2011 and was the Super 32 Champion 3/20 10 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) W; MD, 17-5 in the same year. At the NHSCA Nationals 3/20 14 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) W; D, 5-2 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman) during his freshman and sophomore seasons, 3/20 6 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota St.) L; D, 2-3 NCAA Championships Dudley recorded third- and fourth- place finishes, 3/21 Willie Miklus (Missouri) L; D, 5-6 Competing in his first NCAA Championships, respectively. Dudley finished his high school Dudley went 1-2 at 184 pounds. He won his career with a 191-17 career record and 138 pins. Career Results first-round match, a 13-5 major decision over Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Davidson’s Donald Patrick. Dudley dropped Personal 2012-13* 15-1 0-0 8 0 0 back-to-back decisions to Arizona State’s Blake The son of Angela and Timothy Dudley, TJ 2013-14 26-8 13-1 8 0 8 Stauffer and North Dakota State’s Kurtis Julson was born on March 21, 1994. He has one sister, 2014-15 31-11 11-2 5 0 9 to be eliminated. Tonetta and one brother, Jarvis. TJ is majoring Career 57-19 24-3 13 0 17 in psychology at Nebraska, and appeared on the Big Ten Championships 2014 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals Dudley lost a pair of one-point matches at the Big Ten Championships. In his first match, he dropped a 5-4 decision to No. 15 Domenic Abounader of Michigan before falling to Michigan State’s John Rizqallah by tiebreaker-1, 7-6.

Regular Season After losing his first match of the season, Dudley won 15 consecutive bouts before falling to No. 12 Gabriel Dean of Cornell in the championship match of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Dudley’s second-place finish at the tournament was highlighted by wins over ranked opponents Kenny Courts of Ohio State (No. 9) and Wyoming’s Benjamin Stroh (No. 18). In all, Dudley went 6-2 against ranked foes in 2013-14, and went 26-8 overall during his first year in the Nebraska lineup. Dudley started every dual for the Huskers at 184 pounds and compiled a 13-1 record, with his lone loss a sudden victory to Sammy Brooks of Huskers.com nebraska 42 wrestling 2015-16 Media Guide tough together

2013-14 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Jake Sueflohn Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. 2nd 11/3 Colton Stoddard (Unattached) W; F, 2:35 Senior • 149 • Watertown, Wis. (Arrowhead) 11/3 Cole Sladek (North Dakota State) W; MD, 11-2 11/3 Hank Goettl (South Dakota State) W; F, 3:28 11/3 Conrad Rangell (Minnesota) W; MD, 9-1 Career Highlights 11/3 Jake Short (Minnesota) W; D, 6-4 • Three-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2012, 2013, 2014) 11/3 3 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) L; D, 3-9 • Academic All-Big Ten (2014) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) 11/17 9 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) L; D, 2-3 11/24 Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) W; MD, 13-0 • Nebraska Most Dedicated Award (2012-13) 11/30 Trevor Willson (Utah Valley) W; MD, 12-1 • Nebraska Granite Award (2011-12) 11/30 Donovan Halpin (Stanford) W; MD, 10-1 • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2013; Spring 2013, 2015) 11/30 Dalton Kelley (Bakersfield) W; TF, 19-4

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. 2nd 2014-15 (Medical Redshirt) Regular Season 12/6 Cole Moseley (American) W; MD, 13-5 Jake Sueflohn missed the 2014-15 campaign Sueflohn opened the season with six 12/6 Nick Stager (Harvard) W; TF, 17-2 with a torn ACL. consecutive wins, capturing the Warren 12/6 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) W; MD, 10-2 Williamson/Daktronics Open title in the process. 12/7 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan) W; D, 7-6 2013-14 (Junior) He added a third-place finish at the Cliff Keen 12/7 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) L; D, 3-8 NCAA Championships Invitational and was the only Husker to claim Sueflohn went 2-2 at 149 pounds, with both victories at No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Iowa. He Reno Tournament of Champions; Reno, Nev. 1st losses coming by narrow decisions to seeded pinned the Nittany Lions’ No. 3 Andrew Alton in 12/22 Dalton Kelley (Bakersfield) W; MD, 12-0 opponents. Sueflohn, the No. 6 seed, opened 5:33 and added an 8-0 major decision over the 12/22 Reed Van Anrooy (Unattached) W; MD, 13-2 with a 16-0 technical fall over North Carolina’s Hawkeyes’ Brody Grothus. Sueflohn wrapped 12/22 Mike Morales (West Virginia) W; D, 6-5 Christian Barber to get the tournament off on the up the regular season with a pair of wins over 12/22 Nick Heilmann (North Carolina) W; D, 6-0 right note. In the second round, Sueflohn fell to ranked opponents at the NWCA National Duals 12/22 Matt Frisch (The Citadel) W; D, 7-1 11th-seeded Joshua Kindig, 7-5, to move into the against Virginia and Cornell. consolation bracket. Sueflohn finished the season with a 24-7 1/3 Brandon Richardson (Wyoming) W; D, 4-0 Sueflohn responded with another shutout, record and went 11-3 in dual competition. He 1/10 Eric Roach (Indiana) W; D, 8-3 posting an 8-0 major decision over Bloomsburg’s managed two pins and six major decisions during 1/11 Andrew Lenzi (Penn) W; F, 4:53 Bryce Busler. Sueflohn was eliminated in his next his sophomore campaign. 1/18 13 Brody Grothus (Iowa) W; D, 5-2 match, a 7-6 loss to third-seeded Chris Villalonga 1/24 18 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) W; D, 9-4 of Cornell. 2011-12 (Freshman) 1/26 Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) W; D, 11-4 NCAA Championships 2/1 Caleb Ervin (Illinois) W; D, 4-3 Big Ten Championships Sueflohn wrestled at 141 pounds and 2/7 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan) W; D, 9-3 For the second consecutive season, Sueflohn went 1-2 in his first appearance at the NCAA 2/21 Ryan Lubeck (Wisconsin) W; D, 7-1 collected runner-up honors at 149 pounds at Championships. He narrowly lost a 6-5 decision to the conference tournament. He breezed past Virginia Tech’s Zach Neibert before responding in Big Ten Championships; Madison, Wis. 2nd Michigan State’s Nick Trimble in his first match, the wrestleback bracket with a 6-2 decision over 3/8 Nick Trimble (Michigan State) W; MD, 17-5 17-5, before notching an 8-6 decision over Appalachian State’s Mike Kessler. Sueflohn’s 3/8 8 Eric Grajales (Michigan) W; D, 8-6 No. 8 Eric Grajales in the semifinals. In the first trip to the NCAA Championships came to an 3/9 5 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) L; D, 2-6 championship match, Sueflohn dropped a 6-2 end with a 5-4 loss to Rutgers’ William Ashnault. decision to No. 5 Jason Tsirtsis of Northwestern. NCAA Championships; Oklahoma City, Okla. DNP Big Ten Championships 3/20 Christian Barber (North Carolina) W; TF, 16-0 Regular Season Sueflohn finished fifth at 141 pounds with a 4-2 3/20 11 Joshua Kindig (Oklahoma State) L; D, 5-7 Sueflohn started every dual at 149 pounds, record at the Big Ten Championships. He opened 3/21 Bryce Busler (Bloomsburg) W; MD, 8-0 compiling a 13-1 record with his only loss coming with a 9-6 decision over Northwestern’s Colin 3/21 3 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) L; D, 6-7 to eventual NCAA champion Jason Tsirtsis of Shober before losing by sudden victory against Northwestern. Sueflohn went 31-6 overall during Minnesota’s Nick Dardanes, 8-6. Sueflohn the 2013-14 campaign, and captured the Reno pinned Brian Gibbs of Michigan State (in 4:54) in Career Results Tournament of Champions title on Dec. 22. his first wrestleback match. Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD He finished second at the Warren Williamson/ Sueflohn won a 5-3 decision in the following 2011-12 25-11 13-4 3 2 6 Daktronics Open and Cliff Keen Las Vegas round before dropping a 7-4 decision to third- 2012-13 24-7 11-3 2 0 6 Invitational. After his loss in Las Vegas, Sueflohn ranked Hunter Stieber of Ohio State. Sueflohn reeled off 16 consecutive victories before his Big closed the Big Ten Championships with a 15-10 2013-14 31-6 13-1 3 3 11 Ten Championships loss. decision over Illinois’ Daryl Thomas. 2014-15* Medical Redshirt Sueflohn led the team in major decisions with Career 80-24 37-8 8 5 23 11, while collecting three pins and three technical Regular Season falls. All six of his losses during the season came Sueflohn compiled a 25-11 record at 141 against ranked opponents. pounds, including a 13-4 dual record. In his *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals first match as a Husker, the Watertown, Wis., 2012-13 (Sophomore) native achieved his first pin over Bucknell’s Alex NCAA Championships Pellicciotti in 4:35. It was Sueflohn’s first of three weight division going 38-5. After his senior Sueflohn fell one match short of All-America pins on the season. At the Nebraska-Kearney season, Sueflohn finished third at 145 pounds at honors in 2013 at 149 pounds. He opened the Holiday Inn Open, Sueflohn earned runner-up the Junior Freestyle National Championships in NCAA Championships with a 16-3 major decision honors, going 2-1. Fargo, N.D. over Pittsburgh’s Ronnie Garbinsky before taking Sueflohn took third at the Cliff Keen Invitational down No. 8 seed Nick Brascetta of Virginia Tech, with a 5-2 record. Three of his five victories Personal 4-2. came against top 15 opponents. He went 5-3 Jake is the son of Monica and Jeff Sueflohn. In the semifinals, Sueflohn fell by an 11-3 in Big Ten duals, earning two victories by major He was born on Oct. 6, 1992, in Oconomowoc, major decision to eventual champion Jordan decision. On the season, Sueflohn won six major Wis. Sueflohn has one sister, Jamie. Jake is Oliver of Oklahoma State. In the wrestleback decisions, which was good for third among the majoring in journalism and is a four-time member bracket, Sueflohn suffered his second straight Husker starters. of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. In loss in a 5-3 decision against No. 6 seed Dylan 2014, he collected Academic All-Big Ten honors Ness of Minnesota. Before Nebraska and was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Sueflohn was a two-time Wisconsin state Team. Big Ten Championships champion after winning the Division I 140-pound Sueflohn finished second at 149 pounds with title as a senior by going a perfect 48-0. He also a 2-1 showing at the Big Ten Championships. claimed the 135-pound title as a junior. Sueflohn He won a pair of decisions over Penn State’s was the No. 2 wrestler in the nation at 140 Andrew Alton and Ohio State’s Ian Paddock to pounds as a senior according to InterMat. As a earn a spot in the championship match. However, freshman, Sueflohn finished third at the state Minnesota’s Dylan Ness pinned Sueflohn in 3:37 championships at 119 pounds, while recording for the 149-pound title. a 50-4 record. His sophomore season saw him finish in the runner-up spot at the 125-pound

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2014-15 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Austin Wilson 11/7 15 Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) W; D, 5-2 Senior • 165 • Hastings, Neb. (Hastings St. Cecilia) Cowboy Open; Laramie, Wyo. (Elite Division) DNP 11/8 Jesse Stafford (Air Force) L; D, 2-8 11/8 Keith Lucero (Unattached) W; TF, 16-0 Career Highlights 11/8 Ethan Hinebauch (Montana State) MFF • Three-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2013, 2014, 2015) • NWCA All-Academic Team (2014) 11/16 Tyler Manion (Maryland) W; F, 2:46 11/22 Jake Faust (Duke) W; MD, 14-4 • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) 11/22 Max Rohskopf (NC State) L; SV-2, 3-5 • Three-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2013, 2014, 2015) • Nebraska Most Improved Wrestler (2012-13) Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. DNP • Seven-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll 12/5 Nick Terdick (Hofstra) W; MD, 12-2 12/5 Chandler Smith (Army) W; D, 4-2 12/5 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) L; MD, 3-14 2014-15 (Junior) Invitational. Wilson started every dual for the 12/6 16 Jesse Stafford (Air Force) L; D, 2-4 NCAA Championships Huskers at 165 pounds, compiling a 7-7 record. Austin Wilson knocked off No. 2 seed Michael 12/13 7 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) L; F, 0:32 Moreno of Iowa State in the first round of the 2012-13 (Redshirt Freshman) NCAA Championships, but suffered back-to-back Southern Scuffle; Chattanooga, Tenn. DNP NCAA Championships 1/1 Jerald Spohn (Kent State) W; F, 1:04 losses to be eliminated from the tournament. In Wilson battled to a 3-2 mark in his first NCAA 1/1 Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) L; SV-2, 2-4 the second round, Wilson dropped a 6-3 decision Championships appearance at 165 pounds. He 1/1 Troy Reaghard (Pittsburgh) W; D, 6-2 to 15th-seeded Ethan Ramos of North Carolina fell by a 6-2 decision to Missouri’s Zach Toal in 1/1 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) L; D, 5-12 before falling to Ohio’s Harrison Hightower by the first round to fall to the wrestleback bracket. sudden victory-1 in the consolation bracket. Wilson responded with three consecutive 1/9 Pat Robinson (Purdue) W; SV-1, 7-5 victories before losing a major decision to No. 5 1/23 8 Jackson Morse (Illinois) L; D, 1-2 Big Ten Championships seed Steven Monk of North Dakota State, 9-1. 1/25 Nick Visicaro (Rutgers) W; D, 3-1 Wilson produced a seventh-place finish at the Wilson’s wins came over Central Michigan’s Mike 1/30 8 Pierce Harger (Northwestern) L; MD, 3-13 2/1 6 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) L; D, 2-4 Big Ten Championships after a 3-2 performance. Ottinger (D, 6-2), Buffalo’s Mark Lewandowski (F, 2/6 Garrett Sutton (Michigan) W; D, 8-3 He downed ranked grapplers Nick Wanzek of 2:01) and Chattanooga’s Josh Condon (D, 10-7). 2/8 Matt Pasqualini (Michigan State) W; MD, 12-2 Minnesota (16th) and Nick Moore of Iowa (10th), 2/13 14 Jim Wilson (Stanford) L; D, 3-6 but fell to a pair of top-eight foes. In the seventh- Big Ten Championships 2/21 Nicholas Elmer (Drexel) W; F, 1:36 place match, Wilson shut out Purdue’s Pat Wilson suffered losses to Ohio State’s Mark 2/21 20 Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) L; D, 2-8 Robinson, 4-0. Martin and Indiana’s Ryan LeBlanc at the Big Ten Championships. Martin won a 6-2 decision, and Big Ten Championships; Columbus, Ohio 7th LeBlanc notched a 9-2 decision over Wilson. 3/7 16 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) W; MD, 11-2 Regular Season 3/7 5 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) L; D, 1-4 Wilson started every dual for the Huskers at 3/7 10 Nick Moore (Iowa) W; D, 2-1 165 pounds, going 17-16 overall, while producing Regular Season 3/7 8 Jackson Morse (Illinois) L; D, 0-4 an 8-7 dual mark. He earned three pins, one Wilson went 27-14 at 165 pounds, compiling 3/8 Pat Robinson (Purdue) W; D, 4-0 technical fall and four major decisions. Wilson a 7-4 dual mark in the process. He pinned wrestled at the Cowboy Open, Cliff Keen Las three opponents in 2012-13, while adding four NCAA Championships; St. Louis, Mo. DNP Vegas Invitational and Southern Scuffle, but fell technical falls and four major decisions. Wilson 3/19 2 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) W; D, 7-5 short of a spot on the podium in each tournament. opened the season with a second-place showing 3/19 15 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) L; D, 3-6 at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open 3/20 16 Harrison Hightower (Ohio) L; SV-1, 3-5 2013-14 (Sophomore) before winning three of his first four dual starts. NCAA Championships Wilson also notched a third-place finish at the Career Results Making his second NCAA Championships Grand View Open in January. Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD appearance, Wilson went 1-2 at 165 pounds. In In the final dual at the NU Coliseum, Wilson 2011-12* 10-3 0-0 1 3 3 the first round, he fell by a 5-3 decision to 10th- pinned Michigan State’s Nick Proctor in the final 2012-13 27-14 7-4 3 4 4 seeded Cooper Moore of Northern Iowa to fall to match to give the Huskers a come-from-behind 2013-14 23-16 7-7 2 5 3 the consolation bracket. Wilson responded with 23-19 win. For his work in the classroom, Wilson 2014-15 17-16 8-7 3 1 4 a 6-1 decision over Missouri’s Zach Toal before garnered a spot on the academic All-Big Ten Career 67-46 22-18 8 10 11 being eliminated by ninth-seeded Joseph Booth team. of Hofstra by a 4-2 sudden victory. *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals 2011-12 (Redshirt) Big Ten Championships Regular Season Wilson compiled a 3-3 record en route to a Wilson went 10-3 while wrestling in three open as the No. 18 wrestler in the country at 160 sixth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships. tournaments at 165 pounds as a redshirt in 2011- pounds by InterMat, Wilson finished his career After opening with a 4-1 decision over Purdue’s 12. He opened the season with four consecutive by winning his final 143 high school matches, Pat Robinson, Wilson fell to top seed and wins before losing the championship match at the also a Nebraska high school record. As a junior, eventual NCAA champion David Taylor of Penn Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. He did not Wilson won the 145-pound state championship State, 22-4. In the wrestleback bracket, Wilson place at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open, but with a 48-0 record, and took home the title as managed a 10-2 major decision over Ohio won the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open. a sophomore at 130 pounds going 47-0. Wilson State’s Joe Grandominico before taking down He recorded one pin and three major decisions captured second place at the 2011 NHSCA No. 10 Dan Yates of Michigan, 5-1. on the season. Senior National Wrestling Championships at 160 Wilson suffered a 4-2 loss to No. 20 Danny Wilson was named to the Nebraska Scholar- pounds in Virginia Beach, Va. Zilverberg of Minnesota to move into the fifth- Athlete Honor Roll for his work in the classroom place match. Wilson fell by a 6-2 decision to No. during both semesters. Personal 13 Jackson Morse of Illinois to take sixth place at Austin is the son of Craig and Donna Wilson. 165 pounds. Before Nebraska He was born on July 10, 1992, in Plainview, Neb. Wilson finished his high school career as one Wilson has a younger sister, Ashley. Austin is Regular Season of the most prolific wrestlers in Nebraska high majoring in biology at Nebraska and has three Wilson finished his sophomore season with a school history after amassing a state record 180 times earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten 23-16 record and had five technical falls, which wins. He lost just three times while capturing team. In 2014, he added the NWCA All-Academic tied for the team lead. He collected two pins and three Class C state championships. Wilson Team to his list of accolades. He is a seven-time three major decisions. Wilson took runner-up capped his career by winning the 160-pound title member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor honors at the Reno Tournament of Champions as a senior, while tying his own state record for Roll and two-time Tom Osborne Citizenship and finished fifth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas wins in a single season by going 48-0. Ranked Team member.

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2014-15 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Anthony Abidin 11/7 Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming) W; MD, 14-2 Senior • 141 • Dix Hills, N.Y. (Nassau/Half Hollow Hills East/Calhoun) Cowboy Open; Laramie Wyo. (Elite Division) 1st 11/8 Geo Martinez (Boise State) W; MD, 12-4 11/8 Cody Hancock (Air Force) W; MD, 12-4 Career Highlights 11/8 Ryan Lubeck (Wisconsin) W; MD, 8-0 • NCAA Championships Qualifier (2015) 11/8 Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming) W; MD, 11-0 • NJCAA National Champion (133, 2012) 11/16 Shyheim Brown (Maryland) W; D, 4-2 • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) 11/22 Brandon Gambucci (Duke) W; MD, 14-3 11/22 13 Sam Speno (NC State) W; D, 8-6 2014-15 (Junior) at 141 pounds. He went 18-3 overall, with four NCAA Championships pins, two major decisions and one technical Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. DNP Anthony Abidin fell one win short of All- fall. Abidin finished second at the Warren 12/5 Brenn Schiess (Western Wyoming) W; TF, 4:50 America honors at 141 pounds in his first NCAA Williamson/Daktronics Open and Cliff Keen Las 12/5 18 Sam Speno (NC State) L; D, 4-7 Championships appearance. Abidin, the No. 9 Vegas Invitational, while taking third at the Reno 12/5 Daniel Flores (San Francisco St.) W; MD, 13-5 seed, opened the tournament with an 8-0 major Tournament of Champions. 12/5 Mike Morales (West Virginia) MFF decision over Purdue’s Nick Lawrence before 12/13 Jesse Thielke (Wisconsin) W; MD, 11-2 winning a 6-4 decision over eighth-seeded Geo Before Nebraska Martinez of Boise State. In the quarterfinals, Abidin joined the Huskers after winning the Southern Scuffle; Chattanooga, Tenn. 3rd Abidin fell to No. 1 seed and four-time NCAA NJCAA national title at 133 pounds as a freshman 1/1 Mike Pongracz (Chattanooga) W; D, 4-0 champion Logan Stieber of Ohio State, 16-1. in 2012. Wrestling for Nassau Community 1/1 David Pearce (Drexel) W; MD, 12-1 Abidin lost a 16-8 major decision to third-seeded College, Abidin finished the year ranked 12th 1/2 17 Geo Martinez (Boise State) L; MD, 2-10 Lavion Mayes of Missouri in his first consolation following a 28-4 season before making a run to 1/2 Tyler Small (Kent State) W; D, 3-0 match to be eliminated. the championship match. He won a 7-4 decision 1/2 George Fisher (Michigan) W; MD, 12-2 over Iowa Central’s Brandon Wright to claim the 1/2 14 Joey Ward (North Carolina) W; D, 5-4 Big Ten Championships national title. Abidin redshirted during his second 1/2 10 Zach Horan (Central Michigan) W; D, 2-1 Abidin earned bonus points in three of his four season at Nassau. wins at the Big Ten Championships on his way Before Nassau, Abidin wrestled at Half Hollow 1/9 Nick Lawrence (Purdue) W; D, 4-0 to a fourth-place finish. He pinned two of his Hills East High School in Dix Hills, N.Y. As a 1/23 12 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois) W; D, 10-4 opponents and added a major decision against senior, he went 36-1 en route to the state crown 1/25 7 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) W; D, 5-2 Northwestern’s Jameson Oster in the consolation at 125 pounds. Abidin recorded 21 pins, five 1/30 Jameson Oster (Northwestern) W; D, 9-7 bracket. Each of Abidin’s losses came by two major decisions and four technical falls during 2/1 Sean Brown (Indiana) W; TF, 18-1 points to top-eight opponents. Abidin also took 2011 and finished his high school career with a 2/6 George Fisher (Michigan) W; D, 8-1 2/8 Javier Gasca (Michigan State) W; F, 4:27 down No. 9 Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers, 5-2, in 148-12 record. Abidin also wrestled at Calhoun 2/13 Mason Pengilly (Stanford) W; D, 6-1 the wrestlebacks. High School and earned four-time all-county 2/21 Andrew Mauriello (Drexel) W; F, 2:20 honors. 2/21 Jordan Laster (Princeton) W; MD, 10-0 Regular Season He is a three-time freestyle state champion, Abidin led the team with a perfect 15-0 dual three-time Greco-Roman state champion and Big Ten Championships; Columbus, Ohio 4th record at 141 pounds and went 33-6 overall. He three-time national team member. 3/7 Sean Brown (Indiana) W; F, 2:01 led all starters with 13 major decisions and added 3/7 7 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) L; D, 1-3 four pins and two technical falls. He finished Personal 3/7 12 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois) W; F, 3:59 first at the Cowboy Open and took third at the Anthony is the son of Anthony and Krista Abidin 3/7 Jameson Oster (Northwestern) W; MD, 13-0 Southern Scuffle. In addition, Abidin went 8-6 and has one brother, Michael. Anthony was born 3/8 9 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) W; D, 5-2 against ranked opponents. on Dec. 24, 1992, and is majoring in sociology. 3/8 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) L; D, 6-8

2013-14 (Sophomore) NCAA Championships; St. Louis, Mo. DNP Regular Season 3/19 Nick Lawrence (Purdue) W; MD, 8-0 Abidin collected three top-three tournament 3/19 8 Geo Martinez (Boise State) W; D, 6-4 finishes and compiled a perfect 5-0 dual record 3/20 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) L; TF, 1-16 3/20 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) L; MD, 8-16

Nebraska Career Results Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD 2013-14 18-3 5-0 4 1 2 2014-15 33-6 15-0 4 2 13 Career 51-9 20-0 8 3 15

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2014-15 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Tim Lambert 11/7 8 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) L; D, 4-7 Cowboy Open; Laramie, Wyo. (Elite Division) 2nd Junior • 125 • Forest Hills, Mich. (Forest Hills Eastern) 11/8 Cassidy Oshiro (Air Force) W; TF, 16-1 11/8 Gunnar Woodburn (Wyoming) W; MD, 9-0 Career Highlights 11/8 8 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) L; D, 2-5 • Two-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2014, 2015) 11/16 Josh Polacek (Maryland) W; F, 5:52 • NWCA All-Academic Team (2014) 11/22 Open (Duke) W; FF • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2014, 2015) 11/22 Joe DeAngelo (NC State) W; D, 8-1 • Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015) Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. DNP • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) 12/5 Christian Betancourt (Cal-Baptist) W; MD, 14-0 • Nebraska Most Dedicated Award (2013-14) 12/5 16 Paul Petrov (Bucknell) L; D, 4-7 12/5 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) L; D, 1-3 • Nebraska Redshirt of the Year (2012-13) • Six-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll 12/13 Johnny Jimenez (Wisconsin) W; D, 5-0

Southern Scuffle; Chattanooga, Tenn. 5th 2014-15 (Sophomore) Daktronics Open and Reno Tournament of 1/1 Cortez Starkes (Gardner Webb) W; MD, 8-0 NCAA Championships Champions, while going 9-5 in duals. Lambert 1/1 Thayer Atkins (Duke) W; D, 3-0 Tim Lambert made his second NCAA posted victories in his first five dual matches 1/1 Max Soria (Buffalo) W; MD, 12-2 Championships appearance and went 1-2 at 125 before falling by sudden victory to Wyoming’s 1/2 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) L; MD, 2-10 pounds. He lost a 10-6 decision to No. 2 seed Tyler Cox in January. 1/2 Conor Youtsey (Michigan) W; D, 7-0 Nahshon Garrett of Cornell in the first round, Lambert responded to the loss with bonus-point 1/2 5 Jordan Conaway (Penn State) W; D, 8-5 1/2 11 Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State) L; D, 3-4 but responded with a 9-1 major decision against wins in his next two matches before suffering a 1/2 10 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) W; D, 3-2 15th-seeded Chasen Tolbert of Virginia. Lambert 2-1 loss to then-No. 3 Thomas Gilman of Iowa. was eliminated by Michigan’s Conor Youtsey Lambert notched a pair of victories the following 1/9 Luke Welch (Purdue) W; D, 7-2 after dropping a 10-7 decision in the following weekend before falling to three consecutive 1/23 Dominic Olvieri (Illinois) W; D, 5-0 round. ranked opponents to close the dual season. 1/25 Sean McCabe (Rutgers) W; MD, 12-1 A leader in the classroom, Lambert collected 1/30 Garrison White (Northwestern) W; D, 7-1 2/1 Open (Indiana) W; FF Big Ten Championships Academic All-Big Ten and NWCA All-Academic 2/6 Conor Youtsey (Michigan) L; D, 0-4 Lambert finished sixth at the Big Ten Team honors, while being named to the Tom 2/8 Mitch Rogaliner (Michigan State) W; D, 7-1 Championships with a 3-3 showing. After Osborne Citizenship Team. At Nebraska’s 2/13 Evan Silver (Stanford) W; D, 3-1 defeating Rutgers’ Sean McCabe in the first season-ending banquet, Lambert was named 2/21 Tanner Shoap (Drexel) W; TF, 16-1 round, the Husker sophomore fell to No. 10 Most Dedicated of the Year. 2/21 Ryan Cash (Princeton) W; TF, 18-1 Jordan Conaway of Penn State, 7-4. Lambert Big Ten Championships; Columbus, Ohio 6th won each of his next two bouts, which included 2012-13 (Redshirt) 3/7 Sean McCabe (Rutgers) W; D, 7-2 a 27-second pin against Northwestern’s Garrison Regular Season 3/7 10 Jordan Conaway (Penn State) L; D, 4-7 White. Lambert fell to No. 2 Jesse Delgado of Lambert earned Nebraska Redshirt of the Year 3/7 John Jimenez (Wisconsin) W; D, 4-0 Illinois and Youtsey by narrow margins to close following a 19-3 season at 125 pounds and four 3/7 Garrison White (Northwestern) W; F, 0:27 out his tournament. open tournament titles. Following a first-place 3/8 2 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) L; SV-1, 4-6 finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, 3/8 20 Conor Youtsey (Michigan) L; D, 1-2 Lambert defeated No. 15 Ryak Finch of Iowa Regular Season NCAA Championships; St. Louis, Mo. DNP Lambert compiled a 26-12 mark, which State, 5-2, at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open. 3/19 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) L; D, 6-10 included a 13-2 dual record. During NU’s Lambert finished second after losing the following 3/19 15 Chasen Tolbert (Virginia) W; MD, 9-1 dominating run in dual competition from Jan. match. He bounced back by winning the next two 3/20 Conor Youtsey (Michigan) L; D, 7-10 9 to Feb. 21, Lambert won nine of 10 bouts. tournaments, the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday On the season, he recorded two pins, three Inn Open and UNK Loper Open, and closed Career Results technical falls and six major decisions. Lambert the season with the Viking-Warrior Open crown. Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD took runner-up honors at the Cowboy Open and Lambert pinned six opponents and notched six 2012-13* 19-3 0-0 6 0 6 finished fifth at the Southern Scuffle. major decisions. 2013-14 24-13 9-5 3 2 5 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman) Before Nebraska 2014-15 26-12 13-2 2 3 6 NCAA Championships Lambert wrestled at Forest Hills Eastern, Career 50-25 22-7 5 5 11 Lambert went 2-2 at 125 pounds in his first where he won over 200 matches and finished in showing at the NCAA Championships. After the Division 3 top five on three occasions. As a *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals opening with a 5-1 decision over Binghamton’s junior, Lambert finished third for the Hawks, while David White, Lambert narrowly lost a 7-5 taking second during his sophomore season and decision to fifth-seeded Dylan Peters of Northern fifth as a freshman. In addition, Lambert earned Iowa. Lambert bounced back in the consolation a fourth-place finish at the 2012 InterMat Junior bracket with a 7-3 victory over Virginia’s Nick Freestyle All-Americans. During the summer of Herrmann before being eliminated by Darian 2011, Lambert made a strong showing at Junior Cruz of Lehigh, 7-4. Nationals in Fargo, N.D., pinning Cory Clark from Iowa to take third-place honors. Lambert owns Big Ten Championships the Michigan state high school record for most Lambert pinned Ohio State’s Nick Roberts three-point nearfalls in a season with 125 in in the fifth-place match in 4:24 en route to a 2010-11, breaking his own record of 109 which 4-2 showing at the conference tournament. he established in 2009-10. Lambert’s only losses of the tournament came to top-10 opponents Cory Clark of Iowa and Ryan Personal Taylor of Wisconsin. Lambert opened with a The son of Brian and Diann Lambert, Tim was major decision before adding a pair of decisions born on June 26, 1994. He is majoring in fisheries over Indiana’s Alonzo Shepherd and Purdue’s and wildlife, and is a six-time member of the Camden Eppert in the consolation bracket. Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. In 2014, Lambert was named to the NWCA All-Academic Regular Season Team. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Lambert completed his first season in the Lambert is also a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Nebraska lineup with a 24-13 record at 125 Scholar and two-time Tom Osborne Citizenship pounds, highlighted by three pins, two technical Team member. falls and five major decisions. He collected runner-up honors at the Warren Williamson/ Huskers.com nebraska 46 wrestling 2015-16 Media Guide tough together

2014-15 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Collin Jensen 11/7 Leland Pfeifer (Wyoming) W; D, 6-1 Cowboy Open; Laramie Wyo. (Elite Division) T-3rd Junior • HWT • Mobridge, S.D. (Mobridge-Pollock) 11/8 Gaylen Edmo (Boise State) W; F, 2:30 11/8 Morgan Rieder (Wyoming) W; F, 3:17 Career Highlights 11/8 Tanner Harms (Wyoming) L; F, 5:38 11/8 Leland Pfeifer (Wyoming) W; D, 16-11 • Two-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2014, 2015) 11/8 Nyle Bartling (Nebraska) DFF • Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) 11/16 Ryan Kail (Maryland) W; F, 1:37 11/22 Brendan Walsh (Duke) W; F, 3:21 • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2013, 2015) 11/22 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC State) L; D, 2-8

2014-15 (Sophomore) heavyweight. Jensen pinned 11 opponents in Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. DNP NCAA Championships 2012-13, adding four technical falls and three 12/5 Anthony Vizcarrondo (West Virginia) W; D, 5-3 Collin Jensen managed a 2-2 record at major decisions in seven open tournament starts. 12/5 Michael Hughes (Hofstra) W; D, 6-1 12/5 4 Adam Coon (Michigan) L; F, 1:56 heavyweight in his second appearance at He finished second at the Warren Williamson/ 12/6 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) L; D, 8-9 nationals. After losing by fall to Michigan’s Adam Daktronics Open, UNK Loper Open and Viking- Coon, Jensen won a pair of decisions against Warrior Open, while taking fourth at the Grand 12/13 5 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) L; MD, 3-11 Stanford’s Nathan Butler and 12th-seeded View Open. Denzel Dejournette of Appalachian State. Jensen Southern Scuffle; Chattanooga, Tenn. DNP 1/1 Mike Silvis (Buffalo) W; TF, 17-2 lost by decision to No. 3 seed Bobby Telford of Before Nebraska 1/1 Nick Ruggear (Penn State) W; D, 9-3 Iowa to be eliminated. Jensen had a stellar career at Mobridge- 1/2 4 Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State) L; D, 1-7 Pollock High School in South Dakota. Jensen 1/2 Jacob Kettler (George Mason) L; F, 2:10 Big Ten Championships finished his high school career as the South Jensen went 2-3 at the Big Ten Championships Dakota State B 220-pound state champion as 1/9 Tyler Kral (Purdue) W; MD, 10-1 1/23 Chris Lopez (Illinois) W; MD, 8-0 en route to a 10th-place finish. He fell by a senior after going a perfect 45-0. During his 1/25 14 Billy Smith (Rutgers) L; SV-1, 3-5 decision in his opening bout, but responded junior campaign, Jensen finished in third place 1/30 4 Mike McMullan (Northwestern) L; D, 2-8 with a 6-0 decision over Purdue’s Tyler Kral. In at the state meet at 215 pounds with a record of 2/1 Garret Goldman (Indiana) W; D, 7-2 the following round, Jensen fell to No. 7 Jimmy 39-3, which helped him reach his career record 2/6 7 Adam Coon (Michigan) L; D, 3-5 Lawson of Penn State to lose his chance at a top- of 168-62. 2/8 Chris Nash (Michigan State) W; D, 8-1 2/13 Nathan Butler (Stanford) W; D, 7-3 eight finish. Jensen won a 10-2 major decision The three-time state qualifier holds the school 2/21 Joseph Goodhart (Drexel) W; MD, 10-2 over No. 12 Nick Tavanello of Ohio State in the single-season and career record for two-point 2/21 Ray O’Donnell (Princeton) W; TF, 15-0 subsequent round, but fell to No. 15 Billy Smith of nearfalls and also holds claim to the record for Rutgers in the ninth-place match. most pins in a season as a senior. Jensen was Big Ten Championships; Columbus, Ohio 10th a second-place finisher at the 2012 InterMat JJ 3/7 14 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) L; D, 4-8 3/7 Tyler Kral (Purdue) W; D, 6-0 Regular Season Classic. 3/7 7 Jimmy Lawson (Penn State) L; MD, 0-8 Jensen went 21-15 overall during his second 3/7 12 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) W; MD, 10-2 year in the NU lineup, and put together a 10-5 Personal 3/8 15 Billy Smith (Rutgers) L; D, 2-5 dual record. He earned four pins, two technical The son of Beth and Kyle Jensen, Collin was falls and four major decisions. Jensen tied for third born on Feb. 14, 1994. He has two brothers, NCAA Championships; St. Louis, Mo. DNP 3/19 6 Adam Coon (Michigan) L; F, 4:29 at the Cowboy Open and competed at the Cliff Dayton, 21, and David, 15. Collin is majoring 3/19 Nathan Butler (Stanford) W; D, 5-3 Keen Las Vegas Invitational and the Southern in business administration management and is 3/20 12 Denzel Dejournette (App. State) W; D, 3-1 Scuffle. He went 2-2 in both tournaments. a two-time member of the Nebraska Scholar- 3/20 3 Bobby Telford (Iowa) L; D, 2-9 Athlete Honor Roll. In addition, he was named 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman) to the 2014 and 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Career Results NCAA Championships Teams and won the 2015 Nebraska HERO Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Jensen went 0-2 at heavyweight during his Leadership Award. 2012-13* 22-9 0-0 11 4 3 first appearance at the NCAA Championships. 2013-14 20-15 7-6 5 0 3 His first loss was a 10-2 major decision to 11th- 2014-15 21-15 10-5 4 2 4 seeded Austin Marsden of Oklahoma State. In Career 41-30 17-11 9 2 7 the consolation bracket, Jensen was pinned by Ohio State’s Nick Tavanello in 3:41. *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals Big Ten Championships Jensen finished 10th at the conference tournament with a 1-3 showing. After dropping a 12-3 major decision to No. 14 Jon Gingrich of Penn State in the first round, Jensen lost to No. 8 Connor Medbery, 5-2, in the consolation bracket. Jensen managed a 3-1 victory over Purdue’s Alex White before falling by pin to top-ranked Adam Coon of Michigan in the ninth-place match.

Regular Season Jensen compiled a 20-15 record at heavyweight during his first season in Nebraska’s lineup. After sitting out of the first dual of the season, he started the final 13 and went 7-6. Jensen earned five pins and three major decisions in 2013-14. He won the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open title and finished fifth at the Reno Tournament of Champions.

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2014-15 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Aaron Studebaker Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. 5th 11/2 Keyes Nelson (Midland) W; TF, 17-1 Junior • 197 • Raymond, Neb. (Raymond Central) 11/2 Faris Karaborni (Minnesota) W; TF, 16-0 11/2 9 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) L; D, 2-4 11/2 Jeff Nielsen (Augustana) W; D, 8-1 Career Highlights 11/2 Christophe Pfarr (Minnesota) W; D, 5-1 • NCAA Championships Qualifier (2015) 11/2 Kevin Radford (Arizona State) L; D, 6-7 • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2015) 11/2 Brady Ayers (South Dakota State) W; F, 3:40 • Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015) Cowboy Open; Laramie, Wyo. (Elite Division) 2nd • Six-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll 11/8 Willie Miller (Montana State) W; F, 1:13 • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) 11/8 17 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) W; D, 8-3 11/8 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) W; D, 5-3 2014-15 (Sophomore) 2013-14 campaign. He captured the Nebraska- 11/8 13 TJ Dudley (Nebraska) L; D, 1-3 Kearney Holiday Inn Open, Viking-Warrior NCAA Championships 11/16 Tony Gardner (Maryland) W; MD, 11-3 Aaron Studebaker fell one win shy of All- Open (197 pounds) and U.S. Western National 11/22 Michael Macchiavello (NC State) W; D, 5-3 America honors after posting a 3-2 record at Open titles, while finishing third at the Harold 197 pounds in his first NCAA Championships Nichols Cyclone Open and fourth at the Warren Bob Smith Open; Fort Hays, Kan. 1st appearance. Studebaker opened the tournament Williamson/Daktronics Open. Studebaker earned 12/7 Joseph Garcia (Adams State) W; TF, 18-3 with a 3-1 decision over West Virginia’s Jake seven pins, three major decisions and two 12/7 Matt Atwood (Bethany) W; TF, 18-0 Smith, but fell to No. 2 seed Morgan McIntosh in technical falls during the season. 12/7 Derek Sivertsen (Oklahoma City) W; D, 4-0 the second round. 12/7 Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) W; D, 6-5 Studebaker pinned his next two opponents, 2012-13 (Redshirt) Chattanooga’s Scottie Boykin and No. 9 seed Regular Season 12/13 16 Timmy McCall (Wisconsin) L; SV-1, 6-8 Jace Bennett of Cornell, to advance to the Round Studebaker placed in all seven open of 12. He fell to fifth-seeded Scott Schiller of tournaments he entered in 2012-13, earning a Southern Scuffle; Chattanooga, Tenn. DNP Minnesota by an 8-6 margin to narrowly miss a 29-9 record at 174 pounds. Studebaker’s lone 1/1 Nick Corba (Cleveland State) W; F, 4:40 spot on the podium. title came at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn 1/1 William George (Cornell) W; MD, 11-2 Open, where he notched one of his seven major 1/1 9 Willie Miklus (Missouri) L; F, 4:40 Big Ten Championships decisions on the season. He earned one of his 1/1 Austin Severn (Central Michigan) W; D, 6-0 Studebaker went 3-2 at the conference three pins during 2012-13 at the UNK Loper 1/2 Christian Brucki (Central Michigan) W; D, 3-1 1/2 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) L; D, 1-3 tournament en route to a ninth-place finish. Open, where he finished second. Studebaker After falling to Rutgers’ Hayden Hrymack in the took third at the Bob Smith Open, Viking-Warrior 1/9 8 Braden Atwood (Purdue) W; D, 3-1 first round, Studebaker bounced back with a 6-2 Open and Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. 1/23 Jeff Koepke (Illinois) W; D, 4-3 decision over Rob Fitzgerald of Maryland. The 1/25 Ralph Normandia (Rutgers) W; MD, 14-1 Husker sophomore fell to No. 8 Max Huntley of Before Nebraska 1/30 12 Alex Polizzi (Northwestern) W; SV-1, 7-5 Michigan, 7-4, but got revenge against Hrymack Studebaker joined the Huskers after a 2/1 Jake Masengale (Indiana) W; F, 2:47 before pinning Michigan State’s Nick McDiarmid successful career at Raymond Central High 2/6 8 Max Huntley (Michigan) W; SV-1, 6-4 in the ninth-place match. School. As a senior at 170 pounds, Studebaker 2/8 Nick McDiarmid (Michigan State) L; DF, 6:51 completed a perfect 47-0 record en route to 2/13 Garet Krohn (Stanford) W; D, 4-2 Regular Season his second consecutive state championship. 2/21 Brandon Litten (Drexel) W; SV-1, 3-1 Studebaker was a crucial part of Nebraska’s As a sophomore, he finished fourth at the state 2/21 12 Abram Ayala (Princeton) L; D, 2-3 dual success as he went 10-3 and posted a championship at 160 pounds, while taking 32-12 record overall during his first year in the second as a freshman in the 152-pound weight Big Ten Championships; Columbus, Ohio 9th Husker lineup. He registered seven falls, four class. Studebaker also played football for 3/7 Hayden Hrymack (Rutgers) L; D, 3-6 technical falls and three major decisions on the Raymond Central, earning three letters. 3/7 Rob Fitzgerald (Maryland) W; D, 6-2 season. In tournaments, he won the Bob Smith 3/7 8 Max Huntley (Michigan) L; D, 4-7 3/7 Hayden Hrymack (Rutgers) W; D, 6-2 title, while notching a runner-up finish at the Personal 3/8 Nick McDiarmid (Michigan State) W; F, 4:32 Cowboy Open. He also took fifth at the Warren The son of Robert and Becky Studebaker, Williamson/Daktronics Open. Aaron was born on June 25, 1994. He has NCAA Championships; St. Louis, Mo. DNP From Jan. 9 to Feb. 13, Studebaker won seven two sisters, Sierra, 22, and Dawn, 28, and 3/19 Jake Smith (West Virginia) W; D, 3-1 of his eight matches, which included a 3-0 mark one brother, Ethan, 22. Ethan wrestled for the 3/19 2 Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) L; MD, 5-14 against top-12 opponents. His only loss during Huskers from 2008 to 2010. Aaron is majoring in 3/20 Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga) W; F, 3:40 that stretch was by defensive fall. animal science and is a two-time Academic All- 3/20 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell) W; F, 6:12 Big Ten Team member. A Big Ten Distinguished 3/20 5 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) L; D, 6-8 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman) Scholar in 2015, he is also a six-time member Regular Season of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Studebaker went 24-5 while making six open Studebaker also earned a spot on the 2015 Tom Career Results tournament showings at 184 pounds during the Osborne Citizenship Team. Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD 2012-13* 29-9 0-0 3 0 7 2013-14 24-5 0-0 7 2 3 2014-15 32-12 10-3 7 4 3 Career 56-17 10-3 14 6 6

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2014-15 Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Eric Montoya 11/7 Drew Templeman (Wyoming) W; D, 9-3 Junior • 133 • Albuquerque, N.M. (Campbell/Volcano Vista) Cowboy Open; Laramie, Wyo. (Elite Division) 1st 11/8 Michael Espinoza (Unattached) W; TF, 16-0 11/8 Anthony McHugh (Air Force) W; D, 4-0 Career Highlights 11/8 Drew Templeman (Wyoming) W; MD, 13-2 • Academic All-Big Ten (2015) • Nebraska Redshirt of the Year (2013-14) 11/16 11 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) L; D, 2-4 11/22 Baily Jack (Duke) W, F, 2:20 • Two-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2013: Campbell, 2015: Nebraska) 11/22 Bryce Meredith (NC State) L; D, 1-4 • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2015) Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. DNP 2014-15 (Sophomore) 2013-14 (Redshirt) 12/5 Zach Davis (Navy) W; D, 6-1 NCAA Championships Regular Season 12/5 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia) L; D, 3-9 Eric Montoya made it to the Round of 12 at the Montoya earned the Nebraska Redshirt-of- 12/5 Grimaldi Gonzalez (Bucknell) W; D, 6-0 NCAA Championships before being eliminated. the-Year Award following an 11-2 season at 133 12/5 Ian Nickell (Bakersfield) L; D, 7-11 Montoya dropped a narrow decision to sixth- pounds. He claimed titles at the Viking-Warrior 12/13 18 Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin) L; MD, 4-12 seeded Earl Hall of Iowa State in the opening Open and Cusatis Open to end the season with round before winning three straight matches, two eight consecutive wins. During that stretch, Southern Scuffle; Chattanooga, Tenn. DNP of which came against top-five opponents. he won six matches in bonus-point fashion. In 1/1 Brian Crutchmer (Oklahoma State) W; D, 7-3 After shutting out Missouri’s Zach Synon, all, Montoya had four major decisions, three 1/1 Robert Dooley (George Mason) W; TF, 16-0 Montoya won a major decision over No. 5 Zane technical falls and one pin. He also grappled at 1/1 5 Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State) L; MD, 1-13 Richards of Illinois and added a decision over the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open and Nebraska- 1/1 Aaron Hansen (The Citadel) W; F, 4:59 No. 4 Johnni DiJulius of Ohio State. Montoya Kearney Holiday Inn Open. 1/2 14 Mackenzie McGuire (Kent State) L; D, 1-3 lost by sudden victory-1 to No. 2 Ryan Taylor 1/9 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) L; D, 2-5 of Wisconsin for a spot on the podium in the Before Nebraska 1/23 4 Zane Richards (Illinois) L; D, 2-3 following round. Montoya wrestled at Campbell University 1/25 17 Scott DelVecchio (Rutgers) W; D, 7-4 in Buies Creek, N.C., for one season before 1/30 20 Dominick Malone (Northwestern) W; D, 6-2 Big Ten Championships joining the Huskers. Montoya competed at 125 2/1 Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana) W; MD, 12-4 Montoya finished eighth at 133 pounds at the pounds for the Fighting Camels, posting a 33- 2/6 Zebulon Hilyard (Michigan) W; MD, 11-3 Big Ten Championships. He dropped his first 17 record, which included a trip to the NCAA 2/8 Garth Yenter (Michigan State) W; D, 9-3 match by a narrow decision to Michigan’s Rossi Championships. 2/13 Connor Schram (Stanford) L; D, 3-4 Bruno, but responded with a 3-0 decision over Montoya attended high school at Volcano 2/21 15 Kevin Devoy (Drexel) W; D, 3-1 2/21 Trey Aslanian (Princeton) W; F, 2:39 No. 12 Danny Sabatello of Purdue. Montoya Vista in Albuquerque, N.M., where he captured suffered losses to Zane Richards and Bruno to four state championships. He completed his Big Ten Championships; Columbus, Ohio 8th close out his first appearance at the conference career with a 143-10 record and 88 pins, helping 3/7 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) L; D, 3-5 tournament. his team capture the 2010 state title. Montoya 3/7 12 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) W; D, 3-0 won the gold medal in the all-star division at the 3/7 8 Zane Richards (Illinois) L; D, 3-10 Regular Season Disney Duals in addition to finishing fifth at the 3/8 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) L; F, 2:45 Montoya finished his first year in the NU lineup Super 32 Challenge. He was a two-time NHSCA with a 21-15 record, which included a 9-6 dual All-American, which included a second-place NCAA Championships; St. Louis, Mo. DNP 3/19 6 Earl Hall (Iowa State) L; D, 4-7 mark. He pinned three opponents and added two finish at the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals. 3/19 Zach Synon (Missouri) W; D, 4-0 technical falls and four major decisions. Montoya 3/20 5 Zane Richards (Illinois) W; MD, 10-1 also collected an individual crown at the Cowboy Personal 3/20 4 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) W; D, 7-4 Open, winning two of his three bouts in bonus- Eric is the son of Stephen and Linda Montoya 3/20 2 Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin) L; SV-1, 1-3 point fashion. and has one brother, Paul. Eric was born on Montoya proved to be a crucial factor for the Aug. 27, 1993, and is majoring in business Huskers’ dual success, as he won seven of eight administration management at Nebraska. He Nebraska Career Results matches from Jan. 25 to Feb. 21. During that garnered a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD stretch, Montoya knocked off all three ranked Team in 2015, and he is a three-time member of 2013-14* 11-2 0-0 1 3 4 opponents he faced. the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. 2014-15 21-15 9-6 3 2 4 Career 21-15 9-6 3 2 4

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Huskers.com nebraska 49 wrestling 2015-16 Media Guide tough together Justin Arthur Junior • 149 • Huntington, W.Va. (Clarion/Huntington)

Career Highlights • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015)

2014-15 (Sophomore) tournament, Arthur reeled off three consecutive Big Ten Championships wins in the consolation bracket before falling Justin Arthur won his opening bout against to fourth-seeded Kendric Maple of Oklahoma Maryland’s Ben Dorsay, but dropped back- by a 7-4 decision. Arthur, a Huntington, W.Va., to-back matches to be eliminated from the native, earned a pin and major decision during conference tournament. Both of Arthur’s losses his winning streak at the NCAA Championships. were by decision against No. 2 Jason Tsirtsis of Before Clarion, Arthur completed his high Northwestern and Michigan State’s Nick Trimble. school career at Huntington under Coach Robbie Archer as a three-time West Virginia Regular Season state champion with a 142-15 career record. Arthur saw action in all 15 duals for the As a senior, he was named West Virginia’s Huskers in 2014-15 at 149 pounds during his first Most Valuable Wrestler when he went 30-2 and season with the program. He finished fourth at collected a state title at 145 pounds. Arthur added the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with a 6-2 state crowns as a junior in 2012 at 138 pounds mark, defeating three ranked opponents in the when he went 40-2, and in 2010, when he earned process. Arthur added a first-place showing at a 39-3 record at 119 pounds. In 2011, he finished Nebraska Career Results the Cowboy Open and he also went 3-2 at the third at 130 pounds with a season record of 33- Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Southern Scuffle. On the season, Arthur went 22- 8. In addition, Arthur was the NHSCA Senior 2014-15 22-14 7-8 3 0 2 14 overall, and compiled a 7-8 dual record. He Nationals runner-up and a two-time Fargo All- Career 22-14 7-8 3 0 2 recorded three pins and two major decisions. American. *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals Before Nebraska Personal Arthur spent his first year of college wrestling Justin is the son of Kerry and Charleaha at Clarion, where he compiled a 29-16 record at Arthur, and has three siblings, Kaytlin, Jaydin 149 pounds and narrowly missed the All-America and Garrin. Justin was born on Feb. 10, 1995, podium at the 2014 NCAA Championships. and is majoring in pre-criminology and criminal After dropping his opening match at the national justice at Nebraska. Micah Barnes Junior • 174 • Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)

Career Highlights • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)

2014-15 (Sophomore) tournaments, placing in three of them. Barnes Regular Season finished second at the Grand View Open, tied for Micah Barnes saw action in four duals and five third at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open tournaments at 197 pounds. He managed a 14-9 and took fourth at the Harold Nichols Cyclone record, with a 2-2 mark in duals, while collecting Open. two technical falls and three major decisions. Barnes finished first at the Grand View Open, Before Nebraska second at the Cowboy Open and took fifth place Barnes completed a successful career at at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., where he wrestled for four years. He 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman) racked up 138 victories during his time as a Regular Season Spartan, pinning 74 opponents. The Minnesota Barnes collected a pair of open tournament native’s best season came as a senior in 2012 titles en route to a 9-1 season at 165 pounds when Barnes won the Class AA state title at for the Huskers. At the Viking-Warrior Open, he 170 pounds, capping a perfect 47-0 season. In finished first at 174 pounds before tying for first at his final season wrestling for Coach Will Short, Career Results the Cusatis Open. His lone loss came at the Bob Barnes recorded 34 pins and six major decisions Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Smith Open. Barnes finished the season with en route to being named Pioneer Press Wrestler 2012-13* 17-6 0-0 1 4 3 three pins and three major decisions. of the Year. Simley won its fifth consecutive Class 2013-14 9-1 0-0 3 0 3 AA team title, finishing the season with a 29-3 2014-15 14-9 2-2 0 2 3 dual meet record. 2012-13 (Redshirt) Career 23-10 2-2 3 2 6 Regular Season Barnes went 17-6 at 174 pounds, capturing Personal the Viking-Warrior Open crown in the process. The son of David and Barb Barnes, Micah was *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals Barnes earned his lone pin of the season during born on Sept. 16, 1993. He has one sister, Kelly, the tournament, and added four technical falls 20, and one brother, Jack, 21. Micah is majoring and three major decisions during his redshirt in psychology at Nebraska. season. He appeared in four other open

Huskers.com nebraska 50 wrestling 2015-16 Media Guide tough together Tyrell Galloway Senior • 141 • Omaha, Neb. (Maryville/Omaha Central)

Career Highlights • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015)

2014-15 (Junior) joining the Huskers. Galloway qualified for the Regular Season NCAA Division II Championships with the Saints. Tyrell Galloway went 6-3 in two open In high school, Galloway wrestled at Omaha tournament appearances in 2014-15. He finished Central and compiled a 120-10 career record. sixth at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open and He won the state title at 119 pounds in 2008 with also competed at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Omaha Gross Catholic before accomplishing Inn Open. the same feat with Omaha Central in 2009. In 2010, Galloway finished second at 130 pounds 2013-14 (Redshirt) and took sixth in 2011. He is a four-time district Regular Season champion and three-time academic all-state Galloway captured the Viking-Warrior Open team member. crown while wrestling at 141 pounds during his first season at Nebraska. He also competed at Personal the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open and Nebraska- Tyrell is the son of Johnny and Shinobu Kearney Holiday Inn Open, and recorded a 6-4 Galloway and has four brothers, Kentral, Johnny, mark. Galloway earned four pins and one major Skylar and Dax. Skylar wrestled at Nebraska Nebraska Career Results decision during the 2013-14 campaign. from 2010 to 2013. Tyrell was born on Jan. 14, Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD 1993, and is majoring in mathematics. He was 2013-14* 6-4 0-0 4 0 1 Before Nebraska named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2014-15 6-3 0-0 0 0 1 Galloway was a transfer who spent two years 2014 and 2015. Career 6-3 0-0 0 0 1 at Maryville University in St. Louis, Mo., prior to *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals

Colton McCrystal Sophomore • 133 • Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (Sergeant Bluff-Luton)

Career Highlights • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014; Spring 2015) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)

2014-15 (Redshirt) finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and Regular Season a third-place result at the U.S. Western National Colton McCrystal earned podium spots in all Open. For the season, McCrystal had five pins six open tournaments he competed in at 141 and two major decisions. pounds. He captured titles at the Nebraska- Kearney Holiday Inn Open, York College Open Before Nebraska and Briar Cliff Open, while tying for first at the McCrystal competed at Sergeant Bluff-Luton Hastings Cusatis Open. McCrystal also finished in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, placing in the top two in fourth at the Grand View Open and sixth at Class 2A on four occasions. McCrystal captured the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. He the 2013 state title at 132 pounds with a perfect compiled a 24-5 mark overall with 10 pins, six 50-0 mark, appearing in the InterMat Top 20 technical falls and four major decisions. during the season. He won at 126 pounds as a junior following runner-up finishes at 112 pounds 2013-14 (Freshman) in 2011 and 103 pounds in 2010. McCrystal Big Ten Championships finished his high school career with a 193-8 Career Results McCrystal fell in his opening match to second- record. Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD ranked Zain Retherford of Penn State before 2013-14 16-15 6-7 5 0 2 dropping a 6-1 decision to Illinois’ Steven Personal 2014-15* 24-5 0-0 10 6 4 Rodrigues in the consolation bracket at 141 Colton is the son of Jim and Leah McCrystal Career 16-15 6-7 5 0 2 pounds. and has one sister, Cristina. Colton was born on May 23, 1995. He is majoring in history and *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals Regular Season is a two-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor McCrystal was the lone true freshman to appear Roll selection. He also earned a spot on the Tom in Nebraska’s lineup during the season, as he Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015. saw time at 133 and 141 pounds. He compiled a 16-15 record during his first year with the Huskers, and went 6-7 in duals. His first six duals were at 133 pounds, where he managed a 5-1 record. McCrystal also captured an eighth-place

Huskers.com nebraska 51 wrestling 2015-16 Media Guide tough together Eric Coufal Junior • 133 • Howells, Neb. (Howells)

Career Highlights • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2014) • Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) • Six-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll

2014-15 (Sophomore) his season with a 1-0 decision over Northern Regular Season Colorado’s Jesse Meis but lost his next 13 Eric Coufal (pronounced So-FUL) earned a dual matches. Coufal also won a 6-1 decision pair of top-three finishes in open tournaments and over Jake Papke of Wisconsin-Parkside at the compiled a 13-7 record overall at 133 pounds. Midlands Invitational in December. He collected three pins and one major decision. Coufal finished third at the Viking-Warrior Open Before Nebraska and at the Grand View Open. Coufal earned four consecutive individual Class D state crowns at Howells, winning all 2013-14 (Redshirt) four in different weight classes. As a senior, he Regular Season wrestled in the 132-pound weight class, guiding Coufal won two open tournament titles in four Howells to a third-place team finish. During appearances and compiled an 11-2 mark overall his junior season, Coufal won the state title in Career Results at 125 pounds. His first-place showings came the 119-pound weight class, as Howells took Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open and third. Howells earned a fifth-place finish during 2012-13 2-17 1-13 0 0 0 Viking-Warrior Open. In addition, Coufal finished Coufal’s sophomore season and won the state 2013-14* 11-2 0-0 3 0 0 third at the York College Open. championship during his freshman year. 2014-15 13-7 0-0 3 0 1 Career 15-24 1-13 3 0 1 2012-13 (Freshman) Personal Big Ten Championships The son of Paul and Sheri Coufal, Eric was *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals Coufal lost by pin in both of his matches at born on Jan. 1, 1994. He has one sister, Hailey, 125 pounds at the Big Ten Championships. His 13, and one brother, Austin, 21. Eric is majoring first loss came at the hands of eventual national in agricultural business and is a six-time member champion Jesse Delgado of Illinois in 4:10 before of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. He falling in 0:53 against Ohio State’s Nikko Triggas. has earned Academic All-Big Ten honors twice and was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Regular Season Team in 2014 and 2015. Coufal started 14 of Nebraska’s 17 duals at 125 pounds in 2012-13. The freshman opened Mitchell Maginnis Sophomore • 125 • Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island Central Catholic)

Career Highlights • Academic All-Big Ten (2015) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2014*, 2015)

2014-15 (Redshirt Freshman) Before Nebraska Regular Season Maginnis compiled a 142-25 record as a Mitchell Maginnis captured the Hastings lightweight at Grand Island Central Catholic and Cusatis Open title and placed in two additional garnered three top-five state finishes. In his final open tournaments at 125 pounds. He took second season, Maginnis finished second at the state at the Viking-Warrior Open and finished third at championships. He took third as a junior and fifth the Cowboy Open. Maginnis also competed at as a sophomore. Maginnis also ran cross country the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open and Bob in high school, earning four letters. Smith Open. Maginnis went 16-6 overall with one pin and two major decisions. Personal Mitchell is the son of Mike and Anne Maginnis 2013-14 (Redshirt) and has two siblings, Kate and Nathan. Mitchell Regular Season was born on April 19, 1995, and is majoring in Maginnis wrestled in five open tournaments nutritional health sciences. He was named to Career Results at 125 pounds, compiling a 4-10 record in the the 2014 and 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD process. His best showings came at the Warren Team and is a four-time member of the Nebraska 2013-14* 4-10 0-0 0 0 0 Williamson/Daktronics Open and Nebraska- Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. In 2015, Maginnis 2014-15 16-6 0-0 1 0 2 Kearney Holiday Inn Open, where he went 2-2 earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Career 16-6 0-0 1 0 2 in each competition. Maginnis also competed at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open, Viking-Warrior *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals Open and Cusatis Open during the 2013-14 campaign.

Huskers.com nebraska 52 wrestling 2015-16 Media Guide tough together Gage Anderson Junior • 149 • Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea)

Career Highlights • Academic All-Big Ten (2014) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013, 2014)

2014-15 (Sophomore) Before Nebraska Regular Season Anderson wrestled at O’Dea High School in Gage Anderson wrestled at the Harold Nichols Seattle, Wash., where he qualified for state on Cyclone Open, but did not place. three occasions. He took sixth place in Class 3A as a senior in 2012. Anderson was a two- 2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman) time district champion and two-time regional Regular Season champion. O’Dea won its district all four years Anderson made two open tournament that Anderson competed. Anderson also appearances at 149 pounds and went 0-4. He achieved success off the mat, earning National collected Academic All-Big Ten honors and was Honor Society accolades. named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Personal Career Results 2012-13 (Redshirt) The son of Andy and Ruthie Anderson, Gage Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Regular Season was born on July 31, 1994. Gage is majoring in 2012-13* 2-8 0-0 0 0 0 Anderson wrestled in four open tournaments, psychology and is a three-time member of the 2013-14 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 achieving a 2-8 record at 149 pounds. After Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. In 2014, 2014-15 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 losing his first match at the Warren Williamson/ he was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Career 0-6 0-0 0 0 0 Daktronics Open, Anderson notched an 8-7 He was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship decision over Iowa Central’s Ray Welch. Team in 2014 and 2015. *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals Anderson’s other victory came against Nebraska- Kearney’s Mike Bolan, 9-7, on Nov. 10.

Preston Lehmann Sophomore • 184 • Fargo, N.D. (North Dakota State/West Fargo)

2014-15 (Redshirt Freshman) Packers to a team state title. West Fargo also Preston Lehmann did not compete in any won the state title during Lehmann’s junior year, matches in his first season with the Huskers. as he went 49-1 at 182 pounds. He compiled a 44-5 mark as a sophomore at 171 pounds after Before Nebraska going 43-5 as a freshman. Lehmann won the Lehmann transferred to Nebraska from North 182-pound USA Wrestling National Junior Greco- Dakota State. He did not compete for the Bison Roman title and took third in freestyle in 2013. In in any duals or open tournaments, and used 2014, he earned runner-up honors at the FILA his redshirt year in 2013-14. In high school Junior Greco-Roman tournament. Lehmann captured three state titles at West Fargo, compiling a 222-24 record in the process. Personal He won 180 of those matches by fall, which was Preston is the son of Scott and Ellen Lehmann, a state career record and earned 44 pins during and has three brothers, Alex, Tyler and Zach. his junior year, a single-season state record. As Preston was born on Aug. 13, 1994. He is a senior, he went 50-0 at 182 pounds to help the majoring in sociology at Nebraska.

Nebraska Career Results Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD 2014-15 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

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Jake Eric Tyler Anderson Engler Berger Redshirt Freshman • 184 Sophomore • 174 Redshirt Freshman • 157 Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) Prineville, Ore. (Crook County)

Career Highlights Career Highlights Career Highlights • Two-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll • Two-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) 2014-15 (Redshirt) 2014-15 (Redshirt) Regular Season 2014-15 (Redshirt Freshman) Regular Season Jake Anderson competed in five open Regular Season Tyler Berger unleashed a dominant redshirt tournaments and produced a 4-9 mark with three Eric Engler went 5-6 at 184 pounds in three season, placing in all six of his open tournaments. pins. He saw action at both 184 and 197 pounds. open tournament appearances. He competed at He won the Cowboy Open, York College Open the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open, Viking-Warrior and Briar Cliff Open. Berger placed second at Before Nebraska Open and Hastings Cusatis Open, but did not the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, third place in the tournaments. Anderson captured the 2013 Class A state at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open and title at 182 pounds while wrestling at Omaha 2013-14 (Redshirt) sixth at the Southern Scuffle. He compiled a 29-5 Creighton Prep. He went 35-3 for the season Regular Season record overall, with five pins, five technical falls and won three of his four state tournament Engler appeared in four open tournaments at and five major decisions. matches by fall. Anderson placed at state on two 174 pounds as a redshirt and compiled a 2-8 other occasions and made the tournament all record. He earned a major decision in his opening Before Nebraska four years of high school. As a senior in 2014, match at the Cusatis Open in January. His other Berger was a four-time state champion at he compiled a 39-3 record en route to a fourth- win of the season came in the subsequent Crook County in Oregon, where he completed place finish at 170 pounds. Anderson finished match. his high school career with a 198-3 record. A third at 170 pounds in 2012 after a 32-8 season, four-time All-American and Oregon Athlete of the and wrestled at 160 pounds for the Junior Jays Before Nebraska Engler wrestled at Beatrice, where he finished Year in 2013, Berger was ranked No. 6 at 152 in 2011. In addition to his success on the mat his career with the Class B state title at 195 pounds among recruits around the country by for Creighton Prep, Anderson was a Preseason pounds in 2013. Engler finished his senior InterMat. He won the 148-pound title of the High Nationals All-American. He also wrestled season with the Orangemen by compiling a School Elite Division at the 2013 Freak Show for MWC/Team Nebraska under Coach Zac 36-3 record. He was also a two-time conference Tournament and was a two-time FloNationals Dominguez. champion and honor roll student. champion. In addition to wrestling, Berger earned one letter in tennis during high school. Personal Personal Eric is the son of Mark and Barb Engler and has Jake is the son of Paul and Darla Anderson, Personal and was born on March 23, 1996. He has one two sisters, Alison and Morgan. Eric was born on Aug. 1, 1994, and is majoring in architecture. He Tyler is the son of Robert and Brenda Berger, brother, Josh. Jake is majoring in marketing. earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete and has one sister, Breana. He was born on Honor Roll in the fall of 2013 and the spring of Feb. 22, 1996, and is majoring in psychology at 2015. Nebraska. Career Results Career Results Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Career Results Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD 2013-14* 2-8 0-0 0 0 1 Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD 2014-15* 4-9 0-0 3 0 0 2014-15 5-6 0-0 0 0 1 2014-15* 29-5 0-0 5 5 5 Career 4-9 0-0 3 0 0 Career 5-6 0-0 0 0 1 Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

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Josh Sean Brian Kettel Murphy Peska Sophomore • 197 Redshirt Freshman • 133 Redshirt Freshman • 133 Lowell, Mich. (Tompkins Cortland/Lakewood) Grand Forks, N.D. (Red River) Omaha, Neb. (Skutt)

Career Highlights Career Highlights Career Highlights • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)

2014-15 (Redshirt) 2014-15 (Redshirt) 2014-15 (Redshirt) Regular Season Regular Season Regular Season Josh Kettel was sidelined for the 2014-15 Sean Murphy saw action in six open Brian Peska finished third at the Hastings campaign with a leg injury. tournaments and compiled a 4-12 record at 133 Cusatis Open at 133 pounds and wrestled in four pounds. His best showing was a 3-2 performance other open tournaments to earn a 19-8 mark. He at the Bob Smith Open, where he recorded a recorded four pins, two technical falls and four Before Nebraska technical fall. major decisions on the season. Kettel served as a member of the U.S. Navy SEALs for seven years after graduating from Before Nebraska Before Nebraska Lakewood High School in 2007. He spent 2013- Murphy earned top-three finishes at the Class Peska wrestled at Omaha Skutt and helped 14 at Tompkins Cortland Community College A state tournament during his last two seasons at the SkyHawks capture three state team titles. before enrolling at Nebraska. During his senior Red River High School in North Dakota. In 2013, He capped his high school career with back-to- year of high school, Kettel placed eighth at the he took runner-up honors before finishing third back individual state crowns in 2013 and 2014. Michigan state tournament at 189 pounds. He as a senior in 2014. An honor student, Murphy As a senior, Peska went 46-4 en route to the also wrestled for Finger Lakes Wrestling Club was named EDC Senior Wrestler of the Year 120-pound title after posting a 46-5 record at and made the academic all-state team on three 106 pounds as a junior. He also competed at and played for Lakewood’s football team as a occasions. During the club season, Murphy 106 pounds in 2012 and took fifth place after a center. competed for the Warrior Wrestling Club under 27-16 record. In addition to his state tournament Coach Bruce Moe. success, Peska was a two-time all-conference Personal selection. Josh is the son of Gordon Kettel and Melissa Personal and Paul Athmann, and was born on Dec. 1, Sean is the son of Eric and Cindy Murphy, and Personal 1988. Josh has three siblings, Jenny Skeltis, has two siblings, Catherine and Cameron. Sean Brian is the son of Patty and Joe Peska, and Mandy Kettel and Will Athmann. Josh is majoring was born on Nov. 29, 1995, and is majoring in was born on May 9, 1996. Brian has two sisters, in history at Nebraska. biochemistry at Nebraska. Kristine and Grace, and is majoring in pre-social science at Nebraska.

Career Results Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Career Results 2014-15* 4-12 0-0 0 1 0 Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2014-15* 19-8 0-0 4 2 4 Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals

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Aris Derek Dustin Shino White Williams Redshirt Freshman • 133 Redshirt Freshman • 197 Redshirt Freshman • 165 Merino, Colo. (Merino) Edmond, Okla. (Edmond North) Gardner, Kan. (Gardner Edgerton)

Career Highlights Career Highlights Career Highlights • Two-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015) • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) 2014-15 (Redshirt) 2014-15 (Redshirt) Regular Season 2014-15 (Redshirt) Regular Season Derek White placed in three of his five open Regular Season Aris Shino made two open tournament tournament appearances, and compiled a Dustin Williams placed in four of his five showings and compiled an 0-4 record. He 15-4 record in the process. He finished first at open tournament appearances, and compiled a competed at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn the York College Open, second at the Harold 16-4 mark overall. He won five matches by fall. Williams claimed titles at the Nebraska-Kearney Open and Bob Smith Open. Nichols Cyclone Open and third at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. White also Holiday Inn Open and Hastings Cusatis Open, while earning runner-up honors at the Warren Before Nebraska wrestled at the Southern Scuffle and Grand View Open. On the season, he earned two pins, two Williamson/Daktronics Open and Grand View Shino went 141-23 for his career at Merino Open. He also wrestled at the Southern Scuffle. High School in Colorado, and took third place at technical falls and three major decisions. the state tournament in 2013 and 2014. The four- Before Nebraska time state qualifier went 33-3 during his senior Before Nebraska Williams, a three-time state champion, went season and compiled a 42-4 mark as a junior. He White was a two-time state champion (2013, 155-11 during his high school career at Gardner also placed fifth at the 2012 state tournament. 2014) and 2011 runner-up at Edmond North Edgerton. During each of his last two seasons, The school’s valedictorian, Shino earned letters in Oklahoma. An All-American, White won Williams compiled an undefeated record en route in football, track, baseball and golf during his the Walsh Ironman, finished third at the 2013 to the state title. He won the Rocky Mountain high school career. He was named to the football Junior National Freestyle Championships in Nationals crown at 170 pounds and finished fifth all-state and all-conference teams. Fargo, N.D., and earned runner-up honors at at the 2013 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals at the 2013 Super 32 Challenge. He was ranked 160 pounds. An honor roll member, Williams was named the Class 6A Wrestler of the Year in 2014. Personal fifth nationally among recruits at 195 pounds by InterMat. White was named a first-team all-state He also earned three letters in football and one Aris is the son of Tim and Diane Shino, and letter in baseball. was born on Nov. 27, 1995. He is majoring and all-conference member, while also being named all-city wrestler of the year. in business and is a two-time member of the Personal Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Dustin is the son of Lisa and Leonard Williams, Personal and was born on March 5, 1996. He has one Derek is the son of James and Deborah White, brother, Austin, and is majoring in mechanical and has one sister, Bridget. He was born on engineering and earned a spot on the Nebraska Aug. 9, 1995, and is majoring in pre-cooperative Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2015. education and claimed a spot on the Nebraska He was also a member of the 2015 Tom Osborne Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2015. Citizenship Team. Career Results Career Results Career Results Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD 2014-15* 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 2014-15* 15-4 0-0 2 2 3 2014-15* 16-4 0-0 5 0 0 Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Career 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

*Redshirt Season does not count in career totals *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals *Redshirt Season does not count in career totals

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JD Regan Patrick Allington Bye Grayson Freshman • 133 Freshman • 165 Freshman • Heavyweight Raymond, Neb. (Raymond Central) Vermillion, S.D. (Vermillion) Stafford, Va. (Colonial Forge)

Before Nebraska Before Nebraska Before Neraska JD Allington came to Nebraska from Regan Bye won three consecutive South Patrick Grayson was a two-time Virginia state Raymond Central, where he finished fifth at Dakota state titles to finish his career at champion at Colonial Forge High School. He the state tournament in 2013. He was also Vermillion. Wrestling at 160 pounds as a senior, finished his career with a 133-30 record after a two-time district champion. In addition to he went 51-0 to help the team to a seventh-place going 46-2 as a senior. As a junior in 2014, he wrestling, Allington competed for the track and finish at the state tournament. Bye captured the went 47-4 on his way to the state crown. Grayson cross country teams at Raymond Central. He 145-pound state crown in 2013 and 2014. An finished seventh at the state tournament in 2013. finished seventh at the 2013 cross country state honor roll student at Vermillion, Bye also played In addition, Grayson won three regional titles and tournament. football and baseball, while also competing in was a five-time All-American. In 2014, he won track and cross country. He was a two-time all- the Super 32 crown, defeating Mamaroneck’s Personal state team member in football. Youssif Hemida in the finals. Grayson was also a The son of Tony and Kathy Allington, JD was finalist in the 2014 Beast of the East tournament. born on Dec. 18, 1995. He has two sisters, Tina Personal and Nicole. JD has not declared a major at The son of Hazen and Lisa Bye, Regan was Personal Nebraska. born on Jan. 21, 1997. He has two sisters, Sara The son of Wanda and Ronald Grayson, and Jana. Regan is majoring in nutrition and Patrick was born on Nov. 4, 1996. Patrick is health sciences at Nebraska. majoring in mechanical engineering.

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Collin Jordan Jay Purinton Shearer Sornson Freshman • 141 Freshman • 149 Freshman • 157 Banks, Ore. (Banks) Fargo, N.D. (West Fargo) Nebraska City, Neb. (Morningside/Neb. City)

Before Nebraska Before Nebraska Before Nebraska Collin Purinton captured two Oregon state Jordan Shearer became the first high school Jay Sornson came to Nebraska from titles while wrestling at Banks High School. wrestler in North Dakota history to win six state Morningside College. A qualifier for nationals, As a senior in 2015, he posted a perfect 51-0 titles, and holds the state record for wins with he helped Morningside to a runner-up finish as record en route to the 132-pound title. He won 259. Wrestling at West Fargo, he captured a team at the Great Plains Athletic Conference the 106-pound title as a sophomore in 2013 the 145-pound crown as a senior after a 36-1 Championships. Sornson went to Nebraska City and added a runner-up finish at 113 pounds as season. In addition to the state crown, Shearer High School, where he finished fourth in both a junior in 2014. Purinton also won the junior won North Dakota Outstanding Wrestler and the 2013 and 2014. As a senior, he went 46-5 at 138-pound title at the Cliff Keen USA Wrestling Dave Schulz High School Excellence Award, 152 pounds. As a junior at 145 pounds in 2013, National Folkstyle Championships and the while also being named a first-team Academic Sornson went 45-4. In 2012, Sornson qualified for 132-pound title at the Flo Reno Worlds. All-American in 2015. In 2014, Shearer won the the state tournament at 145 pounds, but did not 132-pound title after winning at 126 pounds in place. Sornson also played football at Nebraska Personal 2013 and 113 pounds in 2012. West Fargo won City and garnered all-conference honors in 2014. The son of Lyal and Sandy Purinton, Collin the team championship in 2012 and 2013. As a was born on Dec. 14, 1997. He has one brother, seventh and eighth grader, he captured titles at Personal Justin. Collin is majoring in pre-health at 103 pounds. Shearer was also a two-time Junior The son of Jerad and Susanne Sornson, Jay Nebraska. Nationals All-American. Shearer has competed was born on May 12, 1996. He has two siblings, in four Junior and Cadet Nationals, and won Gretchen and Darin. Jay has not declared a a Greco-Roman title, while placing sixth in major at Nebraska. freestyle.

Personal The son of Dean and Linda Shearer, Jordan was born on Oct. 6, 1996. He has two siblings, Ashley (Reuter) and Jesse. Jordan is majoring in pre-health at Nebraska.

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Jaquon Kris Sowell Williams Freshman • 165 Freshman • 125 Durham, N.C. (Riverside) South Holland, Ill. (Thornwood)

Before Nebraska Before Nebraska Jaquon Sowell won two state titles at Kris Williams won three state titles and Riverside High School in Durham, N.C., and was compiled a career record of 110-6 at Thornwood named a NCHSAA All-American. He captured High School. He captured state crowns during the 170-pound title in 2015 and the 160-pound his first three years before taking runner-up crown in 2014. Sowell also played football and honors as a senior at 126 pounds. A four-time all- ran track at Riverside. conference team member, Williams also earned scholastic athlete-of-the-year honors. Personal The son of Jessica and Brian Blackwell, Personal Jaquon was born on Sept. 24, 1997. He has two Kris was born on April 6, 1997. He is majoring sisters, Briann Blackwell and Jakayla Hart, and in pre-criminology and criminal justice at three brothers, Brian Blackwell, Jaun Sowell and Nebraska. Jatavian Hart. Jaquon is majoring in business administration.

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Anthony Abidin JD Allington Gage Anderson Jake Anderson Justin Arthur Micah Barnes Tyler Berger Regan Bye Sr. • 141 Fr. • 133 Jr. • 149 RFr. • 184 Jr. • 149 Jr. • 174 RFr. • 157 Fr. • 165 Dix Hills, N.Y. Raymond, Neb. Seattle, Wash. Omaha, Neb. Huntington, W.Va. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Prineville, Ore. Vermillion, S.D.

Eric Coufal TJ Dudley Eric Engler Tyrell Galloway Patrick Grayson Collin Jensen Josh Kettel Tim Lambert Jr. • 133 Jr. • 184 So. • 174 Sr. • 141 Fr. • Heavyweight Jr. • Heavyweight So. • 197 Jr. • 125 Howells, Neb. Irmo, S.C. Beatrice, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Stafford, Va. Mobridge, S.D. Lowell, Mich. Forest Hills, Mich.

Preston Lehmann Mitchell Maginnis Colton McCrystal Eric Montoya Sean Murphy Brian Peska Collin Purinton Jordan Shearer So. • 184 So. • 125 So. • 133 Jr. • 133 RFr. • 133 RFr. • 133 Fr. • 141 Fr. • 149 Fargo, N.D. Grand Island, Neb. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Albuquerque, N.M. Grand Forks, N.D. Omaha, Neb. Banks, Ore. Fargo, N.D.

Aris Shino Jay Sornson Jaquon Sowell Aaron Studebaker Jake Sueflohn Derek White Dustin Williams Kris Williams RFr. • 133 Fr. • 157 Fr. • 165 Jr. • 197 Sr. • 149 RFr. • 197 RFr. • 165 Fr. • 125 Merino, Colo. Nebraska City, Neb. Durham, N.C. Raymond, Neb. Watertown, Wis. Edmond, Okla. Gardner, Kan. South Holland, Ill.

Austin Wilson Sr. • 165 Hastings, Neb.

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