tough together NEBRASKA 2014-15 WRESTLING 2014-15 Schedule Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result Huskers Travel to Wyoming Over Weekend Nov. 1 NWCA All-Star Classic% No Team Score No. 7 Nebraska (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 25 Wyoming (0-0) Nov. 7 at #25 Wyoming 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 • 4 p.m. (CT) Nov. 8 Cowboy Open& 10 a.m. Nov. 16 Maryland* (NU Coliseum) 1 p.m. UniWyo Sports Complex (1,200) • Laramie, Wyo. Nov. 22 at Duke Noon Series History: Nebraska leads, 33-14-0 Nov. 22 at NC State 6 p.m. Last Meeting: Nebraska won, 26-12, on Jan. 3, 2014 in Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 5-6 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational^ 11 a.m. Video Streaming (subscription required): FloWrestling.org Dec. 13 Wisconsin* 6 p.m. Scoring/Live Stats: TrackWrestling.com Jan. 1-2 Southern Scuffle# 8 a.m. Jan. 9 Purdue* (Tumble N’ Rumble) 7 p.m. Twitter Feed: @HuskerWrestling Jan. 23 at Illinois* 7 p.m. Jan. 25 Rutgers* Noon Cowboy Open Jan. 30 at Northwestern* 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 • 10 a.m. (CT) Feb. 1 Indiana* 1 p.m. War Memorial Fieldhouse (2,400) • Laramie, Wyo. Feb. 6 at Michigan* 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Michigan State* 2 p.m. Video Streaming (subscription required): FloWrestling.org Feb. 13 Stanford 7 p.m. Scoring/Live Stats: TrackWrestling.com Feb. 21 at Drexel Noon Twitter Feed: @HuskerWrestling Feb. 21 at Princeton 7 p.m. March 7-8 Big Ten Championships$ TBA No. 7 Nebraska opens its dual season on Friday when the Huskers battle No. 25 Wyoming at UniWyo March 19-21 NCAA Championships@ TBA Sports Complex in Laramie, Wyo., starting at 4 p.m. (CT). Nebraska will stay in Wyoming on Saturday for the Cowboy Open, which begins at 10 a.m., at War Memorial Fieldhouse. Match schedule is subject to change. Times listed are Both events will be streamed on FloWrestling.org, with a subscription required to view the matches. Central. All home duals in held at the Devaney bold TrackWrestling.com will provide live stats for each competition. Center, unless otherwise noted. For ticket information The Huskers and Cowboys are facing off for the 48th time in series history, with NU holding a 33-14-0 call (800) 8-BIG-RED. BTN-Big Ten Network. *-Big Ten Conference Dual; %-Philadelphia, Pa.; ^-Las advantage. Last season, the Huskers notched a 26-12 triumph at the Devaney Center. Vegas, Nev.; #-Chattanooga, Tenn.; &-Laramie, All-Americans James Green (157) and Robert Kokesh (174) each opened their senior campaign with Wyo.; $-Columbus, Ohio; @-St. Louis, Mo. a win at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Saturday, Nov. 1, and will wrestle in Wyoming this weekend. Returning NCAA qualifiers Tim Lambert (125), Austin Wilson (165), TJ Dudley (184) and Collin Jensen (HWT) will also make the trip to Laramie. Media Information Justin Arthur, who qualified for the NCAA Championships last season at Clarion, is projected to start Wrestling Contact: Connor Stange at 149 pounds and will be making his first appearance in a Husker singlet. Email: [email protected] At 197 pounds, sophomore Micah Barnes will grapple after finishing fifth at last weekend’s Warren Office Phone: (402) 472-6684 Williamson/Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D. The Huskers’ lineup also includes sophomore Eric Cell Phone: (402) 560-3758 Montoya (133) and junior Anthony Abidin (141). Montoya earned Nebraska Redshirt-of-the-Year honors Fax: (402) 472-2005 last season, while Abidin posted an 18-3 record for the Huskers. Nebraska Probable Starters Wyoming Probable Starters Wt. Name Rank W-L Dual Pins TF MD Wt. Name Rank W-L Year Hometown 125 Tim Lambert 14/15/17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 125 Tyler Cox 8/8/9 0-0 Sr. Gillette, Wyo. 133 Eric Montoya NR/NR/NR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 133 Drew Templeman NR/NR/NR 0-0 So. Orting, Wash. 141 Anthony Abidin 17/NR/18 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 141 Cole Mendenhall NR/NR/NR 0-0 So. Great Falls, Mont. 149 Justin Arthur NR/NR/NR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 149 Jake Elliott NR/NR/NR 4-0 So. Roseville, Calif. 157 James Green 2/2/2 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 157 Archie Colgan NR/NR/NR 4-0 RFr. Westminster, Colo. 165 Austin Wilson 14/19/15 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 165 Dakota Friesth 15/17/16 0-0 Sr. Adel, Iowa 174 Robert Kokesh 2/2/2 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 174 Andy McCulley NR/NR/NR 0-0 Sr. Rock Springs, Wyo. 184 TJ Dudley 13/18/17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 184 Ben Stroh 17/13/19 0-0 So. Harlem, Mont. 197 Micah Barnes NR/NR/NR 3-2 0-0 0 0 1 197 Shane Woods 16/16/12 0-0 Sr. Tuttle, Okla. HWT Collin Jensen 15/NR/16 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 HWT Tanner Harms NR/NR/NR 0-0 Jr. Greenwood Village, Colo. Head Coach: Mark Manning, 187-73-3 (15th season at NU) 210-97-5 (18th season overall) Leland Pfeifer NR/NR/NR 0-0 Sr. Hulett, Wyo. Associate Head Coach: Bryan Snyder (5th season) Assistant Coach: Jordan Burroughs (1st season) Head Coach: Mark Branch, 63-28-0 (7th season at Wyoming) (7th season overall) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Powell (6th season) Assistant Coach: Ethan Kyle (6th season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Matt Meuleners (2nd season) Assistant Coach: Alfonso Hernandez (2nd season) Rankings: InterMat (Nov. 4)/WIN Magazine (Sept. 2)/TheOpenMat.com (Oct. 15) Rankings: InterMat (Nov. 4)/WIN Magazine (Sept. 2)/TheOpenMat.com (Oct. 15) nebraska wrestling 2014-15 Nebraska Wrestling tough together Weekly Notes (Nov. 7, 2014) Quick Facts Last Time Out: Green, Kokesh Win at NWCA All-Star Classic General Information All-Americans James Green (157) and Robert Kokesh (174) each opened their senior campaign Location ........................................... Lincoln, Neb. with a victory at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Saturday, Nov. 1 at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa. Enrollment ................................................. 25,006 Kokesh defeated NAIA No. 1 and three-time national champion Brock Gutches of Southern Oregon Population................................................ 265,401 by an 8-2 decision at 174 pounds. After a Gutches takedown in the first period, the Husker senior controlled the rest of the match, earning an escape in the opening stanza before getting a takedown Founded ....................................................... 1869 to build a 3-2 lead. Nickname....................... Cornhuskers or Huskers In the second period, Kokesh rode out Gutches from the top position to rack up nearly two minutes Colors ..................................... Scarlet and Cream of riding time heading into the final period. Kokesh started the third period on bottom and earned an Conference ............................................... Big Ten early escape before taking down Gutches and added a riding time point to secure a victory in his Chancellor .......................... Harvey Perlman, J.D. first match of the season. Institutional Rep ................ Josephine Potuto, J.D. Green won by a 6-4 decision over No. 3 Ian Miller of Kent State. Miller struck first with a takedown Director of Athletics...................... Shawn Eichorst in the opening period, but gave Green a free release. Green responded with a takedown of his own before rewarding Miller with a free release to make the score 2-2. Team Information In the second period, Green started in the bottom position and earned an escape to take a 3-2 Home Facility ........... Bob Devaney Sports Center advantage. Miller took down Green, but the Husker senior escaped to tie the score 4-4 heading to the third period. Capacity....................................................... 7,907 Miller started the final period in the down position and was called for stalling, which gave Green a Head Coach................................... Mark Manning 5-4 lead. Green added a point for riding time, which led to a 6-4 final. After the competition, Green Office Phone .................................(402) 472-6470 was named Most Valuable Wrestler for the Red team. Alma Mater, Year .......... Nebraska-Omaha (1985) School Record (Yrs) ............. 187-73-3 (14 Years) Career Record (Yrs) ............. 210-97-5 (17 Years) 2014-15 Statistics Associate Head Coach ................... Bryan Snyder Assistant Coach........................Jordan Burroughs Record Dual Pts. Dual TD Pins Strength and Conditioning Coach ........Jason Powell Wt. Name Overall Dual NU/Opp NU/Opp W/L TF MD QP Volunteer Assistant ...................... Matt Meuleners 125 Tim Lambert 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- Wrestling Office Secretary ................. Ellen Shutts 133 Eric Montoya 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- Wrestling Office Phone .................(402) 472-9430 141 Anthony Abidin 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- Wrestling Office Fax .....................(402) 472-2272 149 Justin Arthur 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 157 James Green 1-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 2013-14 Season Information 165 Austin Wilson 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 2013-14 Dual Record .................................12-2-0 174 Robert Kokesh 1-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 2013-14 Big Ten Finish ........... 6-2 (5th, 79 points) 184 TJ Dudley 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- 2013-14 NCAA Finish ................11th (43.5 points) 197 Micah Barnes 3-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 1 -- Starters Returning/Lost.................................... 8/2 HWT Collin Jensen 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 -- Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................