tough together Jake Sueflohn 149 pounds Three-Time NCAA Qualifier 2014-15 Huskers Huskers.com nebraska 41 wrestling 2014-15 Media Guide tough together Match-by-Match Date # Opponent Result Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open; Brookings, S.D. (1st) James Green 11/3 Shawn Porter (Minnesota) W; TF, 21-6 11/3 Andrew Morse (Northern Illinois) W; F, 1:49 SeNiOR • 157 • WilliNGBORO, N.J. (WilliNGBORO) 11/3 Joseph LaVallee (Missouri) W; MD, 11-3 11/3 8 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) W; Inj. Def. Career Highlights 11/17 Ben Sullivan (Northwestern) W; MD, 19-10 Three-Time NCAA All-American (7th, 157, 2012; 7th, 157, 2013; 3rd, 157, 2014) 11/30 Chase Cuthbertson (Utah Valley) W; Inj. Def. Three-Time NCAA Championships Qualifier (2012, 2013, 2014) 11/30 Bret Baumbach (Stanford) W; MD, 13-5 Big Ten Champion (157, 2014) 11/30 Spencer Hill (Bakersfield) W; MD, 15-5 Nebraska Co-Outstanding Wrestler of the Year (2013-14) Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev. (1st) Nebraska Most Improved Award (2011-12) 12/6 Aaron Walker (The Citadel) W; D, 9-3 12/6 Randall Languis (Ohio State) W; MD, 21-8 2014-15 Outlook Having already clinched All-America honors, Green 12/6 John Nicholson (Iowa State) W; D, 7-3 Three-time All-American James Green begins his was pinned by Virginia’s Jedd Moore in 6:15. Green 12/7 Brian Murphy (Michigan) W; SV, 7-5 final season in a Husker singlet at 157 pounds in 2014- bounced back in the seventh-place match to win a 14-4 12/7 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) W; D, 6-5 15. After compiling 94 wins in his first three years, major decision over Clarion’s James Fleming. Reno Tournament of Champions; Reno, Nev. (1st) Green seeks to become Nebraska’s first national 12/22 Jason Luster (West Virginia) W; F, 5:27 champion since 2011. He took third place in 2014 Big Ten Championships 12/22 Trevor Duke (Upper Iowa) W; F, 3:48 after finishing seventh during both his sophomore Green opened with a 15-5 major decision over 12/22 Jake Crawford (North Carolina) W; TF, 18-3 and freshman seasons. He could also become NU’s Indiana’s Taylor Walsh before upsetting No. 2 Derek 12/22 Jordan Hendrickson (Unattached) W; F, 3:27 second four-time All-American. St. John of Iowa by a 5-4 decision in the semifinals. 12/22 Andy McCulley (Wyoming) W; D, 9-5 Green battled No. 1 Jason Welch in a back and forth 1/3 20 Andy McCulley (Wyoming) W; D, 5-1 2013-14 (Junior) championship match before Welch pinned him in the 1/10 6 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) W; D, 7-1 NCAA Championships third period. Green finished second at the conference 1/11 Ray Bethea (Penn) W; TF, 19-4 For the third consecutive season, Green collected tournament with a 2-1 record. 1/18 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) W; D, 9-7 All-America honors, finishing third as a junior with a 6-1 1/24 Randy Languis (Ohio State) W; MD, 16-4 mark. Green, the No. 1 seed, notched a pair of major Regular Season 1/26 Alex Griffin (Purdue) W; D, 11-4 decisions to open his tournament against Air Force’s Green completed his sophomore season at 157 2/1 13 Zac Brunson (Illinois) W; D, 10-3 Joshua Kreimier and Illinois’ Zac Brunson. Green’s run pounds with a 25-6 record, which included an 11-2 dual 2/7 Jake Salazar (Michigan) W; OT, 7-6 at the title came to an end in the quarterfinals when he mark. He achieved one pin, four technical falls and nine 2/21 7 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) L; SV2, 1-3 was pinned by ninth-seeded Dylan Ness of Minnesota. major decisions in 2012-13. He tore through his first 11 Big Ten Championships; Madison, Wis. (1st) Green dominated all four of his opponents in matches of the season, picking up the 157-pound title at 3/8 Zac Brunson (Illinois) W; F, 2:15 the consolation bracket, notching four bonus-point the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open but an injury at 3/8 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) W; D, 7-3 victories by a combined score of 40-3 and a medical the Cliff Keen Invitational led to an eighth-place finish. 3/9 4 Derek St. John (Iowa) W; D, 7-4 forfeit. After taking down 14th seed Joseph LaVallee of Green returned six weeks later to help the Huskers NCAA Championships; Oklahoma City, Okla. (3rd) Missouri, 12-2, Green avenged a loss from earlier in defeat ranked conference foes Michigan and 3/20 Joshua Kreimier (Air Force) W; MD, 14-3 the season to fifth-seeded Isaac Jordan of Wisconsin, Northwestern on the road. He handed No. 2 Jason 3/20 16 Zac Brunson (Illinois) W; MD, 14-3 15-0. In the third-place match, Green won a 13-1 Welch of Northwestern his first loss of the season in 3/21 9 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) L; F, 3:36 major decision over No. 4 seed Ian Miller of Kent a 9-8 decision in Evanston, Ill. Green stepped up to 3/21 14 Joseph LaVallee (Missouri) W; MD, 12-2 State. wrestle at 165 pounds in Nebraska’s win over No. 11 3/21 5 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) W; TF, 15-0 Virginia. He won a 5-2 decision over No. 7 Nick Sulzer. 3/22 7 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) W; MFF Big Ten Championships 3/22 4 Ian Miller (Kent State) W; MD, 13-1 Green was one of two Huskers to claim Big Ten 2011-12 (Freshman) titles in 2014, joining 174-pounder Robert Kokesh to NCAA Championships Career Results become the first two Big Ten champions in school Green earned All-America honors in his first season Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD history. Green pinned Illinois’ Zac Brunson in 2:15 as a Husker, taking seventh place at the NCAA 11-12 34-9 14-4 1 1 13 in his opening match before a pair of decisions to Championships at 157 pounds. He opened with a 12-13 25-6 11-2 1 4 9 wrap up the title. He took down No. 6 Dylan Ness of major decision victory over Lehigh’s Brian Tanen before 13-14 35-2 12-1 5 4 10 Minnesota, 7-3, before defeating No. 4 Derek St. John defeating No. 6 seed James Fleming of Clarion by an Career 94-17 37-7 7 9 32 of Iowa, 7-4, in the championship match. 8-3 decision in overtime. In the following round, Green lost by a 2-1 decision to No. 3 seed Jason Welch of Regular Season Northwestern. Green opened his season with 26 consecutive In the wrestleback bracket, Green won a 3-1 decision Before Nebraska As a senior at Willingboro High School, Green wins before suffering his first loss, and completed the over North Dakota State’s Steven Monk before losing a became the first wrestler in school history to win a state 2013-14 campaign with a 35-2 record. He captured 4-3 decision to No. 7 seed Dylan Alton of Penn State. In championship after a perfect 29-0 season. Green capped the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, Cliff Keen the seventh-place match, Green won by major decision his title run with a 16-4 major decision win over Nicholas Las Vegas Invitational and Reno Tournament of over Harvard’s Walter Peppelman, 9-1. Alpher of Paramus in the 145-pound finals. Green closed Champions titles to go along with his 12-1 dual record. his career with a 148-8 overall record. During his senior Green had 10 major decisions, five pins and four Big Ten Championships year, Green recorded 13 pins and three technical falls technical falls as a junior. He was 13-2 against ranked Green took fifth at the Big Ten Championships, going to go along with five major decisions. He was the state opponents. 3-2 in his first appearance. After opening with a 15-2 runner-up at 140 pounds his junior season, and took fourth On Jan. 18, Green defeated top-ranked Derek St. major decision over Wisconsin’s Shawn Perry, Green place at 130 pounds as a sophomore. Green finished his John of Iowa, 9-7, to become the No. 1 wrestler at lost a 6-4 sudden victory to Iowa’s Derek St. John, the high school career by winning the 145-pound national title 157 pounds in every major poll across the country. No. 6 seed. Green responded in the wrestleback bracket at the NHSCA Senior National Wrestling Championships. During the week of his ascent, Green also captured with a 9-6 decision over Purdue’s Tommy Churchard, Green was a four-time District 26 champion in New Jersey USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week and Flowrestling. advancing to wrestle No. 4 seed Anthony Jones of and a two-time regional champion. com’s Brute Wrestler-of-the-Week Award. He held the Michigan State. top spot for four weeks before falling to Isaac Jordan Green was pinned by Jones in 4:44, but ended his of Wisconsin by sudden victory 2. Green was also Big Ten Championships with an 8-3 decision over Ohio Personal The son of James and Joyce H. Green, James was named to the Hodge Trophy’s Sensational Six List on State’s Josh Demas in the fifth-place match.