Y eview · Dec. 9 Wisconsin 9 - L, 17-19 Dec. 16 Rutgers^ 14 - W, 22-10 Dec. 16 Maryland^ 14 18 L,...

65 2013-14 Nebraska Wrestling Media Guide

Year in Review

66

2013-14 Nebraska Wrestling

Huskers.com

2012-13 Results (11-6, 4-4 Big Ten)Date Opponent NU Rank Opp Rank ResultNov. 4 Daktronics Open# - - No Team ScoreNov. 10 Northern Colorado 9 - W, 28-9Nov. 11 Wyoming 9 19 W, 22-15Nov. 16 Minnesota 9 1 L, 7-27Nov. 18 North Carolina 9 - W, 25-12Nov. 18 South Dakota State 9 - W, 32-7Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Cliff Keen Invitational* 9 - 5th, 89.5 pts.Dec. 8 Arizona State 9 - W, 18-12Dec. 9 Wisconsin 9 - L, 17-19Dec. 16 Rutgers^ 14 - W, 22-10Dec. 16 Maryland^ 14 18 L, 17-18Dec. 29-30 Midlands Invitational$ 17 - T-15th, 39 pts.Jan. 11 Michigan 17 11 W, 20-19Jan. 12 Northwestern 17 18 W, 25-12Jan. 18 Illinois 14 5 W, 18-15Jan. 27 Penn State 13 1 L, 9-33Feb. 1 Michigan State 13 - W, 23-19Feb. 10 Iowa 13 2 L, 7-31Feb. 17 Virginia% 13 11 W, 28-8Feb. 17 Cornell% 13 10 L, 17-19March 9-10 Big Ten Championships@ 12 - 7th, 61 pts.March 21-23 NCAA Championships() - - 13th, 38 pts.

Home matches in Bold. #-Brookings, S.D., *-Las Vegas, Nev., ^-Grapple at the Garden in New York, N.Y., $-Evanston, Ill., %-NWCA National Duals in Ithaca, N.Y., @-Champaign, Ill., ()-Des Moines, Iowa

The Nebraska wrestling team finished 13th at the 2013 NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa with 38 points after compiling an 11-6 dual record. Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) led the Huskers, finishing third, while James Green (157) garnered All-America honors for the second consecutive season with a seventh-place finish. Five additional Huskers joined the pair in qualifying for the NCAA Championships: Ridge Kiley (141), Jake Sueflohn (149), Austin Wilson (165), Josh Ihnen (184) and Caleb Kolb (197). Ihnen and Sueflohn each fell one match short of All-America honors in their respective weight classes. Ihnen, a senior, finished his NU career with a 100-41 record, including All-America accolades in 2012. Sueflohn, a sophomore, won his first two matches before falling in the semifinals to eventual champion Jordan Oliver of Oklahoma State. Sueflohn lost in the following match as well to Dylan Ness of Minnesota. Kiley, a senior, made his third NCAA appearance but came up short in both of his matches to ranked opponents. He finished his Nebraska career with a 71-54 record over four years. Wilson and Kolb each made their first NCAA appearances in 2013. Wilson, a redshirt freshman, lost his first match of the tournament but responded with three straight wins in the wrestleback bracket before dropping the next to North Dakota State’s Steven Monk. Kolb, a junior, went 1-2 with a sudden victory over Northwestern’s Alex Polizzi. Kokesh cruised through the first three rounds at 174 pounds before losing a sudden victory to Oklahoma State’s Chris Perry. The following day, Kokesh avenged losses from earlier in the season to Iowa’s Mike Evans (3-2 decision) and Minnesota’s Logan Storley (3-1 sudden victory) to finish third. Green fell in his opening match to unseeded Kyle Bradley of Missouri but bounced back with four consecutive wins in the wrestleback bracket. After losing by pin to Virginia’s Jedd Moore, Green won a 14-4 major decision over Clarion’s James Fleming to take seventh place. More than four months before the NCAA Championships, the Huskers opened their season at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D., on Nov. 4. Nebraska claimed seven weight class crowns, including 174 where Kokesh and Tyler Koehn tied for first with no contest. Ihnen, Green, Sueflohn, Tim Lambert (125), Shawn Nagel (133), Skylar Galloway (141) and Brandon Wilbourn (165) added weight class titles. Nebraska, who was ranked No. 9 in the preseason, opened its dual season with a two-match road trip to Greeley, Colo., and Laramie, Wyo., Nov. 10-11. Against Northern Colorado, freshman Eric Coufal started at 125 pounds and won a 1-0 decision over Jesse Meis. Coufal’s victory marked his lone dual win of 2012-13. The Bears won two of the next three matches to knot the score at 6, before Nebraska won the subsequent five. During that stretch, NU earned a pin and two technical falls to build a 28-6 lead. Redshirt freshman Donny Longendyke (HWT) lost the final match of the dual by a 3-2 decision, but the Huskers won 28-9 to start the dual season on the right note. Nebraska won its first four matches against Wyoming by major decision to build an early 16-0 lead. However, the Cowboys reeled off the next four, including a pin at 125 pounds to cut the lead to 16-15. Galloway and Kiley won crucial decisions at 141 and 149 to secure a 22-15 win over the No. 19 Cowboys. The Huskers returned home to host three matches Nov. 16-18, including No. 1 Minnesota. In front of an NU Coliseum crowd of 1,869, the Golden Gophers jumped out to a 15-0 lead by winning HWT, 125, 133 and 141 pounds. Sueflohn put Nebraska on the board with a major decision at 149 and Green added a decision to cut the lead to 15-7. The Huskers lost four straight matches by two points each to close out the dual and suffer their first loss of the season, 27-7. Nebraska fared better two days later against North Carolina and South Dakota State to improve to 4-1. The Tar Heels won at 125, 133 and 141 pounds to race out to a 12-0 lead, but Nebraska never looked back in winning the final seven matches en route to a 25-12 victory. Kokesh’s pin gave the Huskers a three-point lead, and Longendyke added a major decision, the first dual win of his career. The Huskers and Jackrabbits split the first four matches for a 7-7 tie as Nagel and Galloway won at 133 and 141 pounds. Sueflohn suffered his first loss of the season after a 6-0 start to Dustin Walraven, 3-2. However,

Kokesh, Green Earn All-America Honors to Lead Huskers in 2012-13

Robert Kokesh capped a 38-4 season with a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships as a sophomore in 2012-13. He avenged losses from earlier in the season against Mike Evans and Logan Storley in the national tournament.


Green’s major decision at 157 pounds started a string of six straight wins to close out a 32-7 victory. Kokesh added a technical fall, Ihnen provided a pin and Kolb notched a major decision for NU bonus points. Nebraska ended November and opened December at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., finishing fifth with 89.5 points. Kokesh and Ihnen claimed crowns at their respective weight classes, while Sueflohn took third, Kiley earned a seventh-place finish and Green finished eighth. The Huskers hosted Arizona State on Dec. 8 before wrestling Wisconsin on Dec. 9 at the NU Coliseum. Ihnen earned a win in the first match before the Sun Devils rattled off three straight decisions at 197, HWT and 125 to take a 9-3 lead. Nagel, Kiley and Sueflohn bounced back for NU to give the Huskers a 12-9 lead. Green was sidelined at 157 pounds, and senior Ross Grande stepped in against Cody Combs. The difference was a Combs escape in the second period that gave Arizona State a 1-0 decision and tied the match at 12 heading into the final two. Wilson gutted out a 2-0 decision before Kokesh’s 8-3 decision over No. 14 Blake Stauffer clinched an 18-12 win. The Badgers defeated the Huskers, 19-17, the following day. Like the Arizona State match, Ihnen opened with a win but this time a 17-0 technical fall to give NU a 5-0 lead. Wisconsin erased it quickly and surged to a 16-5 lead of its own through six matches. Sueflohn responded with a major decision, but Grande fell by a 4-2 decision, giving the Badgers a 19-9 lead into the final two matches. Wilson won an 11-5 decision and Kokesh tacked on an 18-2 technical fall but it wasn’t enough. The Grapple at the Garden in New York, N.Y., on Dec. 16 provided Nebraska the chance to compete in the first-ever wrestling event at Madison Square Garden against two future conference foes: Rutgers and Maryland. Freshman Skylar Wood earned the start at 125 pounds but fell in each of his matches. Wilbourn stepped in at 157 pounds and completed a 1-1 performance. The Scarlet Knights captured wins at 125 and 133 for an early 7-0 lead. Wilbourn’s major decision along with decisions by Kiley, Sueflohn, Wilson, Kokesh, Ihnen and Kolb in the next seven matches gave Nebraska a commanding 22-7 lead. The Huskers lost at heavyweight but held on for a 22-10 win. The victory marked Head Coach Mark Manning’s 170th at Nebraska. The Terrapins and Huskers battled through a back-and-forth dual that came down to the final match. Nagel and Kiley earned early wins for a 7-3 lead before losses at 149 and 157 gave Maryland a 9-7 advantage. Koehn made the most of his first start at 165 pounds in a 13-2 major decision over Anthony Guidice to give NU an 11-9 lead. Kokesh added a pin in the next match for a 17-9 score. Ihnen fell by sudden victory to No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock, before No. 16 Christian Boley won a 3-1 decision over Kolb. Holding a 17-15 lead, Longendyke fell in the first tiebreaker, 3-2, to Carl Buchholz. Maryland won the match, 18-17, and the Huskers fell to 6-3 overall. Nebraska closed out 2012 at the Midlands Invitational, Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill., tying for 15th with 39 points. Kokesh won six matches, picking up his 50th as a Husker in the process, en route to the 174-pound title. Over the course of his championship run, Kokesh outscored his opponents 46-7 and added two pins. Wilson went 4-2 at 165 pounds but didn’t place. Nine additional Huskers wrestled but didn’t make it to the second day of competition. As the year shifted to 2013, Nebraska embarked on a two-match road trip, Jan. 11-12, facing No. 11 Michigan and No. 18 Northwestern. The 17th-ranked Huskers welcomed back James Green at 157 pounds after he was sidelined for over a month due to injury. He opened the match with a victory, giving NU early momentum. It stopped there as Wilson was pinned in under a minute in the subsequent match to give the Wolverines a 6-3 lead. Kokesh continued his dominance and Ihnen added a technical fall to give the Huskers an 11-6 lead. The Wolverines bounced back to build a 16-11 lead of their own by winning at 197, HWT and 125 pounds. At 133 pounds, Nagel turned the tide with his first pin of the season, in 2:14, over Rossi Bruno. Kiley added a four-point barrier by winning at 141 pounds, before Sueflohn dropped a 3-2 decision in the final match. The 20-19 win marked Nebraska’s first in Big Ten duals. The following night, the Huskers took an early lead and never looked back in winning seven matches for a 25-12 triumph over the Wildcats. Sophomore Spencer Johnson (HWT) earned his first dual win of the season,

Josh Ihnen, a senior in 2012-13, captured his 100th collegiate win at the NCAA Championships but fell one match short of All-America honors. He completed the season with a 27-8 record.

6-0, after stepping in for Longendyke. Nagel continued his success from the previous night in Ann Arbor with a major decision at 133 pounds. At 157, Green proved he was back by handing No. 2 Jason Welch his first loss of the season, 9-8. No. 14 Nebraska returned home on Jan. 18 to face No. 5 Illinois in front of 1,365 at the Coliseum. Nagel couldn’t continue his momentum from the previous weekend, narrowly dropping the first match, 10-8, to No. 11 Daryl Thomas. However, Kiley, Sueflohn and Green responded with decisions in the next three matches to give NU a 9-3 lead. Koehn fell at 165, but Kokesh and Ihnen edged ranked opponents for a 15-6 lead. Following Kolb’s loss at 197, Johnson gutted out a crucial 3-1 decision over Chris Lopez to clinch the victory. Nebraska defeated the Fighting Illini, 18-15, for its first win over a top-five opponent since Jan. 20, 2008 when the Huskers took down No. 2 Oklahoma State, 22-13. The victory also improved NU to 9-3 and gave the Huskers a three-match win streak over ranked conference opponents. The No. 13 Huskers dropped their next match at No. 1 Penn State, Jan. 27, by a score of 33-9. Sueflohn pinned No. 3 Andrew Alton, and Kokesh added a decision over No. 3 Matt Brown to lead Nebraska. Kiley and Green lost by narrow margins but it wasn’t enough against the Nittany Lions. The Huskers returned home for the final dual at the historic NU Coliseum on Feb. 1 against Michigan State. The unranked Spartans challenged the Huskers on Senior Night, but a Nebraska redshirt freshman ended the match in dramatic fashion to send the crowd of 1,742 into pandemonium. Trailing MSU 19-17 before the final match, Wilson pinned Nick Proctor in 3:45 to clinch the 23-19 NU victory. On Feb. 10, the No. 13 Huskers fell to No. 2 Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 31-7. Sueflohn and Ihnen won their matches to lead Nebraska. Kokesh’s 22-match win streak was snapped at the hands of No. 4 Mike Evans. Green also lost a close match to No. 1 Derek St. John. No. 13 Nebraska headed to Ithaca, N.Y., on Feb. 17, for the NWCA National Duals to face No. 11 Virginia and No. 10 Cornell. The Cavaliers won the first two matches for an 8-0 lead, but the Huskers won the final eight en route to a 28-8 victory. Cornell also took an early lead, winning the first three matches to go up 10-0. Sueflohn, Green, Kokesh, Kolb and Johnson all won their matches, but Nebraska never led in a 19-17 setback. At the Big Ten Championships, March 9-10 in Champaign, Ill., the Huskers finished seventh with 61 points. Sueflohn and Green advanced to the championship match in each of their weight classes but all were pinned to finish second. Kokesh, after losing his first match of the tournament, surged to a third-place finish. Ihnen notched a fourth-place result and Nagel took eighth for Nebraska.

68


Huskers.com

#9 Nebraska (1-0) ..................................................................28Northern Colorado ..................................................................9

Nov. 10, 2012 l Greeley Central High School l Greeley, Colo. No. 9 Nebraska won its first dual of the season on Saturday, Nov. 10, over the Northern Colorado Bears, 28-9, at Greeley Central High School. Nebraska opened its season at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open on Sunday, Nov. 4, as the Huskers won eight weight divisions. Northern Colorado was 0-1 following the loss to Nebraska. Freshman Eric Coufal made his first start as a Husker at 125 pounds, winning a 1-0 decision over Northern Colorado’s Jesse Meis. After two scoreless periods, Coufal recorded an escape with 1:12 remaining in the third period and held on for the victory. At 133 pounds, junior Shawn Nagel got the start for the Huskers following a 4-0 showing at the Daktronics Open. Nagel recorded a 6-1 decision over Northern Colorado’s Sam Bauer, giving the Huskers a 6-0 lead. Nagel recorded two takedowns in the first period before an escape in the second period. The Huskers suffered their first loss at 141 pounds, as the Bears’ Nick Adams won an 8-3 decision over Nebraska’s Ridge Kiley. Northern Colorado followed up that victory with another one at 149 pounds, as Justin Gonzalez won a 3-1 decision over Nick Babcock. Sophomore James Green won by technical fall over Northern Colorado’s Nick Alspaugh at 157 pounds, 18-2, to put the Huskers up 11-6. At 165 pounds, Brandon Wilbourn won an 8-5 decision over Charlie McMartin to extend Nebraska’s lead. Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) and senior Josh Ihnen (184) each won in convincing fashion, giving Nebraska a 25-6 lead. No. 8 Kokesh recorded his third pin of the season in just four matches, defeating Josh VanTine in 1:37. No. 6 Ihnen won by technical fall over Northern Colorado’s Cody McAninch, 16-0. Junior Caleb Kolb responded from his 0-2 showing at the Daktronics Open with a 4-2 decision over Northern Colorado’s Patrick Gomez at 197 pounds. At heavyweight, redshirt freshman Donny Longendyke lost by decision to Henry Chirino, 3-2.

125: Eric Coufal (NEB) by dec. over Jesse Meis (NC), 1-0 ................................(NEB 3, NC 0)133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by dec. over Sam Bauer (NC), 6-1 ............................(NEB 6, NC 0) 141: Nick Adams (NC) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 8-3 ..............................(NEB 6, NC 3) 149: Justin Gonzales (NC) by dec. Nick Babcock (NEB), 3-1 .............................(NEB 6, NC 6) 157: James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Nick Alspaugh (NC), 18-2 (2:39) ..(NEB 11, NC 6) 165: Brandon Wilbourn (NEB) by dec. over Charlie McMartin (NC), 8-5 ......(NEB 14, NC 6) 174: Robert Kokesh (NEB) by fall over Josh VanTine (NC), 1:37 ....................(NEB 20, NC 6) 184: Josh Ihnen (NEB) by tech. fall over Cody McAninch (NC), 16-0 (2:56)...(NEB 25, NC 6) 197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Patrick Gomez (NC), 4-2 ........................(NEB 28, NC 6) HWT: Henry Chirino (NC) by dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 3-2 ..........(NEB 28, NC 9)

#9 Nebraska (2-0) .................................................................22Wyoming ..............................................................................15

Nov. 11, 2012 l UniWyo Sports Complex l Laramie, Wyo. No. 9 Nebraska built an early 16-0 lead over No. 19 Wyoming and won the final two matches to hold on for a 22-15 win on Sunday, Nov. 11, at the UniWyo Sports Complex. With the win, the Huskers improved to 2-0 after defeating the Northern Colorado Bears on Saturday, 28-9. The Wyoming Cowboys fell to 1-1 with the loss. Wyoming opened its season with a 26-12 victory over Boise State on Thursday, Nov. 1. Sophomore James Green won the first match of the dual at 157 pounds by major decision over Wyoming’s Dakota Friesth, 14-1. The victory was the first of four consecutive major decisions for the Huskers to open the match. No. 5 Green also won his match on Saturday in decisive fashion with an 18-2 technical fall. Redshirt freshman Austin Wilson kept the momentum going with a 13-5 major decision over Wyoming’s Andy McCulley. With the win, Wilson improved to 5-1 after his second-place finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. He did not compete against Northern Colorado on Saturday. At 174 pounds, No. 8 Robert Kokesh won a 17-4 major decision over L.J. Helbig. Kokesh, a sophomore, gave Nebraska a 12-0 lead through three matches. He was also victorious on Saturday, pinning Northern Colorado’s Josh VanTine in 1:37. Kokesh improved to 5-0 on the season. No. 6 Josh Ihnen won by major decision over Wyoming’s Shane Woods, 13-3, at 184 pounds. The senior improved to 6-0 following a technical fall on Saturday and a first-place showing at the Daktronics Open. Wyoming’s No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez stopped Nebraska’s momentum at 197 pounds. He won a 3-0 decision over junior Caleb Kolb, cutting the lead to 16-3. The victory was the first of four consecutive for the Cowboys. Tanner Harms of Wyoming won an 11-5 decision over Donny Longendyke in the heavyweight battle, before No. 18 Tyler Cox pinned Nebraska’s Eric Coufal at 125 pounds in 6:16. At 133 pounds, Wyoming’s Kasey Garnhart won a 5-2 decision over Shawn Nagel to get Wyoming within one. The Huskers responded to the four consecutive losses with two straight victories to end the match. At 141 pounds, Skylar Galloway won an 8-3 decision over Wyoming’s Kyle Komata before Ridge Kiley won by decision over Brandon Richardson, 3-1, at 149 pounds.

157: #5 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Dakota Friesth (WYO), 14-1 ...(NEB 4, WYO 0)165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by major dec. over Andy McCulley (WYO), 13-5 .....(NEB 8, WYO 0)174: #8 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over L.J. Helbig (WYO), 17-4 .....(NEB 12, WYO 0)184: #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by major dec. over Shane Woods (WYO), 13-3 ......(NEB 16, WYO 0)197: #4 Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-0 ..........(NEB 16, WYO 3)HWT: Tanner Harms (WYO) by dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 11-5 .....(NEB 16, WYO 6)125: #18 Tyler Cox (WYO) by pin over Eric Coufal (NEB), 6:16 .....................(NEB 16, WYO 12)133: Kasey Garnhart (WYO) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 5-2 ...............(NEB 16, WYO 15)141: Skylar Galloway (NEB) by dec. over Kyle Komata (WYO), 8-3 ...............(NEB 19, WYO 15)149: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Brandon Richardson (WYO), 3-1 ..........(NEB 22, WYO 15)

#1 Minnesota ......................................................................... 27#9 Nebraska (2-1) ..................................................................... 7

Nov. 16, 2012 l NU Coliseum l Lincoln, Neb. No. 9 Nebraska fell to No. 1 Minnesota in the Huskers’ home opener at the NU Coliseum on Friday, Nov. 16, 27-7. In the first match of the night, Minnesota’s No. 1 Tony Nelson won by major decision over Nebraska’s Donny Longendyke in the heavyweight battle, 11-2. Nelson improved to 5-0 with the win and Longendyke fell to 3-5. The Gophers added two major decisions in the next three matches with No. 6 David Thorn defeating Eric Coufal, 14-3 at 125 pounds, and No. 8 Nick Dardanes topping Skylar Galloway, 11-2, at 141 pounds. At 133 pounds, No. 6 Chris Dardanes won a 12-5 decision over Nebraska’s Shawn Nagel. Trailing 15-0, the Huskers’ Jake Sueflohn picked up the team’s first victory with his 14-5 major decision over Seth Lange. No. 13 Sueflohn moved to 5-0 on the year and earned his first major decision of 2012-13. Lange fell to 1-1 with the loss. The Huskers picked up their second straight victory with No. 5 James Green’s 14-9 decision over Minnesota’s Brad Dolezal. Green, a sophomore, won his eighth match on the season, while Dolezal fell to 12-2. With the win, the Huskers cut the Gophers’ lead to 15-7. At 165 pounds, Austin Wilson lost an 8-6 decision to No. 9 Cody Yohn. Wilson fell to 5-2 with the loss and Yohn improved to 6-1. No. 5 Logan Storley kept Minnesota’s momentum going with a sudden victory over fellow South Dakota native No. 7 Robert Kokesh, 3-1, at 174 pounds. Kokesh suffered his first loss of the season following a 5-0 start. Minnesota won at 184 and 197 pounds by 3-1 decisions to close out the match. No. 4 Kevin Steinhaus of Minnesota won over No. 6 Josh Ihnen, while No. 12 Scott Schiller defeated Caleb Kolb. Ihnen fell to 6-1 with the loss and Kolb moved to 1-3.

HWT: #1 Tony Nelson (MINN) by major dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 11-2 ......(MINN 4, NEB 0)125: #6 David Thorn (MINN) by major dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 14-3 ......................(MINN 8, NEB 0)133: #6 Chris Dardanes (MINN) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 12-5 ......................(MINN 11, NEB 0)141: #8 Nick Dardanes (MINN) by major dec. over Skylar Galloway (NEB), 11-2 ........(MINN 15, NEB 0)149: #13 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by major dec. over Seth Lange (MINN), 14-5 ...............(MINN 15, NEB 4)157: #5 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Brad Dolezal (MINN), 14-9 ..........................(MINN 15, NEB 7)165: #9 Cody Yohn (MINN) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 8-6..............................(MINN 18, NEB 7)174: #5 Logan Storley (MINN) by sudden victory over #7 Robert Kokesh (NEB), 3-1 ..(MINN 21, NEB 7)184 #4 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) by dec. over #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 3-1 ......................(MINN 24, NEB 7)197: #12 Scott Schiller (MINN) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-1 .............................(MINN 27, NEB 7)

North Carolina .........................................................................12#9 Nebraska (3-1) ....................................................................25

Nov. 18, 2012 l NU Coliseum l Lincoln, Neb.South Dakota State ................................................................... 7#9 Nebraska (4-1) ....................................................................32

Nov. 18, 2012 l NU Coliseum l Lincoln, Neb. No. 9 Nebraska went 2-0 on Sunday, Nov. 18, at the NU Coliseum with a 25-12 victory over North Carolina and a 32-7 win over South Dakota State. Against North Carolina, the Huskers faced an early 12-0 deficit after losing the first three matches, but responded by winning the final seven en route to a 25-12 win. At 125 pounds, the Tar Heels’ No. 16 Nathan Kraisser won a major decision over Eric Coufal, 12-1. Nebraska suffered major decision losses at 133 and 141 pounds as well to give North Carolina the early 12-0 advantage. Joey Ward won 14-4 over Shawn Nagel before No. 17 Evan Henderson posted a 10-1 victory over Skylar Galloway. Nebraska responded with a victory at 149 pounds as No. 13 Jake Sueflohn won an 8-3 decision over North Carolina’s Christian Barber. Fellow sophomore No. 5 James Green kept the NU momentum going with his 10-3 decision over Chris Mears. At 165 pounds, Austin Wilson won a 6-4 decision over J.M. Staudenmayer. Then Nebraska seized the lead, 15-12, after No. 7 Robert Kokesh pinned North Carolina’s Frank Abbondanza in 4:42. The pin was Kokesh’s fourth of the season. No. 6 Josh Ihnen (184) and Caleb Kolb (197) added decisions to extend the lead before Donny Longendyke won a major decision over Jake Barnhart, 9-1, at heavyweight. Ihnen posted a 10-4 victory over Alex Utley while Kolb defeated Antonio Giorgio, 4-2. Nebraska faced another early deficit against South Dakota State after Coufal dropped a 12-4 major decision to Aaron Pickrel at 125 pounds. Nagel responded at 133 pounds with his 8-2 decision over the Jackrabbits’ Brance Simms. The victory was Nagel’s sixth of the 2012-13 campaign. At 141 pounds, Galloway responded from his earlier loss with a 14-4 major decision over Ben Gillette. The Jackrabbits bounced back, as Dustin Walraven upset No. 13 Sueflohn at 149 pounds, 3-2. The loss was Sueflohn’s first of the season as South Dakota State tied the match at 7. The Huskers responded by winning the final six matches to put away the victory. No. 5 Green won a 17-6 major decision over Cody Pack at 157 pounds before Wilson

2012-13 Dual Results


earned a 4-1 decision over Joe Brewster at 165. At 174 pounds, Kokesh won a 17-1 technical fall over John Nething II. Kokesh improved to 7-1 with the win. Ihnen picked up his eighth win of the 2012-13 campaign by pinning Hunter Weddington in 1:20. The pin marked the senior’s first of the season. Kolb (197) and Longendyke (HWT) each capped 2-0 days as Kolb won a 13-4 major decision over Brandon Ballard and Longendyke won a 6-4 decision over J.J. Everard.

125: #16 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) by major dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 12-1 ............. (UNC 4, NEB 0)133: Joey Ward (UNC) by major dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 14-4 ......................... (UNC 8, NEB 0)141: #17 Evan Henderson (UNC) by major dec. over Skylar Galloway (NEB), 10-1 .. (UNC 12, NEB 0)149: #13 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over Christian Barber (UNC), 8-3 .................. (UNC 12, NEB 3)157: #5 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Chris Mears (UNC), 10-3 .......................... (UNC 12, NEB 6)165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over J.M. Staudenmayer (UNC), 6-4 .................... (UNC 12, NEB 9)174: #7 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 4:42 ............. (NEB 15, UNC 12)184: #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over #19 Alex Utley (UNC), 10-4 ........................ (NEB 18, UNC 12)197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Antonio Giorgio (UNC), 4-2 ............................ (NEB 21, UNC 12)HWT: Donny Longendyke (NEB) by major dec. over Jake Barnhart (UNC), 9-1 ...... (NEB 25, UNC 12)

125: Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) by major dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 12-4 ...................... (SDSU 4, NEB 0)133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by dec. over Brance Simms (SDSU), 8-2 ............................. (SDSU 4, NEB 3)141: Skylar Galloway (NEB) by major dec. over Ben Gillette (SDSU), 14-4 ................ (NEB 7, SDSU 4)149: Dustin Walraven (SDSU) by dec. over #13 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 3-2 ................. (NEB 7, SDSU 7)157: #5 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Cody Pack (SDSU), 17-6 ................ (NEB 11, SDSU 7)165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Joe Brewster (SDSU), 4-1............................ (NEB 14, SDSU 7)174: #7 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by tech. fall over John Nething II (SDSU), 17-1 ......... (NEB 19, SDSU 7)184: #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by pin over Hunter Weddington (SDSU), 1:20 ................ (NEB 25, SDSU 7)197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by major dec. over Brandon Ballard (SDSU), 13-4 ............... (NEB 29, SDSU 7)HWT: Donny Longendyke (NEB) by dec. over J.J. Everard (SDSU), 6-4..................... (NEB 32, SDSU 7)

Arizona State ............................................................................12#9 Nebraska (5-1) .....................................................................18

Dec. 8, 2012 l NU Coliseum l Lincoln, Neb. In a back and forth battle, No. 9 Nebraska took down Arizona State, 18-12, on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the NU Coliseum. Wrestling in front of 778 fans, the Huskers improved to 5-1, while the Sun Devils fell to 5-2. No. 6 Josh Ihnen started the match with a 6-2 decision over No. 20 Kevin Radford of Arizona State at 184 pounds. Ihnen, a senior, improved to 13-1 on the season with the victory, including a 5-1 mark in duals. The Sun Devils responded with three consecutive victories at 197, Heavyweight and 125 to take a 9-3 lead. No. 9 Jake Meredith of Arizona State won a 1-0 decision over Caleb Kolb before No. 13 Levi Cooper captured the heavyweight victory over Donny Longendyke by a 3-0 decision. At 125 pounds, Dalton Miller won a 9-5 decision over Nebraska’s Eric Coufal. Nebraska bounced back with three straight victories of its own to take a 12-9 lead. Shawn Nagel started the rally with a 4-0 decision over Arizona State’s Trevor Wilson at 133 pounds. Nagel moved to 9-5 on the year with a 3-3 dual mark. At 141 pounds, the Huskers earned their first takedown when Ridge Kiley did so in the first period against Matt Kraus in the sixth match of the night. Kiley, a senior, went on to a 9-3 decision victory. He improved to 6-3 on the season and 2-1 in duals. No. 10 Jake Sueflohn (149) earned his 12th victory of the 2012-13 campaign with a 7-1 decision over ASU’s Nathan Hoffer. Arizona State’s Codey Combs knotted the match at 12 with two to play after his narrow 1-0 decision over Ross Grande at 157 pounds. With the loss, Grande fell to 8-5 on the season and 0-1 in duals. The Huskers won the final two matches at 165 and 174 pounds to secure the victory. Redshirt freshman Austin Wilson edged the Sun Devils’ Parker Madl 2-0 at 165. Wilson earned his 10th win of the season and improved to 4-1 in dual competition. At 174 pounds, sophomore Robert Kokesh won an 8-3 decision over No. 14 Blake Stauffer. Kokesh, who was ranked No. 8 by InterMat, improves to 13-1.

184: #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over #20 Kevin Radford (ASU), 6-2 ...............(NEB 3, ASU 0)197: #9 Jake Meredith (ASU) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 1-0 ......................(NEB 3, ASU 3)HWT: #13 Levi Cooper (ASU) by dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 3-0 ........(ASU 6, NEB 3)125: Dalton Miller (ASU) by dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 9-5 ............................(ASU 9, NEB 3)133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by dec. over Trevor Wilson (ASU), 4-0 .......................(ASU 9, NEB 6)141: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Matt Kraus (ASU), 9-3 ...............................(ASU 9, NEB 9)149: #10 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over Nathan Hoffer (ASU), 7-1 .............(NEB 12, ASU 9)157: Codey Combs (ASU) by dec. over Ross Grande (NEB), 1-0 ................... (NEB 12, ASU 12)165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Parker Madl (ASU), 2-0 .................... (NEB 15, ASU 12)174: #8 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #14 Blake Stauffer (ASU), 8-3 .... (NEB 18, ASU 12)

Wisconsin .................................................................................19#9 Nebraska (5-2) .....................................................................17

Dec. 9, 2012 l NU Coliseum l Lincoln, Neb. The No. 9 Nebraska wrestling team trailed Wisconsin 19-9 before winning the final two matches, but it wasn’t enough as the Badgers edged the Huskers, 19-17, in front of 1,008 fans at the NU Coliseum. With the loss, the Huskers fell to 5-2 on the season, with an 0-2 record in Big Ten duals. The Badgers improved to 5-2 with the victory, including a 2-0 mark in Big Ten competition. No. 6 Josh Ihnen started Nebraska on the right track, winning by technical fall over Wisconsin’s Ben Cox, 17-0, at 184 pounds. Ihnen, a senior, picked up his 14th win of the season and improved to 6-1 in duals. The technical fall was his fourth of the 2012-13 campaign and his first since Nov. 10.

The Badgers responded by reeling off five consecutive victories to take a 16-5 lead. Wisconsin’s Jackson Hein and Nebraska’s Caleb Kolb battled to a sudden victory overtime at 197 pounds before Hein won the match, 3-1. At heavyweight, No. 14 Connor Medbery of Wisconsin edged Donny Longendyke by a 4-2 decision. Kolb fell to 6-7 on the season and Longendyke dropped to 6-9. At 125 pounds, freshman Eric Coufal suffered a 7-4 decision loss to Matt Cavallaris before junior Shawn Nagel fell by a 5-1 decision to the Badgers’ Tom Kelliher at 133 pounds. Coufal moved to 1-6 on the season, while Nagel fell to 9-6. The Badgers added a major decision at 141 pounds as No. 9 Tyler Graff won 13-5 over senior Ridge Kiley. Kiley dropped to 6-4 on the season with a 2-2 mark in duals. The Huskers bounced back with No. 10 Jake Sueflohn’s major decision over Cole Schmitt, 9-1, at 149 pounds. Sueflohn, a sophomore, improved to 13-2 on the season with a 4-1 mark in dual competition. The major decision was his third of the 2012-13 campaign. At 157 pounds, senior Ross Grande lost a 4-2 decision to Wisconsin’s Kalvin York, giving the Badgers a 19-9 lead with two matches to go. Grande suffered his sixth loss of the season and dropped to 0-2 in duals. The Huskers responded by winning the final two matches at 165 and 174 pounds. Redshirt freshman Austin Wilson picked up his 11th win of the season with his 11-5 decision over Frank Cousins. Sophomore Robert Kokesh, who was ranked No. 8 by InterMat, won an 18-2 technical fall over Scott Liegel in the final match. The technical fall was Kokesh’s third of the season, but it wasn’t enough as the Huskers lost 19-17.

184: #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by tech. fall over Ben Cox (WIS), 17-0 .........................(NEB 5, WIS 0)197: Jackson Hein (WIS) by sudden victory over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-1..............(NEB 5, WIS 3)HWT: #14 Connor Medbery (WIS) by dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 4-2 .. (WIS 6, NEB 5)125: Matt Cavallaris (WIS) by dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 7-4 .............................(WIS 9, NEB 5)133: Tom Kelliher (WIS) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 5-1 ...........................(WIS 12, NEB 5)141: #9 Tyler Graff (WIS) by major dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 13-5 ...............(WIS 16, NEB 5)149: #10 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by major dec. over Cole Schmitt (WIS), 9-1 ......(WIS 16, NEB 9)157: Kalvin York (WIS) by dec. over Ross Grande (NEB), 4-2 ..............................(WIS 19, NEB 9)165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Frank Cousins (WIS), 11-5 ..................(WIS 19, NEB 12)174: #8 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by tech. fall over Scott Liegel (WIS), 18-2 .........(WIS 19, NEB 17)

Grapple at the Garden Rutgers ..................................................................................10#14 Nebraska (6-2) ................................................................22

Dec. 16, 2012 l Madison Square Garden l New York, N.Y. #18 Maryland ........................................................................ 18#14 Nebraska (6-3) ................................................................ 17

Dec. 16, 2012 l Madison Square Garden l New York, N.Y. No. 14 Nebraska defeated Rutgers, 22-10, before dropping an 18-17 match against No. 18 Maryland at the Grapple at the Garden on Sunday, Dec. 16, at Madison Square Garden. The Huskers handed the Scarlet Knights their first loss of the season in the first match of the day. Rutgers won at 125 and 133 pounds, but Nebraska reeled off seven consecutive victories en route to its sixth win of the season. The victory also marked Head Coach Mark Manning’s 170th win at Nebraska. At 125 pounds, Rutgers’ Joe Langel won a 9-1 major decision over freshman Skylar Wood before the Scarlet Knights’ Vinny Dellafave defeated junior Shawn Nagel in a 9-3 decision at 133 pounds. No. 19 Ridge Kiley responded with a 3-0 decision over Rutgers’ No. 20 Trevor Melde at 141 pounds. At 149 pounds, sophomore Jake Sueflohn won by decision over Kenny Theobold, 7-2. Sueflohn, who was ranked No. 9 by InterMat, earned his 14th win of the season and improved to 5-1 in dual competition. Sophomore Brandon Wilbourn earned the start at 157 pounds. He won his match against No. 13 Scott Winston by a 13-2 major decision to give the Huskers the lead. NU never looked back as redshirt freshman Austin Wilson posted a sudden victory over Nick Visicaro, 3-1, before No. 8 Robert Kokesh (174) and No. 6 Josh Ihnen (184) added decisions over ranked opponents. Kokesh won 6-2 over No. 10 Greg Zannetti and Ihnen won 4-0 over No. 14 Dan Rinaldi. At 197 pounds, junior Caleb Kolb earned his seventh victory of the season with his 1-0 decision over Dan Seidenberg. Redshirt freshman Donny Longendyke fell in the heavyweight match by a 4-2 decision. Against the Terrapins, the Huskers jumped out to a 17-9 lead before falling 18-17. At 125 pounds, Wood suffered his second loss of the day, falling to Maryland’s No. 13 Shane Gentry. Nagel responded at 133 pounds with a 12-4 major decision over Josh Polacek. Nagel earned his 10th win of the season and moved to 4-5 in dual competition. Kiley completed a 2-0 day and allowed no points to be scored on him as he won a 4-0 decision over Frank Goodwin of Maryland at 141 pounds. Kiley, a senior, improved to 8-4 on the season and 4-2 in duals. The Huskers suffered back-to-back losses at 149 and 157. Sophomore Skylar Galloway wrestled at 149 and lost an 8-3 decision to Shane Arechiga. Wilbourn suffered his first loss of the 2012-13 campaign against Danny Orem in a 2-1 decision at 157. Senior Tyler Koehn earned the start at 165 pounds against Maryland and won a major decision over the Terrapins’ Anthony Guidice, 13-2. Koehn improves to 4-0 on the season. Kokesh also won in dominating fashion with a pin in 1:38 of Aaron Norris. The pin was his sixth of the season as Kokesh won his 11th consecutive match. The Huskers lost at 184, 197 and Heavyweight to close out the match. Ihnen

70


Huskers.com

(184) battled to sudden victory against No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock but lost 6-4 before Kolb (197) fell by a 3-1 decision against No. 16 Christian Boley. In the heavyweight match, Longendyke fell in overtime to Carl Buchholz, 3-2.

125: Joe Langel (RUTG) by major dec. over Skylar Wood (NEB), 9-1 .............................(RUTG 4, NEB 0)133: Vinny Dellafave (RUTG) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 9-3 ..............................(RUTG 7, NEB 0)141: #19 Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over #20 Trevor Melde (RUTG), 3-0 .......................(RUTG 7, NEB 3)149: #9 Jake Sueflohn by dec. over Kenny Theobold (RUTG), 7-2 .................................(RUTG 7, NEB 6)157: Brandon Wilbourn (NEB) by major dec. over #13 Scott Winston (RUTG), 13-2...(NEB 10, RUTG 7)165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by sudden victory over Nick Visicaro (RUTG), 3-1 ..............(NEB 13, RUTG 7)174: #8 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #10 Greg Zannetti (RUTG), 6-2 .................(NEB 16, RUTG 7)184: #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over #14 Dan Rinaldi (RUTG), 4-0 ...........................(NEB 19, RUTG 7)197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Dan Seidenberg (RUTG), 1-0................................(NEB 22, RUTG 7)HWT: Billy Smith (RUTG) by dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 4-2 .......................(NEB 22, RUTG 10)

125: #13 Shane Gentry (MARY) by dec. over Skylar Wood (NEB), 5-1 ............................. (MARY 3, NEB 0)133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by major dec. over Josh Polacek (MARY), 12-4 ......................... (NEB 4, MARY 3)141: #19 Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Frank Goodwin (MARY), 4-0 ............................. (NEB 7, MARY 3)149: Shane Arechiga (MARY) by dec. over Skylar Galloway (NEB), 8-3 ............................ (NEB 7, MARY 6)157: Danny Orem (MARY) by dec. over Brandon Wilbourn (NEB), 2-1 ............................ (MARY 9, NEB 7)165: Tyler Koehn (NEB) by major dec. over Anthony Guidice (MARY) ........................... (NEB 11, MARY 9)174: #8 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over Aaron Norris (MARY), 1:38............................ (NEB 17, MARY 9)184: #10 Jimmy Sheptock (MARY) by sudden victory over #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 6-4 .. (NEB 17, MARY 12)197: #16 Christian Boley by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-1 ....................................... (NEB 17, MARY 15)HWT: Carl Buchholz (MARY) by tiebreaker over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 3-2 .......... (MARY 18, NEB 17)

#17 Nebraska (7-3) ...............................................................20#11 Michigan ........................................................................19

Jan. 11, 2013 l Cliff Keen Arena l Ann Arbor, Mich. Junior Shawn Nagel (133) turned the tide of a back-and-forth dual with his first pin of the season as No. 17 Nebraska defeated No. 11 Michigan, 20-19, on Friday, Jan. 11, at Cliff Keen Arena. The Huskers picked up their first Big Ten dual victory of the season after an 0-2 start with the win over the Wolverines. Nebraska improved to 7-3 in 2012-13 and Michigan fell to 6-2 and 0-1 in Big Ten duals. No. 7 James Green (157) made his first appearance for the Huskers since an injury on Dec. 1 in the opening match of the night. The sophomore won an 8-3 decision over Michigan’s Collin Zeerip, earning his 13th victory of the season. Green improved to 6-0 in duals. The Wolverines responded at 165 pounds as No. 13 Taylor Massa pinned NU’s Austin Wilson in 0:45. Nebraska bounced back at 174 with No. 4 Robert Kokesh’s 9-3 decision over No. 11 Dan Yates. The victory marked Kokesh’s 18th consecutive as he improved to 23-1 on the season and 9-1 in duals. Senior Josh Ihnen (184) kept the Nebraska momentum going with his technical fall over Chris Heald, 18-3. Ihnen’s 16th win of the season gave the Huskers an 11-6 lead. Michigan won the next three matches to take a 16-11 lead. At 197 pounds, No. 18 Max Huntley of Michigan won a 3-1 decision over Caleb Kolb. Sophomore Spencer Johnson (HWT) made his first appearance of the season but lost an 8-3 decision to No. 19 Ben Apland. Freshman Eric Coufal fell by a 15-7 major decision to the Wolverines’ Sean Boyle at 125 pounds. Trailing 16-11, Nebraska’s Shawn Nagel delivered by pinning Michigan’s Rossi Bruno at 133 pounds in 2:14. The pin marked Nagel’s first of the season and 11th of his career as he gave the Huskers a 17-16 lead. The junior improves to 11-9 on the season and 5-5 in duals. Senior Ridge Kiley (141) extended Nebraska’s lead to 20-16 with his 4-3 decision over No. 18 Camryn Jackson of Michigan. Kiley picked up his 10th win of the season and improved to 5-2 in dual competition. At 149 pounds, sophomore Jake Sueflohn fell by a 3-2 decision to No. 12 Eric Grajales. Sueflohn, who was ranked eighth in the InterMat poll, fell to 14-3 on the season and 5-2 in duals.

157: #7 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Collin Zeerip (MICH), 8-3 ................ (NEB 3, MICH 0)165: #13 Taylor Massa (MICH) by fall over Austin Wilson (NEB), 0:45 ............ (MICH 6, NEB 3)174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #11 Dan Yates (MICH), 9-3 ........... (NEB 6, MICH 6)184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by tech. fall over Chris Heald (MICH), 18-3 ........... (NEB 11, MICH 6)197: #18 Max Huntley (MICH) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-1 ................ (NEB 11, MICH 9)HWT: #19 Ben Apland (MICH) by dec. over Spencer Johnson (NEB), 8-3 .... (MICH 12, NEB 11)125: Sean Boyle (MICH) by major dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 15-7 ........... (MICH 16, NEB 11)133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by fall over Rossi Bruno (MICH), 2:14 .................. (NEB 17, MICH 16)141: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over #18 Camryn Jackson (MICH), 4-3 ........ (NEB 20, MICH 16)149: #12 Eric Grajales (MICH) by dec. over #8 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 3-2..... (NEB 20, MICH 19)

#17 Nebraska (8-3) ...............................................................25#18 Northwestern ................................................................12

Jan. 12, 2013 l Welsh-Ryan Arena l Evanston, Ill. No. 17 Nebraska completed a weekend sweep of ranked opponents by defeating No. 18 Northwestern, 25-12, at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday, Jan. 12. The Huskers improved to 8-3 with the win and 2-2 in Big Ten duals. Nebraska moves to 4-0 on the road. The Wildcats dropped to 4-4 on the season with an 0-3 record in the Big Ten. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (174) opened the match with a major decision over No. 9 Lee Munster, 11-3. Kokesh, a sophomore, earned his 10th dual victory of the season and 24th overall win of the 2012-13 campaign. He extended his win

streak to 19 while earning his sixth major decision and ninth victory over a ranked opponent. Senior Josh Ihnen, who was ranked eighth by InterMat, picked up his second technical fall of the weekend with a 16-0 win over Northwestern’s Marcus Shrewsbury at 184 pounds. The victory gave Nebraska an early 9-0 lead, as Ihnen picked up his 17th win of the season and improved to 9-2 in dual competition. At 197 pounds, the Huskers suffered their first loss of the dual as Caleb Kolb fell by a 6-1 decision to Alex Polizzi. Nebraska bounced back at heavyweight as Spencer Johnson picked up his first victory of the season. Johnson, a sophomore, won a 6-0 decision over the Wildcats’ Jacob Berkowitz. At 125 pounds, Nebraska’s Eric Coufal lost a 6-2 decision to No. 18 Dominick Malone, cutting the Husker lead to 12-6. The Huskers responded by winning the next four matches, starting at 133 pounds. Junior Shawn Nagel capped an impressive weekend with a 14-6 major decision over Garrison White. Nagel, who provided a crucial pin in Friday night’s win over Michigan, won his 12th match of the season and improved to 6-5 in duals. Ridge Kiley (141), Jake Sueflohn (149) and James Green (157) added decisions to extend the Huskers’ lead to 25-6. Kiley won a 4-3 decision over Pat Greco to improve to 11-6 on the season. Sueflohn shut out Northwestern’s Dylan Marriott, 5-0, for his 15th win of the season. Green handed No. 2 Jason Welch his first loss of the season in a 9-8 decision. Green capped a 2-0 weekend to improve to 7-0 in duals on the season and 14-2 overall. In the final match of the night, Austin Wilson (165) was pinned by No. 13 Pierce Harger in 1:56.

174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over #9 Lee Munster (NU), 11-3 .....(NEB 4, NU 0)184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by tech. fall over Marcus Shrewsbury (NU), 16-0 .........(NEB 9, NU 0)197: Alex Polizzi (NU) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 6-1 ........................................(NEB 9, NU 3)HWT: Spencer Johnson (NEB) by dec. over Jacob Berkowitz (NU), 6-0 .............. (NEB 12, NU 3)125: #18 Dominick Malone (NU) by dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 6-2 ................. (NEB 12, NU 6)133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by major dec. over Garrison White (NU), 14-6 ........... (NEB 16, NU 6)141: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Pat Greco (NU), 4-3 ....................................... (NEB 19, NU 6)149: #8 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over Dylan Marriott (NU), 5-0 ................... (NEB 22, NU 6)157: #7 James Green (NEB) by dec. over #2 Jason Welch (NU), 9-8 ................... (NEB 25, NU 6)165: #13 Pierce Harger (NU) by fall over Austin Wilson (NEB), 1:56 .................(NEB 25, NU 12)

#5 Illinois ..............................................................................15#14 Nebraska (9-3) ...............................................................18

Jan. 18, 2013 l NU Coliseum l Lincoln, Neb. All five of No. 14 Nebraska’s nationally ranked wrestlers won their matches on Friday, Jan. 18, to lead the Huskers to an 18-15 upset of No. 5 Illinois at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers improved to 9-3 on the season by earning their third consecutive victory over a ranked conference opponent, following road wins at No. 11 Michigan and No. 18 Northwestern. The Fighting Illini suffer their first loss of the season after opening with five straight wins. Junior Shawn Nagel (133) opened the dual with a back-and-forth battle against No. 11 Daryl Thomas of Illinois. Nagel couldn’t keep his momentum going from the previous weekend as he fell by a 10-8 decision. With the loss, he dropped to 12-10 on the season and 6-6 in duals. The Huskers won the next three matches by decision to build an early 9-3 lead against the Illini. No. 19 Ridge Kiley (141) earned the first win by a 4-0 margin over Logan Arlis. The senior from Eagle Grove, Iowa moved to 12-6 on the season and 7-2 in dual competition. At 149 pounds, No. 12 Jake Sueflohn won an 8-1 decision over Illinois’ Caleb Ervin. The victory marked the sophomore’s 16th of the season as he moved to 7-2 in duals. Fellow sophomore James Green continued the NU momentum with his 9-4 decision over Matt Nora. Green, who was the No. 4 wrestler in the country at 157 pounds, improves to 8-0 in duals and 15-2 overall. He improved to 3-0 since returning from injury. Senior Tyler Koehn earned the start at 165 pounds for the second time this season in duals. He lost a 10-4 decision to No. 8 Conrad Polz to cut the NU lead to 9-6. Koehn fell to 4-2 on the season and 1-1 in duals. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (174) and No. 8 Josh Ihnen (184) responded with wins in the next two weight classes to give the Huskers a 15-6 lead. Kokesh, a sophomore, won an 8-3 decision over No. 8 Jordan Blanton. The victory marked Kokesh’s 20th straight of the season, as he improved to 25-1 overall and 11-1 in duals. He also earned his sixth consecutive victory over a ranked opponent to improve to 10-1 against ranked foes in 2012-13. Ihnen battled in a back-and-forth match against No. 18 Tony Dallago. Ihnen trailed 4-3 in the third period before a technical violation by Dallago followed by an escape secured a 5-4 win. Ihnen earned his 91st collegiate victory to improve to 18-2 and 10-2 in duals. At 197 pounds, the Illini bounced back as No. 11 Mario Gonzalez took down Nebraska’s Caleb Kolb in a 4-3 decision. The match cut the Husker lead to 15-9 with two matches to go. Kolb trailed 3-0 in the first period, but a takedown in the second period and an escape in the third period kept him in the match before Gonzalez held on. Kolb dropped to 9-13 on the season and 4-8 in duals. Sophomore Spencer Johnson made his third appearance of the season at heavyweight following a 1-1 weekend against the Wolverines and Wildcats. The crowd of 1,365 roared as Johnson defeated Illinois’ Chris Lopez, 3-1, to give the Huskers an 18-9 advantage heading into the final match. At 125 pounds, freshman Eric Coufal was pinned by No. 5 Jesse Delgado of Illinois in 6:55, but it wasn’t enough as Nebraska held on for an 18-15 victory.

133: #11 Daryl Thomas (ILL) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 10-8 ........................(ILL 3, NEB 0)141: #19 Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Logan Arlis (ILL), 4-0 ...................................(ILL 3, NEB 3)


149: #12 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over Caleb Ervin (ILL), 8-1 .............................(NEB 6, ILL 3)157: #4 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Matt Nora (ILL), 9-4 ..................................(NEB 9, ILL 3)165: #8 Conrad Polz (ILL) by dec. over Tyler Koehn (NEB), 10-4 ................................(NEB 9, ILL 6)174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #8 Jordan Blanton (ILL), 8-3 ............... (NEB 12, ILL 6)184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over #18 Tony Dallago (ILL), 5-4 ........................ (NEB 15, ILL 6)197: #11 Mario Gonzalez (ILL) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 4-3 ........................ (NEB 15, ILL 9)HWT: Spencer Johnson (NEB) by dec. over Chris Lopez (ILL), 3-1 .......................... (NEB 18, ILL 9)125: #5 Jesse Delgado (ILL) by fall over Eric Coufal (NEB), 6:55 ............................(NEB 18, ILL 15)

#13 Nebraska (9-4) .................................................................9#1 Penn State .......................................................................33

Jan. 27, 2013 l Rec Hall l University Park, Pa. Sophomores Jake Sueflohn (149) and Robert Kokesh (174) each upset top-three opponents but it wasn’t enough as No. 13 Nebraska fell to No. 1 Penn State, 33-9, on Sunday, Jan. 27, at Rec Hall. The Huskers move to 9-4 on the season following the loss. NU slipped to 3-3 in Big Ten duals, dropping its first true road match of the 2012-13 campaign. The Nittany Lions improved to 8-0 with a 5-0 mark in the Big Ten. Following a forfeit at 125 pounds, Nebraska’s Shawn Nagel faced off with Penn State’s Jordan Conaway at 133 pounds. Nagel had an early takedown but trailed the rest of the way in a 14-5 major decision loss. Nagel fell to 12-11 on the season and suffered his seventh dual loss. Senior Ridge Kiley and Bryan Pearsall battled through a scoreless first two periods at 141 pounds. In the third period, Pearsall earned an escape and used a riding time point en route to a 2-0 decision. The victory gave Penn State an early 13-0 lead. Kiley, the 19th-ranked wrestler by InterMat, suffered his seventh loss of the season and moved to 7-3 in duals. Sueflohn picked up Nebraska’s first win of the dual, as he pinned No. 3 Andrew Alton in 5:33 at 149 pounds. Alton took an early 4-0 against Sueflohn, but the Husker sophomore used a third-period reversal for a 6-5 lead before the pin. Alton suffered his first loss of the season after a 17-0 start. Sueflohn improved to 17-3 on the season with an 8-2 record in duals. No. 4 James Green looked to keep the momentum going for Nebraska at 157 pounds but fell by a 3-1 decision against No. 6 Dylan Alton. Following a scoreless first period, Alton escaped to take a narrow 1-0 lead before a late takedown in the third to clinch the victory. Green suffered his first loss in dual competition and fell to 15-2 overall. At 165 pounds, senior Tyler Koehn started for the Huskers against No. 2 David Taylor. Koehn trailed throughout in a 16-1 technical fall loss that gave Penn State a 21-6 lead. No. 4 Robert Kokesh responded at 174 pounds with a 10-7 decision over No. 3 Matt Brown to cut the lead to 21-9. Kokesh extended his winning streak to 21, as he improves to 26-1 on the season with a 12-1 dual mark. The Huskers suffered losses at 184, 197 and heavyweight to contribute to the 33-9 final score. Senior Josh Ihnen (184) took an early lead against No. 1 Ed Ruth but fell by an 18-3 technical fall. Caleb Kolb (197) fell to No. 3 Quentin Wright by a 10-2 major decision before Spencer Johnson (HWT) lost a 7-4 decision in the final match of the afternoon against No. 17 Jon Gingrich.

125: #2 Nicholas Megadulis (PSU) by forfeit ..............................................................(PSU 6, NEB 0)133: Jordan Conaway (PSU) by major dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 14-5 ....... (PSU 10, NEB 0)141: Bryan Pearsall (PSU) by dec. over #19 Ridge Kiley (NEB), 2-0 ...................... (PSU 13, NEB 0)149: #12 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by pin over #3 Andrew Alton (PSU), 5:33 ........... (PSU 13, NEB 6)157: #6 Dylan Alton (PSU) by dec. over #4 James Green (NEB), 3-1 ................... (PSU 16, NEB 6)165: #2 David Taylor (PSU) by tech. fall over Tyler Koehn (NEB), 16-1 ................ (PSU 21, NEB 6)174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #3 Matt Brown (PSU), 10-7 ............. (PSU 21, NEB 9)184: #1 Ed Ruth (PSU) by tech. fall over #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 18-3 ..................... (PSU 26, NEB 9)197: #3 Quentin Wright (PSU) by major dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 10-2 ........ (PSU 30, NEB 9)HWT: #17 Jon Gingrich (PSU) by dec. over Spencer Johnson (NEB), 7-4 ............ (PSU 33, NEB 9)

Michigan State .....................................................................19#13 Nebraska (10-4) .............................................................23

Feb. 1, 2013 l NU Coliseum l Lincoln, Neb. No. 13 Nebraska trailed heading into the final match on Friday, Feb. 1, at the NU Coliseum against Michigan State, 19-17, before redshirt freshman Austin Wilson pinned Nick Proctor. Wilson’s fall gave the Huskers a 23-19 victory over Michigan State. Wilson (165) faced a 2-0 deficit in the second period against Proctor before a takedown that led to the pin in 3:45. The NU Coliseum crowd of 1,742 erupted following the win, which propelled the Huskers to victory. Wilson improved to 24-9 with a 7-3 record in duals. He picked up his seventh consecutive win. Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) extended his winning streak to 22 with a 19-3 technical fall over Michigan State’s Jordan Wohlfert. Kokesh, who was ranked No. 3 by InterMat, improved to 27-1 with the win and 13-1 in dual competition. The technical fall was his fifth of the 2012-13 campaign. Josh Ihnen, who was one of five Huskers honored as part of the Senior Night festivities, continued the NU momentum with a 6-1 decision over John Rizqallah at 184 pounds. Ihnen, who was ranked eighth by InterMat, moved to 19-3 on the season. He picked up the 92nd victory of his career with the win. Junior Caleb Kolb extended the Nebraska lead to 11-0 with his 4-1 decision over the Spartans’ Nick McDiarmid at 197 pounds. Kolb snapped a five-match losing streak and improved to 10-14 overall and 5-9 in duals. The Huskers suffered three consecutive losses at heavyweight, 125 and 133 en route to

a 13-11 Spartan lead. Sophomore Spencer Johnson (HWT) was tied with No. 7 Michael McClure, 2-2, in the third period before a McClure takedown. The Spartan junior added a point for riding time en route to a 5-2 decision for his 26th win of the season. Johnson dropped to 2-3 with the loss. Freshman Eric Coufal fell by a 14-1 major decision at 125 pounds to Brennan Lyon. The Huskers took an 11-7 lead into intermission, where gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and Athletic Director Emeritus Tom Osborne were honored. The Huskers forfeited the first match following the break at 133 pounds, giving Michigan State a slim 13-11 lead. Senior Ridge Kiley (141) responded with an 8-2 decision over Nick Trimble to regain the lead in the dual, 14-13. The Spartans struck back at 149 pounds as Dan Osterman pinned No. 7 Jake Sueflohn in 2:55. Sueflohn suffered his fourth loss of the season and drops to 8-3 in duals. Michigan State took a 19-14 lead into the final two matches. No. 6 James Green (157) won a 5-2 decision over Ryan Watts to give the Huskers hope, before Wilson’s pin ultimately secured the win. Green improved to 16-2 on the season and 9-1 in duals.

174: #3 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by tech. fall over Jordan Wohlfert (MSU), 19-3 ....(NEB 5, MSU 0)184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over John Rizqallah (MSU), 6-1 ........................(NEB 8, MSU 0)197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 4-1 ........................(NEB 11, MSU 0)HWT: #7 Michael McClure (MSU) by dec. over Spencer Johnson (NEB), 5-2 ...(NEB 11, MSU 3)125: Brennan Lyon (MSU) by major dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 14-1 ..............(NEB 11, MSU 7)133: Brandon Fifield (MSU) by forfeit .................................................................. (MSU 13, NEB 11)141: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Nick Trimble (MSU), 8-2 ........................... (NEB 14, MSU 13)149: Dan Osterman by pin over #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 2:55 ........................ (MSU 19, NEB 14)157: #6 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Ryan Watts (MSU), 5-2 ................... (MSU 19, NEB 17)165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by pin over Nick Proctor (MSU), 3:45 ..................... (NEB 23, MSU 19)

#13 Nebraska (10-5) ...............................................................7#2 Iowa ................................................................................31

Feb. 10, 2013 l Carver-Hawkeye Arena l Iowa City, Iowa No. 13 Nebraska took an early 4-0 lead against No. 2 Iowa but fell by a 31-7 margin on Sunday, Feb. 10, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In the opening match of the afternoon, No. 11 Jake Sueflohn won a major decision over Iowa’s Brody Grothus, 8-0. Sueflohn notched his ninth win in 11 matches and moved to 18-4 on the season. He was 9-3 in dual competition. At 157 pounds, sophomore James Green suffered his third loss of the season in a 6-4 decision to undefeated No. 1 Derek St. John. Green, who was ranked No. 6 by InterMat, moved to 16-3 overall, with a 9-2 record in duals. At 165, redshirt freshman Austin Wilson was pinned in 6:41 by No. 13 Nick Moore. The Hawkeyes took their first lead of the match, 9-4, with the victory. Sophomore Robert Kokesh suffered his second loss of the season at 174 pounds in a 9-6 decision against No. 4 Mike Evans. Kokesh’s loss snapped his 22-match winning streak, as he fell to 27-2 on the season with a 13-2 dual mark. No. 8 Josh Ihnen responded with a sudden victory over Iowa’s Grant Gambrall at 184 pounds. Ihnen improved to 20-3 on the season, with a 12-3 dual mark. The Hawkeyes were deducted one point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the match and took an 11-7 lead into intermission. Junior Caleb Kolb and No. 19 Nathan Burak battled to overtime following a 1-1 tie after three periods at 197 pounds. Burak held off Kolb in a 3-1 sudden victory to give Iowa a 14-7 lead. At heavyweight, Spencer Johnson fell by a 6-2 decision to No. 6 Bobby Telford. Johnson fell to 4-5 on the season and 2-4 in duals. At 125 pounds, Eric Coufal lost a 20-5 technical fall to No. 1 Matt McDonough. Junior Shawn Nagel was pinned in 4:05 at 133 pounds by No. 2 Tony Ramos. Both Hawkeye wrestlers were undefeated on the season. In the final match, senior Ridge Kiley fell by a 6-1 decision to No. 8 Mark Ballweg.

149: #11 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by major dec. over Brody Grothus (IOWA), 8-0 ....(NEB 4, IOWA 0)157: #1 Derek St. John (IOWA) by dec. over #6 James Green (NEB), 6-4 .........(NEB 4, IOWA 3)165: #13 Nick Moore (IOWA) by pin over Austin Wilson (NEB), 6:41 ...............(IOWA 9, NEB 4)174: #4 Mike Evans (IOWA) by dec. over #2 Robert Kokesh (NEB), 9-6 ..........(IOWA 12, NEB 4)184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by sudden victory over Grant Gambrall (IOWA), 5-1 ...(IOWA 12, NEB 7)*One-point deduction for Iowa because of unsportsmanlike conduct ..........(IOWA 11, NEB 7)197: #19 Nathan Burak (IOWA) by sudden victory over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-1 ....(IOWA 14, NEB 7)HWT: #6 Bobby Telford (IOWA) by dec. over Spencer Johnson (NEB), 6-2 ....(IOWA 17, NEB 7)125: #1 Matt McDonough (IOWA) by tech. fall over Eric Coufal (NEB), 20-5 ....(IOWA 22, NEB 7)133: #2 Tony Ramos (IOWA) by pin over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 4:05 ................(IOWA 28, NEB 7)141: #8 Mark Ballweg (IOWA) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 6-1 ..................(IOWA 31, NEB 7)

NWCA National Duals#13 Nebraska (11-5) .............................................................28#11 Virginia ............................................................................8

Feb. 17, 2013 l Newman Arena l Ithaca, N.Y.#13 Nebraska (11-6) .............................................................17#10 Cornell ...........................................................................19

Feb. 17, 2013 l Newman Arena l Ithaca, N.Y. No. 13 Nebraska took down No. 11 Virginia in its opening match at the NWCA National Duals on Sunday, Feb. 17, but fell to No. 10 Cornell in the second round.

72


Huskers.com

In the first dual, the No. 3-seeded Huskers trailed the No. 2-seeded Cavaliers 8-0 after two matches but won the final eight matches en route to a 28-8 victory. No. 1 seed Cornell took down No. 4 seed Hofstra in the other first-round match, 42-0. Virginia’s Matt Snyder, No. 10 by InterMat, opened with a 16-0 technical fall over Eric Coufal (125) before No. 13 George DiCamillo added an 8-2 decision over Shawn Nagel at 133 pounds. Senior Ridge Kiley responded in the third match of the afternoon at 141 pounds with a 5-0 decision over No. 20 Joe Spisak. Kiley’s victory marked his 14th of the season, all of which have been decisions. No. 10 Jake Sueflohn (149) added a 2-0 decision over No. 20 Derek Valenti to cut the Virginia lead to 8-6. At 157 pounds, the Cavaliers forfeited to Brandon Wilbourn, giving Nebraska its first lead, 12-8. The Huskers never looked back as ranked wrestlers James Green, Robert Kokesh and Josh Ihnen provided a 22-8 cushion before Caleb Kolb and Spencer Johnson added the final blow. Green, who was ranked No. 6 by InterMat, wrestled at 165 pounds against No. 7 Nick Sulzer. Green notched a 5-2 decision for his 17th win of the season. No. 4 Kokesh (174) picked up his 12th win over a ranked opponent with his 7-4 decision over No. 16 Jon Fausey. No. 8 Ihnen (184) defeated Stephen Doty by an 11-3 major decision. Kolb (197) and Johnson (HWT) each added 8-2 decisions over Mike Salopek and Derek Papagianopoulos, respectively to close out the dual. In the second round, the Huskers won five matches but never led in a 19-17 setback against No. 10 Cornell. Coufal (125), Nagel (133) and Kiley (141) dropped the opening three matches of the dual for a 10-0 Cornell lead. No. 6 Nahshon Garrett won an 11-3 major decision for Cornell at 125 pounds, before Bricker Dixon added a narrow 3-2 decision at 133 and No. 13 Mike Nevinger earned a 6-2 decision at 141. The Huskers responded with victories at 149 and 157 to cut the lead to three. Sueflohn notched a 12-3 major decision over No. 14 Chris Villalonga before Green provided a 5-2 decision over Jesse Shanaman. Sueflohn earned his 20th win of the season and Green picked up his 18th. Cornell bounced back at 165 pounds, as undefeated No. 1 Kyle Dake pinned Tyler Koehn in 3:57. Kokesh won a major decision, 13-3, over Marshall Peppelman in the following match at 174 pounds to trim the lead to 16-11. Kokesh notched his 29th win of the season, including his 24th victory in 25 matches. No. 8 Ihnen fell by a 3-0 decision to No. 4 Steve Bosak at 184 pounds to give Cornell an eight-point advantage. Kolb (197) won a 7-5 decision over Jace Bennett and Johnson (HWT) won a 5-2 decision over Stryker Lane, but it wasn’t enough in the 19-17 loss.

125: #10 Matt Snyder (UVA) by tech. fall over Eric Coufal (NEB), 16-0 .............(UVA 5, NEB 0)133: #13 George DiCamillo (UVA) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 8-2 .........(UVA 8, NEB 0)141: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over #20 Joe Spisak (UVA), 5-0 .......................... (UVA 8, NEB 3)149: #10 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over #20 Derek Valenti (UVA), 2-0 ........(UVA 8, NEB 6)157: Brandon Wilbourn (NEB) by forfeit .............................................................(NEB 12, UVA 8)165: #6 James Green (NEB) by dec. over #7 Nick Sulzer (UVA), 5-2 ................(NEB 15, UVA 8)174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #16 Jon Fausey (UVA), 7-4 ...........(NEB 18, UVA 8)184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by major dec. over Stephen Doty (UVA), 11-3 .......(NEB 22, UVA 8)197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Mike Salopek (UVA), 8-2...........................(NEB 25, UVA 8)HWT: Spencer Johnson (NEB) by dec. over Derek Papagianopoulos (UVA), 8-2 ... (NEB 28, UVA 8)

125: #6 Nahshon Garrett (CORN) by major dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 11-3..(CORN 4, NEB 0)133: Bricker Dixon (CORN) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 3-2 ................... (CORN 7, NEB 0)141: #13 Mike Nevinger (CORN) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 6-2...........(CORN 10, NEB 0)149: #10 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by major dec. over #14 Chris Villalonga (CORN), 12-3 ...(CORN 10, NEB 4)157: #6 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Jesse Shanaman (CORN), 5-2 ......(CORN 10, NEB 7)165: #1 Kyle Dake (CORN) by pin over Tyler Koehn (NEB), 3:57....................(CORN 16, NEB 7)174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over Marshall Peppelman (CORN), 13-3 ....(CORN 16, NEB 11)184: #4 Steve Bosak (CORN) by dec. over #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 3-0 ..........(CORN 19, NEB 11)197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Jace Bennett (CORN), 7-5 ....................(CORN 19, NEB 14)HWT: Spencer Johnson (NEB) by dec. over Stryker Lane (CORN), 5-2 .......(CORN 19, NEB 17)

Shawn Nagel finished the season with 16 wins at 133 pounds. Nagel recorded six dual victories, highlighted by a crucial pin at Michigan on Jan. 11.

Ridge Kiley completed his senior season at 141 pounds with a 14-13 record and a trip to the NCAA Championships. Kiley went 9-5 in dual competition.


Overall Individual Results125 Pounds (Jesse Delgado - ILL - Champion)Pigtail Round#3 Jesse Delgado (ILL) by fall over Eric Coufal (NEB), 4:10Semifinals#1 Matt McDonough (IOWA) by fall over #4 Sean Boyle (MICH), 2:46#3 Jesse Delgado (ILL) by dec. over #2 Nico Megaludis (PSU), 6-3Finals#3 Jesse Delgado (ILL) by dec. over #1 Matt McDonough (IOWA), 10-4Consolation#2 Nico Megaludis (PSU) by dec. over #4 Sean Boyle (MICH), 4-1#5 Nikko Triggas (OSU) by dec. over #7 David Thorn (MINN), 3-2 (TB1)Joe Duca (IND) by dec. over #6 Camden Eppert (PUR), 8-3

133 Pounds (Logan Stieber - OSU - Champion)Pigtail RoundRossi Bruno (MICH) by dec. over #8 Shawn Nagel (NEB), 5-3Semifinals#1 Lucas Stieber (OSU) by fall over #4 Jordan Conaway (PSU), 1:28#2 Tony Ramos (IOWA) by dec. over #3 Tyler Graff (WIS), 3-1Finals#1 Logan Stieber (OSU) by dec. over #2 Tony Ramos (IOWA), 3-1 (SV1)Consolation#3 Tyler Graff (WIS) by dec. over #6 Chris Dardanes (MINN), 4-1#4 Jordan Conaway (PSU) by dec. over #5 Daryl Thomas (ILL), 4-1Rossi Bruno (MICH) by dec. over #8 Shawn Nagel (NEB), 5-2

141 Pounds (Hunter Stieber - OSU - Champion)Pigtail Round#6 Ridge Kiley (NEB) BYESemifinals#1 Hunter Stieber (OSU) by dec. over #5 Brandon Nelsen (PUR), 10-8 (SV1)#3 Mark Ballweg (IOWA) by dec. over #2 Nick Dardanes (MINN), 3-1 (SV1)Finals#1 Hunter Stieber (OSU) by dec. over #3 Mark Ballweg (IOWA), 8-3Consolation#2 Nick Dardanes (MINN) by major dec. over #5 Brandon Nelsen (PUR), 13-3#4 Bryan Pearsall (PSU) by dec. over #7 Pat Greco (NW), 4-2 (SV1)#8 Camryn Jackson (MICH) by fall over Thomas Kelliher (WIS), 3:24

149 Pounds (Dylan Ness - MINN - Champion)Pigtail Round#4 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) BYESemifinals#4 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over #8 Ian Paddock (OSU), 11-5#3 Dylan Ness (MINN) by dec. over #7 Ivan Lopouchanski (PUR), 10-9Finals#3 Dylan Ness (MINN) by fall over #4 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 3:37Consolation#2 Ivan Lopouchanski (PUR) by fall over #5 Andrew Alton (PSU), 4:08#7 Dan Osterman (MSU) by dec. over #8 Ian Paddock (OSU), 6-3#1 Eric Grajales (MICH) by fall over #6 Caleb Ervin (ILL), 2:40

157 Pounds (Jason Welch - NW - Champion)Pigtail Round#4 James Green (NEB) BYESemifinals#4 James Green (NEB) by dec. over #1 Derek St. John (IOWA), 5-4#2 Jason Welch (NW) by dec. over #6 Josh Demas (OSU), 2-0Finals#2 Jason Welch (NW) by fall over #4 James Green (NEB), 6:38Consolation#1 Derek St. John (IOWA) by dec. over #6 Josh Demas (OSU), 3-2#8 Danny Zilverberg (MINN) by dec. over #3 Dylan Alton (PSU), 6-2#7 Ryan Watts (MSU) by dec. over #5 Taylor Walsh (IND), 3-2

165 Pounds (David Taylor - PSU - Champion)Pigtail Round#9 Mark Martin (OSU) by dec. over #8 Austin Wilson (NEB), 6-2Semifinals#1 David Taylor (PSU) by tech. fall over #4 Nick Moore (IOWA), 15-0 (2:37)#2 Conrad Polz (ILL) by dec. over #3 Taylor Massa (MICH), 7-1Finals#1 David Taylor (PSU) by major dec. over #2 Conrad Polz (ILL), 9-1Consolation#5 Cody Yohn (MINN) by dec. over #4 Nick Moore (IOWA), 6-1#3 Taylor Massa (MICH) by tech. fall over #6 Pierce Harger (NW), 16-0 (6:07)#7 Ryan LeBlanc (IND) by dec. over #9 Mark Martin (OSU), 3-1

174 Pounds (Matt Brown PSU - Champion)Pigtail Round#3 Robert Kokesh (NEB) BYESemifinals#5 Matt Brown (PSU) by dec. over #8 Dan Yates (MICH), 5-1#2 Mike Evans (IOWA) by dec. over #6 Jordan Blanton (ILL), 6-0Finals#5 Matt Brown (PSU) by dec. over #2 Mike Evans (IOWA), 7-3Consolation#3 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #6 Jordan Blanton (ILL), 4-3#4 Nick Heflin (OSU) by dec. over #8 Dan Yates (MICH), 5-3#1 Logan Storley (MINN) by major dec. over #10 Chad Welch (PUR), 11-3

184 Pounds (Ed Ruth - PSU - Champion)Pigtail Round#3 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by major dec. over Chris Heald (MICH), 13-2Semifinals#1 Ed Ruth (PSU) by major dec. over #5 Ethen Lofthouse (IOWA), 10-1#2 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) by major dec. over #3 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 10-2Finals#1 Ed Ruth (PSU) by dec. over #2 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN), 5-3Consolation#5 Ethen Lofthouse (IOWA) by dec. over #3 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 8-1#8 C.J. Magrum (OSU) by dec. over #6 Tony Dallago (ILL), 5-1Chris Heald (MICH) by dec. over #7 Luke Sheridan (IND), 3-1

197 Pounds (Quentin Wright - PSU - Champion)Pigtail Round#6 Nathan Burak (IOWA) by dec. over #11 Caleb Kolb (NEB), 4-3 (SV2)Semifinals#1 Quentin Wright (PSU) by dec. over #4 Andrew Campolattano (OSU), 1-0#2 Scott Schiller (MINN) by dec. over #6 Nathan Burak (IOWA), 3-1Finals#1 Quentin Wright (PSU) by dec. over #2 Scott Schiller (MINN), 5-3Consolation#3 Mario Gonzalez (ILL) by dec. over #6 Nathan Burak (IOWA), 3-2#4 Andrew Campolattano (OSU) by fall over #8 Max Huntley (MICH), 1:31#7 Jackson Hein (WIS) by dec. over #5 Braden Atwood (PUR), 4-2

Heavyweight (Tony Nelson - MINN - Champion)Pigtail Round#8 Ben Apland (MICH) by dec. over #9 Spencer Johnson (NEB), 8-2Semifinals#1 Tony Nelson (MINN) by dec. over #4 Bobby Telford (IOWA), 1-0#2 Mike McMullan (NW) by dec. over #3 Connor Medbery (WIS), 5-4Finals#1 Tony Nelson (MINN) by dec. over #2 Mike McMullan (NW), 4-1Consolation#4 Bobby Telford (IOWA) by dec. over #3 Connor Medbery (WIS), 5-2#6 Adam Chalfant (IND) by major dec. over #8 Ben Apland (MICH), 16-6#5 Mike McClure (MSU) by fall over #7 Jimmy Lawson (PSU), 7:37 (SV1)

Team Scoring1. Penn State - 151.02. Minnesota - 139.03. Iowa - 133.54. Ohio State - 109.55. Illinois - 85.56. Michigan - 75.07. Nebraska - 61.08. Northwestern - 56.09. Purdue - 38.010. Wisconsin - 37.011. Indiana - 30.512. Michigan State - 22.0

Team Results

Weight Name Record Place125 Eric Coufal 0-2 DNP133 Shawn Nagel 1-3 Eighth141 Ridge Kiley 0-2 DNP149 Jake Sueflohn 2-1 Second157 James Green 2-1 Second165 Austin Wilson 0-2 DNP174 Robert Kokesh 4-1 Third184 Josh Ihnen 3-2 Fourth197 Caleb Kolb 0-2 DNPHWT Spencer Johnson 0-2 DNP

Individual Husker Results

Big Ten ChampionshipsNote: The 2013 Big Ten Championships were hosted by Illinois at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill., March 9-10, 2013.

74


Huskers.com

Team ScoringMarch 21-23, 2013, Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

(Asterisk indicates 2012-13 NU dual opponent)

Place Team Points Champions All-Americans1. Penn State* 123.5 2 52. Oklahoma State 119.5 2 73. Minnesota* 103.0 1 84. Iowa* 73.0 1 45. Cornell* 65.0 1 46. Ohio State 59.5 1 37. Missouri 56.5 0 58. Oregon State 48.5 0 39. Illinois* 45.5 1 310. Virginia Tech 43.5 0 411. Iowa State 41.5 0 312. Oklahoma 38.5 1 213. Nebraska 38.0 0 214. Edinboro 37.5 0 2T-15. Northern Iowa 34.0 0 2T-15. Pittsburgh 34.0 0 217. Northwestern* 32.5 0 218. Central Michigan 30.5 0 219. Boise State 29.0 0 120. The Citadel 27.0 0 2

Other 2012-13 Dual Opponents 21. Virginia 23.5 0 222. North Carolina 21.5 0 123. Wyoming 20.5 0 2T-27. Maryland 16.5 0 1T-27. Wisconsin 16.5 0 1T-33. Michigan 9.0 0 0T-35. Rutgers 7.5 0 0T-41. Arizona State 4.0 0 0T-51. Michigan State 2.5 0 0T-66. South Dakota State 0.0 0 0

Individual Husker Results141 PoundsFirst Round: #10 Charles Cobb (PENN) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 2-0Consolation: Daniel Neff (LOCK) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 8-5

149 PoundsFirst Round: #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by major dec. over Ronnie Garbinsky (PITT), 16-3Second Round: #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over #8 Nick Brascetta (VT), 4-2Quarterfinals: #1 Jordan Oliver (OKST) by major dec. over #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 11-3Consolation: #6 Dylan Ness (MINN) by dec. over #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 5-3

157 PoundsFirst Round: Kyle Bradley (MIZZ) by tiebreaker-2 over #4 James Green (NEB), 6-5Consolation: #4 James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Bobby Barnhisel (NAVY), 21-6Consolation: #4 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Taylor Walsh (IND), 19-8Consolation: #4 James Green (NEB) by pin over Tommy Churchard (PUR), 3:31Consolation: #4 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over #8 Dylan Alton (PSU), 14-4Consolation: #12 Jedd Moore (Virginia) by pin over #4 James Green (NEB), 6:15Seventh Place: #4 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over #5 James Fleming (CLAR), 14-4 165 PoundsFirst Round: Zach Toal (MIZZ) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 6-2Consolation: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Mike Ottinger (CMU), 6-2Consolation: Austin Wilson (NEB) by pin over Mark Lewandowski (BUFF), 2:01Consolation: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Josh Condon (CHATT), 10-7Consolation: #5 Steven Monk (NDSU) by major dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 9-1

174 PoundsFirst Round: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over Ian Korb (PENN), 4:08Second Round: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over Cody Walters (OHIO), 8-3Quarterfinals: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over #5 Josh Asper (MD), 11-3Semifinals: #1 Chris Perry (OKST) by sudden victory over #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB), 4-2Consolation: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #3 Mike Evans (IOWA), 3-2Third Place: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by sudden victory over #6 Logan Storley (MINN), 3-1

184 PoundsFirst Round: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over MacKain Stoll (NDSU), 6-0Second Round: Max Thomusseit (PITT) by dec. over #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 3-1Consolation: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over Stephen Doty (Virginia), 7-5Consolation: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over Tony Dallago (ILL), 9-6Consolation: #6 Ryan Loder (UNI) by dec. over #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 5-2

197 PoundsFirst Round: #4 Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) by major dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 15-5Consolation: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by sudden victory over Alex Polizzi (NW), 3-1Consolation: Richard Perry (BLOOM) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 7-3

Caleb Kolb made his first NCAA appearance in 2013 and went 1-2 at 197 pounds. He finished the season with a 17-19 record.

NCAA Championships


NCAA Championships (March 21-23, Des Moines, Iowa, 13th-38 pts.)157-James Green (7th), 174-Robert Kokesh (3rd)

Wrestling AwardsBig Ten Wrestler of the Week/MonthJan. 2-Robert Kokesh (174)

Big Ten Distinguished ScholarsRoss Grande, Josh Ihnen, Michael Klinginsmith

Academic All-Big TenSkylar Galloway, Ross Grande, Josh Ihnen, Spencer Johnson, Michael Klinginsmith, Shawn Nagel, Ian Ousley, John Svoboda, Austin Wilson

Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership AwardRoss Grande, Caleb Kolb

Nebraska Student-Athlete Honor RollFall: Gage Anderson, Micah Barnes, Cody Compton, Eric Coufal, Austin Fenske, Ross Grande, Josh Ihnen, Spencer Johnson, Adam Joseph, Ridge Kiley, Michael Klinginsmith, Tim Lambert, Dakota Magrew, Shawn Nagel, McCoy Newberg, Ian Ousley, Aaron Studebaker, John Svoboda, Austin Wilson, Joe Zimmer

Spring: Gage Anderson, Cody Compton, Eric Coufal, Luis DeAnda, Ross Grande, Josh Ihnen, Collin Jensen, Adam Joseph, Ridge Kiley, Michael Klinginsmith, Tyler Koehn, Robert Kokesh, Caleb Kolb, Tim Lambert, Dakota Magrew, Shaun’qae McMurtry, Ben Morgan, Aaron Studebaker, Jake Sueflohn, John Svoboda, Austin Wilson, Joe Zimmer

Capital One First-Team Academic All-AmericaJosh Ihnen

GraduationSpring 2013: Ross Grande (Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science), Ridge Kiley (Marketing), Michael Klinginsmith (Biological Sciences), Tyler Koehn (Business Administration)

Team AwardsOutstanding Wrestler of the Year: Robert Kokesh (174)

Lifter of the Year: Ridge Kiley (141)

Spirit of Excellence Award: Ross Grande (157)

Most Improved Wrestler: Austin Wilson (165)

Granite Award: Spencer Johnson (HWT)

Most Dedicated Wrestler: Jake Sueflohn (149)

Redshirt of the Year: Tim Lambert (125)

Tournament ResultsWarren Williamson/Daktronics Open (Nov. 4, Brookings, S.D., No Team Scoring)125-Tim Lambert (1st), 133-Shawn Nagel (1st), Adam Joseph (6th), 141-Skylar Galloway (1st), 149-Jake Sueflohn (1st), 157-James Green (1st), John Svoboda (6th), 165-Brandon Wilbourn (1st), Shaun’qae McMurtry (3rd), Ross Grande (6th), 174-Robert Kokesh/Tyler Koehn (T-1st), Micah Barnes/Aaron Studebaker (T-3rd), 184-Josh Ihnen (1st), Joe Zimmer (4th), HWT-Collin Jensen (2nd), Donny Longendyke (4th)

Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (Nov. 10, Ames, Iowa, No Team Scoring)125-Tim Lambert (2nd), 149-Jed Fenske (5th), 174-Micah Barnes (4th), Aaron Studebaker (6th)

Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 17, Kearney, Neb., No Team Scoring)125-Tim Lambert (1st), Skylar Wood (3rd), 133-Ben Morgan (1st), 149-Nick Babcock (2nd), 157-Jed Fenske (2nd), Ross Grande (3rd), 165-Brandon Wilbourn (1st), Shaun’qae McMurtry (1st), 174-Aaron Studebaker (1st), McCoy Newberg (4th), 184-Joe Zimmer (3rd), HWT-Collin Jensen (1st)

Bob Smith Open (Dec. 1, Hays, Kan., No Team Scoring)149-Nick Babcock (1st), 157-Jed Fenske (4th), 174-McCoy Newberg (2nd), Aaron Studebaker (3rd), 184-TJ Dudley (3rd)

Cliff Keen Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Las Vegas, Nev., 5th-89 pts.)141-Ridge Kiley (7th), 149-Jake Sueflohn (3rd), 157-James Green (8th), 174-Robert Kokesh (1st), 184-Josh Ihnen (1st)

UNK Loper Open (Dec. 8, Kearney, Neb., No Team Scoring)125-Tim Lambert (1st), 149-Jed Fenske (3rd), 157-Zeke Nistrian (6th), 165-Michael Klinginsmith/Shaun’qae McMurtry (T-1st), 174-Aaron Studebaker (2nd), McCoy Newberg (3rd), 184-TJ Dudley (1st), HWT-Collin Jensen (2nd)

Midlands Invitational (Dec. 29-30, Evanston, Ill., T-15th-39 pts.)174-Robert Kokesh (1st)

Viking-Warrior Open (Jan. 5, Fremont, Neb., No Team Scoring)125-Tim Lambert (1st), 133-Shawn Nagel (1st), 157-Ross Grande (2nd), 165-Shaun’qae McMurtry (1st), Michael Klinginsmith (2nd), 174-Micah Barnes (1st), Aaron Studebaker (3rd), 184-TJ Dudley (1st), Joe Zimmer (2nd), 197-Caleb Kolb (1st), HWT-Collin Jensen (2nd)

Grand View Open (Jan. 26, Des Moines, Iowa, No Team Scoring)133-Ben Morgan (2nd), 157-John Svoboda (4th), 157-Brandon Wilbourn (1st), 165-Austin Wilson (3rd), 174-Micah Barnes (2nd), Aaron Studebaker (4th), 184-TJ Dudley (1st), HWT-Collin Jensen (4th)

Big Ten Championships (March 9-10, Champaign, Ill., 7th-61 pts.)133-Shawn Nagel (8th), 149-Jake Sueflohn (2nd), 157-James Green (2nd), 174-Robert Kokesh (3rd), 184-Josh Ihnen (4th)

Record Dual Pts. Dual TD Pins Wt. Name Overall Dual NU/Opp NU/Opp W/L TF MD QP 125 Eric Coufal 2-17 1-13 3/55 2/45 0/5 0 0 0133 Shawn Nagel 16-17 6-10 23/35 9/28 1/1 1 2 2:14141 Ridge Kiley 14-13 9-5 27/16 12/11 0/1 0 0 0149 Jake Sueflohn 24-7 11-3 40/12 21/3 2/2 0 6 0:40 157 James Green 25-6 11-2 37/6 31/5 1/2 4 9 3:31165 Austin Wilson 27-14 7-4 25/21 7/9 3/3 4 4 1:27174 Robert Kokesh 38-4 15-2 63/6 33/7 9/0 5 10 1:27184 Josh Ihnen 27-8 13-4 52/14 20/8 2/0 6 5 1:20197 Caleb Kolb 17-19 7-10 22/31 16/8 2/0 0 2 1:07HWT Spencer Johnson 6-7 4-4 12/12 5/5 1/0 0 0 2:34Non-Starters125 Tim Lambert 19-3 0-0 0/0 0/0 6/0 0 6 1:34125 Skylar Wood 6-5 0-2 0/7 0/0 2/1 0 2 1:24133 Adam Joseph 9-9 0-0 0/0 0/0 2/1 2 1 2:28133 Ben Morgan 9-1 0-0 0/0 0/0 5/0 1 1 0:50141 Luis DeAnda 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0141 Drew Etherton 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0141 Skylar Galloway 7-5 2-3 7/11 7/8 0/0 0 2 0149 Gage Anderson 2-8 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/6 0 0 0149 Nick Babcock 13-4 0-1 0/3 0/1 4/0 3 3 1:47149 Jed Fenske 20-6 0-0 0/0 0/0 2/1 2 5 1:00157 Ross Grande 11-6 0-2 0/6 0/1 1/0 1 0 2:09157 Zeke Nistrian 5-5 0-0 0/0 0/0 2/2 0 0 4:54157 Ian Ousley 10-9 0-0 0/0 0/0 3/2 0 1 0:52157 John Svoboda 13-6 0-0 0/0 0/0 4/1 0 0 0:25157 Brandon Wilbourn 17-3 3-1 13/3 3/0 2/1 1 3 0:51165 Cody Compton 0-0 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0165 Michael Klinginsmith 8-2 0-0 0/0 0/0 3/0 0 1 1:30165 Tyler Koehn 4-4 1-3 4/14 0/8 0/0 0 3 0165 Shaun’qae McMurtry 22-5 0-0 0/0 0/0 6/0 0 0 1:15174 Micah Barnes 17-6 0-0 0/0 0/0 1/0 4 3 0:47174 McCoy Newberg 25-12 0-0 0/0 0/0 9/1 1 3 1:23174 Aaron Studebaker 29-9 0-0 0/0 0/0 3/1 0 7 3:49184 TJ Dudley 15-1 0-0 0/0 0/0 8/0 0 0 0:14184 Joe Zimmer 14-7 0-0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0 2 0197 Nyle Bartling 3-3 0-0 0/0 0/0 3/1 0 0 1:03HWT Collin Jensen 22-9 0-0 0/0 0/0 11/3 4 3 1:08HWT Donny Longendyke 6-11 2-7 7/22 5/12 1/0 0 2 1:21

Results and Honors

Season Statistics

76


Huskers.com

Date post:	31-Jul-2020
Category:	Documents
Upload:	others
View:	2 times
Download:	0 times

Y eview · Dec. 9 Wisconsin 9 - L, 17-19 Dec. 16 Rutgers^ 14 - W, 22-10 Dec. 16 Maryland^ 14 18 L,...

Documents