Nebraska Wrestling List of Champions 2024-25

Bean · Sep 4, 2024

Head Coach Mark Manning (Nebraska-Omaha, 1985) Career Record: 317-131-5 (28th season) Record at Nebraska: 300-108-3 (25th season). Wrestling History; 773–576–29 since 1910!
All-time winningest wrestling coach in program history, Manning has recorded at least 12 top 10 NCAA finishes (323-109-3).
(updated 22 Mar 2025)
2025 NCAA Championship Tournament Coach of the Year!

• 13 Individual NCAA Champions
• 139 All-Americans
• 759 Dual Wins All-Time
• 26 Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes
• 7 Team Conference Championships
• 66 Individual Conference Champions
• 7 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
• 1 Hodge Trophy Winner
• 11 Olympians (6 Medalists)
• 8 World Champions (23 Medalists

NU History:
Season of Wrestling (First Season) .........104th (1910-11)
All-Time Dual Record ............................762-574-29 (.552)
Individual NCAA Champions..........................................11
Individual NCAA Finalists...............................................26
All-Americans (Top 8 at NCAA*) ...................................136
NCAA Championships Best Team Finish.........3rd (1993)
Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes (Last Time) ......26 (2024 - 9th)
Individual Conference Championships.........................65
Team Conference Championships.........7 ........1911, 1915, 1924, 1949, 1993, 1995, 2009
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans....................................7
Hodge Trophy Winners......................................................1

List of State champions on NU 24-25 wrestling team:
1 x 5-time state champion, 3 x 4-time state champions, 9 x 3-time state Champions, 3 x 2 time state Champions, 8 x 1-time state champions!!]

Nebraska’s recruiting classes have been ranked #5 in 2017, #8 in 2018, #5 in 2019, #6 in 2020, #8 in 2021, #11 in 2022, #8 in 2023, #20 in 2024.

Kael Lauridson…………………..125……………Fr………………Bennington Ne

Four Time state Champion
Two-time Greco-Roman National champion
Ranked No. 2 in the nation at 113 pounds by InterMat

Alan Koehler……………………..125……………RSFr………………Prior Lake Minn.

Three-time state champion
Two-time Pan American Champion
Six-time Fargo All American

Caleb Smith........125..........Graduate Student………… High Point, N.C. SW Guilford/App State.

7th at 2025 NCAA championship
2d at B1G championship
6th Place finish NCAA Div I Championship
5th-Place at Big Ten Championships (2024)
2023 Southern Conference Champion (125)
Three-time NCAA Qualifier (2022, 2023)
Third-place finish at the 2022 Southern Conference Championships
Fifth-place finish at U23 World Team Trials
Three-time state champion at 126 pounds and four-time state qualifier

Jacob Van Dee...........................133........................So.................Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep)\

7th place at 2025 NCAA championship
4th-Place at Big Ten Championships (2024)
2021 Pennsylvania state champion at 113
Three-year mark of 92-20.

Hayden Mills......................133............So..........................Overland Park, Kan

Three-time individual state champion (2019, 2020, 2022)

Blake Cushing............141...............So.........................Grand Island NE

2020 State Champion (126)

Brock Hardy…………141………………..Jr………..Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder)

2d NCAA 2025 Championship
2025 B1G champion
3rd in NCAA Div I National Championship
5th-Place at Big Ten Championships (2024)
2023 U23 World Championships Bonze medalist
U23 2023 Freestyle National Championship 65KG
Sixth-place finish at 2023 NCAA Championships (March 18)
Second-place finish at the 2023 Big Ten Championships (March 5
Four-time Utah high school state champion
Five-time first-place finisher at USA Folkstyle Nationals.
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- NWCA Scholar All-American (2021, 2023, 2024)
- Nebraska's Most Improved Wrestler (2022-23)

Omar Ayoub………141……….Fr………..Dublin Oh

Two-time OHSAA State Champion 138

Cooper French…………….149………………..Fr……….……..Flagstaff AZ

Three time state champion

Tyler Antoniak.......149........RSFr..........Millard South.....Transfer in from Arizona State

Two time Nebraska state champ

Ridge Lovett..........149..........Sr.......Post Falls, Idaho, Post Falls HS..............

2025 NCAA National champion
2025 B1G champion
6th place finish NCAA DIV I championship
2024 B1G Champion!
REDSHIRT for 2022-23 season
Nebraska’s Best Male Athlete Award 2022
2021-2022 NCAA Runner Up 2022 NCAA Championship final
2020-2021 Second in B1G championship at 149
2019-2020 Honorable Mention All-American; 17-8 regular-season mark
Amateur Wrestling News magazine 2019-20 All-Rookie Team

U23 2023 freestyle division, (65 kg) finished third
4th place 2022 B1G champion
UWW Junior Freestyle 2020 National Champion at 61 kg
No. 3 overall prospect in the class of 2019 in the FloWrestling recruiting rankings
169-0 record in high school and was a four-time 5A state champion
Won the national championship in Greco-Roman at the USA Wrestling Junior National championships in Fargo, N.D.
2019 Idaho Wrestler of the Year
Academic ALL Big 10 - 2021

Antrell Taylor..................So..................157..................Omaha, Neb. (Millard South)

2025 NCAA National champion
2025 B1G 3rd place
NU Male Freshman Athlete of the Year 2024
8th place finish in 2024 NCAA DIV I championship
5th-Place at Big Ten Championships (2024)
2023 U20 Pan-American 70KG Champion/Gold Medal
U20 2023 freestyle Antrell Taylor (70 kg) finished as runner-up
Three-time Nebraska Class A state champion
Ranked No. 6 in his weight class by FloWrestling.

Weston Dalton……….…157…….………Fr………..……..Pueblo Co

Three time state champion

Bubba Wilson...............165/174............Sr.........................Manhattan, Kan., Manhattan HS

2024 B1G tournament 9th place finish
U23 freestyle division, Bubba Wilson (74 kg) placed Third
6th place 165 at 2023 B1G championship
6th place 165 at 2022 B1G championship-went to NCAA championship DNP
Won a state championship at MHS in 2019
Earned a state title during the Freestyle and Greco-Roman season
FloWrestling ranked him as the No. 11 high school wrestler in the country at 152 lbs
Academic All-Big Ten (2021)

LJ Araujo………..….....174……................Fr........................Bismark ND

U20 Pan American Bronze Medalist 2024
USAAW Junior Folkstyle National Champ 2023
42-0 record during his Junior year, career record of 140-3.
Five-time North Dakota State Champ

Jagger Condomitti............Jr..............165..................Northampton, Pa. (Northampton Area)

Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award 2024
2021 HS State champion
2019 Journeymen World Classic gold medalist
Ranked #13 pound-for-pound in the country for the 2021 class
Super 32 All-American, a NHSCA Sophomore Championship in 2019, All-America honors at the 2018 Fargo Cadet National Championships
Ranked #2 in Nation by Flo Wrestling for H.S. 2021

Christopher Minto……............RSFr.....................165/174......................Cape Coral Fl

4th at 2025 NCAA championship
2023 Redshirt of the Year. Minto went 18-4 with an impressive 8-2 mark against DI competition.
Three-time NHSCA State Champion

Cooper French…………....Fr………..174………..RSFr…………………Flagstaff Az

Three-time state champion in Arizona

Marco Christiansen........Fr...........174..................Shorewood Mn

Minnesota State Champ 170

Lenny Pinto...........Jr.............174/184................Stroudsburg, Pa. (Stroudsburg) Transferring to Rutgers!!!?

2d at B1G championship
2024 B1G Tournament 3rd place finish
2020 Pennsylvania state champion at 170
2020 included a school-record 44 wins on the season
Earned gold in freestyle at 2019 Fargo Cadet National Championships/bronze in Greco-Roman.
A 2019 NHSCA Sophomore Champion and a Super 32 All-American
Ranked #1 in Nation by FloWrestling at 182 for H.S. 2021
Ranked No. 5 in his weight class by Intermat

Camden McDanel…………Fr……………197……Circleville OH, Teays Valley High School

7th at 2025 NCAA championship
5th at B1G championship
2023 and 2024 U20 US Open Champion at 97 kg
Second place in Last Chance Olympic Team Trials
2023 U20 World Bronze medalist 97KG
US Men's Freestyle National Champion (2023)
Ranked #2 in nation H.S.
2023 US Men's Freestyle National Champion
2023 US Open Champion
2023 OHSAA State Champion
Cadet Fargo National Champion

Silas Allred…………184/197………………..Jr……………….Muncie, Ind. (Shenadoah)

7th at NCAA 2025 Championship
5th at B1G 2025 Championship
2024 B1G tournament 3rd place finish
Big Ten Champion (197; 2023)
Silas Allred won the 2022 U20 Challenge Tournament
Academic All Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Two-time Indiana state champion at 195 pounds after taking fifth in 2018 at 182 pounds, Silas Allred became the first-ever wrestler at his high school to win a state title.
He also won the 2018 Cadet Freestyle Championship at 195 pounds and earned a USA Wrestling National High School Folkstyle title in April.
He is ranked Fourth at 195 pounds by Intermat.
146-2 career record in high school with 138 victories by fall
FloNationals champion
Won 74 consecutive matches at one point during his prep career
2020 Wrestling USA Academic All-American with 4.317 GPA
Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award recipient
Named to the 2020 Scholastic All-American Academic Team with a 4.317 GPA..
Amateur Wrestling News (AWN) magazine Third Team High School All-America
Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine's (WIN) Wrestler of the Year in Indiana

Mathew Moore……………RSFr……..……..285………….…….Waupun Wi

Colorado state champ
Ranked #7 in Nation H.S.

Harley Andrews..................So................285.................Hinton OK, Tuttle

U20 2023 Freestyle Fourth Place
Three-time Oklahoma state champion
Andrews was ranked No. 6 at 285 by FloWrestling.
2020, 2021, & 2022 Oklahoma state champion at 195, 220, 285
Captured the 2019 Preseason and Mid-American Nationals titles
2022 OWCA 4A Wrestler of the Year

Bean · Sep 13, 2024

Wrestling: Freshman Araujo Earns Bronze at U20 World Championships

Joining fellow U20 Bronze Medalist Camden McDanel (2023) as an incoming freshman, LJ Araujo claimed World bronze this weekend at 79 kg while wrestling for Team Brazil

"For the second year in a row, a Husker commit went to the U20 World Championships and brought home some hardware.
Team USA wins U20 Worlds with 9 medals.
Last season, Camden McDanel captured World bronze at 97 kg. After a grayshirt year, he’s set to join the team this season as a true freshman. This past weekend, Araujo matched McDanel’s feat with a U20 World bronze at 79 kg wrestling for Brazil. Araujo will also be a true freshman this season. McDanel was ranked #37 on FloWrestling’s 2023 Big Board, while Araujo was #26 in the class of 2024."

This means that Nebraska will be adding TWO U20 World medalists to its roster this season. To put that into perspective, before this season, Nebraska has only had ONE U20 World medalist ever. That was in 2000 when then-freshman Jason Powell won silver at 54 kg after redshirting. He went on to earn All-American honors three times at Nebraska, winning an NCAA title at 125 pounds in 2004 as a senior.

In high school, Araujo was a five-time North Dakota state champion with a career record of 140-3. He could be in the mix this year at either 165 or 174 pounds for the Huskers."

Bean · Sep 23, 2024

Wrestling: Nebraska Adds California State Champ to ‘25 Class, Fellow Commit Goes 6-0 at Elite 8 Duals

Huskers add Big-Boarder Nikade Zinkin out of California for their 2025 class while fellow ‘25 recruit Ty Eise went undefeated at the Elite 8 Duals

www.cornnation.com

Ty Eise Undefeated at Elite 8 Duals

"Wrestling for Team Dynasty, along with a host of Nebraska kids, Husker commit #3 Ty Eise went undefeated against a stacked field at 175 pounds over the weekend.
In his final match on Saturday, Eise won a tight 2-1 decision in tiebreakers against #9 Emmit Sherlock, a member of the U17 World Team this summer.

On Sunday, Eise again went 3-0 highlighted by an 8-4 win over #15 Mason Ontiveros of Team Carnage."

"Huskers add Big-Boarder Nikade Zinkin out of California for their 2025 class. A state champion out of California for Clovis High School, Zinkin committed to the Huskers over the weekend. Ranked #46 overall on the 2025 Big Board by MatScouts and #70 by FloWrestling, Zinkin is ranked #5 (MatScouts) and #7 (Flo) in the country at 144 pounds. A senior this season, Zinkin is a three-time placer at state in California and just won his first state title as a junior at 126 pounds."

"Zinkin joins a pair of commits for the 2025 class in Ty Eise (#24 on Big Board) and Cade Ziola (#35 BB). Now with three commits in the (MatScouts) Top 50 overall in the class, this class with low numbers is seriously high on potential. Nebraska’s class is currently ranked #8 in the country by FloWrestling."

Bean · Sep 30, 2024

Wrestling: Husker Commit Ziola Wins at Who’s Number One; More Nebraska Notes

Nebraska commit and top in-state wrestler Cade Ziola of Omaha Skutt beat #4 Angelo Posada of California at FloWrestling’s Who’s Number One

www.cornnation.com

"Nebraska commit and top in-state wrestler Cade Ziola of Omaha Skutt beat #4 Angelo Posada of California at FloWrestling’s Who’s Number One"

Bean · Oct 4, 2024

NU Wrestling recruiting class rankings:

Year	RANK	TOP-25 Recruits	TOP 100 Recruits	TOTAL # Recruits
2024	8?	1	5	5
2023	8		6	12
2022	11		3	8
2021	8		2	5
2020	6		4	6
2019	9		3	6
2018	5		5	8

Nebraska signed five guys in this class with all of them ranking in the Top-100 nationally by both FloWrestling and MatScouts.
2025 Commits:

Nebraska	Tyler Eise	#10 Overall	#3 in Weight class	Ponderosa	CO	174/184
Nebraska	Jake Hockaday	#37	#3	Brownsburg High School	Ind	133/141
Nebraska	Cade Ziola	#35	#3	Omaha Skutt Catholic	NE	215
Nebraska	Nikade Zinkin	#46	#6	Clovis	CA	149/157
Nebraska	Abdirahman Unle	#85	#9	Omaha Bryan	NE	125

Wrestling: Huskers Ink An Impressive 2025 Recruiting Class Full of Blue-Chip Guys

All five of Nebraska’s signees are ranked in the Top-100 overall nationally for the Class of 2025 by both FloWrestling and MatScouts

www.cornnation.com

2025 NCAA Recruiting Class Rankings

RANK

SCHOOL

TOP-25 RECRUITS

TOP-100 RECRUITS

TOTAL # OF RECRUITS

TOP-100 RECRUITS

Nebraska

2

5

#20 Tyler Eise (174/184)

6

#21 Cade Ziola (197/285)

#38 Jake Hockaday (133/141)

#45 Nikade Zinkin (149/157)

#100 Abdi Unle (125)

Bean · Oct 4, 2024

2024-25 NCAA DI Wrestling Rankings by Flo Wrestling

Team Tournament: NU #4

125: #4 Caleb Smith
133: #11 Jacob Van Zee
141: #4 Brock Hardy
149: #7 Ridge Lovett
157: #6 Antrell Taylor
165: #12 Bubba Wilson
174: Minto, French, Christensen, Thebeau
184:: #8 Lenny Pinto
197: #8 Silas Allred
HWT: #23 Andrews

INTERMAT Rankings:

NCAA DI

11/05/2024

intermatwrestle.com

Team Tournament: NU #3
Team Dual: #3

After Wt. adjustments:
125: #3 Caleb Smith
133: #11 Jacob Van Dee
141: #4 Brock Hardy
149: #5 Ridge Lovett
157: #4 Antrell Taylor
165: #19 Bubba Wilson
174: #7 Lenny Pinto
184: #6 Silas Allred
197: #33 Camden McDanel
HWT: #27 Andrews

Bean · Oct 9, 2024

NCAA DII

12/05/2023

intermatwrestle.com

NCAA DII Rankings: Nebraska Teams:

Rank	Team	Total Points	Ranked Wrestlers
10	Nebraska-Kearney	41	5
13(T)	Chadron State	32	4

Bean · Oct 14, 2024

Silas Allred will wrestle down at 184. Lenny Pinto will wrestle down at 174. Camden McDanel will wrestle at 197. Minto down to 165.

Bean · Oct 22, 2024

Key Returners
125: #3 Caleb Smith - Returning All-American (6th)
133: #11 Jacob Van Dee - Returning NCAA qualifier
141: #4 Brock Hardy - Returning All-American (3rd)
149: #5 Ridge Lovett - Returning All-American (6th)
157: #7 Antrell Taylor - Returning All-American (8th)
165: #12 Bubba Wilson - NCAA Qualifier (2022, 2023)
174: #7 Lenny Pinto - Returning NCAA qualifier
184: #9 Silas Allred - Returning NCAA qualifier
197: Camden McDanel - 2023 and 2024 U20 US Open Champion at 97 kg

Bean · Dec 12, 2024

2024-25 High School Rankings, 11 Dec 2024, NU recruits:

Rank	Year	Name	School	State	College	Previous
3 (132)	SR	Jake Hockaday	Brownsburg	IN	Nebraska	5
4 (144)	SR	Nikade Zinkin	Clovis	CA	Nebraska	6
3 (175)	SR	Tyler Eise	Gilroy	CA	Nebraska	3
3 (215)	SR	Cade Ziola	Skutt Catholic	NE	Nebraska	3
13 (285)	SR	Tyson Terry	Omaha North	NE	Nebraska (football)	13

Nebraska

Abdirahman Unle

#85

#9

Omaha Bryan

NE

125

Bean · Jan 17, 2025

Good article by Bryan Snyder:

Coaching from Experience

huskers.com

Bean · Feb 11, 2025

NCAA DI

02/11/2025

intermatwrestle.com

11 Feb 2025
125: #8 Caleb Smith
133: #16 Jacob Van Dee
141: #6 Brock Hardy
149: #4 Ridge Lovett
157: #4 Antrell Taylor
165: #8 Chris Minto
174: #10 Lenny Pinto
184: #7 Silas Allred
197: #20 Camden McDanel
HWT: #21 Andrews

Team Dual: #5
Team Tournament: #4

Bean · Feb 17, 2025

How NU recruits have done in their state tournament:

2025 HS State Tournament Results for Wrestling Recruits (2/17/25)

This weekend, high school state tournament season really went into full swing. States like Georgia, Colorado, and Texas held their much-anticipated season-ending tournaments - along with plenty of others. As these tournaments conclude, it begs the question, "how did my favorite team's recruits fa...

intermatwrestle.com

Nebraska

Noah Bull: Layton, Utah (150 lbs) - 6A (2 time) State Champion - Class of 2026
Tyson Terry: Omaha North Ne (285) - Class A - 4 time state champion 169-0
Cade Ziola: Omaha Skutt (215) - Class B - 3 time state Champ 41-2
Abdirahman Unle: Omaha Bryan (120): Class A - 2 time State Champ 49-0
Ty Eise: Gilroy HS (Calif.) (175) - 2x Colorado State Champ, 1x Calif. State Champ
Jake Hockaday: Brownsburg (Ind.) (132) - 4x State Champion
Nikade Zinkin: Clovis HS (Calif.) (144)- 2x State Champion

Nebraska Wrestling: All Five Husker Signees for ‘25 Class Win State Titles as Seniors

Nebraska’s star-studded 2025 class was dominant at their state tournaments; the 2026 class saw a two-time state champ in Utah and a finalists in Nebraska

www.cornnation.com

2025 NSAA Nebraska High School Wrestling State Championships Schedule - FloWrestling

The 2025 NSAA Nebraska High School Wrestling State Championships kick off in Omaha, Neb., on Feb. 18. Here's everything to know about the schedule.

www.flowrestling.org

Nebraska	Tyler Eise	20	Ponderosa	CO	174/184
Nebraska	Cade Ziola	21	Omaha Skutt Catholic	NE	184/197
Nebraska	Jake Hockaday	38	Brownsburg	IN	133/141
Nebraska	Nikade Zinkin	45	Clovis	CA	149/157
Nebraska	Abdi Unle	100	Omaha Bryan	NE	125

Bean · Feb 23, 2025

HEAVYWEIGHT HISTORY!

Nebraska football signee Tyson Terry becomes the first 4-time NSAA State Wrestling Champion at heavyweight. Terry caps his legendary prep career with a 169-0 record.#Huskers #nebpreps @1011_News State Wrestling coverage: https://t.co/cA9dw7Rlov pic.twitter.com/hUzNo2MV88

Nebraska signee ends prep wrestling career with record of 169-0

Class of 2025 Nebraska football signee Tyson Terry announced he wrestled with a torn ACL during his senior high school season.

sports.yahoo.com

We NEED this guy to wrestle at NU too!

Bean · Mar 30, 2025

2025 Transfer Portal opened back up 19 March:

2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Off-Season Transfer Tracker - FloWrestling

Take a look at every NCAA D1 wrestler that has entered the portal since it opened back up on March 19.

www.flowrestling.org

Nebraska Wrestling List of Champions 2024-25

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Wrestling: Freshman Araujo Earns Bronze at U20 World Championships​

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Ty Eise Undefeated at Elite 8 Duals​

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2024-25 NCAA DI Wrestling Rankings by Flo Wrestling​

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2024-25 High School Rankings, 11 Dec 2024, NU recruits:​

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Wrestling: Freshman Araujo Earns Bronze at U20 World Championships

Ty Eise Undefeated at Elite 8 Duals

2024-25 NCAA DI Wrestling Rankings by Flo Wrestling

2024-25 High School Rankings, 11 Dec 2024, NU recruits: