Berger Advances to National Championship Match:
Tyler Berger scored two takedowns in a 5-3 win over Iowa’s #6 Kaleb Young and let out a yell of excitement as he clinched his first trip to the national final on Friday evening. The Prineville, Ore., native will take on Penn State’s #1 Jason Nolf for the third time this season tomorrow night as he attempts to become the first Husker to win a national title since Jordan Burroughs (165) in 2011.
Red Jr. Takes Second Straight All-America Honor:
#16 Chad Red Jr. rode a first period takedown of Iowa’s #22 Max Murin to a convincing 4-1 victory in the consolation round of 12 on Friday evening. The sophomore from Indianapolis, Ind., clinched his second All-America honor in as many years with the win.
Red Jr., ended up losing his consolation quarterfinal match to Minnesota’s #7 Mitch McKee in a 6-2 decision. He’ll compete in the seventh-place bout during tomorrow morning’s Session V.
White and Labriola Earn All-America Honors for the First Time: Will wrestle for Third or Fifth.
#7 Isaiah White defeated Ohio State’s #21 Te-Shan Campbell for the fourth time this season during Session IV on Friday night. However, this win had more meaning to it. Tied 2-2 after three periods, the two grapplers headed to overtime, where White eventually won in the first tiebreaker to earn his first All-America honor. White went on to win his consolation quarterfinal match over UNI’s #11 Bryce Steiert in a 5-0 decision.
Redshirt freshman #10 Mikey Labriola was able to grind out a 4-3 victory in the second tiebreaker over Purdue’s #11 Dylan Lydy in the consolation round of 12 to garner All-America status in his first year as a starter. The Easton, Pa., native then advanced to the consolation quarterfinals where he avenged his two losses at the Big Ten Championships to Minnesota’s #9 Devin Skatzka. A takedown late in the third period put Labriola up for good as he took a 7-5 decision.
Final Team Scores: [6 B1G teams in top 10]
1. Penn State – 137.5
2. Ohio State – 96.5
3. Oklahoma State – 84.0
4. Iowa – 76.0
5. Michigan – 62.5
6. Missouri – 62.0
7. Cornell – 59.5
8. Minnesota – 53.5
9. Rutgers – 51.5
10. Nebraska – 51.0
Tyler Berger scored two takedowns in a 5-3 win over Iowa’s #6 Kaleb Young and let out a yell of excitement as he clinched his first trip to the national final on Friday evening. The Prineville, Ore., native will take on Penn State’s #1 Jason Nolf for the third time this season tomorrow night as he attempts to become the first Husker to win a national title since Jordan Burroughs (165) in 2011.
Red Jr. Takes Second Straight All-America Honor:
#16 Chad Red Jr. rode a first period takedown of Iowa’s #22 Max Murin to a convincing 4-1 victory in the consolation round of 12 on Friday evening. The sophomore from Indianapolis, Ind., clinched his second All-America honor in as many years with the win.
Red Jr., ended up losing his consolation quarterfinal match to Minnesota’s #7 Mitch McKee in a 6-2 decision. He’ll compete in the seventh-place bout during tomorrow morning’s Session V.
White and Labriola Earn All-America Honors for the First Time: Will wrestle for Third or Fifth.
#7 Isaiah White defeated Ohio State’s #21 Te-Shan Campbell for the fourth time this season during Session IV on Friday night. However, this win had more meaning to it. Tied 2-2 after three periods, the two grapplers headed to overtime, where White eventually won in the first tiebreaker to earn his first All-America honor. White went on to win his consolation quarterfinal match over UNI’s #11 Bryce Steiert in a 5-0 decision.
Redshirt freshman #10 Mikey Labriola was able to grind out a 4-3 victory in the second tiebreaker over Purdue’s #11 Dylan Lydy in the consolation round of 12 to garner All-America status in his first year as a starter. The Easton, Pa., native then advanced to the consolation quarterfinals where he avenged his two losses at the Big Ten Championships to Minnesota’s #9 Devin Skatzka. A takedown late in the third period put Labriola up for good as he took a 7-5 decision.
Final Team Scores: [6 B1G teams in top 10]
1. Penn State – 137.5
2. Ohio State – 96.5
3. Oklahoma State – 84.0
4. Iowa – 76.0
5. Michigan – 62.5
6. Missouri – 62.0
7. Cornell – 59.5
8. Minnesota – 53.5
9. Rutgers – 51.5
10. Nebraska – 51.0
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