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Huskers Travel to Minnesota, Welcome Purdue

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The No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team (5-1-0, 0-1-0 Big Ten) travels to No. 9 Minnesota on Friday, Jan. 19 before returning home to welcome Purdue on Sunday, Jan. 21. Action is slated to begin against the Gophers (5-1-0, 0-1-0 Big Ten) at 9 p.m. (CT) and will be aired on BTN with Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons on the call.

Nebraska’s Projected Lineup:
125 - No. 7 Caleb Smith (14-3)
133 - Kyle Burwick (3-2) or No. 19 Jake Van Dee (12-5)
141 - No. 8 Brock Hardy (10-5)
149 - No. 1 Ridge Lovett (15-0)
157 - No. 3 Peyton Robb (14-2)
165 - No. 18 Antrell Taylor (11-3)
174 - No. 29 Bubba Wilson (9-5) or Elise Brown Ton (17-6)
184 - No. 3 Lenny Pinto (12-2)
197 - No. 15 Silas Allred (13-4)
HWT - Nash Hutmacher (1-1) or Harley Andrews (8-9)

Minnesota’s Projected Lineup:
125 - No. 18 Patrick McKee (8-3)
133 - Jake Gliva (5-2) or No. 27 Tyler Wells (8-2)
141 - No. 19 Vance VomBaur (10-3)
149 - No. 13 Drew Roberts (13-3)
157 - No. 10 Michael Blockhus (8-1)
165 - No. 30 Blaine Brenner (13-6) or Hunter Lyden (7-3)
174 - No. 33 Andrew Sparks (5-2) or Sam Skillings (8-3)
184 - No. 10 Isaiah Salazar (5-2) or Max McEnelly (14-0)
197 - No. 24 Garrett Joles (12-5)
HWT - No. 28 Bennett Tabor (14-3)

Wrestling: Heavyweight Harley Andrews Ices Dual Against #9 Minnesota

#6 Nebraska downs #9 Minnesota 19-14 behind some unlikely heroes in Harley Andrews, Bubba Wilson and Antrell Taylor

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#6 Nebraska 19, #9 Minnesota 14
125: No. 18 Patrick McKee (MINN) tech. fall No. 7 Caleb Smith (NEB) 18-2 (5:24) (MINN 5, NEB 0)
133: No. 27 Tyler Wells (MINN) dec. Kyle Burwick (NEB) 6-3 SV-1 (MINN 8, NEB 0)
141: No. 8 Brock Hardy (NEB) dec. No. 19 Vance VomBaur (MINN) 8-3 (MINN 8, NEB 3)
149: No. 1 Ridge Lovett (NEB) major dec. No. 13 Drew Roberts (MINN) 11-0 (MINN 8, NEB 7)
157: No. 10 Michael Blockhus (MINN) dec. No. 3 Peyton Robb (NEB) 12-6 (MINN 11, NEB 7)
165: No. 18 Antrell Taylor (NEB) dec. No. 30 Blaine Brenner (MINN) 8-2 (MINN 11, NEB 10)
174: No. 29 Bubba Wilson (NEB) dec. Sam Skillings (MINN) 4-2 (NEB 13, MINN 11)
184: No. 10 Isaiah Salazar (MINN) dec. No. 3 Lenny Pinto (NEB) 4-1 (MINN 14, NEB 13)
197: No. 15 Silas Allred (NEB) dec. No. 24 Garrett Joles (MINN) 4-1 SV-1 (NEB 16, MINN 14)
HWT: Harley Andrews (NEB) dec. No. 28 Bennett Tabor (MINN) 10-7 (NEB 19, MINN 14)

 

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On Sunday, the dual is set for 1 p.m. (CT) with the Boilermakers (5-4-0, 0-1-0 Big Ten) and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.

Purdue’s Projected Lineup:
125: No. 2 Matt Ramos (16-4) or Ashton Jackson (6-7)
133: Dustin Norris (7-9) or Jacob Macatangay (0-1)
141: No. 32 Greyson Clark (13-3)
149: Marcos Polanco (7-11)
157: No. 16 Joey Blaze (13-4) or Ike Ruble (11-4)
165: Stoney Buell (10-6)
174: Brody Baumann (9-6)
184: James Rowley (8-11) or Hayden Filipovich (7-6)
197: Ben Vanadia (8-11) or Mitch Hutmacher (0-5)
285: Tristan Ruhlman (4-13)

Huskers Top Purdue, 27-14

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#6 Nebraska 27, Purdue 14
125: #2 Matt Ramos (PUR) tech. fall Alan Koehler (NEB) 19-4 (2:48) (PUR 5, NEB 0)
133: #19 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) dec. Dustin Norris (PUR) 6-2 (PUR 5, NEB 3)
141: Blake Cushing (NEB) dec. #32 Greyson Clark (PUR) 7-5 (NEB 6, PUR 5)
149: #1 Ridge Lovett (NEB) pinned Marcos Polanco (PUR) (6:12) (NEB 12, PUR 5)
157: #16 Joey Blaze (PUR) pinned #3 Peyton Robb (NEB) (6:22) (NEB 12, PUR 11)
165: #18 Antrell Taylor (NEB) maj. dec. Stoney Buell (PUR) 14-6 (NEB 16, PUR 11)
174: Brody Baumann (PUR) dec #29 Bubba Wilson (NEB) 7-2 (NEB 16, PUR 14)
184: #3 Lenny Pinto (NEB) dec. James Rowley (PUR) 7-1 (NEB 19, PUR 14)
197: #15 Silas Allred (NEB) tech. fall Ben Vanadia (PUR) 19-4 (3:28) (NEB 24, PUR 14)
HWT: Nash Hutmacher (NEB) dec. Tristan Ruhlman (PUR) 5-0 (NEB 27, PUR 14)

 

[BGRed]

I was underwhelmed by many of our highly ranked wrestlers in the Iowa match. The Hawkeyes just seem to have the psychological edge with a bout on the line. I hope we see a bounce back against another tough opponent tonight.

 

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Huskers Travel to Minnesota, Welcome Purdue

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The No. 6 Nebraska wrestling team (5-1-0, 0-1-0 Big Ten) travels to No. 9 Minnesota on Friday, Jan. 19 before returning home to welcome Purdue on Sunday, Jan. 21. Action is slated to begin against the Gophers (5-1-0, 0-1-0 Big Ten) at 9 p.m. (CT) and will be aired on BTN with Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons on the call.

Nebraska’s Projected Lineup:
125 - No. 7 Caleb Smith (14-3)
133 - Kyle Burwick (3-2) or No. 19 Jake Van Dee (12-5)
141 - No. 8 Brock Hardy (10-5)
149 - No. 1 Ridge Lovett (15-0)
157 - No. 3 Peyton Robb (14-2)
165 - No. 18 Antrell Taylor (11-3)
174 - No. 29 Bubba Wilson (9-5) or Elise Brown Ton (17-6)
184 - No. 3 Lenny Pinto (12-2)
197 - No. 15 Silas Allred (13-4)
HWT - Nash Hutmacher (1-1) or Harley Andrews (8-9)

Minnesota’s Projected Lineup:
125 - No. 18 Patrick McKee (8-3)
133 - Jake Gliva (5-2) or No. 27 Tyler Wells (8-2)
141 - No. 19 Vance VomBaur (10-3)
149 - No. 13 Drew Roberts (13-3)
157 - No. 10 Michael Blockhus (8-1)
165 - No. 30 Blaine Brenner (13-6) or Hunter Lyden (7-3)
174 - No. 33 Andrew Sparks (5-2) or Sam Skillings (8-3)
184 - No. 10 Isaiah Salazar (5-2) or Max McEnelly (14-0)
197 - No. 24 Garrett Joles (12-5)
HWT - No. 28 Bennett Tabor (14-3)

Both Smith and Robb did not wrestle well at all tonight

 

[BGRed]

Both Smith and Robb did not wrestle well at all tonight

No.
Robb seems to be in a bit of a slump. I wonder if his illness has made it harder to recover and that little bit of difference explains his outcomes? He is wrestling good wrestlers, so margin for error is very slim.

Loved the Harley Andrews bout and late move to win the match for the Huskers!

 

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No.
Robb seems to be in a bit of a slump. I wonder if his illness has made it harder to recover and that little bit of difference explains his outcomes? He is wrestling good wrestlers, so margin for error is very slim.

Loved the Harley Andrews bout and late move to win the match for the Huskers!

Agree with everything you stated. I had been down on Andrews and he has struggled, but man, that was a great win by him and the way he sealed it for the team was really nice to see the guys rally around him afterwards. Whether its him or Nash at 285, NU needs production like this in close duals. Duals may not really matter to some in the lens of individuals at the NCAAs, but winning them does matter. Winning always matters and duals are just darn fun to watch.

My overall impression of the tight matches was that our guys seemed to lose focus in the last 30 seconds of a period (and gave up points) and/or seemed a little more gassed than their opponents. Not sure if that is conditioning, or in some cases, due to weight cutting.

 

[BGRed]

Would have been nice if the NCAA had put the schools alongside the names in this thread.

 

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Nebraska hits the road to take on Northwestern on Jan. 26, beginning at 7 p.m. (CT). The meet will be streamed on B1G+.

#3 Nebraska’s Projected Lineup: (Flo Wrestling rankings, 22 Jan)
125 - No. 10 Caleb Smith (14-3) or Alan Koehler (3-1)
133 - No. 26 Jake Van Dee (12-5)or Kyle Burwick (3-2)
141 - No. 7 Brock Hardy (10-5) or Blake Cushing (26-8)
149 - No. 1 Ridge Lovett (15-0)
157 - No. 12 Peyton Robb (14-2) or Josh Licking (2-2)
165 - No. 16 Antrell Taylor (11-3)
174 - No. 23 Bubba Wilson (9-5) or Elise Brown Ton (17-6)
184 - No. 3 Lenny Pinto (12-2)
197 - No. 14 Silas Allred (13-4)
HWT - Nash Hutmacher (2-1) or Harley Andrews (9-9)

NorthWestern probable starters:
125 - Massey Odiotti
133 - Patrick Adams
141 - Joel VanderVere or Luis Bazan
149 - Aiden Vandenbush or Sam Cartella
157 - No. 19 Trevor Chumbley
165 - No. 15 Maxx Mayfield
174 - David Ferrante or Joseph Martin
184 - No. 24 Troy Fisher
197 - Evan Bates
HWT - Jack Jessen or Jon Halvorsen

RESULTS:
Winning nine of the 10 matches — 1 pin & six wins by bonus.
#6 Nebraska 39, Northwestern 3
125: No. 10 Caleb Smith major dec. Massey Odiotti (NU) 11-3 (NEB 4, NU 0)
133: No. 26 Jacob Van Dee tech. fall Patrick Adams (NU) 17-2 (NEB 9, NU 0)
141: Blake Cushing tech. fall Kolby McClain (NU) 23-7 (NEB 14, NU 0)
149: No. 1 Ridge Lovett pinned Aiden Vandenbush (NU) 4:42 (NEB 20, NU 0)
157: No. 19 Trevor Chumbley (NU) dec. Ethan Stiles 8-5 (NEB 20, NU 3)
165: No. 16 Antrell Taylor dec. No. 15 Maxx Mayfield (NU) 4-1 SV-1 (NEB 23, NU 3)
174: No. 23 Bubba Wilson dec. David Ferrante (NU) 7-3 (NEB 26, NU 3)
184: No. 3 Lenny Pinto dec. No. 24 Troy Fisher (NU) 7-3 (NEB 29, NU 3)
197: No. 14 Silas Allred tech. fall Evan Bates (NU) 19-4 (NEB 34, NU 3)
HWT: Harley Andrews tech. fall Jack Jessen (NU) 15-0 (NEB 39, NU 3)

 

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Nebraska hits the road to take on Northwestern on Jan. 26, beginning at 7 p.m. (CT). The meet will be streamed on B1G+.

Nebraska’s Projected Lineup: (Flo Wrestling rankings, 22 Jan)
125 - No. 10 Caleb Smith (14-3)
133 - No. 26 Jake Van Dee (12-5)or Kyle Burwick (3-2)
141 - No. 7 Brock Hardy (10-5)
149 - No. 1 Ridge Lovett (15-0)
157 - No. 12 Peyton Robb (14-2)
165 - No. 16 Antrell Taylor (11-3)
174 - No. 23 Bubba Wilson (9-5) or Elise Brown Ton (17-6)
184 - No. 3 Lenny Pinto (12-2)
197 - No. 14 Silas Allred (13-4)
HWT - Nash Hutmacher (1-1) or Harley Andrews (8-9)

NorthWestern probable starters:
125 -Anderson Trevor
133 - Patrick Adams
141 - Joel Vandevere
149 - Sam Cartells
157 - #22 Trevor Chumbley
165 - #18 Max Mayfield
174 - David Ferrante
184 - #23 Troy Fisher
197 - #27 Evan Bates
HWT - Jack Jessen

I'm looking forward to the 165 lb match between Two Nebraskans. Max and Antrell are outstanding representatives for the state of Nebraska wrestling.

 

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#3 Nebraska hits the road to take on #15 Wisconsin on Sunday Jan. 28, beginning at 1 p.m. (CT). The meet will be shown on B1G.

Probable Wisconsin starters:
125 -#8 Eric Barnett (16-2)
133 - Nicolar Rivera (9-5) or Zan Fugitt (7-3)
141 - Felix Lettini (3-11)
149 - #15 Joseph Zargo (12-5)
157 - Luke Mechler (6-10)
165 - #5 Dean Hamitti (16-1)
174 - #15 Max Maylor (10-3) or Cale Anderson (5-4)
184 - #20 Shane Liegel (15-4)
197 - Joshua Otto (1-5) or Michael Talshahar (6-7)
HWT - Ganon Rosenfeld (1-8) or Brooks Empey (0-3)

RESULTS: NU 28 Wis 9
125: No. 3 Eric Barnett (WIS) dec. No. 12 Caleb Smith 5-3 (WIS 3, NEB 0)
133: No. 19 Jacob Van Dee dec. Nicolar Rivera 6-4 (NEB 3, WIS 3)
141: No. 7 Brock Hardy tech. fall Felix Lettini (WIS) 19-4 (NEB 8, WIS 3)
149: No. 1 Ridge Lovett pinned Julian George (WIS) 2:34 (NEB 14, WIS 3)
157: Ethan Stiles dec. Luke Mechler (WIS) 4-1 (NEB 17, WIS 3)
165: No. 5 Dean Hamiti dec. No. 18 Antrell Taylor 7-2 (NEB 17, WIS 6)
174: No. 12 Max Maylor (WIS) dec. No. 33 Bubba Wilson 4-2 (NEB 17, WIS 9)
184: No. 3 Lenny Pinto dec. No. 16 Shane Liegel (WIS) 7-2 (NEB 20, WIS 9)
197: No. 15 Silas Allred tech. fall Josh Otto (WIS) 19-4 (NEB 25, WIS 9)
HWT: Nash Hutmacher dec. Gannon Rosenfeld (WIS) 19-14 (NEB 28, WIS 9)

Pinto named outstanding wrestler!

 

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2023-24 Nebraska High School Wrestling Rankings-23 Jan 2024​

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The top 10 Nebraska high school wrestlers at 106 pounds.

www.flowrestling.org

 

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No. 4 Nebraska wrestling team (9-1, 4-1 Big Ten) will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday afternoon at the Devaney Center. The dual is set for 2 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.

#4 Nebraska’s Projected Lineup: (Flo Wrestling rankings, 29 Jan)
125 - No. 9 Caleb Smith (15-5) or Alan Koehler (3-1)
133 - No. 26 Jake Van Dee (15-5)or Kyle Burwick (3-3)
141 - No. 7 Brock Hardy (12-5) or Blake Cushing (13-3)
149 - No. 1 Ridge Lovett (19-0)
157 - No. 13 Peyton Robb (14-4) or Ethan Stiles (15-2
165 - No. 16 Antrell Taylor (14-4)
174 - No. 22 Bubba Wilson (11-7) or Christopher Minto (12-3)
184 - No. 3 Lenny Pinto (14-2)
197 - No. 13 Silas Allred (17-4)
HWT - Nash Hutmacher (3-1) or Harley Andrews (10-9)

Illinois’ Projected Lineup:
125 – Justin Cardani (2-6)
133: #29 Tony Madrigal (1-3)
141: #23 Pucino (8-6) or Will Baysinger
149: #10 Kannon Webster (12-1) or Jake Harrier (2-6)
157: Joe Roberts (5-5) or Braeden Scoles (6-3)
165: #32 Chris Moore (7-6)
174: #7 Edmond Ruth (12-2)
184: #30 Dylan Connell (4-4)
197: Isiah Pettigrew (5-6) or Chase Waggoner (2-6)
HWT: Peter Marinopoulos (4-2) or #10 Luke Luffman (8-3)

Results: NU 28 IL 9
125: #9 Smith decision over – Justin Cardani 9-2
133: #29 Tony Madrigal over #26 Van Dee 8-3
141: #7 Hardy pins #23 Pucino
149: Jake Harrier beats Cushing 4-1 in OT
157: #13 Robb over Joe Roberts 10-1
165: #16 Taylor wins over #32 Chris Moore 4-1 in OT
174: #7 Edmond Ruth over #22 Wilson 4-0
184: #3 Pinto maj Dec over #30 Dylan Connell 18-6
197: #13 Allred pins Chase Waggoner
HWT: Hutmacher over Peter Marinopoulos 12-9

Hutmacher is becoming a better wrestler for each match.

 

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Huskers will host Michigan on Friday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. (CT). Action will be aired on the Big Ten Network.
(#12 Mich beat #2 Iowa 24-11, 2 Feb) https://news.theopenmat.com/articles/tom65bdd31c90aee

#4 Nebraska’s Projected Lineup: (Flo Wrestling rankings, 5 Feb)
125 - # 9 Caleb Smith (16-5) or Alan Koehler (7-1)
133 - # 29 Jake Van Dee (15-6) or Kyle Burwick (7-3)
141 - # 7 Brock Hardy (13-5)
149 - # 1 Ridge Lovett (19-0) or Blake Cushing (13-4)
157 - # 14 Peyton Robb (15-4) or Ethan Stiles (15-2
165 - # 14 Antrell Taylor (15-4)
174 - # 20 Bubba Wilson (11-8) or Christopher Minto (16-4)
184 - # 3 Lenny Pinto (16-3)
197 - # 13 Silas Allred (18-4)
HWT - Nash Hutmacher (4-1) or Harley Andrews (10-9)

#7 Michigan Projected Lineup:
125: #10 Michael DeAugustino (9-2)
133: #4 Dylan Ragusin (20-0)
141: #13 Sergio Lemley (13-4)
149: #6 Austin Gomez (5-0)
157: #12 Will Lewan (8-4)
165: #8 Cameron Amine (8-4) or Beau Mantanona
174: #3 Shane Griffith (11-2)
184: #16 Jaden Bullock (13-7) or Joseph Walker
197: Bobby Striggow (5-7) or Rylan Rogers (4-4)
HWT: #6 Lucas Davison (11-3)

Weight	Summary	NEB	MICH
125	Caleb Smith (Nebraska) over Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) (Dec 8-5)	3	0
133	Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) over Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) (Dec 3-2)	3	0
141	Brock Hardy (Nebraska) over Sergio Lemley (Michigan) (Dec 13-9)	3	0
149	Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) over Austin Gomez (Michigan) (Dec 11-4)	3	0
157	Peyton Robb (Nebraska) over Will Lewan (Michigan) (Dec 2-1)	3	0
165	Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) over Cameron Amine (Michigan) (TB-1 3-2)	3	0
174	Shane Griffith (Michigan) over Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) (Dec 1-0)	0	3
184	Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) over Jaden Bullock (Michigan) (Dec 10-4)	3	0
197	Silas Allred (Nebraska) over Bobby Striggow (Michigan) (MD 14-2)	4	0
285	Lucas Davison (Michigan) over Nash Hutmacher (Nebraska) (MD 8-0)	0	4
	Team Score:	25	7

 

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Huskers will host Michigan on Friday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. (CT). Action will be aired on the Big Ten Network.
(Mich beat Iowa 24-11, 2 Feb) https://www.trackwrestling.com/seas...avospinjdy&dualId=7472250132&teamId=431644143

#4 Nebraska’s Projected Lineup: (Flo Wrestling rankings, 29 Jan)
125 - No. 9 Caleb Smith (16-5) or Alan Koehler (3-1)
133 - No. 26 Jake Van Dee (15-6)or Kyle Burwick (3-3)
141 - No. 7 Brock Hardy (12-5) or Blake Cushing (13-4)
149 - No. 1 Ridge Lovett (19-0)
157 - No. 13 Peyton Robb (15-4) or Ethan Stiles (15-2
165 - No. 16 Antrell Taylor (15-4)
174 - No. 22 Bubba Wilson (11-8) or Christopher Minto (12-3)
184 - No. 3 Lenny Pinto (15-2)
197 - No. 13 Silas Allred (18-4)
HWT - Nash Hutmacher (4-1) or Harley Andrews (10-9)

Illinois’ Projected Lineup:
125: Michael DeAugustino
133: Dylan Ragusin
141: Sergio Lemley
149: Austin Gomez
157: Will Lewan
165: Beau Mantanona
174: Shane Griffith
184: Joseph Walker
197: Bobby Striggow
HWT: Lucas Davison

This will be a huge dual.... Michigan beat the crap out of Iowa.

 

[Huskerhunter]

This will be a huge dual.... Michigan beat the crap out of Iowa.

Given MU's momentum and our poor result vs. Iowa this one has me nervous. Robb looked a little better yesterday, but against a guy he should have tech falled if he was "as good as new." Now, given he's lucky to be alive and have both legs, let alone wrestling at top 10 D1 level, it's hard to be critical. But looking up and down the matchups I'm worried.