I don't know what it is about Championship Rounds at the B1G Championship, but that's when we seem to wrestle our worst. Hopefully Schultz takes this one and uses it as fuel for the NCAA's.
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NU Wrestling B1G Championship, NCAA Brackets
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Nebraska Finishes Third at Big Ten Championships - University of Nebraska
The fourth-ranked Nebraska wrestling team finished third at the 2021 Big Ten Championships with 105.5 points for the program's seventh top five finish at the event
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Nebraska was led by second-place finishes from Ridge Lovett (149), Taylor Venz (184) and Eric Schultz (197) and eight Huskers clinched automatic bids to the NCAA Championships."
Some disappointments (Cronin, Red, Labriola, Schultz) but some good performances seen from Lovett and Venz. A step down from our Best team finish ever last year (Second).
1. Iowa (159.5)
2. Penn State (124.0)
3. Nebraska (105.5)
4. Michigan (92.0)
5. Minnesota (77.5)
6. Purdue (76.0)
7. Northwestern (74.0)
2021 NCAA Championships, which will be held March 18-20 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo.
There is a good chance that all 10 wrestlers will be going to the NCAAs!
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Thanks for the updates. Sunday was a little disappointing. I haven't been able to watch much wrestling this year, but it seemed like a couple of the guys needed a little more "want to" to get over the hump. But overall, a good season so far. Hoping they all saved something in the tank for nationals.
Venz and Lovett wrestled out of their minds. Schultz, Labriola, Cronin, and Red just seemed to get tight at the worst times.
I did enjoy watching Lovett. Somehow I missed Venz's matches. I was a little disappointed with 1 or 2 guys, whom I won't name, because I've been there. Sometimes you just have a bad day / tournament.
Yes, sir. And sometimes one bad match can roll into a whole bad tournament.
Nine Huskers Qualify for NCAA Championships
Cronin Earns At-Large Bid, Nine Huskers Qualify for NCAA Championships - University of Nebraska
Liam Cronin earned an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Championships as nine Huskers join the field of 330 total qualifiers for the national championship tournament
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Nebraska's NCAA Championship Lineup*
125: #13 Liam Cronin • Sr. • Orange, Calif.
141: #8 Chad Red Jr. • Sr. • Indianapolis, Ind.
149: #5 Ridge Lovett • So. • Post Falls, Idaho
157: #29 Caleb Licking • Sr. • Norfolk, Neb.
165: #14 Peyton Robb • So. • Owatonna, Minn.
174: #4 Mikey Labriola • Jr. • Easton, Pa.
184: #8 Taylor Venz • Sr. • Farmington, Minn.
197: #2 Eric Schultz • Sr. • Tinley Park, Ill.
285: #12 Christian Lance • Sr. • Nixa, Mo.
*Number indicates seeding
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125: #13 Liam Cronin • Sr. • Orange, Calif.
141: #8 Chad Red Jr. • Sr. • Indianapolis, Ind.
149: #5 Ridge Lovett • So. • Post Falls, Idaho
157: #29 Caleb Licking • Sr. • Norfolk, Neb.
165: #14 Peyton Robb • So. • Owatonna, Minn.
174: #4 Mikey Labriola • Jr. • Easton, Pa.
184: #8 Taylor Venz • Sr. • Farmington, Minn.
197: #2 Eric Schultz • Sr. • Tinley Park, Ill.
285: #12 Christian Lance • Sr. • Nixa, Mo.
*Number indicates seeding
NCAA Announces Championship Brackets - University of Nebraska
Five Huskers are seeded tenth or better for the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships as the NCAA released the championship brackets Wednesday evening. This year's tournament
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Labriola and Venz Advance to NCAA Championship Quarterfinals - University of Nebraska
Mikey Labriola and Taylor Venz advance to the 2021 NCAA Championship quarterfinals after picking up victories in their respective second round matches on Thursday
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2021 NCAA Championships
St. Louis, Mo. | Enterprise Center
Individual Results
125 pounds: #13 Liam Cronin (1-2)
First Round: #13 Liam Cronin (NEB) pinned Jake Ferri (KENT), 6:29
Second Round: #4 Drew Hildebrandt (CMU) dec. #13 Liam Cronin (NEB), 2-1
Cons. Second Round: #14 Jaret Lane (LEH) dec. #13 Liam Cronin (NEB), 13-12
141 pounds: #8 Chad Red Jr. (5-3)
First Round: #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #25 Drew Mattin (MICH), 8-6
Second Round: #9 Dresden Simon (CMU) dec. #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 6-3
Cons. Second Round: #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #7 Ian Parker (ISU), 12-8
Cons. Third Round: #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) major dec. #18 Parker Filius (PUR), 11-3
Round of 12: #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #6 Allan Hart (MIZZ), 8-7
Cons. Quarterfinals: #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #10 Zachary Sherman (UNC), 5-4 TB1
Cons. Semifinals: #4 Tariq Wilson (NCST) major dec. #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 12-1
Fifth-Place Match: #14 Dylan Duncan (ILL) dec. #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 3-0
149 pounds: #5 Ridge Lovett (1-2)
First Round: #5 Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. #28 Peyton Omania (MSU), 6-4 SV
Second Round: #12 Max Murin (IOWA) dec. #5 Ridge Lovett (NEB), 5-3
Cons. Second Round: #27 Josh Finesilver (DUKE) pinned #5 Ridge Lovett (NEB), 2:50
165 pounds: #14 Peyton Robb (2-2)
First Round: #14 Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. #19 Gerrit Nijenhuis (PUR), 4-1
Second Round: #3 Jake Wentzel (PITT) dec. #14 Peyton Robb (NEB), 8-1
Cons. Second Round: #14 Peyton Robb (NEB) major dec. #20 Cole Moody (WYO), 15-7
Cons. Third Round: #11 Cameron Amine (MICH) dec. #14 Peyton Robb (NEB), 6-4
174 pounds: #4 Mikey Labriola (6-1)
First Round: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) def. #29 Lance Runyon (UNI), Medical Forfeit
Second Round: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #20 Trenton Munoz (ASU), 5-3
Quarterfinals: #12 Bernie Truax (CP) dec. #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB), 4-2
Round of 12: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #16 Clay Lautt (UNC), 8-4
Cons. Quarterfinals: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #8 Daniel Bullard (NCST), 7-4
Cons. Semifinals: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #2 Demetrius Romero (UVU), 5-4
Third-Place Match: #4 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. #12 Bernie Truax (CP), 8-3
184 pounds: #8 Taylor Venz (2-2)
First Round: #8 Taylor Venz (NEB) tech. fall #25 Matthew Waddell (CHAT), 19-0 (5:15)
Second Round: #8 Taylor Venz (NEB) dec. #9 Jeremiah Kent (MIZZ), 10-4
Quarterfinals: #1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) dec. #8 Taylor Venz (NEB), 9-4
Round of 12: #11 Dakota Geer (OKST) dec. #8 Taylor Venz (NEB), 8-2
197 pounds: #2 Eric Schultz (2-2)
First Round: #31 Owen Pentz (NDSU) pinned #2 Eric Schultz (NEB), 4:51
Cons. First Round: #2 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. #18 Jacob Koser (NAVY), 4-2
Cons. Second Round: #2 Eric Schultz (NEB) major dec. #16 Jake Jakobsen (LEH), 10-2
Cons. Third Round: #7 Rocky Elam (MIZZ) major dec. #2 Eric Schultz (NEB), 12-3
285 pounds: #12 Christian Lance (1-2)
First Round: #21 Tate Orndorff (OHST) dec. #12 Christian Lance (NEB), 2-1
Cons. First Round: #12 Christian Lance dec. #28 Jon Spaulding (EDIN), 3-2
Cons. Second Round: #11 Zach Elam (MIZZ) dec. #12 Christian Lance, 3-1 SV
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ONLY 3 wrestlers left that can still place third or below: Red, Labriola and Venz!!!!
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UPDATE: Only Red and Labriola left. They're guaranteed AA status but we'll see how bad they want 3rd!
#8 Red wrestles #4 Wilson (NCST) for 3/4 place and #4 Labriola wrestles #2 Romero (UVU) for 3/4 place.
Labriola, Red Jr. Secure All-America Honors - University of Nebraska
Mikey Labriola and Chad Red Jr. earned All-America honors for Nebraska at the 2021 NCAA Championships with wins in the blood round on Friday night. After two days
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UPDATE: Only Red and Labriola left. They're guaranteed AA status but we'll see how bad they want 3rd!
#8 Red wrestles #4 Wilson (NCST) for 3/4 place and #4 Labriola wrestles #2 Romero (UVU) for 3/4 place.
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What a complete and utter collapse.
Talk about pooping the bed. Yikes. What a mess.
I don't know what happened but it is disappointing. Too often we get to the NCAAs and then do poorly. We haven't had a National Champion since Jordan Boroughs in 2010-11. It seems we don't know how to get prepared for the big time competition, mentally or motivationally. It also seems we don't know how to develop and train championship wrestlers like Iowa, PSU, OSU, Minnie, Okie St. We can get a few to the All American level, which is great, but only a few. I hate to say and see it! We are great at recruiting the 2-3-4 time state champions who don't produce as you would think they would. Of course we are in the toughest conference in the US but that would seem it should help in development.
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