NU Wrestling (H.S. & College) List of Champions 2021-22

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11 NCAA Div 1 National Champions, 110 All-Americans, 22 Top-10 NCAA Finishes, 7 Conference Championships, 693 All-Time Dual Wins!
(updated 20 Mar 2022)
List of State champions on 21-22 wrestling team:
[7 x 4-time state champions], 5 x 3-time state Champions, 13 x 2 time state Champions!!]
• Over half of the Huskers' 2021-22 roster are underclassmen, as 26 of Nebraska's 37 wrestlers are either freshmen or sophomores.
• Included in Nebraska's roster are also five seniors and six juniors.
• 29 Huskers on this season's roster are returning letterwinners.
• This year's Huskers come from 17 states, and six are Nebraska natives.

Jeremiah Reno………………..125………………..Fr…………..Kansas City, Mo. (Liberty)

• Compiled 179-0 record with 130 victories by fall
• Four-time Missouri state champion
• Cadet National Freestyle Champion
• Wrestling USA 2020 Scholastic All-American
• He is the Fourth-ranked wrestler at 120 pounds according to Intermat.

Liam Cronim……………125………………….Sr………………..Orange, Calif.

• U23 World Team Trials champion in 2019 (Greco-Roman)
• Won gold at the FILA Junior Greco World Cup

Quinton Chavez……………125…………………………Fr………………Gering NE

• Two-time high school Class B state wrestling champion
• Broke the Gering school record for most wins in a career with 163

Boo Dryden………………….125………………..RsJr……………….Witchita KS

• Two-time Kansas High School state champion
• 2019 NJCAA National Champion at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M

Alex Thomsen..........133...........So........................NEOLA, IOWA UNDERWOOD

• Four-time Iowa Class 1A state champion; 190-1 record in high school
• Was the sixth-ranked 126-pounder in the Class of 2018 by InterMat
• Rated the seventh-best 126 pounder in the nation in the Class of 2018 by FloWrestling
• First at 60KG in 2020 USA Wrestling Senior Nationals – Greco-Roman

Jevon Parish............133................Jr..............OLATHE, KAN. OLATHE NORTH

• Ended his prep career with a 173-21, winning state titles x 2 in his junior and senior seasons at Olathe North HS

Tucker Sjomeling.................133.................Jr.................DELANO, MINN. DELANO .

• Three-time state champion; 5-time state qualifier Delano High School in Delano, Minn
• 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American
• Three-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)

Dominick Serrano………….133…………Fr……………..Windsor, Colo. (Windsor)

• Compiled 168-0 record with 122 victories by fall
• Four-time Colorado state champion; Class 4A titles at 120 lbs (2017), 126 lbs (2018) and 132 lbs (2019, 2020)
• Junior National Freestyle Champion
• Cadet National Freestyle Champion
• 2020 Wrestling USA Dream Team Scholastic All-American
• A Super 32 All-American, Serrano is ranked No. 2 at 132 pounds by Intermat.
• 2020 Scholastic All-American Dream Team.
• Amateur Wrestling News (AWN) magazine Second Team High School All-America
• Colorado's Hall of Fame 2020 High School Athlete of the Year

Jordan Kelber....141................So.........VALENTINE, NEB. VALENTINE

• Three-time Nebraska state champion with a 149-12 record at Valentine High School in Valentine, Neb
• Son of Nebraska national champion wrestler and former NU Assistant Coach (1997-2000) Jason Kelber, who won the 126-pound NCAA title in 1991.
• Academic All Big 10 - 2021

Chad Red Jr............141........Sr..........INDIANAPOLIS, IND. NEW PALESTINE

99-46 college career record​

2020-2021 (Jr) Sixth in NCAA Championship-All American
2020-2021 Fourth in B1G championship
2019-2020 (Jr) Third in B1G championship, First-Team All-American at 19-7
2018-19 (Sophomore) NCAA Championships – 8th - 141 pounds
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman) NCAA Championships – 7th - 141 pounds

• Four-time state champion
• 183-0 career record
• Won state at 132 pounds as a senior after winning at 126 in 2015, 120 in 2014 and 106 in 2013
• Won the 2015 FloNationals crown (126)

Blake Cushing............141...............Fr..........................Grand Island NE

• 2020 State Champion (126)

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

• 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

Brock Hardy…………149………………..Fr………..Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder)

• Four-time Utah high school state champion
• Five-time first-place finisher at USA Folkstyle Nationals.
• Ranked as high as No. 2 at 145 pounds by some recruiting services.
• Graduated from high school in 2018 and served two-year LDS mission to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American

Nic Stoltenberg……….149...………..Fr...………...Omaha Neb-Omaha Skutt

• Three-time Nebraska state champion (2018 (126 lbs), 2019 (138 lbs), 2020 (152 lbs))
• 39-4 record as a senior
• 140-23 overall prep record, with 13 of those losses coming during his freshman season

Caleb Licking.....................157....Sr.........NORFOLK, NEB. NORFOLK

• Norfolk High School 161-22 career record
• 4 time state qualifier 2 time state champion

Peyton Robb..................157.......So......Owatonna High School in Owatonna, Minnesota,
2021-2022 4th place 2022 NCAA Finals at 157
2020-2021 Fourth in B1G championship at 165
2019-2020 (Fr) Third in B1G championship, Honorable Mention All-American

• 5th place 2022 B1G champion at 157
• Outstanding Male Newcomer 2019-20 year, after helping the Husker wrestling team to an 11-3 record, a No. 4 national ranking and a Third place finish at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships.
• Nebraska redshirt freshman Peyton Robb finished second in the 70 kg challenge tournament on Friday at the 2019 USA Wrestling Junior World Team Trials.
• Was the second-ranked 160-pounder and the No. 26 pound-for-pound wrestler in the Class of 2018 according to InterMat. #1 at 160 according to TOM.
• Was FloWrestling’s seventh-ranked wrestler at 160 pounds in the Class of 2018.
• School’s first three-time state champion and racked up a combined 155-6 record in high school
• Capped his prep career with an undefeated 48-0 season and the MSHSL Class AAA title at 160 pounds as a senior in 2018
• Won the Class AAA title at 120 pounds after going 29-3 as a sophomore in 2016
• Won his first state title as a freshman in 2015, as he went 42-2 and won the Class AAA title at 106 pounds
• Was the 2017 Minnesota junior state freestyle and Greco-Roman champion in 2017 at 160 pounds
• Won both the Greco-Roman and freestyle brackets at 69 kg at the 2017 Pan-American Championships

Bubba Wilson...............157-165............RsFr..........................Manhattan, Kan., Manhattan HS

• 6th place 2022 B1G champion-went to NCAA championship DNP
• 19-1 overall record 2021-21
• Won a state championship at MHS in 2019
• Earned a state title during the Freestyle and Greco-Roman season this past summer
• FloWrestling ranked him as the No. 11 high school wrestler in the country at 152 lbs
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)

Jagger Condomitti............Fr.........157 or 165..................Northampton, Pa. (Northampton Area)

• 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

Elise Brown Ton...…..165...…… Fr...……………………...Allen, TX

• Two-time Texas state champion, capturing the UIL titles in 2019 (152) and 2020 (160)
• 170-pound Reno Tournament of Champions crown in 2019, pinning three of his six opponents
• Won three consecutive Texas-USA Wrestling State Championship titles in Freestyle and Greco-Roman
• In 2019, he won the Junior Boys 160-pound division after capturing Cadet titles in 2017 and 2018.

Mikey Labriola..............Jr……….....174...............EASTON, PA. BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC
2021-2022 7th place NCAA Championship
2020-2021 Third in NCAA Championship-All American
2020-2021 Third in B1G championship
2019-2020 Second-Team All-American
2018-19 NCAA Championships – 6th – 174 pounds as RsFr

• 5th place 2022 B1G champion
• Ranked fifth nationally in the FloWrestling Class of 2017 Big Board
• #1 ranked HS Sr wrestler at 170 pounds in the FloRankings and InterMat rankings
• Racked up 166 career victories in high school
• Went 44-0 en route to the 2017 Pennsylvania state championship at 170 pounds
• Named 2017 Morning Call All-Area Wrestler of the Year
• Won the 2016 Pennsylvania state championship at 170 pounds

Isaiah Alford.............RsFr......174..........Lincoln, Neb.,....Lincoln High

• Junior year went undefeated 48-0 and was the Class A state champion at 170
• Senior year went 49-1 enroute to a second Class A state championship at 170
• Two-time State Champ and Nebraska Wrestler of the Year
• 2019 Western Junior freestyle Champion at 170 lbs.
• #12 ranked at 170 according to InterMat

Lenny Pinto...........Fr.............174 or 184.........Stroudsburg, Pa. (Stroudsburg)

• 2020 Pennsylvania state champion at 170 pound
• State championship junior campaign 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

Taylor Venz....................184.....Sr......FARMINGTON, MINN. FARMINGTON

101-41 college career record​

2020-2021 Second in B1G championship
2019-2020 (Jr) Third in B1G championship, First-Team All-American compiling a 20-8
NCAA All-American (4th, 184, 2018)

• 5th place 2022 B1G champion
• Won the AAA state title in 2013 and 2016.....Farmington High School in Minn.
• 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American
• Four-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Nebraska Lifter of the Year (2018)

Nathan Haas…………184……….Fr……………….Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco)

• Won two, 2019, 2020, California state titles at 182 pounds and owns a 2019 USAW National Folkstyle Wrestling title at 181 pounds. A 2018 Junior Cadet title winner,
• A Top 10-rated recruit by FloWrestling (No. 7), InterMat (No. 9) and The Open Mat (No. 8), Haas earned a first-place finish at the California World Challenge this past October.
• 2020 Scholastic All-American!

Brandyn Van Tassell………………..184………..Fr………Mapleton, Utah (Maple Mountain)

• Won a Class 5A Utah state championship at 182 pounds in 2018.
• He also won a state title in 2017, wrestling less than one year removed from tearing both his ACL and LCL in his knee.
• Van Tassell graduated from high school in 2018 and served a two-year LDS mission. He will join the Nebraska wrestling program for the 2020-21 campaign.

Colton Wolfe.................184...Jr......COLUMBUS, NEB. COLUMBUS

• Wrestled at Columbus High School in Columbus, Neb. for Coach Adam Keiswetter
• Posted a 170-2 career record in high school with 107 career pins
• Three-time Nebraska state champion; four-time state finalist

Eric Schultz......................197....Sr....Tinley Park, Ill.

103-41 college career record​

2021-2022 7th place NCAA Championsip
2020-2021 Second in B1G championship
2019-2020 (Jr) Second in B1G championship, First-Team All-American after compiling a 23-4

• 2d place 2022 B1G champion
• Won the 2016 state title
• Ranked fourth at 197 pounds by FloRankings (No. 26 in overall class ranking)
• Won the 2015 Illinois Freestyle title (195)
• Won the 2015 Illinois Greco-Roman title (195)
• Won the 2015 TOA Dominate in the Dells (195)
• Four-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Ranked #1 in Nation going into B1G and NCAA finals in 2021

Anthony Ganoa...................197....So......OLATHE, KAN. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

• 2017 state champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman at the USA Wrestling Kansas State Championships at 220 pounds

Silas Allred…………197………………..Fr……………….Muncie, Ind. (Shenadoah)

• 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

Austin Emerson...................285....RsFr......TEMPERANCE, MICH. BEDFORD

• State champion and two-time state finalist with a 144-22 overall record
• Sixth-ranked heavyweight in the Class of 2018, according to FloWrestling
• InterMat ranked Emerson as the No. 11 wrestler at 285 pounds in the Class of 2018
• Won NHSCA Senior National Championships title at 285 pounds in 2018

CALE DAVIDSON ................285.....So........Wichita, KS H.S......Wyoming/Goddard

• 182-pound Class 5A Kansas state champion as a Junior
• 195 pounds his senior year and repeated as a state champion

Christian Lance………….285…….Sr……………… Nixa, Mo. …. Fort Hays State

56-31 at Nebraska​

• 7th Place NCAA Championship
• 7th place 2022 B1G champion
• Wrestled three seasons, including a redshirt year, at Fort Hays State, and went 54-14 combined in his freshman and sophomore seasons
• Won the OCU Open, Northern Colorado Open and UNK Holiday Open as a freshman in 2016-17
• Won the Luther College Open as a redshirt in 2015-16
• Placed fourth at Iowa State’s Harold Nichols Cyclone Open as a sophomore and a redshirt
• Wrestled at Nixa High School in Nixa, Mo., for Coach Dustin Martin
• Won the 2015 MSHSAA Class 4 state title at 220 pounds to cap a 56-1 senior season
• 2015 Missouri Southwest Wrestler of the Year
• 2014 Missouri Academic All-State Honoree
• Placed seventh at the 2015 USAW Folkstyle Nationals at 220 pounds

 

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Wrestling: Husker Commit Makes Statement Against No. 2 Recruit

Harley Andrews moves up recruiting rankings with big win; Nebraska native Kael Lauridsen earns double gold at Cadet Pan-American Championships

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Nebraska’s only got two commits for its 2022 class, but the biggest among them keeps moving up the rankings.

A Husker commit from Tuttle, Oklahoma, Harley Andrews competed for Team Kong United at the NHSCA National Duals at the end of May. The future Husker competed at 220 pounds in folkstyle after winning his second-straight Oklahoma state title this spring.

As a team, Andrews helped lead Team Kong United to the team championship with an 11-0 record. In the first day’s pool play, Andrews beat Bradley Leon by pinfall in one minute, two seconds. His other two matches he won via forfeit.

Then in Day 3’s championship bracket, Andrews won his first two matches by pinfall.
But it was in the semifinal round that Andrews faced off against Noah Pettigrew. Coming into the tournament, Pettigrew was ranked No. 2 in the country at 220 while Andrews was ranked No. 5.

This match pitted two contrasting styles against each other. Andrews, a long and lanky future heavyweight, took on the short and stocky Pettigrew. Andrews got on the board first with a low single-leg takedown before conceding an escape to go up 2-1.
Andrews chose bottom position to start the third, but Pettigrew conceded the escape point to start at neutral, giving Andrews the 5-2 lead. Pettigrew cut the lead to one with a takedown before cutting Andrews loose for another escape. Up 6-4, Andrews shot in on another low single before riding the period out for the controlling 8-4 win.

Since the win, Andrews is now ranked No. 3 at 220 pounds by FloWrestling while Pettigrew fell to No. 4.

 

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Bennington’s Lauridsen Dominates Pan-Ams​

Two-time Nebraska state champion Kael Lauridsen of Bennington was dominant on the international scene at the Cadet Pan-American Championships last week in Oaxtepec, Mexico.
The junior-to-be figures to be a priority target for the Huskers and would be a big-time recruit at the lighter weights. Lauridsen competed for Team USA’s cadet squad in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Competing in freestyle at 55kg (121 lbs), Lauridsen wasted little time asserting his dominance over the field in a round-robin format. Lauridsen won his first match 12-1 before downing his next three opponents 10-0 by tech fall to claim the gold medal.

In Greco-Roman, Lauridsen again competed at 55kg and again navigated the field for another gold medal. Lauridsen won his first match 8-0 by tech fall before pinning Panama’s Ronaldo Montoya Castillo. He then beat Ecuador’s Patrick Rodriguez Quinto 12-4 and Mexico’s Diego Terriquez Ibarra 12-8.

"The junior figures to be a priority target for the Huskers and would be a big-time recruit at the lighter weights. Lauridsen competed for Team USA’s cadet squad in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
The Nebraska native will be courted by many of the big boys in the wrestling world, so the Huskers will have to fend them off in their own backyard of they hope to keep this blue-chipper close to home."

Bennington's Kael Lauridsen commits to Nebraska wrestling

Three-time state champion Kael Lauridsen has committed to wrestle at Nebraska. The Bennington wrestler is ranked No. 2 in the nation at 113 pounds.

huskerextra.com

 

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Bennington’s Lauridsen Dominates Pan-Ams​

Two-time Nebraska state champion Kael Lauridsen of Bennington was dominant on the international scene at the Cadet Pan-American Championships last week in Oaxtepec, Mexico.
The junior-to-be figures to be a priority target for the Huskers and would be a big-time recruit at the lighter weights. Lauridsen competed for Team USA’s cadet squad in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Competing in freestyle at 55kg, Lauridsen wasted little time asserting his dominance over the field in a round-robin format. Lauridsen won his first match 12-1 before downing his next three opponents 10-0 by tech fall to claim the gold medal.

In Greco-Roman, Lauridsen again competed at 55kg and again navigated the field for another gold medal. Lauridsen won his first match 8-0 by tech fall before pinning Panama’s Ronaldo Montoya Castillo. He then beat Ecuador’s Patrick Rodriguez Quinto 12-4 and Mexico’s Diego Terriquez Ibarra 12-8.

I’ve watched this kid wrestle several times he is an absolute stud

 

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List of State champions on 21-22 wrestling team:
[5 x 4-time state champions], 7 x 3-time state Champions, 12 x 2 time state Champions!!]

Alex Thomsen...125...So......NEOLA, IOWA UNDERWOOD

• Four-time Iowa Class 1A state champion; 190-1 record in high school
• Was the sixth-ranked 126-pounder in the Class of 2018 by InterMat
• Rated the seventh-best 126 pounder in the nation in the Class of 2018 by FloWrestling
• First at 60KG in 2020 USA Wrestling Senior Nationals – Greco-Roman

Jeremiah Reno………………..125………………..Fr…………..Kansas City, Mo. (Liberty)

• Compiled 179-0 record with 130 victories by fall
• Four-time Missouri state champion
• Cadet National Freestyle Champion
• Wrestling USA 2020 Scholastic All-American
• He is the Fourth-ranked wrestler at 120 pounds according to Intermat.

Jevon Parish...133................Jr.......OLATHE, KAN. OLATHE NORTH

• Ended his prep career with a 173-21, winning state titles in his junior and senior seasons at Olathe North HS

Tucker Sjomeling.................133...Jr......DELANO, MINN. DELANO .

• Three-time state champion; five-time state qualifier at Delano High School in Delano, Minn
• 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American

Dominick Serrano………….133…………Fr……………..Windsor, Colo. (Windsor)

• Compiled 168-0 record with 122 victories by fall
• Four-time Colorado state champion; Class 4A titles at 120 lbs (2017), 126 lbs (2018) and 132 lbs (2019, 2020)
• Junior National Freestyle Champion
• Cadet National Freestyle Champion
• 2020 Wrestling USA Dream Team Scholastic All-American
• A Super 32 All-American, Serrano is ranked No. 2 at 132 pounds by Intermat.
• 2020 Scholastic All-American Dream Team.
• Amateur Wrestling News (AWN) magazine Second Team High School All-America
• Colorado's Hall of Fame 2020 High School Athlete of the Year

Jordan Kelber....141................So.........VALENTINE, NEB. VALENTINE

• Three-time Nebraska state champion with a 149-12 record at Valentine High School in Valentine, Neb
• Son of Nebraska national champion wrestler and former NU Assistant Coach (1997-2000) Jason Kelber, who won the 126-pound NCAA title in 1991.

Chad Red Jr............141........Sr..........INDIANAPOLIS, IND. NEW PALESTINE
2020-2021 (Sr) Sixth in NCAA Championship-All American
2020-2021 Fourth in B1G championship
2019-2020 (Jr) Third in B1G championship, First-Team All-American after compiling a 19-7
2018-19 (Sophomore) NCAA Championships – 8th - 141 pounds
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman) NCAA Championships – 7th - 141 pounds

• Four-time state champion
• 183-0 career record
• Won state at 132 pounds as a senior after winning at 126 in 2015, 120 in 2014 and 106 in 2013
• Won the 2015 FloNationals crown (126)

Tyler Deen..............141...................RsFr...................Albuquerque, N.M.

• 2016 New Mexico State Champion at Rio Rancho High School

Kevon Davenport......145......RsFr.................Detroit Catholic Central., Pontiac, Mich

• Three-time Michigan state champion
• Won individual state championships at 119, 130 and 145 pounds past three years
• No. 4 overall prospect at 149 in the class of 2019 according to FloWrestling

Ridge Lovett............141/149..............So..................Post Falls, Idaho, Post Falls HS
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

• 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.

Brock Hardy…………149………………..Fr………..Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder)

• Four-time Utah high school state champion
• Five-time first-place finisher at USA Folkstyle Nationals.
• Ranked as high as No. 2 at 145 pounds by some recruiting services.
• Graduated from high school in 2018 and served two-year LDS mission to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American

Nic Stoltenberg……….149...………..Fr...………...Omaha Neb-Omaha Skutt

• Three-time Nebraska state champion (2018 (126 lbs), 2019 (138 lbs), 2020 (152 lbs))
• 39-4 record as a senior
• 140-23 overall prep record, with 13 of those losses coming during his freshman season

Caleb Licking.....................157....Sr.........NORFOLK, NEB. NORFOLK

• Norfolk High School 161-22 career record
• 4 time state qualifier 2 time state champion

Peyton Robb..................157/165...So......Owatonna High School in Owatonna, Minnesota,
2020-2021 Fourth in B1G championship at 165
2019-2020 (Fr) Third in B1G championship, Honorable Mention All-American

• Outstanding Male Newcomer 2019-20 year, after helping the Husker wrestling team to an 11-3 record, a No. 4 national ranking and a Third place finish at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships.
• Nebraska redshirt freshman Peyton Robb finished second in the 70 kg challenge tournament on Friday at the 2019 USA Wrestling Junior World Team Trials.
• Was the second-ranked 160-pounder and the No. 26 pound-for-pound wrestler in the Class of 2018 according to InterMat. #1 at 160 according to TOM.
• Was FloWrestling’s seventh-ranked wrestler at 160 pounds in the Class of 2018.
• School’s first three-time state champion and racked up a combined 155-6 record in high school
• Capped his prep career with an undefeated 48-0 season and the MSHSL Class AAA title at 160 pounds as a senior in 2018
• Won the Class AAA title at 120 pounds after going 29-3 as a sophomore in 2016
• Won his first state title as a freshman in 2015, as he went 42-2 and won the Class AAA title at 106 pounds
• Was the 2017 Minnesota junior state freestyle and Greco-Roman champion in 2017 at 160 pounds
• Won both the Greco-Roman and freestyle brackets at 69 kg at the 2017 Pan-American Championships

Bubba Wilson.........157............RsFr..........................Manhattan, Kan., Manhattan HS

• Won a state championship at MHS in 2019
• Earned a state title during the Freestyle and Greco-Roman season this past summer
• FloWrestling ranked him as the No. 11 high school wrestler in the country at 152 pounds

Jagger Condomitti............Fr.........157 or 165..................Northampton, Pa. (Northampton Area)

• 2019 Journeymen World Classic gold medalist
• A two-time state medalist
• Super 32 All-American, a NHSCA Sophomore Championship in 2019, All-America honors at the 2018 Fargo Cadet National Championships
• Ranked #3 in Nation by Flo Wrestling for H.S. 2021

John Henrich...............165.............RsFr.................Akron, Iowa, Akron-Westfield

• Three-time state champion at Akron-Westfield High School
• Undefeated sophomore, junior and senior seasons
• No. 7 wrestler in the 2018 IAWrestle Fab50 High School Rankings

Elise Brown Ton...…..165...…… Fr...……………………...Allen, TX

• Two-time Texas state champion, capturing the UIL titles in 2019 (152) and 2020 (160)
• Captured the 170-pound Reno Tournament of Champions crown in 2019, pinning three of his six opponents
• Won three consecutive Texas-USA Wrestling State Championship titles in Freestyle and Greco-Roman
• In 2019, he won the Junior Boys 160-pound division after capturing Cadet titles in 2017 and 2018.

Mikey Labriola..............Jr……….....174...............EASTON, PA. BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC
2020-2021 Third in NCAA Championship-All American
2020-2021 Third in B1G championship
2019-2020 Second-Team All-American
2018-19 NCAA Championships – 6th – 174 pounds as RsFr

• Ranked fifth nationally in the FloWrestling Class of 2017 Big Board
• #1 ranked HS Sr wrestler at 170 pounds in the FloRankings and InterMat rankings
• Racked up 166 career victories in high school
• Went 44-0 en route to the 2017 Pennsylvania state championship at 170 pounds
• Named 2017 Morning Call All-Area Wrestler of the Year
• Won the 2016 Pennsylvania state championship at 170 pounds

Isaiah Alford.............RsFr......174..........Lincoln, Neb.,....Lincoln High

• Junior year went undefeated 48-0 and was the Class A state champion at 170 pounds
• Senior year went 49-1 en route to a second Class A state championship at 170 pounds
• Two-time Nebraska Wrestler of the Year
• 2019 Western Junior freestyle Champion at 170 lbs.
• #12 ranked at 170 according to InterMat

Lenny Pinto...........Fr.............174 or 184.........Stroudsburg, Pa. (Stroudsburg)

• 2020 Pennsylvania state champion at 170 pound
• State championship junior campaign 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

Taylor Venz....................184.....Sr......FARMINGTON, MINN. FARMINGTON
2020-2021 Second in B1G championship
2019-2020 (Jr) Third in B1G championship, First-Team All-American after compiling a 20-8
NCAA All-American (4th, 184, 2018)

• Won the AAA state title in 2013 and 2016.....Farmington High School in Farmington, Minn.
• 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American

Nathan Haas…………184……….Fr……………….Norwalk, Calif. (St. John Bosco)

• Won two, 2019, 2020, California state titles at 182 pounds and owns a 2019 USAW National Folkstyle Wrestling title at 181 pounds. A 2018 Junior Cadet title winner,
• A Top 10-rated recruit by FloWrestling (No. 7), InterMat (No. 9) and The Open Mat (No. 8), Haas earned a first-place finish at the California World Challenge this past October.
• 2020 Scholastic All-American!

Brandyn Van Tassell………………..184………..Fr………Mapleton, Utah (Maple Mountain)

• Won a Class 5A Utah state championship at 182 pounds in 2018.
• He also won a state title in 2017, wrestling less than one year removed from tearing both his ACL and LCL in his knee.
• Van Tassell graduated from high school in 2018 and served a two-year LDS mission. He will join the Nebraska wrestling program for the 2020-21 campaign.

Colton Wolfe.................184...Jr......COLUMBUS, NEB. COLUMBUS

• Wrestled at Columbus High School in Columbus, Neb. for Coach Adam Keiswetter
• Posted a 170-2 career record in high school with 107 career pins
• Three-time Nebraska state champion; four-time state finalist

Eric Schultz......................197....Sr....Tinley Park, Ill.
2020-2021 Second in B1G championship
2019-2020 (Jr) Second in B1G championship, First-Team All-American after compiling a 23-4!

• Won the 2016 state title
• Ranked fourth at 197 pounds by FloRankings (No. 26 in overall class ranking)
• Won the 2015 Illinois Freestyle title (195)
• Won the 2015 Illinois Greco-Roman title (195)
• Won the 2015 TOA Dominate in the Dells (195)

Anthony Ganoa...................197....So......OLATHE, KAN. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

• 2017 state champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman at the USA Wrestling Kansas State Championships at 220 pounds

Silas Allred…………197………………..Fr……………….Muncie, Ind. (Shenadoah)

• 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

Austin Emerson...................285....RsFr......TEMPERANCE, MICH. BEDFORD

• State champion and two-time state finalist with a 144-22 overall record
• Sixth-ranked heavyweight in the Class of 2018, according to FloWrestling
• InterMat ranked Emerson as the No. 11 wrestler at 285 pounds in the Class of 2018
• Bedford High School in Temperance, Michigan,

CALE DAVIDSON ................285.....So........Wichita, KS H.S......Wyoming/Goddard

• 182-pound Class 5A Kansas state champion as a Junior
• 195 pounds his senior year and repeated as a state champion

Christian Lance………….285…….Sr……………… Nixa, Mo. …. Fort Hays State

• Wrestled three seasons, including a redshirt year, at Fort Hays State, and went 54-14 combined in his freshman and sophomore seasons
• Won the OCU Open, Northern Colorado Open and UNK Holiday Open as a freshman in 2016-17
• Won the Luther College Open as a redshirt in 2015-16
• Placed fourth at Iowa State’s Harold Nichols Cyclone Open as a sophomore and a redshirt
• Wrestled at Nixa High School in Nixa, Mo., for Coach Dustin Martin
• Won the 2015 MSHSAA Class 4 state title at 220 pounds to cap a 56-1 senior season
• 2015 Missouri Southwest Wrestler of the Year
• 2014 Missouri Academic All-State Honoree
• Placed seventh at the 2015 USAW Folkstyle Nationals at 220 pounds

Great post , hope they all do great things

 

[Bean]

INTERMAT 2021-22 Pre-Season team Dual rankings: (2 Sep 2021)

RANK	SCHOOL	RECORD	CONFERENCE
1	Iowa	0-0	Big Ten
2	Missouri	0-0	Big 12
3	Oklahoma State	0-0	Big 12
4	Penn State	0-0	Big Ten
5	Michigan	0-0	Big Ten
6	NC State	0-0	ACC
7	Ohio State	0-0	Big Ten
8	Arizona State	0-0	Pac-12
9	Nebraska	0-0	Big Ten
10	Virginia Tech	0-0	ACC
11	Cornell	0-0	EIWA
12	Oklahoma	0-0	Big 12
13	Wyoming	0-0	Big 12
14	Rutgers	0-0	Big Ten
15	Minnesota	0-0	Big Ten
16	North Carolina	0-0	ACC
17	Wisconsin	0-0	Big Ten
18	Northwestern	0-0	Big Ten
19	Lehigh	0-0	EIWA
20	Pittsburgh	0-0	ACC
21	Illinois	0-0	Big Ten
22	Purdue	0-0	Big Ten
23	South Dakota State	0-0	Big 12
24	Oregon State	0-0	Pac-12
25	Iowa State	0-0	Big 12

NU Schedule:

Date	Type	Stream/ Playback	Name	Opponent/ Participants	Win	Score	W/L
11/11/21	Dual		Nebraska-Kearney - Nebraska Dual	Nebraska-Kearney	45	6	W
11/11/21	Dual		Chadron State - Nebraska Dual	Chadron State	31	9	W
11/18/21	Dual		North Carolina - Nebraska Dual	#14 North Carolina	27	6	W
11/21/21	Tournament		Daktronics Open	Team Participants | Wrestler Participants
12/03/21	Tournament		CKLV Invitational	Team Participants | Wrestler Participants
12/18/21	Dual		South Dakota State - Nebraska Dual	#23 South Dakota State	Canx
01/07/22	Dual		Purdue - Nebraska Dual	#33 Purdue	15	18	L
01/14/22	Dual		Minnesota - Nebraska Dual	#17 Minnesota	13	19	L
01/21/22	Dual		Nebraska - Wisconsin Dual	#25 Wisconsin	22	12	W
01/23/22	Dual		Nebraska - Northwestern Dual	#16 Northwestern	23	12	W
02/04/22	Dual		Michigan - Nebraska Dual	#3 Michigan	13	20	L
02/06/22	Dual		Nebraska - Penn State Dual	#6 Penn State	13	21	L
02/13/22	Dual		Illinois - Nebraska Dual	#26 Illinois	23	11	W
02/20/22	Dual		Iowa - Nebraska Dual	#1 Iowa	15	20	L
03/05/22	Tournament		Big Ten Championships	Team Participants | Wrestler Participants	7th
03/17/22	Tournament		NCAA Championships	Team Participants | Wrestler Participants	5th

 

[Oldgrappler]

Seems like a normal place for our wrestling team to be ranked. We also end up not first and last

 

[Bean]

2 Sep 2021- NCAA Div 1 Pre-Season Individual INTERMAT rankings:

InterMat Wrestling College Rankings

intermatwrestle.com

125	Liam Cronin, Sr	#18
141	Chad Red, Sr	#4
149	Ridge Lovett, So	#12
157	Peyton Robb, So	#17
174	Mikey Labriola, Jr	#3
184	Taylor Venz, Sr	#12
197	Eric Schultz, Sr	#12
Hwt	Christian Lance, Sr	#14

Projected starters at 133 is Alex Thomsen (So) and at 165 - Bubba Wilson (Fr).

Mid season rankings 10 Feb 2022:

141: Chad Red Jr. 8th
149: Ridge Lovett 4th
157: Peyton Robb 9th
174: Mikey Labriola 5th
184: Taylor Venz 11th
197: Eric Schultz 3rd
HWT: Christian Lance 11th

 

[Bean]

NCAA D-I College Individual Regular Season Rankings – February 8, 2022 - The Open Mat

Pictured: Cornell head coach Mike Grey (Left) and two-time NCAA champ Yianni Diakomihalis (Right). Photo courtesy of Cornell Athletics. Our 14th full week of the 2021-2022 NCAA Division I wrestling season is in the books! It was a wild week across the country with some very surprising results...

news.theopenmat.com

 

[Bean]

Best Non starter records 2022:

133.......Boo Dryden........Fr.......Witchita Kan.......13-0
141...... Blake Cushing....... Fr...... Grand Island, Neb...... 13-4
149...... Jevon Parrish....... So........ Olathe, Kan.......... 5-1
157.... Nic Stoltenberg....... Fr..... Omaha, Neb. .......13-6
165.... Jagger Condomitti..... Fr. ......Northampton, Penn....... 9-1
184.... Nathan Haas........ Fr......... Norwalk, Calif........ 8-2
197.....Silas Allred...... Fr........ Muncie, Ind........... 7-0

 

[Bean]

Dlagnev To Be Honored At Big Tens - University of Nebraska

Tervel Dlagnev of Team USA will receive his bronze medal from the Olympic Games London 2012 at 120 kg. in men's freestyle wrestling in an Olympic Medal Reallocation

huskers.com

"Lincoln, Neb. -- Nebraska Wrestling assistant coach Tervel Dlagnev will receive his bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympic Games in an Olympic Medal Reallocation Ceremony in Lincoln, Neb., on Sunday, March 6.

The 2012 Olympic bronze medal and pin will be presented to Dlagnev by a representative of the IOC and the USOPC during the ceremony. Members of the Dlagnev family will also be in attendance."

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2022/February/25/Tervel-Dlagnev-to-get-Olympic-medal-on-March-6-in-Lincoln

"Dlagnev was a member of both the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Teams. In addition to his bronze medal from the 2012 Olympic Games, which he is receiving in Lincoln, Dlagnev placed fifth at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Dlagnev is also a two-time world bronze medalist, a two-time NCAA Div. II champion and four-time All-American for the University of Nebraska-Kearney. "

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/July/16/Dlagnev-officially-an-Olympic-bronze-medalist-in-2012

"This change was necessary after Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan, who initially received the gold medal in 2012, was stripped of his title due to a positive doping re-test. Another medalist, the silver medalist in 2012 Davit Modmanishvili of Georgia, was also stripped of a medal at this weight classs because of a positive doping re-test.

Although it was expected that the champion might be Iran's Khomeil Ghasemi, the IOC is awarding two gold medals in this weight class, to Ghasemi and Bilyal Makhov of Russia.

Here is the official medal results as posted on the IOC site.
Gold - Bilyal Makhov, Russia
Gold - Komeil Ghasemi, Iran
Bronze - Daulet Shabanbay, Kazakhstan
Bronze - Tervel Dlagnev, United States"

 

[Bean]

NU wrestling Recruits with National ranking:

Colt Yinger's Post-WNO National Weight Class Rankings (As of September 24) - The Open Mat

No. 4 seed Rocco Welsh (Pennsylvania) defeats No. 1 seed Manny Rojas (Michigan), 6-4 in the opening match of the 170-pound bracket at FloWrestling’s Who’s Number One preseason tournament on Saturday, September 18, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. Photo by Sam Janicki/ @SJanickiPhoto. After this weekend’s...

news.theopenmat.com

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04-19-22	Nebraska	Kael Lauridsen (c/o 2023) #2	Bennington	NE	133/141
10-12-21	Nebraska	Jacob Van Dee	Cathedral Prep	PA	125
11-03-20	Nebraska	Antrell Taylor #11	Millard South	NE	165
04-15-22	Nebraska	Dez Gartrell	Dublin Coffman	OH	165
11-22-21	Nebraska	Alan Koehler (c/o 2023) #14	Prior Lake	MN	125
01-20-21	Nebraska	Harley Andrews #4	Tuttle	OK	285
03-23-22	Nebraska	Reese Davis	Tuttle	OK	149
04-27-22	Nebraska	Weston Dalton (c/o 2023)	Pueblo East	CO	157

01-31-22

Nebraska

Hayden Mills

Blue Valley Southwest

KS

125/133

Wrestler of the Year finalist​

Harley Andrews, Tuttle OK​

Weight: 220 | Class: Junior

The story: He was the top wrestler for Tuttle, which won its 12th straight Class 4A dual state title, which set a record, and extended its record number of consecutive state tournament victories to 13. Andrews, a Nebraska commit, was 37-0 this season and won his second individual state championship.

"Andrews is a freak athlete, and his size and strength are off the charts."
“He looks like he’s about 25,” Ballard said. “He’s a monster.”

“I’ve always wanted to go somewhere far away,” Andrews said. “The coaches up there and the atmosphere really just reminded me of home but not at home type of thing. Their wrestling coaches were really similar to the ones I have at Tuttle.”

Wrestling: Husker Commit Makes Statement Against No. 2 Recruit

Harley Andrews moves up recruiting rankings with big win; Nebraska native Kael Lauridsen earns double gold at Cadet Pan-American Championships

www.cornnation.com

Open Mat HS Rankings Sep 2021:

160
1	SR.	LEVI HAINES	BIGLERVILLE	PA	PENN ST.
2	JR.	JOSH BARR	DAVISON	MI
3	SR.	AIDEN RIGGINS	SHELL ROCK	IA	IOWA
4	SR.	JOHN WILEY	MUSTANG	OK	OKLAHOMA
5	JR.	BRAEDEN SCOLES	KEWASKUM	WI
6	SR.	ANTRELL TAYLOR	MILLARD S.	NE	NEBRASKA

285
1	SR.	NICK FELDMAN	MALVERN PREP	PA	OHIO ST.
2	JR.	JIM MULLEN	ST. JOE’S	NJ
3	SR.	CHASE HORNE	W. LAURENS	GA	NC STATE
4	SR.	RYAN BOERSMA	MT. CARMEL	IL	MISSOURI
5	SO.	NAVARRO SCHUNKE	BRANDON VALLEY	SD
6	SR.	HARLEY ANDEWS	TUTTLE	OK	NEBRASKA
7	SR.	CHET BUSS	N. BUTLER	IA	N. IOWA

Second-Ranked 113 lber Kael Lauridsen Verbals Nebraska

intermatwrestle.com

 

[Bean]

Wrestling Recruits Stacking Up State Titles

Nebraska had six signees for 2022 class and one 2023 commit in postseason action

www.cornnation.com

Wrestling Recruits Stacking Up State Titles​

 

[joncarl]

Red pulled a mild upset in the first round today.

 

[Bean]

11 Huskers Earn Academic All-Big Ten Recognition - University of Nebraska

All-Americans Eric Schultz and Taylor Venz earned their fifth Academic All-Big Ten award to lead 11 Husker wrestlers who garnered a spot on the list, released by

huskers.com

Academic All-Big Ten (Winter 2021)
Silas Allred, Nutrition & Health Sciences
Landon Brown, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Brock Hardy, Animal Science
Daniel Monahan, Biological Sciences
Peyton Robb, Nutrition & Health Sciences
Eric Schultz Jr., Management
Dominick Serrano, Journalism
Tucker Sjomeling, Actuarial Science
Nic Stoltenberg, Business Administration
Brandyn Van Tassell, Animal Science
Taylor Venz, Psychology