Wrestling: Huskers Underwhelm at Big Tens
Nebraska finished in seventh place as a team after a lackluster final day at the Big Ten Championships
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Full recaps, results and analysis from the 2022 Big Ten tournament.
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The Nebraska wrestling team finished seventh at the 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships with 75.5 points for the program's 10th top-seven finish at the event.
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Big Ten Championships
Pinnacle Bank Arena | Lincoln, Neb.
March 5-6, 2022
125 Pounds: No. 13 Jeremiah Reno (0-3) DNP
First Round: No. 4 Malik Heinselman (OSU) maj. dec.
Jeremiah Reno (NEB), 10-4
Cons. First Round: No. 12 Jacob Moran (IND) dec.
Jeremiah Reno (NEB), SV-1 13-11
*Ninth-Place Quarterfinal: No. 12 Jacob Moran (IND) dec.
Jeremiah Reno (NEB), 9-7
133 Pounds: No. 10 Dominick Serrano (1-4) 12th place
First Round: No. 7 Chris Cannon (NU) dec.
Dominick Serrano (NEB), 7-3
Cons. First Round: Bye
Cons. Second Round: No. 9 Matt Ramos (PUR) dec.
Dominick Serrano (NEB), 5-3
*Ninth-Place Quarterfinal:
Dominick Serrano (NEB) maj. dec. No. 14 Dylan Koontz (OSU), 14-4
*Ninth-Place Semifinal: No. 8 Joe Olivieri (RUT) dec.
Dominick Serrano (NEB), 5-3
*11th-Place Match: No. 11 Kyle Burwick (WIS) dec.
Dominick Serrano (NEB), 6-5
141 Pounds: No. 4 Chad Red Jr. (1-2) DNP
First Round: No. 13 Cayden Rooks (UI) dec.
Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 9-8
Cons. First Round:
Chad Red Jr. (NEB) pinned No. 12 Matt Santos (MSU) (6:39)
Cons. Second Round: No. 11 Parker Filius (PUR) dec.
Chad Red Jr. (NEB), SV-1 10-6
149 Pounds: No. 3 Ridge Lovett (3-1) 4th place
First Round:
Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. No. 14 Alec White (PUR), 8-1
Quarterfinals:
Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. No. 6 Mike Van Brill (RUT), 2-0
Semifinals: No. 2 Austin Gomez (WIS) pinned
Ridge Lovett (NEB) (0:20)
Cons. Semifinals:
Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. No. 10 Michael Blockhus, 9-5
Third-place Match: No. 4 Max Murin (IOWA) dec.
Ridge Lovett (NEB) MFF
157 Pounds: No. 5 Peyton Robb (3-2) 5th place
First Round:
Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. No. 12 Joseph Roberts (UI), 4-0
Quarterfinals:
Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. No. 4 Kendall Coleman (PUR), SV-1 6-4
Semifinals: No. 1 Ryan Deakin (NU) dec.
Peyton Robb (NEB), 5-3
Cons. Semifinals: No. 2 Kaleb Young (IOWA) dec.
Peyton Robb (NEB), 8-1
Fifth-place Match:
Peyton Robb (NEB) dec. No. 4 Kendall Coleman (PUR), 8-0
165 Pounds: No. 8 Bubba Wilson (3-1) 6th place
First Round:
Bubba Wilson (NEB) dec. No. 9 Cael Carlson (MINN), 5-1
Quarterfinals: No. 1 Carson Kharchla (OSU) dec.
Bubba Wilson (NEB), 7-2
Cons. Second Round:
Bubba Wilson (NEB) dec. No. 7 Hayden Lohrey (PUR), 3-2
Cons. Quarterfinals:
Bubba Wilson (NEB) dec. No. 5 Caleb Fish (MSU), 5-2
Fifth-place Match: No. 3 Dean Hamiti (WIS) dec.
Bubba Wilson (NEB) MFF
174 Pounds: No. 3 Mikey Labriola (3-1) 5th place
First Round:
Mikey Labriola (NEB) maj. dec. No. 14 Nate Jimenez (MSU), 15-5
Quarterfinals:
Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. Bailee O'Reilly (MINN), MFF (3:27)
Semifinals: No. 2 Logan Massa (MICH) dec.
Mikey Labriola (NEB), 6-5
Fifth-place Match:
Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. No. 5 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) MFF
184 Pounds: No. 4 Taylor Venz (3-1) 5th place
First Round:
Taylor Venz (NEB) dec. No. 13 Max Lyon (PUR), 6-2
Quarterfinals:
Taylor Venz (NEB) dec. No. 1 Abe Assad (IOWA), 4-2
Semifinals: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) dec.
Taylor Venz (NEB), 7-2
Fifth-place Match:
Taylor Venz (NEB) dec. No. 12 Zac Braunagel (ILL), 6-3
197 Pounds: No. 1 Eric Schultz (2-1) 2nd place
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinals:
Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Gavin Hoffman (OSU), 3-1
Semifinals:
Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. No. 5 Patrick Brucki (MICH), 3-2
Finals: No. 2 Max Dean (PSU) dec.
Eric Schultz (NEB), 4-2
285 Pounds: No. 6 Christian Lance (3-2) 7th place
First Round:
Christian Lance (NEB) dec. No. 11 Michael Woulfe (PUR), 7-2
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) dec.
Christian Lance (NEB), 7-1
Cons. Second Round:
Christian Lance (NEB) dec. No. 12 Boone McDermott (RUT), 7-4
Cons. Quarterfinals: No. 11 Luke Luffman (ILL) dec.
Christian Lance (NEB), 4-2
Seventh-place Match:
Christian Lance (NEB) dec. No. 8 Tate Orndorff (OSU), 3-2
*MFF: Medical ForFeit
Team Scores (Points):
- Michigan (143.0)
- Penn State (141.5)
- Iowa (129.5)
- Ohio State (91.5)
- Northwestern (90.5)
- Minnesota (78.5)
- Nebraska (75.5)
- Wisconsin (68.0)
- Rutgers (41.0)
- Purdue (36.5)
Huskers clinched seven automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. Red will probably get an at large bid to make it 8.