Huskers Upset Second-Ranked Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich. - The 14th-ranked Nebraska wrestling team rode a technical fall from 125-pound wrestler Paul Donahoe and a major decision win from 133-pounder Patrick Aleksanyan to take a commanding 12-3 lead and never looked back on the way to an 18-16 win over No. 2 Michigan Friday.
The 14th-ranked Donahoe defeated Michigan's Paul Shutich, 15-0, to give NU a lead it would not relinquish in the third match of the dual. Aleksanyan followed with his first career dual win, a 14-4 major decision triumph at 133 pounds over UM's Brandon Elliott to give Nebraska a nine-point lead in the dual.
After setbacks at 141 and 149 pounds, Chris Oliver defeated Rob Sulaver, 9-2, to give the Huskers a 15-10 lead with three matches to go. After a loss at 165 pounds, third-ranked Jacob Klein all but sealed the dual for Nebraska with a 2-1 victory over 17th-ranked Nick Roy. In the final match, Michigan's Tyrel Todd won at 184 pounds over NU's Brandon Browne to cut the final margin to two.
NU (2-0) is next in action Sunday against No. 2 Minnesota at 2 p.m. in Minneapolis, Minn.
197-#3 B.J. Padden (NU) by dec. over Casey White (UM), 11-5
HWT-#3 Greg Wagner (UM) by dec. over #12 Jon May (NU)
125-#14 Paul Donahoe (NU) by tech. fall over Paul Shutich (UM), 15-0
133-Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) by dec. over Brandon Elliott (UM), 14-4
141-#4 Josh Churella (UM) by dec. over #17 Dominick Moyer (NU), 5-1
149-#4 Eric Tannenbaum (UM) by major dec. over Robert Sanders (NU), 16-6
157-Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over Rob Sulaver (UM), 9-2
165-#3 Ryan Churella (UM) by dec. over Marc Harwood (NU), 9-4
174-#4 Jacob Klein (NU) by dec. over #17 Nick Roy (UM), 2-1
184-Tyrel Todd (UM) by dec. over Brandon Browne (NU), 9-7