Wrestling: NU beats Big 10

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Eric the Red

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Two giants of college wrestling were beat by Nebraska.

Huskers Head to National Duals Semifinals

Wrestling in its first NWCA National Duals since 2001, the 14th-ranked Nebraska wrestling team won both of its duals Saturday in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and qualified for a semifinal matchup with top-ranked Oklahoma State after defeating sixth-ranked Iowa, 24-13, and fifth-ranked Michigan, 24-16.

With today’s wins, the Huskers are assured a top-four finish, marking the fourth time that NU has finished among the top four at national duals. Nebraska has finished second twice (1993,1996) and third once (1995) in school history at National Duals.

In the first round, unseeded Nebraska knocked off fifth-seeded Iowa, 24-13. The Huskers jumped out to a 12-0 lead after the first two matches with back-to-back first period pins from Paul Donahoe at 125 pounds and Patrick Aleksanyan at 133. After three straight setbacks cut NU’s edge to 12-10, 165-pound wrestler Marc Harwood stopped the Hawkeye win string and started a four-match winning streak for Nebraska with his 3-2 triumph over Eric Luedke. Fifth-ranked Jacob Klein followed with a 4-3 win over third-ranked Mark Perry at 174 pounds.

In his varsity debut at 184 pounds, Vince Jones defeated second-ranked Paul Bradley, 4-3. Fifth-ranked B.J. Padden closed out the winning streak with a solid 10-4 win over Dan Erekson to give NU a 24-10 lead and clinch the dual with one match to go. With Nebraska’s ticket to the quarterfinals already punched, NU suffered a setback at heavyweight.

The victory marked Nebraska's first win over Iowa since 1993 and just the eighth in 26 tries against the Hawkeyes in school history. Nebraska also defeated Iowa in the National Duals in 1993.

In the quarterfinals, Nebraska defeated fifth-seeded Michigan, 24-16. Again, NU got an early spark from a win by fall by Donahoe at 125 pounds. However, in this dual, the Wolverines responded with three straight wins at 133, 141 and 149, to give Michigan a 9-6 lead. At 157 pounds, Chris Oliver slammed the door on Michigan’s charge with his second-period pin of fifth-ranked Steve Luke, but UM would answer with a win from third-ranked Ryan Churella at 165 pounds.

With the dual tied at 12, NU again got wins in succession from Klein, Jones and Padden to clinch the dual. Klein opened the win streak with a 4-0 win over 10th-ranked Nick Roy at 174 pounds. Jones picked up his first varsity fall and his second win of the day as he pinned 17th-ranked Tyrel Todd just 51 seconds into their match. Padden clinched the dual for NU with a 10-5 win over Casey White to give the Huskers a 24-12 lead heading into the final match.

The win over Michigan was Nebraska's second victory over the Wolverines in 2005-06. Nebraska defeated then No. 2 Michigan, 18-16, in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Dec. 9.

Nebraska (8-2) now heads to the semifinals to take top-seeded Oklahoma State (8-0) at 11 a.m. Sunday morning. The Cowboys defeated Kent State, 37-6, in the first round before knocking off Arizona State, 38-3.

The championship final is set for 3 p.m. on Sunday at the UNI-Dome, with the third-place match to begin at 1 p.m. No. 6 Central Michigan will meet second-ranked Minnesota in Sunday's other semifinal.

FIRST ROUND-#14 Nebraska 24, #6 Iowa 13

125-#9 Paul Donahoe (Neb) by fall over Luke Magnani (Iowa), 2:30

133-Patrick Aleksanyan (Neb) by fall over Daniel Dennis (Iowa), 1:58

141-#18 Alex Tsirtsis (Iowa) by dec. over Dominick Moyer (Neb), 7-5

149-#1 Tyler Eustice (Iowa) by major dec. over Ryan Davis (Neb), 12-4

157-#3 Joe Johnston (Iowa) by dec. over Chris Oliver (Neb), 8-6

165-#19 Marc Harwood (Neb) by dec. over Eric Luedke (Iowa), 3-2

174-#5 Jacob Klein (Neb) by dec. over #3 Mark Perry (Iowa), 4-3

184-Vince Jones (Neb) by dec. over #2 Paul Bradley (Iowa), 4-3

197-#5 BJ Padden (Neb) by dec. over Dan Erekson (Iowa), 10-4

285-#7 Matt Fields (Iowa) by dec. over #14 Jon May (Neb), 3-1

QUARTERFINALS-#14 Nebraska 24, #5 Michigan 16

125-#9 Paul Donahoe (Neb) by fall over Mike Watts (MI), 0:57

133-#12 Mark Moos (MI) by dec. over Patrick Aleksanyan (Neb), 8-5

141-#4 Josh Churella (MI) by dec. over Dominick Moyer (Neb), 6-2

149-#6 Eric Tannenbaum (MI) by dec. over Ryan Davis (Neb), 10-4

157-Chris Oliver (Neb) by fall over #5 Steve Luke (MI), 3:12

165-#3 Ryan Churella (MI) by dec. over #19 Marc Harwood (Neb), 5-4

174-#5 Jacob Klein (Neb) by dec. over #10 Nick Roy (MI), 4-0

184-Vince Jones (Neb) by fall over #17 Tyrel Todd (MI), 0:41

197-#5 BJ Padden (Neb) by dec. over Casey White (MI) D 10-5

285-#3 Greg Wagner (MI) by major dec. over #14 Jon May (Neb), 9-0

 
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The Nebraska wrestling team earned third place at the NWCA National Duals Sunday in Cedar Falls, Iowa, defeating No. 7 Central Michigan 21-10. The 14th-ranked Huskers fell to No. 1 Oklahoma State 20-14 in the semifinals earlier in the day. Nebraska’s finish marks the second time in school history that the Huskers have finished third at National Duals, the first time being in 1995. NU was runner-up at the Duals in 1993 and 1996.

Against Central Michigan, Nebraska won seven of its first eight matches. Paul Donahoe, at 125 pounds, picked up his third win of the weekend with a 4-3 victory over Luke Smith. Patrick Aleksanyan followed with a 6-4 sudden victory over Jason Borrelli at 133 pounds. Dominick Moyer then beat Eric Kruger 2-1 at 141 to give NU a 9-0 lead.

After a loss in the 149-pound match, Nebraska’s Chris Oliver, Marc Harwood, Jacob Klein and Vince Jones claimed victories over Central Michigan. The Chippewas took the 197-pound and heavyweight matches.

Through the first six matches against Oklahoma State, only Nebraska’s Moyer earned a victory, a 12-4 major decision over Daniel Frishkorn. NU went on to capture wins from Klein, Jones and B.J. Padden in the 174-, 184- and 197-pound matches, respectively.

Padden’s win over second-ranked Jake Rosholt, 5-3, pulled the Huskers within two points entering the heavyweight match, but the Cowboys’ Steve Mocco defeated NU’s Jon May to clinch the dual for OSU.

Sunday’s win over Central Michigan marked the Huskers’ third win of the weekend over a team ranked in the nation’s top seven. NU upended No. 6 Iowa 24-13 and No. 5 Michigan 24-16 on Saturday to reach the semifinals.

Minnesota won the team title after defeating OSU 21-14. The loss was the Cowboys’ first in two years.

Nebraska-Omaha won the Division II title, while Dana College took the NAIA title.

 
Thanks for the update ETR. :cheers

I am a wrestling fan/ref/jr. high coach.

Being a NU alum and stuck in Iowa (meca of wrestling), I get tired of hearing about the Hawks... Although it is amazing at what they have done over time.

Good to hear that Coach Manning has this years version of the Huskers making progress....

 
Way to go Husker wrestlers! I too am a fan and was a "wrestling Mom" for 11 years. Can't say enough about the sport. Taught my boys a lot about sportmanship....winning or losing....and a lot about life in general. They are 23 and 25 and still refer back to wrestling and how it affected their lives. My oldest son is assistant varsity coach at his high school and loves it! Keep up the good work Huskers! Aren't the Nationals at the Qwest Center this year?

 
Does anyone know where I can find some Husker Wrestling apparel? I have looked all over huskers.com and cannot find anything. Being from MN, my only choice is the Gophers. Any help would be appreciated....

 
nebraska wrestling apparel really is not that easy to find...but if you know or are related to someone on the team it can come by easy! :thumbs

 
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