Nebraska has been off to one of, if not, their best start in school History. The Huskers are ranked as high as #5 in the country and have been nothing short of spectacular. In dual ranking, they are #2 by Open Mat. The huskers won the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas that featured 8 of the top 10 teams in the country. They went 19-0 in the first two rounds, qualifying ten guys for quarterfinals. They brought home nine medals in the tournament and finished as the Champions for the second time in school history. The Huskers are currently 5-0 in duals and open conference wrestling this weekend.
Ranked Huskers (Flo/Intermat/Open mat)
125 Alex Thomsen (21/UR/UR)
133 Ridge Lovett (19/12/12)
141 Chad Red (6/6/7)
149 Colin Purinton (10/12/14)
157 Peyton Robb (UN/11/17)
165 Isaiah White (3/3/4)
174 Mikey labriola (6/6/6)
184 Taylor Venz (5/5/5)
197 Eric Schultz (12/12/10)
285 Christian Lance (17/17/18)
Team (5/5/7)
Open Results
Journeyman
1st Collin Purinton, Peyton Robb, Isaiah White, Dalton Peters, Eric Schultz, Christian Lance
2nd Chad Red, Caleb Licking, John Blankenship, Mikey Labriola, Taylor Venz, David Jensen
3rd Izaak Hensley
4th Christian Miller
Cyclone Open
3rd (tie) Kevon Davenport, (tie) Zemua Baptista
5th Colton Wolfe
6th Jonathon Ortegon
Daktronics Open
1st Ridge Lovett, Kevon Davenport
2nd Alex Thomsen, Bubba Wilson
3rd Caleb Licking, Austin Emerson
4th Johnny Blankenship, John Henrich
5th Jake Silverstein, Isaiah Alford
6th Jonathon Ortegon, Tucker Sjomeling, Zemua Baptista, Dalton Peters, Cade Svoboda
Younes UNK Open
1st Christian Miller, Bubba Wilson
2nd Kevon Davenport, Colton Wolfe
4th Caleb Licking, Jake Silverstein
6th Javon Parrish
Cliff Keen Invite
1st Isaiah White
3rd Ridge Lovett, Mikey Labriola
5th Chad Red, Taylor Venz, Eric Shultz
6th Christian Lance
7th Peyton Robb
8th Collin Purinton
Viking-Warrior Open
1st Bubba Wilson, Javon Parrish, Caleb Licking, (tie) David Jensen (Austin Emerson)
2nd Jake Silverstein, Cade Svoboda
3rd Jonathon Ortegon
4th Daniel Monahan
Nebraska only has Big Ten duals left on their schedule. Their first three duals this month are against top ten teams, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Penn State. Penn State is the only home dual out of that grouping. The also host Michigan State, Ohio State, and Michigan to close out the season. The huskers will be preparing for a deep run in the post season and will something to keep a close eye on.