Eron Haynes and Justin Hennessy each picked up falls to help lead Nebraska-Wesleyan on Thursday night. Wesleyan never trailed on their way to a 31-18 win. Haynes kicked the night off with a fall in 6:30 over Blayne Harris. Ryan Smales followed that up with a 10-2 major decision to push the lead to 10-0.…
It is a popular belief that college wrestling is tougher than high school wrestling. We asked a few dozen first year college wrestlers from Nebraska to tell us why. They gave us their feedback on the following 2 questions: 1. Describe your first semester of college wrestling in 3 words. 2. Talk about the main…
Photo Credit: St. Cloud State University NCAA Division 1: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Northeast Duals (Albany, NY) Nebraska 19 Utah Valley 15 125: Josh Jensen (UVU) FOR #6 Zeke Moisey (NEB) 133: Tucker Sjomeling (NEB) dec. Mitch Brown (UVU), 13-6 141: Matt Findlay (UVU) dec. #6 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 10-8 149: Jordan Shearer (NEB) dec.…
NCAA Division 1: University of Nebraska-Lincoln The Huskers opened their season at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open hosted by South Dakota State University. Mikey Labriola led the charge by winning the 174 title scoring 3 bonus point wins in his 4 matches. Redshirt Freshman Christian Miller (Plainview High School) increased his stock by placing 2nd at…
October 10th marked the first official NCAA practice for four college programs in Nebraska. We caught up with their head coaches and they shared their reactions to the first day. “Our guys were tuned into practice today, we have a great core group coming back and our younger guys that were here from the summer…
by Dru Kastler UN – Lincoln Redshirts @ Grand View Open Former NE HS wrestlers that competed – Andrew Nielsen (Plattsmouth), Trevor Nichelson (Ashland-Greenwood), Colton Wolfe (Columbus) UN – Kearney Wins over Fresno State 19-17 and San Francisco State 26-19 UNK edged Division 1 opponent Fresno State who reinstated their program this year after dropping…
October 10th marked the first official NCAA practice for four college programs in Nebraska. We caught up with their head coaches and they shared their reactions to the first day. “Great practice, with guys that were dialed in and focused on getting better, physical, and developing their competitive spirit” -Mark Manning, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (NCAA…
The college season is longer than the high school season, so the college guys can afford to take a few more days off. Their coaches preached to recover, but also continue to stay sharp. Andrew Nicola of Concordia University: “Our staff has worked really hard to help our wrestlers understand the importance of living a…
