February 4, 2012

#2 Iowa wrestling too much for #7 Nebraska

The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team saw its 10-dual winning streak come to an end on Friday night at the NU Coliseum, falling to the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes, 24-9. The Huskers return to action on Friday, Jan. 20, when the travel to Bloomington, Ind., for a dual against the Indiana Hoosiers.

NU vs. Iowa match by match results

197- #19 Grant Gambrall (UI) by sudden-victory dec. over James Nakashima (NU), 3-1 (NU 0, UI 3)

Hwt- #9 Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over #8 Bobby Telford (UI), 4-1 (NU 3, UI 3)

125- #2 Matt McDonough (UI) by fall over Shawn Nagel (NU), 4:50 (NU 3, UI 9)

133- #2 Tony Ramos (UI) by dec. over #18 Ridge Kiley (NU), 10-3 (NU 3, UI 12)

141- #3 Montell Marion (UI) by dec. over #6 Jake Sueflohn (NU), 9-6 (NU 3, UI 15)

149- Mike Kelly (UI) by dec. over Brandon Wilbourn (NU), 7-3 (NU 3, UI 18)

157- #10 James Green (NU) by dec. over Nick Moore (UI), 12-7 (NU 6, UI 18)

165- #9 Mike Evans (UI) by dec. over #3 Robert Kokesh (NU), 7-3 (NU 6, UI 21)

174- #11 Ethen Lofthouse (UI) by dec. over #20 Tyler Koehn (NU), 8-1 (NU 6, UI 24)

184- #7 Josh Ihnen (NU) by dec. over Vinnie Wagner (UI), 10-5 (NU 9, UI 24)

Husker wrestling remains perfect

The 16th ranked Nebraska wrestling team completed a weekend sweep of two duals when it beat North Dakota State 31-6, in Fargo, N.D. The Huskers defeated South Dakota State on Saturday to remain perfect at 7-0, with six of those wins coming on the road. The Huskers return to action on Thursday, Dec. 29, when they travel to Tempe, Ariz., for a pair of matches against Boise State and Arizona State.

NU wrestler grabs Big Ten honors

Redshirt freshman Robert Kokesh became the first Nebraska wrestler to earn Big Ten Wrestler-of-the-Week honors this season. Kokesh came up big in Nebraska’s 19-15 upset of No. 14 Wyoming at the NU Coliseum last Saturday night. With the Huskers leading by only four points over the Cowboys with three matches remaining, No. 10 Kokesh extended NU’s lead with a dominant 5-0 victory over No.3 Shane Onufer at 165 pounds.

Nebraska wrestling wins season opener

The Nebraska wrestling team defeated Bucknell, 28-9, in its season-opening dual on Thursday night in Lewisburg, Pa. The Huskers, who kicked off the start of a four-dual road swing this weekend, have now won 15 of their last 16 season openers.

Results–Nebraska 28, Bucknell 9

125 – Austin Miller (Buckenll) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NU), 4-3 (NU 0, Bucknell 3)

133 – No. 17 Ridge Kiley (NU) by dec. over Shawn Armato (Bucknell), 2-0 (NU 3, Bucknell 3)

141 – Jake Sueflohn (NU) by fall over Alex Pellicciotti (Bucknell), 4:35 (NU 9, Bucknell 3)

149 – Derrik Russell (Bucknell) by dec. over Brandon Wilbourn (NU), 4-2 (NU 9, Bucknell 6)

157 – John Regan (Bucknell) by dec. over James Green (NU), 6-1 (NU 9, Bucknell 9)

165 – No. 10 Robert Kokesh (NU) by pin over Ray Schlitt (Bucknell), 2:01 (NU 15, Bucknell 9)

174 – Tyler Koehn (NU) by dec. over Stephen McPeek (Bucknell), 7-6 (NU 18, Bucknell 9)

184 – No. 10 Josh Ihnen (NU) by dec. over Jamie Westwood (Bucknell), 9-3 (NU 21, Bucknell 9)

197 – James Nakashima (NU) by major dec. over Tyler Lyster (Bucknell), 19-7 (NU 25, Bucknell 9)

Hwt – No. 8 Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over Joe Stolfi (Bucknell), 5-2 (NU 28, Bucknell 9)

NU’s Manning named freestyle wrestling coach of the year

Nebraska coach Mark Manning picked up one of the highest coaching honors in international wrestling when he was named 2011’s Best Coach for men’s freestyle wrestling. Manning will receive this honor at the 2012 Pan American Championships set for Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 22-26.

Manning helped former Husker Jordan Burroughs become the first American to claim a World Championship since 2006. Manning told USA Wrestling, “I am very flattered and honored with this award. A lot of the credit goes to Jordan Burroughs and his performance, as well as my entire staff at Nebraska. It is our team effort that makes this award possible. It was an overwhelming surprise to be honored like this.”