Sophomore James Green, who lost his first match of the tournament, but then reeled off four straight wins before finishing 7th at 157 pounds was named an All-American at the NCAA championships in Des Moines, IA this weekend. Green also placed 7th as a freshman.

The Cornhuskers other All-American is Robert Kokesh. The sophomore from Wagner, South Dakota placed 3rd by beating Logan Storley of Minnesota.

As a team, Nebraska finished 13th at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Penn State crowned two individual champions and won their third consecutive team title.

Nebraska will have one wrestler in tonight’s semifinals at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Des Moines. Sophomore Robert Kokesh scored an 11-3 major decision over Josh Asper of Maryland today in the quarterfinals at 174. Kokesh will face top-seed Chris Perry of Oklahoma State in tonight’s semifinals.

Nebraska 149 pounder Jake Sueflohn lost his quarterfinal round match today. He’s now among several Cornhuskers in the wrestleback bracket from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

AUDIO Pat Curtis talks to Kokesh after the match.

Jake Sueflohn (149) and Robert Kokesh (174) led the Nebraska wrestling team by advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, IA. The Huskers are in eighth place with 13.5 points as a team. Suflohn won a 16-3 major decision and a 4-2 win to advance. The sophomore will face undefeated No. 1-seed Jordan Oliver of Oklahoma State on Friday. Kokesh picked up a pin in his first round match and an 8-3 decision to move on and face No. 5-seed Josh Asper of Maryland in the quarterfinals.

Results
First Round
141: #10 Charles Cobb (PENN) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 2-0
149: #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by major dec. over Ronnie Garbinsky (PITT), 16-3
157: Kyle Bradley (MIZZ) by tiebreaker-2 over #4 James Green (NEB), 6-5
165: Zach Toal (MIZZ) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 6-2
174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over Ian Korb (PENN), 4:08
184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over MacKain Stoll (NDSU), 6-0
197: #4 Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) by major dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 15-5

Consolation Bracket Pigtail Round
165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Mike Ottinger (CMU), 6-2

Championship Bracket Second Round
149: #9 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over #8 Nick Brascetta (VT), 4-2
174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over Cody Walters (OHIO), 8-3
184: Max Thomusseit (PITT) by dec. over #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 3-1

Consolation Bracket First Round
141: Daniel Neff (LOCK) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 8-5
157: #4 James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Bobby Barnhisel (NAVY), 21-6
165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by pin over Mark Lewandowski (BUFF), 2:01
197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by sudden victory over Alex Polizzi (NW), 3-1

Six Husker wrestlers qualified for the 2013 NCAA Championships. 2012 All-American James Green will lead the Huskers as he will be making his second NCAA appearance at 157 pounds after a runner-up finish at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday.

Robert Kokesh (174) also earned a No. 4 seed. Kokesh qualified for the 2012 NCAA Championships at 165 pounds and went 2-2. Senior Josh Ihnen will be making his fourth NCAA appearance after finishing eighth at 184 pounds last season. Sophomore Jake Sueflohn will be the No. 9 seed at 149 pounds after a 22-5 season. Sueflohn earned runner-up honors at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday. Ridge Kiley (141) and Caleb Kolb (197) earned at-large bids. Last year at the NCAA Championships, Nebraska tied for 21st with 28 points. Eight Huskers qualified for the tournament as Ihnen and Green earned All-America honors.

The 2013 NCAA Championships will take place March 21-23 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.

Husker Wrestling NCAA Qualifiers

141: Ridge Kiley (at-large)

149: #9 Jake Sueflohn (2nd at Big Ten)

157: #4 James Green (2nd at Big Ten)

174: #4 Robert Kokesh (3rd at Big Ten)

184: #8 Josh Ihnen (4th at Big Ten)

197: Caleb Kolb (at-large)

Jake Sueflohn (149) and James Green (157) lost their championship matches and Robert Kokesh (174) won his third-place match on Sunday at the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, IL. The Huskers finished seventh with 61 points. Penn State won the team championship for the third consecutive year with 151 points.

Sueflohn was pinned by Minnesota’s Dylan Ness, the No. 3-seed, in the finals at 149 pounds in 3:37. Sueflohn, a sophomore, entered the match after winning a pair of decisions on Saturday over Andrew Alton and Ian Paddock. He is 22-5 on the season following his second-place finish.

Green also took runner-up honors after being pinned in 6:38 by No. 2-seed Jason Welch of Northwestern at 157 pounds. On Saturday, Green defeated Indiana’s Taylor Walsh before upsetting No. 1 Derek St. John of Iowa in the semifinals. Green is 20-4 this season.

Kokesh won two matches on Sunday en route to a third-place finish at 174 pounds. He posted a 10-1 major decision over Michigan’s Dan Yates before his rematch against Jordan Blanton of Illinois. Kokesh trailed sixth-seeded Blanton 3-2 before a reversal with 13 seconds remaining that secured the 4-3 victory. He is 33-3 on the season and entered the top-10 season wins by a Husker sophomore on Sunday.