Nebraska junior Josh Ihnen and senior Tucker Lane each earned a spot on the Capital One First-Team Academic All-District VII team after their performances on the mat and in the classroom during the 2011-12 season. The All-District teams were announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Husker wrestling signs six including Sargent state champ
May 2, 2012 By
Head Coach Mark Manning and the Husker wrestling program announced the signings of six high school seniors who plan to enroll and compete at Nebraska beginning with the 2012-13 season. All six members of the class have captured a state championship during their high school careers, including Sargent, NE native Jed Fenske.
Fenske joins the Husker program after a standout career at Sargent High School, where he was a four-time state medalist and two-time Nebraska Class C state champion. Fenske finished his senior season with a 42-0 record and the 152-pound title, after capturing the 145-pound title as a junior.
Click here for the bios of each recruit.
Former NU wrestler hoping for an Olympic spot
May 1, 2012 By
Former Nebraska wrestler Justin Ruiz did not attempt to qualify the United States for the Olympics when he was eliminated at a qualifying tournament in China on Sunday. Ruiz will get a final shot at London, when he is scheduled to compete in Helsinki, Finland, May 4-6. Ruiz was a 2005 World bronze medalist, and has competed in the World Championships for the United States six times. He was also a 2007 Pan American Games champion.
UNK’s Dlagnev is headed to the Olympics
April 23, 2012 By
Former Nebraska-Kearney wrestler Tervel Dlagnev qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Sunday night in Iowa City, IA by defeating Les Sigman, a former Nebraska-Omaha Maverick, in the finals of the men’s freestyle 120 kg/264.5 lbs. class. Since leaving UNK, Dlagnev has done well in variou international tournaments and has already beaten some of the world’s best. He will enter the London Olympics in August with solid chance at a medal, even Gold.
An Arlington (Texas) High School graduate, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram featured Dlagnev this weekend.
Former Husker makes U.S. Olympic team
April 21, 2012 By
The Nebraska wrestling program will be represented at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London after former Husker and two-time national champion Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids) defeated Andrew Howe (NYAC) in the finals of the 74 kg/163 pounds freestyle final at the Olympic Wrestling Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday.
Burroughs, who received an automatic bid to the finals because of his World Championship title in 2011, beat Howe by injury default after Howe was forced to forfeit in the second of a best-of-three match. Burroughs was victorious over the Wisconsin wrestler in the first match, 4-2, 1-2, 1-0. The pair met one time during Burroughs’ senior year in 2011, coming away with a 10-7 decision in the finals of the Midlands Championships.
