Caleb Licking Season 2020-21

Honors & Awards 

• Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)

2020-21 (Senior)

NCAA Championships – DNP (0-2) – 157 pounds

• First Round: #5 Kaleb Young (IOWA) major dec. #28 Caleb Licking (NEB), 10-2
• Cons. First Round: #21 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec. #28 Caleb Licking (NEB), 5-3

Big Ten Championships – 7th (2-2) – 157 pounds

• First Round:  No. 7 Chase Saldate (MSU) pinned Caleb Licking (NEB), 3:31
• Cons. Second Round: Caleb Licking (NEB) dec. No. 9 Elijah Cleary (OSU), 2-1
• Cons. Quarterfinals: No. 5 Brady Berge (PSU) major dec. Caleb Licking (NEB), 12-2
• 7th-Place Match: Caleb Licking (NEB) def. No. 6 Will Lewan (MICH), Forfeit 

Regular Season - 157 pounds

• 3-4 overall (3-4 dual record)
• Returned to the 157 pound weight class and earned the starting spot after wrestling at 149 pounds his junior season
• Earned his first win of the season over Maryland’s Michael Doetsch by 5-0 decision

2019-20 (Junior)
Regular Season - 149 pounds

• 17-5 record overall (2-0 in duals)
• Bonus Points: Three pins, two technical falls, two major decisions
• Runner-up finish (149B) at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (Nov. 10)
• Third-place finisher at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 17) with a 4-1 mark
• Fourth-place finish at the UNK Younes Hospitality Open (Nov. 23) 
• Won title at the Viking-Warrior Open (Jan. 4) 
• Runner-up finish at the Dave Edmonds Open (Feb. 1) 
• Defeated Ryan Thomas (Minnesota) 6-0 on Feb. 21

2018-19 (Sophomore)
Regular Season - 157 pounds

• 7-8 record overall
• Bonus points: two wins by fall, one win by major decision
• DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4)
• Sixth-place finisher at the Grand View Open (Nov 10)
• Competed in the UNK Holiday Inn Open unattached and finished sixth

2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season - 157 pounds

• 5-4 record overall
• Bonus Points: one technical fall
• DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 5)
• DNP at the Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 6)

2016-17 (Redshirt)
Regular Season – 149/157 pounds

• 23-9 record overall
• Bonus points: five pins and six major decisions
• Tied for first at the Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open with a 3-0 record (Feb. 4)
• Finished third at the Hastings Cusatis Open with a 6-1 record (Jan. 7)
• Placed third at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 22)
• Tied for fifth at the Doane Open (Dec. 10)
• DNP at three additional open tournaments

Before Nebraska

• Wrestled at Norfolk High School under Coaches Tony Brown and Justin Grey
• 161-22 career record
• Went 39-1 as a senior at 152 pounds en route to winning the 2016 Class A state title
• Went 48-0 as a junior at 152 pounds en route to winning the 2015 Class A state title
• Went 38-9 as a sophomore at 138 pounds as a state qualifier in 2014
• Went 36-12 as a freshman at 126 pounds en route to a fifth-place state finish in 2013
• Also played soccer for Norfolk, earning a spot on the all-conference team

Personal

• Born: May 5, 1998
• Parents: Chad and Brooke Licking
• Brothers: Andrew, Levi, Joshua, Jacob
• Major: Pre-Health

Career Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	TF	MD	NCAA	Big Ten
2016-17*	23-9	0-0	5	0	6	--	--
2017-18	5-4	0-0	0	1	0	--	--
2018-19	7-8	0-0	2	0	1	--	--
2019-20	16-5	1-0	3	2	2	--	--
2020-21	5-8	3-4	0	0	0	DNP (0-2)	7th (2-2)
Career	33-23	4-4	5	3	3	0-2	2-2

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals