Klein Participates in All-Star Match

NU senior 174-pound wrestler Jacob Klein wrestled in the 2005 NWCA All-Star Classic in <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Stillwater, Okla., Monday.  Klein was defeated 8-5 by Jacob Herbert of Northwestern.  <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

Klein nearly fought back from a 6-0 deficit.  After earning his first point with an escape with 41 seconds to go in the match, Klein registered two takedowns in the final 15 seconds of the match.  Klein’s rally fell just short, and with one point riding time, Herbert defeated Klein, 8-5.

The Nebraska wrestling team is back in action Saturday against Wyoming at 3 p.m.