Klein Named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week

Nebraska senior 174-pound wrestler Jacob Klein was named Wrestler of the Week by the Big 12 Conference Monday afternoon.  Klein, the fifth-ranked 174-pound wrestler in the country, went 4-0 at the NWCA National Duals last weekend in Cedar Falls, Iowa, helping the Huskers to a third-place finish.

 

Klein defeated four ranked wrestlers at National Duals, including three shutouts.  In the first round, Klein knocked off third-ranked Mark Perry of Iowa, 4-3, to help NU to a 24-13 victory over the No. 6 Hawkeyes.  Klein followed that performance with a 4-0 shutout of sixth-ranked Nick Roy of Michigan as the Huskers earned their second win of the season over the No. 5 Wolverines, 24-16. 

 

On Sunday, Klein defeated ninth-ranked Brandon Mason of OklahomaState, 3-0, in Nebraska’s semifinal loss to the Cowboys before defeating 14th-ranked Brandon Stinnott of Central Michigan, 6-0, in the third-place dual which Nebraska won, 21-10, over the seventh-ranked Chippewas.

 

It is the second career Big 12 Wrestler of the Week citation for Klein.  As a junior, Klein was honored as both conference wrestler of the week and CSTV National Wrestler of the Week after he defeated then-ninth-ranked Tyron Woodley of Missouri, 3-2, on Jan. 24, 2004.  

 

Klein will look to extend his eight-match winning streak against American.  Nebraska faces the Eagles in a dual on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the NU Coliseum.