2006-07 Wrestling Season to Kick Off with Wrestle-Offs Friday

The Nebraska wrestling team will make its first public appearance of the 2006-07 season with the 2006 Wrestle-Offs, which will be held on Friday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. at the BobDevaneySportsCenter in Lincoln.  Admission is free.

 

The 18th-ranked Huskers, who return eight starters and seven NCAA qualifiers from last year’s squad, will continue preparations for the 2006-07 season with Wrestle-Offs.  NU opens its season with the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyo., on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m.

 

Nine Nebraska wrestlers enter the season ranked in at least one of the three nationally-recognized polls, led by Paul Donahoe, who is ranked as high as sixth in the nation at 125 pounds, and Vince Jones, who is ranked as high as sixth at 184 pounds.  Robert Sanders is also ranked 10th by Intermat at 149 pounds.

 

The wrestle-offs will cap a full day of wrestling events at the Devaney Center, as the annual coaches’ clinic will be held there starting at 10 a.m.  Over 200 wrestling coaches are pre-registered to participate in the clinic.

 

Preseason Rankings:

Nebraska: 19th (WIN Magazine)/18th (USA Today/NWCA/Intermat)

125-Paul Donahoe 8/8/6

133-Patrick Aleksanyan 15/15/12

141-Dominick Moyer 20/NR/16

149-Robert Sanders 15/14/10

157-Chris Oliver NR/20/13

165-Marc Harwood 15/13/12

174-Brandon Browne NR/19/NR

184-Vince Jones 9/9/6

HWT-Jon May 13/15/14